Product: Santa Cruz 000-NB Rising Fawn
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
08/27/2007
at
03:11am
by
Greg
Features
:
9
Sitka Spruce, Mahogany back and sides, beautiful sunburst; tastefully simple, like it's designer Norman Blake. Everything is "vintage style" - waverly open back tuners, ivroid peg; 12 fret neck, deep body; pyramid bridge. I gave it a "9" for it's understated beauty
Sound
:
10
Ten, Ten, Ten: deep, rich, booming bass. Wow, the sound is unreal. Whoever tap tuned the top on this one knew what they were doing. I think the 12 fret neck helps out, as does the deep body (4")
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Action was a tad high for my tastes but that was easy to fix. Frets were dressed to perfection
Reliability/Durability
:
10
No issues here. I especially like the fact that it does NOT have a slot head, which makes string changes a lot easier. Slot heads are cool looking but a pain in the hind quarters to mess with.
Customer Support
:
10
Call SCGC and chances are good you might get Richard Hoover answering the phone. This is my 3rd SCGC guitar so I am sold. One time I ended up talking to Mr. Hoover for over an hour, going on and on about all things "guitar"..now how cool is that
Overall Rating
:
10
Hey, I paid almost 4 grand for this guitar so I am not sure how one qualifies "value". In my opinion, this guitar was worth every penny. Solidly built, well-designed, and beautiful sound. Excels for fingerpicking with a 1 13/16" nut width, even though Norman Blake is known for his flatpicking! My wife sometimes questions my sanity when I spend this much on a guitar...but hey, it's a lot cheaper than a woman on the side or a divorce lawyer!
