Santa Cruz LowTension

Probably the most important aspect for the perfect tone remains the string tension. This is responsible for feel and "Balance", the relative volume ratio.

Richard Hoover - Luthier and mastermind of Santa Cruz Guitars - has implemented with his team of experienced luthiers a simple but ingenious idea.

While the absolute strength remains the same, diameter and windingof the core for each braided string is customized. All this to a thousandth of a millimeter. Such innovation and precision pays off. The result is a balanced sound in every respect. The guitar has volume over the register and is easy to play.

Of course, Santa Cruz strings are coated (Micro Coating) and guarantee long-lasting.

Santa Cruz
"We are luthiers, not CNC guitar kit assemblers!"

Hand voiced and tuned for a sophistication of sound that you won’t outgrow. Santa Cruz Guitars are built in strict climate control for stability and crafted with the experience of professional repair technicians for easy maintenance and to ensure the success of future restoration.
Downed trees, sunken logs, old tenements, building beams, master carpenter inventories… Santa Cruz looks for the most resonant, best sounding wood possible by responsible means. Tonal qualities improve with age due to the resins that crystallize once wood is removed from a living tree. Santa Cruz use this secret to enable their new guitars to possess a legitimate vintage sound from the start.
Most modern guitars are assembled from pre-shaped parts which possess random frequencies that can cancel out overtones and limit sustain. No wonder you have to search for “the good one.” Santa Cruz is employing the techniques of master violin luthiers to voice and tune by hand manipulating the dimensions of the top and bracing. This creates consistent harmony, sustain and sophistication of complex tone on every Santa Cruz instrument.