Santa Cruz Tony Rice Signature Model Acoustic Guitar

Tony Rice is, without a doubt, the Yoda of bluegrass flatpicking. Don't know how he does those unbelievable smooth-as-silk open-string runs that make you forget to exhale when they're through, but we're pretty certain that the SANTA CRUZ Tony Rice model has something to do with it. And, it must be the right tool for the job, since he put his name on it. The venerable team of Sitka spruce and rosewood are present again (as they are in most superlative guitars), along with an ebony bridge and bound ebony fingerboard. And just like Tony's own legendary guitar, the fingerboard extends into the sound hole (concidence...? We think not.) The plain ebony peghead overlay and "SCGC" inlay at the 12th fret are like the stickpin and top hat for a tuxedo...a really loud tuxedo. Yes, the hardshell case comes with it (can't have you tote it out of the store in a pillowcase now, could we?)

The Tony Rice Signature Model represents over 30 years of collaboration between the world's foremost flatpicking icon and SCGC's founding luthier, Richard Hoover. Today's model incorporates decades of refinement in response to players' demands and the sophisticated evolution of the master's technique. Never intended to be a copy of Mr. Rice's iconic 1934 Martin D-28, the TR Model is voiced to showcase his stellar lead work with influences from Clarence White to John Coltrane. This guitar delivers exactly what the contemporary flatpicking artist needs: substantial treble and midrange for rapid single-line lead, clean note separation for definition and the traditional bass boom without the woofy bottom end of some of the venerable Pre-war dreadnoughts. Master grade Indian Rosewood and old Sitka Spruce give this instrument a professional presence at an attainable price.