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Used Santa Cruz VA Vintage Artist Model
Estimated price for orientation: 3 500 $
Category: Santa Cruz Vintage Artist Acoust
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Description MPN: Does not Apply Model Year: 2016 Brand: Santa Cruz String Configuration: 6 String Model: VA Vintage Artist Model Body Type: Dreadnought Size: Full Size Body Material: Mahogany Series: Vintage Artist Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Dexterity: Right-Handed UPC: Does not apply
Doc Watson, who owned the prototype of the Vintage Artist, said, “This is the Dreadnought I’ve been looking for all my life.” In 1991, Richard Hoover collaborated with vintage experts to identify the most desirable qualities of the iconic Pre-War D-18. Maestro Watson’s contributions to the concept were born of an appreciation of the clarity of Mahogany’s tone and his requirements for playability. At the time, Doc had put as many hours into Rockabilly on a Les Paul as he had on the Dreadnought. His lack of preoccupation with a particular vintage model played perfectly with SCGC’s philosophy to ‘combine, not copy.’ After Doc’s test pilot duties on the prototype, he offered this thoughtful testimonial: “Son, what do I have to do to keep this guitar?” We present this instrument as the tonal equal and technical superior to the most respected Pre-War guitars. To achieve the characteristic EQ and tone of the legendary Doc Watson, aka ‘the Vintage Artist,’ this instrument features an advanced, scalloped X-bracing for powerful bass, complemented by the clear tone and definition of master grade Mahogany. Body Wood Type Mahogany Back Stripe Zipper Binding Ivoroid Top Wood Type Sitka Spruce Rosette Ivoroid Purfling Herringbone Bracing/Voicing Scalloped/Advanced X Neck Peghead Solid Square Peghead Binding I/B/I Overlay Material Brazilian Rosewood Headstock Inlay SCGC Width at Nut 1-11/16 Fingerboard Side Dots Black Inlay 2mm dots Width at 14th Fret 2-3/16 Binding I/B/I Scale Length 25.375 Neck Shape V with Volute Finish Top Tinted Back & Sides Clear/Buffed Neck Clear/Matte Setup Pickguard Tortoise Tuners/gears Nickel Waverlys
Description
| MPN: | Does not Apply | Model Year: | 2016 |
| Brand: | Santa Cruz | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Model: | VA Vintage Artist Model | Body Type: | Dreadnought |
| Size: | Full Size | Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Series: | Vintage Artist | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | UPC: | Does not apply |