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I’ll try be a little more articulate now!
This first thing I loved about the Skye was the quality. From the moment the beautiful ameritage case came out (the DE comes with a tooled leather case, not my style but hey, it’s a case), I knew the guitar was going to be quality. The woodwork on the guitar blew me away. The classic look executed so we’ll. Then I strummed it and heard how complex the tone was, a beautiful sparkly top end. The neck felt great and the entire guitar felt lighter than air. I loved how responsive the guitar was.
I know the DE won’t sound as complex and I’m ok with that. I’ve a Lowden for that. I also know the Adi top added a lot of sparkle to the Skye but as long as the DE has some bit of nice airy high end, that would be okay.
I have a Lowden for complex open tuning stuff, a lovely atkin J45 for strumming so I want a nice finger picking guitar. It has to be responsive to a lighish touch.
Cost is a factor unfortunately. The DE is almost half the cost of the Skye. I could however hold out and wait for a used Skye to come up which does happen from time to time. Patience isn’t my strong suit but I’ve waited a year and a half already, I can go a bit longer.
So hard to know!
I’m at work right now and I realise the above is not very articulate in explaining what I loved about the Skye. I will right back later with more detail if that is ok!
What I loved about the Skye was how lively it was. It responded to the lightest touch! I also loved how light it was. My other guitar is a big African Blackwood and sinker redwood. It’s lovely but takes a lot to get it resonating. I’m just a singer songwriter so I’d love a nice wee finger picker!
An old guitar, a shot of Dullimore Dew and a pint of the black stuff sounds good to me!
I do indeed play in DADGAD as much as I play in standard actually. Have a lovely Lowden for DADGAD but good to know hog tops work for that too!
I’m not sure but I doubt they have a try out policy. It’s not a shop I’ve ever dealt with but I might shoot off an email to start a conversation!
Yes indeed. It’s all very subjective. I’m trying to distinguish if I fell in love with the Skye model or Santa Cruz guitars in general. A lot of what I loved about the Skye can be found in the DE. I’m just worried the all hog body won’t have enough sparkle. Reading the description of the Skye, it’s the completely wrong guitar for me but it’s still haunts me!
Ah, you must have been in Moloneys in Galway. Great little shop. One of the very few good music shops we have in Ireland.
Don’t mention Guinness to me, I haven’t had a pint of the black stuff in so long with the lockdowns 🙁
Thank you acoustic soul for that in depth explanation. You raise many good points.
The real issue here is that I live in Ireland and I would say you could count on 2 hands all the Santa Cruz guitars in Ireland. I’ve only ever played the Eric Skye model. I was blown away by it but didn’t buy it straight because I just thought it was too much guitar for my sloppy playing. Since playing it though, I’ve been fascinated by Santa Cruz and Richard Hoover.
At this stage, I think I just want any 12 fret, slotted headstock 00 from Santa Cruz that I can get for under 5k but you’re right, I shouldn’t settle out of impatience.
The worst part is that I’d know within 30 seconds of playing the DE if it’s the one for me. Spending 5k with nothing but YouTube videos to base it on is probably not the smartest move. Ugh… I wish there was a Santa Cruz dealer here!!
Thanks again!
I wish I could play one but no one stocks Santa Cruz in Ireland!
Good to hear such great feedback on the model though!
Thanks!!
