1988 Santa Cruz Tony Rice Pro

Sale Price:£7,699.00 Original Price:£8,999.00
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A 1988 Santa Cruz Tony Rice Pro.

What a treat for the eyes and ears we have here. One of the first ever made Tony Rice models by Richard Hoover. This would now be called the Tony Rice Pro, as it has an exquisite set of Brazilian rosewood for the back and sides and a sitka spruce top, which has turned a wonderful amber colour over it’s 36 years of life. It also has one of the early labels with both Richard Hoover and his old business partner, Bruce Ross’s name and it’s of course signed by Tony Rice himself.

This guitar is supremely balanced and packed with power due to it’s slightly enlarged soundhole. It really is an awesome sounding dreadnought and plays fantastically well due to it’s low profile V shaped neck. Due to it’s age it’s warmed up beautifully as well and offers a dry, resonant, punchy vintage tone, built for not just fast bluegrass licks, but for any style of music really.

It’s in excellent condition for it’s 36 years, with the only real things to mention being some overall lacquer checking to the top, a very tiny spot of wear to the soundhole and a repair made to the bridge at some point in it’s life. It’s had a neck reset, indicated by the slight fretboard fallaway as it joins the body, and this means it has plenty of height left in the current saddle, so it’s setup and ready to rip for many decades to come.

It travels in a, what we presume, non original kinsman black snakeskin hard case, which is in great condition and offers some fantastic protection for this treasured piece.

*Consignment Sale - only for sale in UK

Specs

Body Shape: Dreadnought

Finish: Nitrocellulose

Body Material: Brazilian rosewood

Top Material: Sitka spruce

Body details: Herringbone Rosette, Ivoroid body binding, herringbone border purfling. Zig-Zag backstrip and end pin wedge.

Neck Material: Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Ebony with Ivoroid binding

Scale Length: 25.5”

Neck details: Mop SCGC logo on 12th & 13th frets, rosewood headstock veneer

Nutwidth: 1-11/16" or 43mm

String spacing: 2 & 3/16'' String Spacing at Bridge

Bridge: Ebony with plastic bridge pins and bone saddle

Pickguard: Vintage tortoiseshell

Tuners: Nickel plated Waverley tuners

Pickup: None

Overall condition: Excellent for age

Hard Case: Yes

Additional Info: some overall lacquer checking to the top, a very tiny spot of wear to the soundhole and a repair made to the bridge at some point in it’s life

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A 1988 Santa Cruz Tony Rice Pro.

What a treat for the eyes and ears we have here. One of the first ever made Tony Rice models by Richard Hoover. This would now be called the Tony Rice Pro, as it has an exquisite set of Brazilian rosewood for the back and sides and a sitka spruce top, which has turned a wonderful amber colour over it’s 36 years of life. It also has one of the early labels with both Richard Hoover and his old business partner, Bruce Ross’s name and it’s of course signed by Tony Rice himself.

This guitar is supremely balanced and packed with power due to it’s slightly enlarged soundhole. It really is an awesome sounding dreadnought and plays fantastically well due to it’s low profile V shaped neck. Due to it’s age it’s warmed up beautifully as well and offers a dry, resonant, punchy vintage tone, built for not just fast bluegrass licks, but for any style of music really.

It’s in excellent condition for it’s 36 years, with the only real things to mention being some overall lacquer checking to the top, a very tiny spot of wear to the soundhole and a repair made to the bridge at some point in it’s life. It’s had a neck reset, indicated by the slight fretboard fallaway as it joins the body, and this means it has plenty of height left in the current saddle, so it’s setup and ready to rip for many decades to come.

It travels in a, what we presume, non original kinsman black snakeskin hard case, which is in great condition and offers some fantastic protection for this treasured piece.

*Consignment Sale - only for sale in UK

Specs

Body Shape: Dreadnought

Finish: Nitrocellulose

Body Material: Brazilian rosewood

Top Material: Sitka spruce

Body details: Herringbone Rosette, Ivoroid body binding, herringbone border purfling. Zig-Zag backstrip and end pin wedge.

Neck Material: Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Ebony with Ivoroid binding

Scale Length: 25.5”

Neck details: Mop SCGC logo on 12th & 13th frets, rosewood headstock veneer

Nutwidth: 1-11/16" or 43mm

String spacing: 2 & 3/16'' String Spacing at Bridge

Bridge: Ebony with plastic bridge pins and bone saddle

Pickguard: Vintage tortoiseshell

Tuners: Nickel plated Waverley tuners

Pickup: None

Overall condition: Excellent for age

Hard Case: Yes

Additional Info: some overall lacquer checking to the top, a very tiny spot of wear to the soundhole and a repair made to the bridge at some point in it’s life

A 1988 Santa Cruz Tony Rice Pro.

What a treat for the eyes and ears we have here. One of the first ever made Tony Rice models by Richard Hoover. This would now be called the Tony Rice Pro, as it has an exquisite set of Brazilian rosewood for the back and sides and a sitka spruce top, which has turned a wonderful amber colour over it’s 36 years of life. It also has one of the early labels with both Richard Hoover and his old business partner, Bruce Ross’s name and it’s of course signed by Tony Rice himself.

This guitar is supremely balanced and packed with power due to it’s slightly enlarged soundhole. It really is an awesome sounding dreadnought and plays fantastically well due to it’s low profile V shaped neck. Due to it’s age it’s warmed up beautifully as well and offers a dry, resonant, punchy vintage tone, built for not just fast bluegrass licks, but for any style of music really.

It’s in excellent condition for it’s 36 years, with the only real things to mention being some overall lacquer checking to the top, a very tiny spot of wear to the soundhole and a repair made to the bridge at some point in it’s life. It’s had a neck reset, indicated by the slight fretboard fallaway as it joins the body, and this means it has plenty of height left in the current saddle, so it’s setup and ready to rip for many decades to come.

It travels in a, what we presume, non original kinsman black snakeskin hard case, which is in great condition and offers some fantastic protection for this treasured piece.

*Consignment Sale - only for sale in UK

Specs

Body Shape: Dreadnought

Finish: Nitrocellulose

Body Material: Brazilian rosewood

Top Material: Sitka spruce

Body details: Herringbone Rosette, Ivoroid body binding, herringbone border purfling. Zig-Zag backstrip and end pin wedge.

Neck Material: Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Ebony with Ivoroid binding

Scale Length: 25.5”

Neck details: Mop SCGC logo on 12th & 13th frets, rosewood headstock veneer

Nutwidth: 1-11/16" or 43mm

String spacing: 2 & 3/16'' String Spacing at Bridge

Bridge: Ebony with plastic bridge pins and bone saddle

Pickguard: Vintage tortoiseshell

Tuners: Nickel plated Waverley tuners

Pickup: None

Overall condition: Excellent for age

Hard Case: Yes

Additional Info: some overall lacquer checking to the top, a very tiny spot of wear to the soundhole and a repair made to the bridge at some point in it’s life

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