Santa Cruz Custom all Mahogany OM Guitar

[dulope]

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

Photo --à http://photobucket.com/albums/e334/guitars001/?sc=3

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

Contact ---->   Dulope@AOL.com

[dodge]

Wow what a beautiful guitar, must be very hard to part with. Hope she finds a good home :GRN>

[Ratishna]

I bet that is one fine sounding guitar.

E. Shoaf

[Fergy07]

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

[dulope]

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

[Fergy07]

Think 'mellow', very mellow.

Andy

[dulope]

I'm keeping this Mahogany babe

[ronmac]

Glad to hear it.

[dulope]

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

[joopie]

 and my Gas will finally be over - What a relief

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.... :WNK>

:mellow: J.

[dulope]

Larriveeplayer67 - Best to contact me direct

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