NGD Vintage Southerner custom – Santa Cruz Guitar Players

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- September 20, 2018 at 6:01 pm #1298
  
  bizango1
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  Just picked this up last week. I ordered it with Carolyn’s help thru Mike at Sylvan Music. It’s a Vintage Southerner with standard woods but with my favorite spacings 1-3/4 & 2-5/16″, added purfling on the top, full back ‘burst all the way up the neck and headstock, and black tuning buttons. It turned out exactly the way I hoped in tone, playability, and looks. I love it. I’ve owned and sold three used SCGCs before this one, just had to figure out what I wanted and this is it. It was a tough wait but fun cuz I live and work just couple miles from the shop and was able to be a pest and visit it several times during the build.
- September 20, 2018 at 8:13 pm #1299
  
  Hank
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  BEAUTIFUL…WELL DONE…PLAY ON
  
  1993 Martin HD-28 IR/Sitka
  2001 SCGC F Cutaway Maple/German
  2008 SCGC OT Madi/Italian
  2015 SCGC OM “The Tree” Hog/ European
  2016 SCGC 1934 D45 Braz/ Adi
  2016 Taylor K62 CE Limited Edition 12 string all Koa
  2019 SCGC FTC Granadillo/Redwood
  Life is a journey…not a guided tour,
  The Bay,The Gulf Stream , The Open Ocean are particular about who they share their secrets with.
- September 20, 2018 at 8:16 pm #1300
  
  09201381973
  
  Gorgeous. Oh happy day!! It’s fun being a local pest in the shop, Enjoy, The back burst is special
  - September 20, 2018 at 9:01 pm #1303
    
    bizango1
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    Thanks Chris. You know me-I went to your house and bought the orange Epi Swingster.
    
    Chris (too)
- September 20, 2018 at 8:51 pm #1301
  
  haasome
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  Incredibly sweet! Enjoy that beautiful guitar. What a fun experience.
  
  – Paul –
- September 20, 2018 at 9:01 pm #1302
  
  indexless
  Keymaster
  
  One of my favorite models and a sleeper in the line, you can buy an old Gibson and get some mojo or you can get one of these, get tonal complexity and add your own mojo…thanks for sharing
  - September 20, 2018 at 9:11 pm #1304
    
    bizango1
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    Yeah I have (well, my wife has) a 2008 J-45 True Vintage which I love the sound of but just can’t get along with the narrow string spacing. It led me to order the VS with the custom features. I tried to sell the J-45TV to raise funds for the VS but my wife saw me preparing it for sale and asked me what I was doing. I told her, she grabbed it and played it and said, “I’ll take it!” I’m glad it’s still in the family. The VS has a similar tonal balance and volume but adds endless sustain, tonal variation, and depth when fingerpicking. It will be interesting to see how the tone develops as the VS matures.
- September 21, 2018 at 1:36 am #1305
  
  moo cow
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  Sucker for a sunburst!! She’s a beaut.
- September 21, 2018 at 2:49 am #1307
  
  georgeanddoris66@hotmail.com
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  Beautiful guitar. Play it well and enjoy.
- September 21, 2018 at 3:13 pm #1308
  
  Daniel
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  Lovely.
  
  It’s posts like these that make me miss California.
  
  Play it in good health!
  
  Daniel
  
  http://www.nestlerode.co.uk
- September 21, 2018 at 4:42 pm #1312
  
  tadol
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  Thats really sweet! Hope you bring it when we arrange a meet-up for everyone in SC!
  
  Lots o’ SCGC guitars! But never ask which is my fav
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