The Santa Cruz Otis Taylor Signature guitar is a masterful collaboration between Otis Taylor and the Santa Cruz Guitar Company, reflecting both musical and visual artistry. Designed for lightning-fast action and stunning tonal clarity, this guitar combines vintage retro aesthetics with modern European-inspired styling, reminiscent of an elegant Italian suit from the 1930s.

Praised by Guitar Player Magazine for its “dimensional and complex” tone, the Otis Taylor Signature delivers rich sound, impressive articulation, and inspiring playability that earned it an Editors Pick Award.

• Signature collaboration with Otis Taylor, Trance Blues pioneer
• Lightning-action compound-radius fretboard
• Sitka Spruce top with hot hide glue bracing for clarity and power
• Indian Rosewood body with S29 Sideways Back Stripe
• Ivoroid body, neck, and fingerboard binding
• FF Combo Purfling & Ivoroid custom rosette
• Solid neck peghead with ebony overlay and SCGC Mini Headstock inlay
• Custom tint top with clear/buffed back, sides, and neck finish
• Tortoise pickguard for classic aesthetic
• Nickel Waverly tuners with ivoroid buttons

• Body Wood: Indian Rosewood
• Side Stripe: S29 Sideways Back Stripe
• Body Binding: Ivoroid
• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Custom Tint
• Back/Sides Finish: Clear / Buffed
• Neck Finish: Clear / Buffed
• Neck: Solid Neck Peghead, Round Shape
• Neck Width at Nut: 1-11/16"
• Neck Width at 14th Fret: 2-3/16"
• Scale Length: 25.375"
• Fingerboard: Ebony, OT Inlay, Side Dots
• Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid
• Purfling: FF Combo
• Bracing: Adirondack Braces with Hot Hide Glue

• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Hardware: Nickel Waverly Tuners with Ivoroid buttons
• Signature Style: Vintage-retro + European ultra-sharp aesthetic
• Collaborative Design: Santa Cruz Guitar Company & Otis Taylor
• Recommended Use: Professional performance or collector’s display
• Recognition: Editor’s Pick Award – Guitar Player Magazine

The Otis Taylor Signature Santa Cruz guitar is both a musical and artistic masterpiece, offering powerful tone, elegant aesthetics, and an inspiring playing experience for serious guitarists and collectors alike.