Vintage Artist
Vintage Artist
Vintage Artist
Vintage Artist
Vintage Artist

Vintage Artist

Item Code: VA7781

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From Santa Cruz:

"Doc Watson, who owned the prototype of the Vintage Artist, said, “This is the Dreadnought I’ve been looking for all my life.” In 1991, Richard Hoover collaborated with vintage experts to identify the most desirable qualities of the iconic Pre-War D-18. Maestro Watson’s contributions to the concept were born of an appreciation of the clarity of Mahogany’s tone and his requirements for playability. At the time, Doc had put as many hours into Rockabilly on a Les Paul as he had on the Dreadnought. His lack of preoccupation with a particular vintage model played perfectly with SCGC’s philosophy to ‘combine, not copy.’ After Doc’s test pilot duties on the prototype, he offered this thoughtful testimonial: “Son, what do I have to do to keep this guitar?”

"We present this instrument as the tonal equal and technical superior to the most respected Pre-War guitars. To achieve the characteristic EQ and tone of the legendary Doc Watson, aka ‘the Vintage Artist,’ this instrument features an advanced, scalloped X-bracing for powerful bass, complemented by the clear tone and definition of master grade Mahogany."

Natural, Dreadnought body shape, Adirondack Spruce top, Ivoroid Rosette, Scalloped advanced X Adirondack Spruce bracing, Mahogany back and sides, Zipper backstripe, Ivoroid binding with the Herringbone top purfling, V shaped Mahogany neck with volute, bound 14" radius Ebony fingerboard and medium frets, 25.375" scale length, 1 11/16th" nut width, Waverly tuners, With hardshell case

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Case: A hardshell case is included.

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vintage. Modern.

We house the one of the most comprehensive vintage collections in the world. With examples of nearly every model and year of major brands and models, we have extensive hands on expereience with vintage guitars and how they relate to their modern counterparts.

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