Santa Cruz OM v Santa Cruz OM Pre-War

[@bobhodges3116]

Excellent review that is very accurate on the subtle tonal differences between these two awesome guitars.

[@eltonbloye582]

Nice video guys, I enjoyed that one. That few mm of makes a difference. I could distinctly hear the punchier quicker attack on the standard vs the more rounded sublte attack on the pre-war. I think you have described the difference well.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Thanks for the comparison! Wow, this was a tough one for me. Can you just give me both of them?

[@ftlaud911]

Great review!! Both sound great! Need one of each. Your description was spot on. OM was clear and punchy with less bass and the OM/PW sounded more full but less clear. Almost sounded muffled slghtly. Tough call which is better.

[@marc8vino]

Great video. That's a good generalization. If you had several standard models I'm sure each one would vary some, but probably not as much as standard to prewar. I'm sure if you went through enough models you could find a pre-war and a standard that are a lot closer than these two examples. I'm in the market for one of these but can not get any to play in person so I will have to go by the general characteristics by models. Thank You.

[@davidchavez4464]

They are fundamentally made different. They hand tune the top so I don't think you would find some that match

[@marc8vino]

​@@davidchavez4464 Maybe you misread the comment. Yes, two exact models would vary even with hand tuning the tops. The woods would always vary even from the same tree. I stated that you might find a pre-war and a standard that might be closer than the two sampled. Even with the change in bracing I don't think they are fundamentally different. My D-28 and HD-28 and SPD-16 all Martins I don't consider them fundamentally different from one another. Compare those to my Martin GPCPA1+ then yes. Also compare those dreds to my custom Gibson Songwriter or My Collings then that is fundamentally different to me. I guess everyone has their own idea of what that means. FYI I just bought a Brazilian / German top OM Santa Cruz and I love it.

[@steveb9325]

Love Santa Cruz Guitars!!!

[@steveb9325]

Don't have my headphones right now; just through my phone they both sound equally incredible. I'm sure with headphones I could tell the slight differences in both though they will still be incredible guitars! They're SCGC guitars!!!!

[@kd5773]

The OM had more twang, to me the OMPW each note seemed more expressive and didn’t blend into the other notes as much. My vote, PW.

[@CommViewer]

Hi Guys - thanks for another great comparison of two great guitars - surprised you made no comment on the strings - this is a big deal given that most folks who want short scale guitars want strings with less tension. How do the SC strings compare to others ? Thnx from San Francisco.

[@gwohom]

Both great