The SCGC D/PW is a solid wood dreadnought-sized guitar designed to be able to provide the sophisticated tone and playability SCGC has become famous for at a price below anything available from SCGC for many years. This guitar incorporates all of Santa Cruz's extensive experience in making acoustic guitars, and puts it to work in an elegant but simpler format.
The PW refers to pre-war, or advanced X bracing. The bracing style gives the guitar an incredible presence and bass response yet retains a good balance with strong midrange and bright powerful treble response. The advanced X bracing also makes the guitar very responsive for fingerstyle playing as well as powerful rhythm playing.
This custom model features Adirondack Spruce braces and Hot Hide Glue assembly. Adirondack Bracing offers a more efficient transfer of string energy to the top, since Adirondack is much stiffer than the standard Sitka braces. This allows for a more responsive and powerful sound board. The Hide Glue does much of the same thing, as it sets up hard, like glass, and when used on the bracing offers an incredibly efficient transfer of tone through the wood. The combination of both these features on the already great D/PW makes this guitar a genuine powerhouse.
The tone of this guitar is very round and contains the Santa Cruz string balance we have grown to love. Lead notes are full and thick on every string, all the way up and down the neck. The volume this guitar is capable of puts many dreadnoughts to shame and will be a monster in jam sessions with other stringed instruments. The Sitka Spruce top keeps the guitar very responsive and versatile with lush low end and silky smooth highs.
Specifications:
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Indian Rosewood
- Custom Hot Hide Glue Assembly
- Custom Adirondack Bracing
- Bracing: Scalloped/Advanced X
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Peghead: Solid
- Fingerboard Overlay: Ebony
- Binding: Black
- Tuners: Nickel Waverly
- Pickguard: Tortoise Style
- Nut Width: 1 11/16"
- Scale: 25 3/8"
- Body Length: 20"
- Body Depth: 4.875"
- Lower Bout: 15.5"
- Waist: 10.5"
- Upper Bout: 11.125"
This instrument has been spoken for. Please call 866-265-5993 or email info@artisanguitars.com to inquire about a similar instrument. Tags: adirondack bracing, adirondack spruce, d/pw, dreadnought, hot hide glue, indian rosewood, santa cruz, sitka spruce
