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Title: Dread not the Dreadnought
Post by: tom_z on September 25, 2006, 11:15:19 AM

To get in touch with my acoustic side I recently picked up this used Santa Cruz, Tony Rice model.   It sounds just gorgeous - very balanced tone and perfectly articulate. It plays as smooth as silk. It sounds rich when fingerpicking and still retains clarity when you dig in with a flat pick.  Rosewood back and sides, German spruce top, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard. The light bracing and oversized sound hole make this a really punchy guitar.  I'm in Bluegrass Heaven!  Peace Tom  
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Title: Dread not the Dreadnought
Post by: kmh364 on September 25, 2006, 11:18:45 AM

Nice! Play it in good health!
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

Title: Dread not the Dreadnought
Post by: bigredbass on September 25, 2006, 09:11:55 PM

Santa Cruz's are myteeefine geetars!  Here in Nashville, acoustics are the big medicine, and primo ones change hands here the way archtops change hands other places.  A Tony Rice is a formidable box, made by a great builder with input from a world class guitarist.  Despite Eric's latter day relationship with CF Martin, before that, he was transfixed by one of these!  
 
Congratulations;  THAT's one of those guitars you NEVER sell.
 
J o e y

Title: Dread not the Dreadnought
Post by: tom_z on September 26, 2006, 05:26:32 PM

Thanks Joey. Definitely a keeper - and it's going to make my Martin pretty lonely.
 
Peace,
Tom

Title: Dread not the Dreadnought
Post by: 57basstra on September 27, 2006, 03:51:52 PM

Nice to get info on these guitars...thanks...