Road tripping – Santa Cruz Guitar Players

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- January 20, 2020 at 6:09 pm #3636
  Old 97
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  I’m leaving here Thursday or Friday. Driving to Santa Cruz , hoping to play every SCGC at Sylvan and invading the Mother Temple for a drive by meet greet before I head North. I am trying to hook up with Tadol in Berkeley to play his entire collection. Anybody have his #? I’m not sure the email I have is current.
  
  Saturday may be a trip to Gryphon with Friday or Tuesday Mighty Fine Guitars.I can squeeze in Eric Schoenberg’s Shop On one of those days.
  
  Birthday dinner for a friend at Terrapin Crossroads, hopefully on Grateful Monday.
  
  Matt Hayden, Svea and I plan Gryphon. You are closer than we are since we’ll be starting from Santa Rosa.
  
  Index, you busy Thursday?
  
  I’ll have my Cruz Missile, Merrill OM28, Brondel, Northwood, Hill Classical, and a Telecaster and Tweed Deluxe, , maybe the Weissenborn.
- January 20, 2020 at 7:02 pm #3637
  Acoustic Soul
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  wow that sounds like fun
- January 20, 2020 at 8:35 pm #3642
  haasome
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  I don’t have the opportunity to visit these West Coast gems very often, but I’d love to get your take on this 000 at Sylvan.
  
  https://www.sylvanmusic.com/store/p1273/Santa_Cruz_Guitar_Company_000_Custom_Italian_Spruce_%26_Koa.html
  
  – Paul –
- January 20, 2020 at 10:46 pm #3645
  Daniel
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  Safe travels Matt. Are you taking Darie and the dog?
  
  🙂
  
  Daniel
- January 20, 2020 at 10:50 pm #3646
  indexless
  Keymaster
  I was in Sylvan last week…..a couple of MONSTERS in there right now, either take or leave your credit cards…you have been warned
- January 21, 2020 at 4:05 am #3648
  tadol
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  Would love to see you if you find yourself with free time in Berkeley or Oakland – just gimme a call!
- January 21, 2020 at 3:52 pm #3651
  Matt Hayden
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  I’ll be around, be great to see you. Which day will you be at Gryphon?
  
  and if you get to Tad’s, lemme know and I can bring round a couple of things….
  - This reply was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by Matt Hayden.
- January 22, 2020 at 3:41 am #3657
  Old 97
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  Svea and I are shooting for Saturday at Gryphon. Friday is Schoenberg’s and then off to David Seigler’s House to play our Teles through Tweed Deluxes. Sunday and Monday are still kind of open. Tuesday is MFG , then a-stop at Tom Walzem’s shop in Fresno before I get back home.
  
  Keymaster, I am NOT shopping. I just paid off my house and the painter is redoing the bathroom. All my money is tied up in home improvement.
  
  yeah…
  
  right…
  - This reply was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by Old 97.
- January 22, 2020 at 5:02 am #3659
  Matt Hayden
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  See you on Saturday. El Grullense is excellent local Mexican if you want to grab lunch.
- January 22, 2020 at 3:21 pm #3665
  Old 97
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  Gimme yer cell. I’ll email ya.
- January 22, 2020 at 9:07 pm #3667
  Old 97
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  The rain may cause us to cancel trying to drive from Marin County to Gryphon. We shall see. Maybe we can raid Tadol’s Fortress of Solitude.
- January 24, 2020 at 6:48 pm #3685
  tadol
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  Yes! Raid away! We’re gigging Sat night, and I have friends playing in Sebastapol Sun afternoon, but sat all day and Sun morn are open –
  
  we can do warehouse where the amps and road-warrior guitars and fun power tools are – or come by the house and we can pull out the “presscioussssess” –
- January 24, 2020 at 8:00 pm #3687
  Hank
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  Tadol…..Your reading material from the 70’s is showing…. LOL
- January 24, 2020 at 9:47 pm #3689
  Hank
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  And somehow …I picture the group posting on this topic as “A Band Of Merry Pranksters”….Not Hobbits on a journey to Mordor.
- January 29, 2020 at 5:01 pm #3704
  Old 97
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  I was deep into guitar hunting and overlooked this.
  
  i was in Santa Rosa Sunday. Sorry to miss you Tadol. I was close.
  
  Thursday I played 22 SCGC guitars. My faves were the OMPW with Sitka and EIR and the Custom FS with Redwood top and EIR. Some of the others needed new strings so it was hard to really evaluate them. A 12 fret D of Mahogany Adirondack was nice as was a 12 Fret O of Mahogany.
  
  The biggest surprise were two Goodall 12 fret OOOs. Cutaway of Cocobolo and regular with Mahogany. Both had Adirondack tips. Rounder, fatter, chewier than the Cruz, they were also more expensive, tipping the scales at 10k.
  
  The Vintage Room offered a 1962 NY Martin and a ‘49 OOO 18 that made me gassy.
  
  the ‘56 Les Paul Special just begged to be take home.
  
  Schoenberg has a 12fret Flamed Mahogany O that was extraordinary, absolutely the best of all the SCGC guitars I played on my trip.
  
  Saturday at Gryphon was dedicated to Electrics. The Sunburst Collings 290 with Lollards P90s into the Carr Sportsman was insanely desirable. I lit that place up with the combo. I’ll head back with my Tweed Deluxe and PRS with Soap Bar P90s and compare. I may be getting the Collings. Absolutely amazing!
  
  Back home, I’ve got Duo practice this morning Friday Restaurant gig and evening practice with the electric blues band. Our gigs are March and June.
  
  road tripping to Oregon Monday.
- January 29, 2020 at 5:08 pm #3706
  indexless
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  Thanks Matt….nice post
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