This is a very clean excellent condition Santa Cruz 00 Eric Skye model built with custom African Blackwood back and sides and an Adirondack Spruce top. African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) is a true Rosewood from Eastern Africa properly named for it’s deep, dark black coloring that some say can rival or exceed the rare and famed Brazilian Rosewood. This is a 00 size guitar but with a slightly deeper body and 12-fret short scale configuration. The comfortable 1 13/16″ nut width, short scale and slotted head stock configuration just lends itself to the fingerstyle player. This guitar just plays itself in your hands. Amazing tone and dynamic range.
Features include Mahogany neck with slotted headstock, full Ivoroid bound body, fretboard and headstock, Ebony fretboard and pyramid bridge, African Blackwood headstock overlay, Herringbone top purfling, zig zag back strip and wedge strip, Ebony pins with Pearl dots, 1 13/16″ nut width, 24.9″ short scale length and more.
Portland based jazz guitarist Eric Skye was named by 20th Century Guitar Magazine as “one of the best rising stars of the American acoustic jazz scene.” This hardworking instrumentalist has gained a loyal following both as a dramatic and expressive live performer and an in-demand acoustic guitar instructor both in Oregon and in the online music community. He has been featured in magazines such as Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Player, Jazziz and Jazz Improv, and his music can be heard on NPR. To match his distinct personality and playing style, Eric and Santa Cruz’s Richard Hoover collectively dreamed up the 00 Eric Skye. Premium tonewoods, 24.9 inch short scale length for ease of playability, unique slightly deeper body for added bass and volume, hot hide glue with Adirondack Spruce scalloped bracing and a distinctive herringbone purfling and ivoroid rosette. This instrument is designed for the excruciatingly accurate and sophisticated techniques of the most demanding jazz fingerstylist.
Includes original Ameritage hardshell case.
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