Santa Cruz Guitar

This reflection on the late Tony Rice is a contribution from Richard Hoover of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company. He and Tony became close over the development of the Tony Rice Model crafted by Santa Cruz. Prodigious at four, incredible at

By any measure, Richard Hoover has an extraordinary story to tell. Santa Cruz Guitar Company (SCGC), which he founded, has been building world-class guitars for world-class players such as Tony Rice, Chris Hillman, Vince Herman, Trey Hensley, David Grier, and