The Santa Cruz D/PW series are consistently some of our favorite instruments. The pre-war forward shifted bracing pattern favors bass response making these guitars very powerful with a big bluegrass "thump!" Even with this forward shifted bracing, the Santa Cruz team doesn't allow these guitars to lose the signature string balance, as these guitars are equally responsive up and down the register.
This D/PW with a few special features that really makes the guitar stand out from the rest. It begins with a special Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top featuring stunning bearclaw figuring. It is our experience that this bearclaw figuring makes the sitka a bit stiffer along the cross grain, making the top more powerful with more clarity and definition.
The upgrades continue with the addition of 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.
This guitar is simply appointed with 2mm dot fingerboard inlays, black body and neck binding, ebony fretboard and bridge and topped off with open geared nickel tuners.
This 2011 Santa Cruz DPW Bearclaw Sitka and Mahogany with Hot Hide Glue and Adirondack Bracing is in excellent + condition with very minor buff scratches in the top which we were unable to capture in the detailed photos below. It has very minor fretwear and includes the original hardshell case.
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