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Hey thanks for explaining old growth.
I always thought it meant wood that was logged and cut down in the early 20th century then saved by someone to be sold at a premium later to make an instrument out of. I didn’t realize it just meant it was harvested from a climax forest that was untouched.
Is this the clip to the one you bought? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUQTGbGjQfU
Oh, I love the discussion of The Tree. I was just reading through everything.
From what I’ve listened to The Tree definitely sounds denser and more wet up top than other mahogany, and the old brazilian stuff sounds less dense and clearer than the rosewood we play today.
I have an OM Grand with pre war bracing, brazilian appointments, italian moon spruce top, and figured cocobolo back and sides. I wish we could get them together because I think for strumming the mahogany has to win.
That’s my only Santa Cruz because I sold my first one to pay the bill for this one.
I DO WANT TO GET : Santa Cruz RS Old Growth Adirondack/Tunnel 13 Redwood and some Tree Mahogany/ high grade …. one of my actual concerns is that I lose enough woodiness and airiness in the sound.. especially that big of a body. One of the things that I totally am lacking and jonesing for in my OM Grand is a woody midrange and dryness/air in the top end. It really serves me better as a finger style guitar or light strummer than anything. I really need a main guitar that is funkier , drier, and woodier that can handle medium strings and blue chip picks.
My concern there also is that in an RS body anything approaching rosewood would start to get rosewood complexity and overlap too much with the guitar I already have.
I haven’t asked the shop too much about the woods though until it’s time for me to put some money down because they’re so busy they don’t have the time (to be fair who really does?). When I get ready to order is when I want to decide which mahogany and adirondack is going to serve me best.
But that aside, what do you guys think the result from a Tunnel 13 redwood top and The Tree would be? Compared to an old growth adirondack old growth mahogany 1934 quality set?
Hey Matt, yes when I really want to fill a room I use the Blue Chip Large TAD-1R in the 100/2.5mm size. It’s a workout to play with but it works…. it’s just so much more compressed and clicky than 1.5mm and under.
Remember, I have an OM Grand which is thin and projective, as well as italian and cocobolo.
I would agree there is “plenty” of low-end on mine as well, but there isn’t enough fundamental power or depth. While the balance is there, the feel and reaction is not… the way the guitar behaves under strumming is less than desirable and you’d rather have a old Gibson, VS, RS, or some D variant for that. It’s very slick finger style though.
Thank you for the welcome back
Zorro – I love that your 34D is the 34 Zorro 🙂 I believe that if you had a very clicky percussive 34D you would know it.
45 inlay sound? Lol we’re going deep down the rabbit hole huh? lol
That’s cool, I have 15 different blue chips myself because I got a bit obsessive about trying to get enough low end off of my H13 and OM Grand for singing along. I have a wealth of experience in the shapes and thicknesses haha.
My friend’s 1934D is just way too clicky, ESPECIALLY with blue chip because they can bring out more definition
Thank you, nice to see you guys as well
Yeah I understand the 1934D being in CAPS, I’ve played one. I like it but they are so attacky when they’re new, I’m not used to that. The pick percussion comes through a lot and they are very cannon like, in a bluegrass kind of a way. They’re sweet guitars, but I was trying to figure out the different dreadnought voices SC does so when it’s time to buy one I can be better informed. I’m not looking for a country or bluegrass one, but really just something larger than an OM. I’m looking forward to buying an Adi/Hog brazilian bridge VS too. I think that’s going to be my bread and butter as I’ve found I prefer Gibson voices to Martin most of the time.
Looks like you’ve got a group of sweet tone woods in your collection Zorro!
