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Author Message tom_z Senior Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 444 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:15 am:    To get in touch with my acoustic side I recently picked up this used Santa Cruz, Tony Rice model. It sounds just gorgeous - very balanced tone and perfectly articulate. It plays as smooth as silk. It sounds rich when fingerpicking and still retains clarity when you dig in with a flat pick. Rosewood back and sides, German spruce top, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard. The light bracing and oversized sound hole make this a really punchy guitar. I'm in Bluegrass Heaven! Peace Tom kmh364 Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 2034 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:18 am:    Nice! Play it in good health! Cheers, Kevin bigredbass Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1035 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 9:11 pm:    Santa Cruz's are myteeefine geetars! Here in Nashville, acoustics are the big medicine, and primo ones change hands here the way archtops change hands other places. A Tony Rice is a formidable box, made by a great builder with input from a world class guitarist. Despite Eric's latter day relationship with CF Martin, before that, he was transfixed by one of these! Congratulations; THAT's one of those guitars you NEVER sell. J o e y tom_z Senior Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 445 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 5:26 pm:    Thanks Joey. Definitely a keeper - and it's going to make my Martin pretty lonely. Peace, Tom 57basstra Advanced Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 384 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 3:51 pm:    Nice to get info on these guitars...thanks...