8 Santa Cruz Guitars You NEED to See ★ Acoustic Tuesday 240

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

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4.8 • 842 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Santa Cruz Guitar Company has been making some of the best guitars on the market for almost 50 years. Check out this episode to see why these guitars make tones like no other guitar can. From the classics like the Vintage Southerner to the tiny but mighty Firefly, there's something for everyone on this list. I've had the pleasure of playing many guitars in my life, and @SantaCruzGuitarCo has always had high standards, and excellent craftsmanship. In addition to talking about my 8 favorite guitars from this small-bench, boutique luthier, I have a whole slew of new music releases that I'm excited to share with you. From Pharis and Jason Romero to John Moreland, there's some awesome music for you to listen to this week! Featured in this Episode Santa Cruz GuitarCo Eddie's Guitars Tom Sands Adrian Bellue Pharis and Jason Romero Smithsonian Folkways John Moreland Jeffrey Foucault

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0:00.0	Santa Cruz Guitar Company is one of the top small bench boutique American guitar makers in existence.
0:06.8	We started around 1976 by Richard Hoover, and today, Santa Cruz Guitar Company makes about 400 guitars per year.
0:14.5	What some of the big guitar manufacturers do in the single day.
0:18.3	But this attention to detail and offering such an array of custom options
0:22.6	is exactly what sets them apart. And on today's show, I'm going to be sharing with you my
0:27.6	eight favorite Santa Cruz guitars ever to be made. Hey, TAC family, welcome to episode 240 of the
0:34.8	Acoustic Tuesday show. This show is designed to inject your guitar journey
0:38.7	with a weekly dose of fun, focus, progress, and inspiration. A little bit later on
0:43.4	today's show, you'll be meeting TAC family member Sean. And Sean's gonna help all of us
0:47.9	guitar geeks fight the Summer Slide. What is the Summer Slide? Well, remember back in grade
0:53.2	school when summer would happen and you basically forgot everything you learned? Well, remember back in grade school when summer would happen and you
0:55.4	basically forgot everything you learned? Well, that's not just limited to school. The summer
1:00.4	slide can happen in your guitar journey as well, and Sean's going to offer some tips to help
1:04.9	you fight that. You're also going to see what the TAC family is working on today, and it's a guitar
1:09.7	lick by the name of Bugs Bunny.
1:11.8	Yes, one of the cartoon greats.
1:14.0	Plus, your weekly dose of acoustic news you can use awaits, and that includes new music,
1:19.8	new music, new music, and yes, new music.
1:23.4	But first, let's dive into my favorite, my eight favorite Santa Cruz guitars.
1:28.3	And be sure to grab a pen or pencil because this list is chalked full of amazing instruments.
1:34.3	Let's start right in on this countdown. And this is going to be a true countdown, starting at number eight, moving to number one, my absolute favorite Santa Cruz guitar ever made.
1:44.3	A guitar that I think everybody should have the chance to play.
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