{"product_id":"santa-cruz-tony-rice-brazilian-rosewood-signed-in-case","title":"Santa Cruz Tony Rice Custom Brazilian Rosewood Dreadnought Preowned 1990","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Santa Cruz Tony Rice is one of the most celebrated and tonally significant signature acoustic guitars ever produced - a dreadnought designed in close collaboration between Richard Hoover and flatpicking legend Tony Rice to replicate the exact specifications of Rice’s own personal guitar, the instrument on which he defined the sound of contemporary bluegrass flatpicking across some of the most celebrated recordings in the genre’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis 1990 example is a particularly significant and collectible instrument - a pre-CITES era Brazilian rosewood Tony Rice from Santa Cruz’s most respected period of production, and one personally signed by Tony Rice himself on the internal label, making it a piece of acoustic guitar history as much as an instrument of exceptional tonal merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOld-growth Brazilian rosewood back and sides of the quality seen in the finest vintage instruments - pre-CITES, no longer available for commercial use, and prized above all other back and sides materials for its unparalleled depth, complexity, and natural brilliance - paired with a master-grade German spruce top to deliver the powerful, balanced, and harmonically rich dreadnought voice that Tony Rice himself described as “a guitar you can go to war with.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe scalloped bracing allows the top to move freely for maximum tonal depth, projection, and dynamic range under a heavy right hand. A slim, V-shaped mahogany neck with diamond volute, 25.25\" scale, 1-11\/16\" nut width, extended ebony fingerboard, full ivoroid body binding with I\/B\/I fingerboard and headstock binding, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay, zipper backstrip, tortoise pickguard, Waverly tuners with butterbean knobs, bone nut and saddle, and ivoroid heelcap complete a specification of vintage authenticity and tonal distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis 1990-built guitar is one of the earlier Tony Rice signature models, pre-dating the Professional model but using the same old-growth Brazilian Rosewood for it's back and sides. It sounds sensational, as you'd expect - warm, rich and sophisticated with incredible headroom and power. It's playing wonderfully too, with a low, fast action and superb playability. It's got some natural playwear as you'd expect from a guitar over 35 years old, but no cracks or issues whatsoever. An incredible, historically significant model from Santa Cruz that is rarely seen in Australia. Includes original hardshell case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld-growth Brazilian rosewood back and sides - pre-CITES, no longer available for commercial use - deliver unparalleled tonal depth, harmonic complexity, and natural brilliance that no subsequently available back and sides material can replicate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster-grade German spruce top with large soundhole, herringbone purfling and rosette, and scalloped bracing delivers the powerful, balanced, and dynamically expansive flatpicking dreadnought voice that Tony Rice made famous across some of the most celebrated recordings in bluegrass history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonally signed by Tony Rice on the internal label - making this not only an instrument of exceptional tonal merit and rare material character, but a genuinely historic piece of acoustic guitar provenance directly connected to one of the most influential flatpickers in the history of American music.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eV-shaped mahogany neck with diamond volute, 25.25\" scale, and 1-11\/16\" nut width deliver the comfortable, fast, and effortless playing feel that Tony Rice specified for his own personal guitar - a neck profile optimised for the demands of aggressive flatpicking performance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull ivoroid body binding with I\/B\/I fingerboard and headstock binding, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay, Dalmatian pickguard, Gold Waverly tuners with butterbean knobs, and zipper backstrip reflect the complete pre-war-inspired aesthetic that defines the Tony Rice model.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: Santa Cruz Tony Rice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 1990\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody: Dreadnought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop: Master-grade German spruce, tinted, large soundhole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack \u0026amp; sides: Old-growth Brazilian rosewood (pre-CITES)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack stripe: Zipper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBracing: Scalloped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosette: Herringbone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurfling: Herringbone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck: Mahogany, V profile with diamond volute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFingerboard: Extended ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFingerboard binding: I\/B\/I (ivoroid\/black\/ivoroid)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFingerboard inlay: SCGC logo at 16th fret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide dots: Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge: Ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaddle: Bone, traditional long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut: Bone, 1-11\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth at 14th fret: 2-3\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale length: 25.25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrets: 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody binding: Full ivoroid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeadstock binding: I\/B\/I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeadstock overlay: Brazilian rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuners: Waverly with butterbean knobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickguard: Tortoise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeelcap: Ivoroid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Natural gloss nitrocellulose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by: Tony Rice (internal label)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectronics: LR Baggs LB6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes: Original case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in: USA (Santa Cruz, California)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Santa Cruz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68068372906205,"sku":"CON2180","price":17999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0367\/8045\/files\/0H3A9664.jpg?v=1792116875","url":"https:\/\/www.acousticcentre.com.au\/products\/santa-cruz-tony-rice-brazilian-rosewood-signed-in-case","provider":"Acoustic Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}