Designed in collaboration with Doc Watson, the Vintage Artist model is a combination of pre-war D-18 inspiration and Santa Cruz's philosophy of adding modern touches where beneficial. The results speak for themselves! This Vintage Artist features a beautifully aged Sitka spruce top with herringbone trim, mahogany back & sides, forward-shifted scalloped X bracing pattern, mahogany neck with 1.716" nut width (between 11/16" and 3/4"), Ivoriod bindings, and Waverly tuners.