Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Vintage Artist Dreadnought
SKU: SCGCVA-SSMAThe Santa Cruz Vintage Artist is the company's take on the classic mahogany dreadnought, voiced for the dry, punchy fundamental and strong midrange that bluegrass and roots players prize. This example pairs a Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides, and Santa Cruz upgraded the build with Adirondack bracing attached with hot hide glue over the model's scalloped Advanced X pattern for added responsiveness. A V-shaped mahogany neck with a volute, a Brazilian rosewood headplate and a 2-1/4" string spacing at the bridge round out a guitar that is as comfortable for driving rhythm as it is for fast single-note runs. Handcrafted in Santa Cruz, California, it is a working player's dreadnought built to the standards of one of America's most respected small shops.
Specifications
| Headplate Binding Material | Ivoroid/Black/Ivoroid |
| Headplate Logo Style | SCGC |
| Headplate Material | Brazilian Rosewood |
| Headstock Shape | Solid Square |
| Tuning Machines | Waverly Nickel |
| Fingerboard Binding | Ivoroid/Black/Ivoroid |
| Fingerboard Material | Ebony |
| Inlay Style | 2mm Dots |
| Neck Finish | Matte |
| Neck Material | Mahogany |
| Neck Profile | V with Volute |
| Nut Width | 1 11/16" |
| Scale Length | 25.375" |
| Side Dots | Black |
| String Gauges | SCGC Mid Tension |
| Width at 14th Fret | 2 3/16" |
| Back & Side Finish | Clear, Buffed |
| Back & Sides Material | Mahogany |
| Back Detail | Zipper Backstrip |
| Binding Material | Ivoroid |
| Body Shape | Dreadnought |
| Brace Material | Adirondack Spruce, Hot Hide Glue |
| Brace Pattern | Scalloped Advanced X |
| Pickguard | Tortoise |
| Purfling | Herringbone |
| Soundhole Rosette | Ivoroid |
| Top Finish | Vintage Tint |
| Top Material | Sitka Spruce |
| Bridge Material | Ebony |
| Bridge Pin Dots | Mother of Pearl |
| Bridge Pin Material | Ebony |
| Bridge String Spacing | 2-1/4” |
| Case | Ameritage |
| Country of Origin | USA |