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It seems like a good business decision – rather than increase gross sales by increasing volume, which is gonna be incredibly difficult when the materials you need are not just bulk ordered from some supplier and your means of manufacturing do not scale up thru new machinery or cutting labor input, so you go for higher value, which is most easily attainable via custom orders. If the custom pipe slows down or has gaps, you throw a few “standard” spec items in, keeping everyone busy – especially if you have some incredible artist models up your sleeve. The quality of their work has never been better, but the market for higher end non-custom guitars is a difficult one these days, so the best thing they can do is build for the people who appreciate the work, and are willing to pay that bit extra to get things built exactly the way they want them. You can go to many solo builders, but you do not get the same level of consistency, simple choice of options, and name recognition that comes with a Santa Cruz – I haven’t heard anything from them about any of this, but it does seem to make a lot of sense –
I’ve only seen 2 RS models, and I spent alot of time looking, ‘cause the specs are near ideal to me –
Great sounding guitar – nice little video. But yeah, just gotta change the hat –
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Well, we actually did a small addition to the house, that why I get 2 closets!
I’ve been meaning to sell a couple, and there is at least 1 empty case. Guess this is the time to get started. Time to read thru Reverb policies –
It’s hard when a number of these are sentimental keeps – they’d never go out to a gig, and I usually pull them out and play them when I want to remember the people or circumstances around them coming into my life. Maybe I need to let some of that go – having just lost my dad and needing to decide how much of his stuff I can hang onto, this may be the best time to start dealing with it all –
I am so glad to see others having to store guitars in showers and wall shelves – I was afraid it was just me!
ok – closet 1
Closet 2 –
Living room floor – this is what gets me in trouble, when my wife wants to have guests over, and I can’t find places for all the guitar cases –
No pics of the shop though – have to take those tomorrow –
Mine is in a “standard?” Poster frame – its a couple inches too large in each direction, but not evenly or proportional to the poster. Its keeping it clean and flat for now.
I think custom framing is a bit pricey, but the price is the least of my concerns when I go in – there are so many darn options for frame sizes, designs and colors, then all the matting options, and even 4 or more glass choices – I get completely overwhelmed. I don’t really love my frame, but for a reasonable price, it was done –
This should really be moved to the general discussion section – but I have been really happy with the Visesnut case I have – extremely small and very lightweight – almost too much, you can’t even keep an extra set of strings in the pocket – and it has a strap that runs around the inside of the case so you can “snug” your guitar into it. The only issue is they’ve changed models and their pricing and shipping models, so I’m not sure which I’d go with or what it costs now. The one I have was the 000/OM model, and it fits from a 00 all the way to a F –
Darn thats good looking! I have been wrestling with the reality that I have guitar cases piled up everywhere, and I need to cull things down some – pretty envious that you can get that much goodness in such a consolidated and accessible space –
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Gotta check with Richard and Carolyn, see what’s on their schedules – would be great to have a bunch of other shop people available too –
But I think its a great idea – maybe a 42-½ Anniversary?
Thats an interesting video – and you certainly demonstrate the possible value of it. I think I need to try a couple experiments myself –
oh – and nice guitar!!
That looks like an interesting product, but I would want to feel and try it before committing that much money to one – Does it fit in the case when you put your guitar away?
Maple is (should be) one of the sustainable natives that we should utilize more. But be that as it may –
Pulled the old strings and pulled the saddle – it has a glued on transducer, with a very thin ebony shim under it all –
I kinda like the perpendicular volume wheel in the sound hole –
While I had the phone out, got an interior pic –
So – new strings now on, and they definitely are more alive, and have more attack, even on the low E, but plugged in, zero output from the low E, so as soon as I can arrange it, this pickup comes out and something else – probably the UltraTonic – goes in, and a new bone saddle as well.
Still loving it, but I need to spend more time with these flat-wounds before I decide they’re keepers –
Took it into my “studio” today (studio? Workshop/warehouse/storeroom/mancave?) and got a chance to plug her in – no low E coming thru at all, but the low E sounds kinda tubby anyway, which I am kinda liking – strumming it sounds almost like a upright bass playing behind me – no attack, but a resonant and rich bass tone acting like a foundation for the other strings. But I went by GC and bought a new set of flat wounds, so maybe tomorrow I’ll check what kinda pickup this thing has and see if there is a problem with something.
Curly maple and sitka — ‘91, #174 – just a lovely and sweet sounding combo that seems to not be in much demand, so I’ve found a few of these at really reasonable prices. My closets full – if more come up for sale, I’d highly recommend buying them! This has the beautiful single black line that runs up through the back, then on up thru the neck and out the headstock. Curly maple neck, creamy ivoroid binding, simple ebony fretboard – to my eye, it is the qunitessential Santa Cruz creation.
So far, the wife hasn’t balanced the paypal account, so I’m still good! But there may be a fire sale soon – trying to keep her happy –
