Santa Cruz OM Spruce/Rosewood Acoustic Guitar

The Santa Cruz OM (Orchestra Model) carries forward a legacy that began in the 1920s, when the OM was first created to project above orchestral ensembles. While the dreadnought eventually overshadowed it, the OM secured its place in history as a versatile and powerful guitar for both solo and ensemble playing.

Santa Cruz was among the first modern builders to revive the OM in the early 1980s, blending vintage inspiration with contemporary lutherie to achieve a refined, balanced voice. The result is a guitar with clean, loud midrange and treble presence, supported by a tasteful bass response, making it ideal for fingerstyle, flatpicking, and versatile modern performance.

Takeaway

A timeless favorite reimagined by Santa Cruz, the OM is a boutique instrument that blends projection, balance, and elegance—perfect for players who demand clarity and nuance.

Highlights

• Historic Design – Inspired by the original 1920s Orchestra Model, reintroduced by Santa Cruz in the 1980s.

• Balanced Tonality – Crisp mids and trebles with supportive bass, highly responsive for fingerstyle.

• Premium Tonewoods – Indian Rosewood back/sides with Sitka Spruce top for depth and articulation.

• Elegant Detailing – Herringbone rosette/purfling, ivoroid binding, ebony headplate, tortoise pickguard.

• Professional Craftsmanship – Built by Santa Cruz Guitar Company with boutique lutherie precision.

Specifications

• Body: Indian Rosewood back/sides with Sitka Spruce top

• Back Stripe: Zipper

• Binding: Ivoroid

• Rosette & Purfling: Herringbone

• Bracing/Voicing: Scalloped

• Neck: Mahogany with V shape and volute, solid square peghead

• Nut Width: 1-3/4″

• Width at 14th Fret: 2-3/16″

• Scale Length: 25.375″

• Fingerboard: Ebony with ivoroid binding, 2mm dot inlays, black side dots

• Headstock Inlay: SCGC logo

• Finish: Clear top; clear/buffed back & sides; matte neck

• Hardware: Nickel Waverly tuners

• Pickguard: Tortoise