Our Thoughts on Santa Cruz and Huss & Dalton | Premium Pre-Owned Guitars

[@GMS8201]

Wow! Huss and Dalton sounds like what a beautiful nestled fireplace in a cozy up-scale cabin would sing if it could. Amazing sound! So warm!

[@seanhallahan14]

This is SPECIAL!! Thank you for having a piece on makers you don't carry!! Santa Cruz totally rocks. Richard Hover generously generously generously gave me a 3 hour factory tour ~ 1996. God bless Santa Cruz guitars. H&D too!!! Love 'n Light, Sean

[@philcottone2247]

Omg. Both were breathtaking. And what a perfect demo. Loved what you played.

[@LucasHaneman]

Cool video guys! Enjoyed hearing you guys talk about these two different small builders who haven’t been featured on your channel before. I’m a huge, huge fan of the small bench builders

[@michaellaverty1844]

Both stellar guitars. Being from Virginia I’ve known about H&D for a long while but I must say that Santa Cruz sounds fantastic!

[@charlottesimonin2551]

The Huss and Dalton sounded wonderful!

[@lilycat1694]

Agree!

[@DShorb20]

Smell it. I have a 1998 Taylor 710 cedar top and it's still blasts me in the face with that wood aroma every time I open the case.

[@13scubapro]

I know exactly what you mean. I have a 1999 Taylor 714ce with cedar over rosewood. The smell is still amazing every time I open the case. I also have a 914ce, a 712ce Sitka over grafted walnut and a 322e 12/fret. The 714ce sounds better and smells better than any of them. I also have a Santa Cruz Style 1 12 fret that I love. But the 714ce is my favorite.

[@michaelgoupil972]

I have a 1996 714 and I get same sweet aroma. Cool to share this early Taylor phenomenon. Something about those early Taylor’s. I can’t find its equal in a current model. But that’s me….

[@RyanAlward]

Hilarious! I was just telling my cousin about my cedar top 714ce from 2002. I told him it still smells like the first time I opened the case, every time I open it. I’m stoked I’m not the only one to have that scent Time Machine.

[@WindOfTheWisp_Janine]

Thanks again for another excellent/cool video! I saw my fave guitarist (Pete Townshend) playing a Santa Cruz on his In The Attic show many years ago...was super impressed...beautiful guitar but super expensive! I have a question, Chris...why are you no longer playing that tune that you used to play on all of your demos?? Love it & always looked forward to hearing it! (Here at 16:35 & throughout this video, for example - 2018 Best Acoustic Guitars For $300 to $649.) (Sorry if you have already talked about this & I missed it. 😊)

[@leelossi1257]

Fabulous guitars and fabulous playing..........what a treat today!

[@texhaines9957]

The Santa Cruz H-13 is Hoover's favorite.

[@ricardosotosan2279]

I have a Santa Cruz Vintage Southerner which is based of a Gibson J45. It's an incredible guitar

[@ross9581]

That Huss & Dalton....very nice sound and great look

[@angusdevine7045]

Both sounded Wonderful!!

[@tomdalyphoto]

Love Huss & Dalton!

[@johnsmothermon6856]

I’m diggin on that p90 gold top!!!

[@jerrygerke2659]

Santa Cruz is Martinish The Huss and Dalton is Taylorish Both amazing sounding guitars

[@sbolfing]

Wow! The H&D is awesome; but man, there is something about the SC, lush...

[@texhaines9957]

Santa Cruz: great guitars and outfit. Huss and Dalton: great sounding guitars, but they don't have a good warranty or ought I say, they don't back up their warranty on new guitars.

[@seanhallahan14]

H&D for me please! So lovely and do different. Thank you, Sean

[@mikedovsky]

Those two guitars sound absolutely beautiful. I could see someone selling their guitar because they no longer play. Not sure why someone would trade in a Santa Cruz or Huss and Dalton for one of the big three guitar manufacturers.

[@vector011]

Is the H13 still available? I have a eric skye and the neck is too wide

[@brentwalker8596]

It's a question of building for the eyes versus building for the ears.

[@bigdaddy3919]

Santa cruz is nice but the H&D is otherworldly...prices mentioned ?

[@sgholt]

Hmmm...I would like either one, and I live in SA :p Thanks guys

[@Wobbz9413]

Hi fellow South Australian. 🙂

[@kidguzzi_chrisgalardi]

Torrefied Appalachian red spruce top on the H&D I believe.

[@RyanAlward]

I agree with this. I have a TD-M custom with torrified red spruce top and it looks just like this. They can call H&D and give them the SN and get all the details.

[@DaltonPhantom]

I want that Santa Cruz, and I will trade you some fancy marbles for it.

[@redyoung7]

Try Gallagher.

[@yunowot]

Try Yamaha ac5R ARE.

[@TommiChong]

Ugh....just right handed stuff. Worthless to those of us in our right minds. 😊

[@mikedovsky]

Exactly! They forget about us left handed players!

[@markreams3192]

Taylor does a 13 fret for Zac Brown I believe

[@bigdaddy3919]

Play the fn guitars already !

[@rodneyshuffler5810]

I had Santa Cruz Vintage Artist, couldn't get rid of it fast enough, terrible guitar. I have a Huss & Dalton TDM-Custom that's an exceptional guitar. I also have a Merrill C-18 that's other-worldly.

[@masterofce]

I should have known we could not get through a video without hearing about "Taylor" even though "Taylor" had nothing to do with it.!!

[@masterofce]

The Harmonics sounded HORRIBLE.!!! Thanks Chris

[@bigdaddy3919]

Yeah I thought that was pretty weak also !