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February 2, 2012
2012 NAMM Show PhotosThe recent NAMM show was a big success for us! A big thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to introduce themselves and check out the guitars – we love the chance to meet Santa Cruz Guitar players from all over the world. Below are some photos from the weekend, you can click on each to enlarge:  When you can't have the real Don Edwards at the show, you bring your own...
 The first of ten 35th Anniversary Cowgirl Guitars, complete with antique gun case and fireplace  Treasure Your Local Guitar Shop  2012 SCGC NAMM Booth  Richard Hoover with luthier Kathy Wingert and her daughter, Jimmi Wingert. Jimmi is the phenomenal artist who did the cowgirl inlay work on our series of ten 35th Anniversary guitars.  Bob Brozman playing his signature Baritone Model, with custom Sycamore back and sides (chosen as Editor's Pick for Day 1 at NAMM by Premier Guitar Magazine)  Bob Brozman showing off the Sycamore back of a custom DBB Model  Tony McManus playing the custom Cocobolo OM  Richard and Tony McManus  Eric Skye adding a calming presence to the madness of NAMM  Paul Pigat of Uncle Harley doing some fine Travis picking on a sunburst OOO  Eric Skye and Scott Law, ambassadors of SCGC  SCGC's friend Happy Traum of Homespun Tapes  The 'Keith Richards' of Mexico  Richard Hoover and his first mentor, Bruce McGuire, a renowned classical builder and student of Art Overholtzer  The lovely Hope Hazy performing at the booth  Guitar face, Scott Law style  Eric Skye performing on the Hilton stage, Saturday night January 31, 2012 DBB Model named Editor’s Pick for Day 1 at NAMM!The Bob Brozman Baritone Model was named by Premier Guitar as Editor’s Pick for Day 1 at NAMM!
The Brozman Model we brought to the show was customized with Sycamore back/sides, German Spruce top and Sycamore overlay on the peghead. You can read the Premier Guitar article by clicking here, and below are photos of Bob Brozman himself checking out the guitar at NAMM. More photos of the guitar are available on our Just Shipped Page. Thank you Bob and thank you Premier Guitar! January 27, 2012 Treasure Your Local Guitar ShopGreetings! We are back from NAMM and will be posting photos from the show next week. Our theme was ‘Treasure Your Local Guitar Shop‘ and we couldn’t feel stronger about this. We encourage you all to keep supporting your local guitar store!
January 11, 2012 Richard Julian & his Tony Rice on Letterman with The Little WilliesDecember 14, 2011 Eric Skye’s performance at the SCGC 35thFor more news on all things SCGC, please friend us on Facebook, as we post there frequently.For those of you who could not attend our 35th Anniversary concert in October, we are going to start releasing videos of all the artists who performed that night, starting with our beloved Eric Skye. Enjoy! October 13, 2011 Eric Skye to perform and host workshops at The Brown School 10/22For all you up-state New Yorkers, Eric Skye will be hosting a beginner and advanced guitar workshop, followed by an evening performance, at The Brown School in Schenectady, NY, on October 22nd. A great chance to see a Eric’s phenomenal performance and his signature OO-Skye Santa Cruz Guitar!
October 7, 2011 Eric Skye podcast on Fretboard JournalOur beloved Eric Skye did this week’s podcast with the folks at Fretboard Journal. Click the image below to hear it!
Portland, Oregon’s Eric Skye may be too humble to consider himself a great guitarist, but anyone who has heard this wonderful improviser in action would beg to differ. On this week’s podcast, we talk to Skye about his early years playing music (including the job he held cleaning fish tanks so that he could pay for guitar lessons) and the music that inspires him today. We also hear about his new Santa Cruz signature model 00-sized guitar, which features many subtle refinements over the classic Martin design. All-told, it’s a great 30 minute interview with one of the Pacific Northwest’s best acoustic talents.
October 5, 2011 We Have a Winner!! Drum Roll Please…… and the little lady’s name is… CLEMENTINE!We can’t thank you all enough for your entries and thoughtful names. We are guitar builders, and this was a whole new experience for us. Choosing a name was difficult! In the end, the luthiers agreed that Clementine was the most fitting name for the cowgirl on the peghead of our 35th Anniversary guitars. Who named her, you ask? Why Jeff! Of Missouri! In the next week we will post Jeff’s reaction to the guitar and what it was like to hear from Richard… so please check back soon! In the meantime, you can witness, first hand, the telephone call below: Stay tuned, we will be posting more photos and videos from our 35th Anniversary concert in the next few weeks. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us, and for those who couldn’t make it, we appreciate your good wishes more than you know. It has been nothing but a pleasure to build guitars for you all for the last 35 years! September 7, 2011 SCGC 35th Anniversary ConcertWe here at Santa Cruz Guitar Company couldn’t be more excited for our upcoming 35th Anniversary Concert. With this unbelievable line-up, tickets will be going fast, so get your now by calling the venue, Don Quixote’s, at (831) 335-2800. Hope to see you there!
August 18, 2011 SCGC 35th Anniversary Commemorative Cowgirl ShowpieceBehold the Santa Cruz Guitar Company 35th Anniversary Cowgirl Showpiece! This one of a kind instrument was presented at Summer NAMM, nestled triumphantly in an antique gun display case. The guitar caught the eye of one woman in particular, Molly Bedell, who thought it would be the perfect anniversary present for her husband, Tom Bedell, of Two Old Hippies. The guitar is now happy in its new home with the Bedells, and we couldn’t be more thrilled that it is in such good hands. Thanks Molly and Tom, and thanks to everyone who came out to see this one of a kind commemorative guitar. Our limited edition, series of 10, 35th Anniversary Cowgirl Guitars based on this showpiece are in production, and one Santa Cruz Guitar Company fan will win the first one through our Name That Cowgirl Contest. Visit our homepage to enter now!
August 15, 2011 Santa Cruz Guitar Co. wins Gold Medal for Small Scall Manufactuer of 2011!The Votes are In! Santa Cruz Guitar Company has won the Gold Medal for Small-Scale Manufacturer of 2011 per Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Player’s Choice Awards! The 1929 OO won the Bronze Medal for Guitar of the Year and Bronze Medal for Small-Body Flattop of the Year! Thank you all for your votes and continuous support… we are grateful for all our players and fans! Click on the video below to watch Teja Gerken, Senior Editor at Guitar Player Magazine, talk about the 1929 OO and our awards.
August 12, 2011 Scott Law & Bill Nershi playing their custom Santa Cruz Guitars at Yarmony GrassThanks for the video, Mystic Mike! August 11, 2011 The Cowboy SingerAnother great photo of Don Edwards playing his Cowboy Singer Model Guitar, taken by our friend Craig at Craig’s Music in Weatherford, TX. Don is confirmed to play our 35th Anniversary concert on Friday, September 30th… details coming soon!
August 8, 2011 Richard Hoover and the 35th Anniversary Showpiece on Premier GuitarAugust 3, 2011 Odie Blackmon & his Santa Cruz FireFly
Here’s a photo of session guitarist Odie Blackmon and his Santa Cruz FireFly, participating in the ‘AMC Lifting Lives‘ Camp in Nashville, providing musical education and inspiration for children with developmental disabilities. Odie was joined by other top Nashville names, including Winona Judd, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker and Little Big Town. Odie was nice enough to offer his testimonial on the FireFly: “I love my firefly because it’s so easy to take with me everywhere to write songs but the BIG reason that it’s my main axe is that I have overuse syndrome and range of motion/muscle pain. The Firefly’s short scale allows me to play chords that would hurt on a normal scale and the small body doesn’t jack my shoulder up like a dreadnought does. Also, I don’t feel I sacrifice sound or tuning like I would have on most small guitars. I just wanted you guys to know that because it really helps me to work everyday without pain.” Thank you Odie! July 25, 2011 Richard Hoover July East Coast Workshops
July 21, 2011 Enter the ‘Name That Cowgirl’ Contest!
July 19, 2011 Santa Cruz Guitar featured in San Jose Mercury NewsSanta Cruz artisan transforms vintage wood into treasured guitarsThe philosophical riddle is posed so often it has grown mossy with cliché: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? It turns out the answer is yes, it makes an amazing sound, although the eruption of this joyful noise may not occur for centuries, when it is sliced into pear-shaped tones at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company. Just as Michelangelo — a Renaissance master with whom Santa Cruz Guitar guru Richard Hoover likely feels an artistic affinity — believed every block of stone had a statue hidden inside, craftsmen in the Cruz who make artisanal acoustic guitars crave fallen timber for its distinctive timbre. A thin membrane of California sycamore produces small sonic detonations as he taps along its surface. “Flavors, colors on an artist’s palette, that’s what we’re creating,” says Hoover, whose groundbreaking guitar company is preparing to observe its 35th anniversary. By harvesting rare rosewood from Brazilian forests cut down in the 1920s, and 100-year-old mahogany planted for Britain’s Royal Navy — a reverberating echo of empire — Hoover has indulged the “scientific romance” of a boutique guitar-making movement that he himself carved out. For the rest of the article and an excellent slide show of photos from the shop, visit: http://www.mercurynews.com/central-coast/ci_18501636?nclick_check=1 July 12, 2011 East Coast Workshops with Richard HooverJoin Richard Hoover for a Santa Cruz Guitar Company Workshop at four of our East Coast Dealers:
June 30, 2011 Happy Birthday Richard Hoover!
June 27, 2011 New OO-Skye Ad
Here is our new OO-Skye ad featuring our good friend and SCGC ambassador Eric Skye! You can see it in print in the current Acoustic Guitar issue. Jazz fingerstylist and improvisation artist Eric Skye is a household name on the Portland music scene, and is gaining a fantastic international following thanks to his moving performances available for viewing on youtube. The OO-Skye model has been getting a great deal of attention ever since its debut at NAMM this past January. If you have yet to see it in action, check out this great video below, shot by Richard Newman, which demos the guitar and takes you through the build process. If you’d like to play one yourself, contact a dealer near you or feel free to call the shop to ask for a referral.
June 17, 2011 1929 OOO Beeswing Mahogany at Maple Leaf MusicThis gorgeous 1929 OOO Beeswing Mahogany guitar is available at Maple Leaf Music in Brattelboro, VT:
Kate and the gang at Maple Leaf recorded this video of the guitar as well: June 7, 2011 All Hail the OO-Skye!We wanted to share this great video with you, a collaboration between jazz fingerstylist Eric Skye and videographer Richard Newman. Eric spends time playing and talking about his new Santa Cruz Guitar Company signature model, the OO-Skye with photos and footage from the build process: Plus we just got this great testimonial in for OO-Skye #3 from our friend Matt Richter of the website Gear for Guitars (www.gearforguitars.com): “I received my new Santa Cruz 00 Eric Skye Signature guitar in March. My first impression was WOW. I have never opened a case for the first time and been struck so profoundly by the sheer elegance, simplicity, and beauty of guitar. It was love at first sight. I then played an E Maj that resonated throughout the house. The tones were both complex and articulate. The sustain of the notes was insane (in a great way). I didn’t put it down for several hours. Now, months later, that first impression hasn’t changed. I am fortunate enough to have several wonderful guitars. This is my favorite. Well, I will never do it the kind of justice Eric Skye does, the cool thing is that with this guitar, I feel inspired to play and hear my own music as much more musical. Thanks for making it for me. Thanks for designing it with Eric. And, thanks for making the whole build process a fantastic experience. SCGC has single-handedly cured GAS– at least for flattops. Although the FS looks pretty darn interesting…” May 31, 2011 The Cowboy Poet – Custom OOOThe Cowboy Poet – Custom OOO
May 26, 2011 Caruso Music in New London, CT
Here’s a great shot of our friends Rich, John & Theo at Caruso Music in New London, CT. This family run shop is now in it’s 81st year, and like most of our dealers, they treat their customers like family. They have a great selection of Santa Cruz Guitars in right now, including a beautiful VA we just shipped them (viewable on the ‘Just Shipped‘ Page), so be sure to stop by if you are in the area! Their most recent newsletter can be viewed here: http://www.icontact-archive.com/51aVe4NcUgwQRl0Iqx7Ar5n3hDA3FMtu?w=2. May 23, 2011 Custom 12 String DreadnoughtHere are some photos of a custom 12 string Dreadnought… if you’ve always wanted a 12 string, we are happy to work with you on customization.
May 16, 2011 Colin Hay in the Studio with his Santa Cruz 3Here’s an excellent photo to get everyone in a good mood Monday morning… Colin Hay in the studio with his three Santa Cruz Guitars. His new album, Gathering Mercury, is due out this August. You can pre-order now via his website!
May 4, 2011 Eric Skye/Richard Hoover Workshop at Gryphon this SaturdaySaturday, May 7th @ Gryphon Stringed Instruments
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