Used Santa Cruz 000 Mahogany Teardrop Sunburst
Used Santa Cruz 000 Mahogany Teardrop Sunburst
Serial Number: 6217
Weight: 3.7 lbs.
Condition: Mint condition. Guitar shows little to no wear aside form some light polish swirls in the gloss finish. Comes with original Santa Cruz Hardshell case.
This used Santa Cruz 000 Mahogany in Teardrop Sunburst is an all-mahogany small-body flat-top from Santa Cruz Guitar Company, a small California shop building acoustics one at a time. Mahogany top, back, and sides trades the shimmer of a spruce-topped guitar for something drier and more focused — strong fundamental, quick note decay, and a midrange that sits well under a voice or in a dense arrangement. Cowboy rope binding and a matching cowboy rope rosette give it a period-correct look that suits the wood, all under nitrocellulose lacquer in a teardrop burst with a tortoise pickguard. At 3.7 lbs. it's featherlight, and scalloped Adirondack spruce bracing keeps the top loose and responsive. This example (Serial #6217) is in mint condition, with little to no wear beyond some light polish swirls in the gloss.
The mahogany neck is carved to a V profile (.835" at the 1st fret, .975" at the 9th) — a shape that gives the thumb a defined ridge to reference and suits fingerstyle and thumb-over playing alike — joined with traditional set-neck construction. The ebony fretboard runs a 13" radius over 18 medium frets to a 1.75" bone nut, a width that leaves real room between strings for fingerpicking, and it's dressed with Style 42 appointments you won't find on a production guitar. The 24.75" scale length keeps string tension relaxed and bends easy, which is part of why a 000 feels so effortless under the hand. Waverly open-gear tuners with ebony oval knobs, an ebony pyramid bridge with a bone saddle, and an ebony headstock veneer wearing the ivoroid Santa Cruz script logo complete a build where every component was chosen rather than sourced on price.
What it adds up to is a guitar built for players who listen closely. The 000 body has anchored fingerstyle and singer-songwriter playing for a century, and Santa Cruz's take — all mahogany, lightly built, scalloped bracing — responds to a light touch and rewards subtle dynamics instead of demanding you dig in. Whether you're a fingerstyle player looking for a small body with real note separation, a singer-songwriter who wants an acoustic that supports a vocal rather than competing with it, or a collector after a Santa Cruz in a spec that doesn't come up often, this one deserves a serious look. This Santa Cruz 000 Mahogany (Serial #6217) includes its original Santa Cruz hardshell case. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized Santa Cruz dealer.
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Body
Type: OM/Orchestra
Shape: 000
Top Material: Mahogany
Bracing Pattern: Scalloped
Bracing Material: Adirondack Spruce
Body Material: Mahogany
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color: Teardrop Sunburst
Body Binding: Mahogany, Cowboy Rope Border
Rosette: Cowboy Rope
Neck
Material: Mahogany
Shape: V
Dimensions: .835" at the 1st fret, .975" at the 9th fret
Joint: Set-Neck
Fretboard Material: Ebony
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Headstock: Ebony Veneer, Ivoroid Santa Cruz Script Logo
Inlay: 42 Style
Radius: 13"
Frets: 18, Medium
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.75"
Nut Material: Bone
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Ebony Pyramid Bridge, Bone Saddle
Tuners: Waverly Open-Gear w/ Ebony Oval Knobs
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: Tortoise
Other
Case/Gigbag: Santa Cruz Guitars Hardshell Case