I had this guitar listed a few months back and cancelled the listing because she was to difficult to part with but I have resigned myself to the fact it is best to sell my Santa Cruz OM – The only way my Addy top is going to ever fully open up is to play her regular – With the Santa Cruz sitting next to me I don't play the Addy as much as I need to – It was a really difficult decision but I know it is the way for me to go
This is a wonderful custom built Santa Crum OM all Mahogany (top and back and sides) – It is the best they do – Absolutely the lightest guitar I have ever owned – The action is set up for fingerstyle (Can't fit two times under the 12th fret without raising the low E) - The tone is played in and she is balanced across the fingerboard and up and down the neck with uncanny string separation – Chords ring and single notes are well defined -The trebles are rich, the bass is deep but not boomy – Simply a terrific sounding and playing guitar
I am the original owner and she is in absolutely mint condition - No dings, dents or scruffs – Smoke free home, never played outside my music room and never touched with a pick - Dark, warm, sweet and clean tone - If you seek a master class guitar and are looking for something beyond Sitka / Rosewood this is one you should consider
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Specifications:
Serial # 2271 (made in July of 2002)
Mahogany top, back and sides with cutaway
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
Bone nut and saddle
Waverly 4060 tuners
1-3/4" width at the nut
Belly bridge.
25.375" scale length
String height at the 12th fret bass end is 7/64 (My Tech's measurement)
Abalone purfling & Abalone rosette
Ivoroid body, neck and headstock binding
Original Hard Shell Case (Perfect fit and has shoulder strap hooks)
Check Santa Cruz and they will confirm that this is a custom model and the list price new is over $5000 plus $200 for a Fishman UST pick up = $5200 - I'm selling for $2600 - Paypal or local pick up is fine
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Wow what a beautiful guitar, must be very hard to part with. Hope she finds a good home :GRN>
I bet that is one fine sounding guitar.
E. Shoaf
Someday when I grow up (or at least have less bills) I would love to get a SCGC all mahogany 00. That had to be one of the nicest guitars I have ever played. I really wish I could help you out, but good luck with your sale.
Andy
I've had a repeating question about "what does the guitar do best" - The conception that complete Mahogany guitars are blues guitars comes from the "old days" when the Martin 15 series was a very sturdy, entry level guitar, not very expensive and affordable by a lot of traveling blues players - Actually a lot of cowboys and Gypsies too but the photographs are mainly of blues players as I guess cowboys didn't have cameras on the range or ....where the gypsy guys hung out
Another impression is they are good for open tunings as a lot of slide was played on all Mahogany guitars - That is true the mahogany is warm and clean and does well with delivering the natural choral effect of the open tuning
This is a master class guitar and I thinks she could handle just about anything you want to pull out of her - Point in fact is I have a friend who loved to play Celtic tunes when I had it in DADGAD
So to sum it open Mahogany guitars are good for blues, cowboy music, gypsy music and Irish folk tunes in standard or open tuning - They are also a favorite of boy scouts and classical musicians looking to go beyond Nylon
Hope that helps
Think 'mellow', very mellow.
Andy
I'm keeping this Mahogany babe
Glad to hear it.
Thanks for the encouragement Ron - I figured the odds on finding another one like this down the road were next to impossible so I sold my Dobro DW90C and a Collings - Now I can find my small body Froggy and my Gas will finally be over - What a relief
and my Gas will finally be over - What a relief
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Larriveeplayer67 - Best to contact me direct
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