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Thanks yes the 000 has a dramatically different voice than my OM not sure if it’s age or just shape, wood, Cocobolo vs EIR or a combo? One thing is for sure though between these two and my Bourgeois slope D adi/sinker hog life is good.
Reviving this thread as l happened to find a great deal on a 2000 SC 000 bone stock Sitka/EIR and decided to try out the FWI pins and on this combo they shine adding a bit of sparkle focus and depth. The Tusq pins though are still too much. Pretty weird and amazing to end up with two Santa Cruz guitars in just a couple weeks.
Thanks all My OM purchased used looks like it went unplayed and fully tensioned so required a truss rod adjustment and lowering the saddle a bit. The only other change I made was improving the break angle on the high E, B, and G strings. It’s true the Santa Cruz is a revelation every time I pick it up.
Hello first post hopefully relevant recently acquired my first Santa Cruz an Om sitka over Cocobolo #5084 as seen in a video on both the SCGC website and Eddies YouTube channel. Being a bit of a tinkerer I’ve experimented with both Tusq and FWI pins both produced an overly aggressive and yes more metallic tone with harsh overtones that took the guitar in an unpleasant direction. I am using scgc mid tension strings and the stock pins even things out producing a wonderfully balanced and nuanced tone. This is the first guitar I’ve owned that is so totally dialed in I’ve been unable to feed my tinkering impulse so I’m left with just playing and enjoying this amazing instrument. Should mention l play finger style only.
