The FS Model was designed in response to the renaissance of alternate tunings for complex fingerstyle arrangements. Tacoma and Windham Hill labels provided the showcase for these new and sophisticated steel string explorers who were attempting to express themselves on booming dreadnoughts. Will Ackerman, Robbie Basho, Daniel Hecht, Duck Baker and Michael Hedges all looked to SCGC for the teams’ expertise in achieving custom tone to make an instrument with the perfect voice for this new style. With input from the pros, the tiny SCGC team at the time, which included Jeff Traugott, Michael Hornick and Steve Palazzo, stepped up to the challenge with this concept: design and build a specialty fingerstyle instrument that responds with immediacy and volume to the minimized energy imparted from fingertips and the reduced tension of many open tunings. Give it a contemporary aesthetic of simple elegance and complexity of tone that the player can not outgrow. Twenty-five years and numerous awards and accolades later, The Fretboard Journal credits the Santa Cruz FS as the inspiration for the guitar designs of some of the brightest lights in contemporary lutherie and a strong influence on major manufacturers. The FS is a truly sophisticated instrument that will allow the best possible presentation of your fingerstyle technique.
This custom model features a Swiss Alpine Moon Spruce top, which gives it more versatility and able to handle a flatpick well plus increasing the volume and hi mids for a great tonal variation on this distinctive model and the Cocobolo back and sides adds a robust tone to this build.
This excellent condition 2021 model features include Indian Rosewood back and sides, Adirondack Spruce top and braces, Hide Glue construction, Ivoroid body bindings, blue purfle combo top purfling and rosette, Indian Rosewood headstock overlay, Ebony fretboard and bridge, Gohtoh Gold 510 tuners with Ebony buttons and more, 1 13/16″ nut width and more. Plug in and play with the K&K Pure Mini internal pickup.
Includes original Ameritage hardshell case.
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