Do Smaller Guitars Have a Bigger Sound? Incredible Santa Cruz 00 Skye Adirondack & Cocobolo

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  • Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
  • Sometimes smaller guitars just punch way above their weight class-- this one is no exception. One of our all time favorite guitar brands (that we do not currently carry), Santa Cruz, has found its way back into the shop by way of this 00 Skye model. An Adirondack top and Cocobolo back and sides make the tone bold and rich, while the body size makes it an extremely easy guitar to play. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
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  • @jimross9429
    @jimross9429 Месяц назад +4

    I love watching these videos especially watching Cooper play, his style is so clean and articulate.

    • @Wobbz9413
      @Wobbz9413 29 дней назад

      Yeah. Would love to see more of his acoustic playing. Although he makes me feel very VERY inadequate.

  • @BaktaBak3
    @BaktaBak3 Месяц назад +3

    Rhythm guitarist in a Country , Rock & Oldies band. I'm a petite gal and play 00's with modified V /chunkier necks . They're most comfortable for me. Hands cramp when playing slender necks on longer gigs. 🎸🎸🎸

  • @skateborg
    @skateborg Месяц назад +9

    I love Santa Cruz guitars, but I'm having difficulty making my small dollars 10x better.

  • @westridgeproductions45
    @westridgeproductions45 Месяц назад +5

    I've looked at boutique guitars for years and simply can't justify the cost. If I won the lottery I would try one out but otherwise no. I'm not even saying they are not worth it, there is a lot of time and hand craftmanship that goes into these. My biggest fear is that, like with any other brand of guitar I've purchased, it would end up sitting in the corner or on Reverb because I would end up playing one of my Martins instead

  • @TomHenry57
    @TomHenry57 25 дней назад

    Love Santa Cruz! I totally understand your admiration of the Eric Skye you demoed. Custom ordered my OM Grand with old growth Adi top with Cocobolo back and sides, scalloped Adi braces, hide glue and 42 style inlay. My dream guitar and it sounds as great as it looks. Love your channel, very informative and entertaining! Thank you!!!.

  • @texhaines9957
    @texhaines9957 Месяц назад +3

    That is a cool guitar. The Santa Cruz OM Grand is also a great fit for me. I like the Chris McKee unsigned signature Taylor guitar also.

  • @oliverhenkel376
    @oliverhenkel376 27 дней назад

    Two guys telling us that size doesn't matter - and Cooper proves that it's only important that you know how to use the "instrument" - so there's hope for so many of us ;-)

  • @bobdelair02
    @bobdelair02 Месяц назад +1

    These parlor sized guitars are SO comfortable to play on the couch ❤ ...

  • @BaktaBak3
    @BaktaBak3 Месяц назад +1

    Beautiful guitar. 🎸🎸🎸

  • @JakeSchlade
    @JakeSchlade Месяц назад

    Solid take re necks. Thanks.

  • @nicolen.9642
    @nicolen.9642 28 дней назад

    I agree. This size is perfect for me. I'm petite and dreadnoughts or even 000 are too big. I have a Stanford 00.
    I can't afford Santa cruz...
    Thanks guys for reviewing smaller guitars!🎶🎶🎶

  • @JackTheRabbitMusic
    @JackTheRabbitMusic Месяц назад +3

    this Hoover doesn't suck.

  • @TommySG1
    @TommySG1 Месяц назад

    You’re so right Chris, about the stats / neck shapes. I always thought I only wanted a slim taper style and after playing more chunky necks I’ve noticed I do also like thicker necks just as much. That 1 & 13/16ths nut sounds interesting, since I like 1 3/4 sized nut width as well. The added spacing certainly helps for finger style picking imo.

  • @Wobbz9413
    @Wobbz9413 29 дней назад

    I just bought a Yammie CSF3M yesterday. All solid woods, mahogany binding front and back on the body, beautiful satin finish on the neck. Wonderful sounding, with a nice passive pickup system. $620 Australian. I had to have it!

  • @30smsuperstrat
    @30smsuperstrat 21 день назад

    I got a 1998 Santa Cruz Hekler X with a roadworn finish 😊

  • @funkemofo
    @funkemofo Месяц назад

    Nice playing and beautiful tone. What are the mics?

  • @wikolib6821
    @wikolib6821 Месяц назад

    Acoustic guitar sound is varable to being inside, outside, small room, big room, strings, how you're feeling, night, day, quiet time, loud time, audience, no audience bla bla bla. I find my short scale's sound better between 11 pm and 3 am. Except when they have new strings. Then they sound best at sunrise. "Come Down in Time" is best played late at night though. Same with "Coming Back To You" (Marty Balin).

  • @terrymattingly6843
    @terrymattingly6843 Месяц назад +3

    That is one of THE guitars that makes me wish I could play fingerstyle well enough to own it. Stunner. What works for me is my old 000-15S (the old SM), because it strums so well, too. This is right up there with a 12-fret Lowden.....

    • @texhaines9957
      @texhaines9957 Месяц назад

      Get one, and your finger style will improve as you play it more. Oh, and if you write songs, you may find a few in there.

    • @terrymattingly6843
      @terrymattingly6843 Месяц назад +1

      @@texhaines9957 I did that with a Huss & Dalton 00 and concluded that my 000-15S Martin is the guitar that fits best. I cannot justify the expense ratio to my skills.

  • @mariodriessen9740
    @mariodriessen9740 Месяц назад

    I love Martin guitars, but I would choose a Gibson LG-2 over a Martin CEO every day. There’s something in the sound of an LG-2 that is quite unique to anything else on the market. And I love that sound! 🧡

  • @JoseSalas-wn7im
    @JoseSalas-wn7im Месяц назад

    Amazing sound. How deep is the body?

  • @lhvent
    @lhvent Месяц назад

    I have a Yamaha LS6 that plays great. It is the first smaller guitar I have purchased.

  • @dividedbytimestudios
    @dividedbytimestudios Месяц назад

    I agree on the CEO-7 vs LG-2, I’d pick the LG-2 all day, the CEO-7 seems cool, but I haven’t ever connected with one

  • @SiggyMe
    @SiggyMe Месяц назад

    Without experience with certain model guitars it is difficult to determine fit with real time playing. All the comments on the process are legit observations. I know with my hands most of the time 24.75 is my scale length. However, trying out a Martin HD-28 full scale I was able to hand it without a problem. I like to manhandle the strings when playing to get the tone and effect I like in fingerstyle mode. Anyway great demo and love Santa Cruz guitars for sure.

  • @rudolphpyatt4833
    @rudolphpyatt4833 Месяц назад

    Interesting guitar. And I feel badly for people who have problems such that they have to have a specific neck dimension: My guitars are all over the map for that and I play banjo and mandolin as well. No problem switching between any of them. That said, the most comfortable neck is on my small body acoustic, a 1925 Gibson L Jr. Massive depth, much bigger than anything modern, but it doesn’t have a truss rod, so that makes sense.
    I have heard Eric Skye’s playing and he is amazing. His namesake guitar is too.

  • @artrogers3985
    @artrogers3985 Месяц назад

    The marker at the 19th is important in a dark, smoky bar. I have a very long little finger 🎸

  • @GuillermoCarrasco
    @GuillermoCarrasco Месяц назад

    Santa Cruz is at another level, beyond... "bigger sound" means higher price tag, usually.

  • @gui-texzan7477
    @gui-texzan7477 23 дня назад

    I believe the Skye is a 00? Also, check out the SCGC's Catfish Special...

  • @hansvandermeulen5515
    @hansvandermeulen5515 Месяц назад

    There's wood to get to vibrate so decibel wise, smaller guitars can be louder than bigger ones with less effort (like fingerstyle).
    Which is probably why Jumbo/Superjumbo are more recommended for flatpicking.

  • @wordsandtech
    @wordsandtech Месяц назад

    Seems like a decent guitar

  • @Wobbz9413
    @Wobbz9413 Месяц назад

    Hey Coop. Ive got an old broom handle here. I bet you could make even that sound sweet. Big fan of your playing mate. Cheers. As for the guitar. Nice, but stupid money. Id just buy a little yamaha and have thousands in my bank!

  • @oscarpepperbean5752
    @oscarpepperbean5752 Месяц назад

    Check out Eric Skye’s “The Locktenders Reel”

  • @30smsuperstrat
    @30smsuperstrat 21 день назад

    Going small is the way to go. #Gideon

  • @dividedbytimestudios
    @dividedbytimestudios Месяц назад

    I always thought it was weird that boutique builders 000 are different shape than say a Martin 000

    • @haapysoxoxo5386
      @haapysoxoxo5386 Месяц назад +1

      The shape looks odd because of it being a 12 fret, so the upper bout is extended. Check the shape of a Martin 000-15sm. It looks very similar.

    • @konstantin_lo90
      @konstantin_lo90 Месяц назад

      It is Double O

    • @dividedbytimestudios
      @dividedbytimestudios Месяц назад

      @@konstantin_lo90 ok well 00 and 000 from Martin look the same shape just tighter waist

  • @JohnAdame-mn7ee
    @JohnAdame-mn7ee Месяц назад

    lol going ham

  • @9jmorrison
    @9jmorrison Месяц назад

    Martin Specs I guess.