Santa Cruz Founder Collection OM - Sitka Spruce & Indian Rosewood #6418

The Santa Cruz Founder Collection OM is a masterfully crafted orchestra model that captures the balance, refinement, and expressive character that have made Santa Cruz Guitar Company one of the world's most respected boutique builders. Featuring a premium Sitka spruce top paired with beautifully figured Indian rosewood back and sides, this OM delivers remarkable tonal complexity with exceptional clarity, warmth, and dynamic range. The responsive soundboard is supported by scalloped Sitka spruce bracing assembled with Titebond, allowing the guitar to produce effortless projection, rich harmonic overtones, and a responsive voice that excels equally in delicate fingerstyle passages and articulate flatpicked melodies.

Its timeless appearance reflects a deep appreciation for traditional craftsmanship. The clear gloss finish showcases the natural beauty of the tonewoods, allowing every grain pattern to speak for itself. A classic herringbone top border and matching herringbone rosette frame the 3 3/4-inch soundhole with vintage-inspired elegance, while ivoroid body and fingerboard binding provide refined visual contrast. The distinctive zipper backstrip continues through the matching tail strip, adding a subtle handcrafted detail that celebrates the instrument's heritage. A tortoise OMPW pickguard completes the classic aesthetic without distracting from the understated beauty of the guitar.

The mahogany neck is carved to Santa Cruz's standard V profile with a traditional volute, offering a confident, comfortable feel that supports both intricate fingerstyle technique and expressive rhythm playing. An ebony fingerboard fitted with understated 2 mm mother of pearl dot inlays provides a clean, elegant playing surface, while the matching ebony peghead overlay is accented by the iconic Santa Cruz Guitar Company mother of pearl logo. The solid square peghead is framed with ivoroid binding and fitted with premium Waverly nickel tuning machines featuring nickel oval knobs, providing smooth, precise tuning stability with vintage-inspired styling. A 1 3/4-inch nut width, 25.375-inch scale length, and 2 3/16-inch bridge spacing create an ideal platform for players seeking exceptional balance, comfort, and articulation.

Premium ebony appointments continue with the regular-style bridge, ebony bridge pins adorned with mother of pearl dots, and a matching ebony end pin with a mother of pearl dot. The matte neck finish offers a fast, natural playing feel, while the factory setup includes a comfortable 3/2 action, standard fret wire, and Santa Cruz Guitar Company low-tension strings, ensuring remarkable responsiveness and effortless playability from the very first note.

Weighing just 4 pounds 3 ounces, the Founder Collection OM feels lively and resonant in the hands, allowing every vibration of its carefully selected tonewoods to translate into a rich and inspiring musical voice. Housed in the included Santa Cruz SCG-OMS hard case, this exceptional orchestra model embodies Santa Cruz's uncompromising dedication to craftsmanship, tonal excellence, and timeless design, creating an instrument that will continue to reward discerning musicians for generations.

Other specifications include:

• Back/Side Wood - Indian Rosewood
• Top Wood - Spruce, Sitka
• Soundhole - 3-3/4"
• Rosette - Herringbone
• Top Bracing - Sitka with Titebond
• Top Voicing - Scalloped
• Backstrip - Zipper
• Body Binding - Ivoroid
• Top Border - Herringbone
• Tail Strip - Same as backstrip
• Peghead Shape - Solid Square (standard)
• Fingerboard Wood - Ebony
• Overlay Material - Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay - 2mm Dots in Mother of Pearl
• Peghead Inlay - SCGC Logo, Mother of Pearl
• Fingerboard Binding - Ivoroid
• Peghead Binding - Ivoroid
• Neck Wood - Mahogany
• Neck Profile - V Neck with Volute (Standard)
• Nut Width - 1-3/4"
• Scale Length - 25.375"
• Heel Cap - Same as Binding
• Body Color - Clear
• Neck Color - Clear
• Top Color - Clear
• Neck Finish - Matte
• Bridge Spacing - 2-3/16"
• Bridge Wood - Ebony
• Bridge Style - Regular
• Bridge Pins - Ebony with Mother of Pearl Dots
• End Pin - Ebony with Mother of Pearl Dot
• Pickguard Shape - OMPW
• Pickguard - Tortoise
• Action - 3/2
• Fret Wire - Standard
• Tuners (Solid) - Waverly Nickel with Nickel Oval Knobs (1129)
• Strings - SCGC Low-Tension
• Case - SCG-OMS
• 4 lbs 3 oz
• #6418

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