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Belated NGD: Santa Cruz Orchestra Model

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danishbacondanishbacon Frets: 2588
edited June 2020 in Acoustics
I've had this for a little while now and it's quite a special guitar. Never thought I'd be able to get my hands on one, but alas, it's happened.

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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 4979
    looks great   I am lucky enough to have  Santa Cruz OM great great guitars
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  • danishbacondanishbacon Frets: 2588
    edited June 2020
    mgaw said:
    Very nice @mgaw, is that a PW adi?
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  • Winny_PoohWinny_Pooh Frets: 7202
    Stunning top on there, I love the finish. Lucky guy! 
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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 4979
    I think its an Italian spruce top with flamed mahogany back and sides,   best acoustic I have had to date
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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 4979
    definstely a PW custom though...
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  • Universal8Universal8 Frets: 134
    Both beautiful guitars 
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  • Andy79Andy79 Frets: 881
    danishbacon said:
    I've had this for a little while now and it's quite a special guitar. Never thought I'd be able to get my hands on one, but alas, it's happened.

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    Does it look that good in real life? What an incredible depth of colour. 
    The ebony looks black as black too. Very very nice 

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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 4979
    Andy79 said:
    danishbacon said:
    I've had this for a little while now and it's quite a special guitar. Never thought I'd be able to get my hands on one, but alas, it's happened.

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    Does it look that good in real life? What an incredible depth of colour. 
    The ebony looks black as black too. Very very nice 

    its looks superb  much want here that's for sure
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  • danishbacondanishbacon Frets: 2588
    Andy79 said:
    danishbacon said:
    I've had this for a little while now and it's quite a special guitar. Never thought I'd be able to get my hands on one, but alas, it's happened.

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    Does it look that good in real life? What an incredible depth of colour. 
    The ebony looks black as black too. Very very nice 

    @andy79 yes it does, the ebony is quite dark and has a lovey streak on the headstock veneer. The craftsmanship is quite amazing. 
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  • danishbacondanishbacon Frets: 2588
    mgaw said:
    I think its an Italian spruce top with flamed mahogany back and sides,   best acoustic I have had to date
    Stunning. Would be very curious to hear them side by side, completely different guitars. 
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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 4979
    that would be great! mine is a very clear articulate guitar, which suits my noodling down to the ground, I am a sucker for mahogany backed guitars though
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  • Andy79Andy79 Frets: 881
    There’s some incredible guitars lurking around here. mgaw, you’re continually pulling them out of the woodwork 
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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 4979
    @andy79 lucky to have them all mate
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6284
    Lovely job ! Great swag !!!!!!!!
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

    Feedback
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  • EpsilonEpsilon Frets: 531
    Very classy. Guitars like that just exude quality.
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  • GTCGTC Frets: 241
    Drool!
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  • pjfpjf Frets: 304
    Think I saw this over on AGF? Happy NGD, looks really nice that one. And @mgaw your one as well. Think my next guitar will have to be an OM or 000, very versatile instruments. Great choice Danish
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24339
    I played one of these some years ago - hands down the best OM I’ve played. Looks fantastic - congratulations.
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    edited July 2020
    I have wanted a SC for years, probably a larger 12 fret one, but never seem to have allocated guitar funds when a used one appears on sale

    Is it amazingly light? I think they are the lightest acoustics I have tried, there must be some witchcraft involved to make them so light
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  • danishbacondanishbacon Frets: 2588
    pjf said:
    Think I saw this over on AGF? Happy NGD, looks really nice that one. And @mgaw your one as well. Think my next guitar will have to be an OM or 000, very versatile instruments. Great choice Danish
    Yeah was on AGF :) @pjf ;

    ToneControl said:
    Is it amazingly light? I think they are the lightest acoustics I have tried, there must be some witchcraft involved to make them so light
    It is quite light @ToneControl, I've had a lighter Martin, but I think the art here is their use of dense woods but at very thin depths so you end up with what would might have otherwise been a 'heavy' guitar that feels very light and 'snappy' (in terms of physical feeling). The whole thing is in harmony and tension with itself if that makes sense.


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  • sunshinewellysunshinewelly Frets: 731
    that is very very nice indeed
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  • darcymdarcym Frets: 1297
    every Santa Cruz I've played has been outstanding - as you'd expect with the price tag.

    I played an OM28 style model and was blown away, the only thing that stopped me swapping my Martin for one was the one I played looked visually bland (not bad, just 'dull' and others I'd seen where nicer, but not available to buy and for that price you want it to be inspiring to play and inspiring to look at, If I could find the OM28 model with the visual appeal (and they do exist I've seen them) I'd buy it tomorrow, they are outstanding and I assume it's only the price and UK availability that stops them being talked about more often with gushing praise.
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  • sunshinewellysunshinewelly Frets: 731
    edited July 2020
    I quite like a plain aucostic 
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  • Fishboy7Fishboy7 Frets: 1965
    I had my hands on one of the 1929 00s in flamed mahogany, and could have bought for a non ridiculous price but passed.  

    Still regret that   :/
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  • danishbacondanishbacon Frets: 2588
    Fishboy7 said:
    I had my hands on one of the 1929 00s in flamed mahogany, and could have bought for a non ridiculous price but passed.  

    Still regret that   :/
    I've never played a mahogany SC, really keen to.
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  • boogiemanboogieman Frets: 11742
    Cor, that’s lovely Fred, very nice buy. The figuring on the top is beautiful. 
    My trading feedback  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57616/
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  • danishbacondanishbacon Frets: 2588
    boogieman said:
    Cor, that’s lovely Fred, very nice buy. The figuring on the top is beautiful. 
    Cheers Larry, it is a bit special, but they seem to have a habit of selecting some fine grained woods. Check this one out. Never thought I'd say this but I wish I had U$12k to spend on a guitar.
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  • woodywoody Frets: 72
    I have an om grand myself in redwood and blackwood.possibly the nicest guitar I've ever owned.Id throw up a few pics but I'm utterly lost when it comes to putting up pics here. Not having a laptop probably doesnt help.
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