2011 Santa Cruz Vintage Artist HHG with Adirondack Braces natural

Very Good condition, 7/10, Made in USA, including original hardcase with a bit of wear, some small marks in the finish on the back of the neck and a mark/chip in the headstock finish from a clip-on tuner, Adirondack spruce top, mahogany back and sides, open back Waverly tuners, this guitar has a custom upgrade that is called HHG which means the Hot Hide Glue package and means that only hide glue has been used for all the top braces to improve resonance and that all braces are made of Adirondack spruce in an attempt to get closer to the magic of the pre-war instruments from Nazareth, PA that Doc Watson has been known to play over the years, more info from the Santa Cruz website: 

Doc Watson, who owns 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, complimented by the clear tone and definition of master grade Mahogany. 

• Body Wood Type: Mahogany Back Stripe Zipper Binding Ivoroid 
• Top Wood Type: Adirondack Spruce Rosette Ivoroid Purfling Herringbone 
• Bracing/Voicing: Scalloped/Advanced X 
• Neck: Peghead Solid Square Peghead Binding I/B/I 
• Overlay Material: Brazilian Rosewood 
• Headstock Inlay: SCGC 
• Width at Nut: 1-11/16 inch 
• Fingerboard Side Dots: Black Inlay 2mm dots 
• Width at 14th Fret: 2-3/16 inch 
• Binding: I/B/I 
• Scale Length: 25.375 inch 
• Neck Shape: V with Volute 

Finish 

• Top: Tinted Back & Sides Clear/Buffed 
• Neck: Clear/Matte 

Setup 

• Pickguard: Tortoise 
• Tuners/gears: Nickel Waverlys 

Dimensions: 

• Body Length 20 inch
• Body Depth 3.5-4.875 inch 
• Number of Frets 21 
• Frets Clear of the Body 14 
• Lower Bout 15.5 inch 
• Waist 10.5 inch 
• Upper Bout 11.125 inch