The Santa Cruz D Model is the company's standard-bearer dreadnought, from which several derivative models were made. It uses a solid Sitka Spruce top with Indian Rosewood back and sides, featuring a unique tapered bracing design to provide clearer articulation of bass and highs. 

*Not to be confused with the DA1, which features abalone inlays, or the Pre-War D Model, which features advanced pre-war X-bracing rather than a modern tapered set up. 

Years of Production: ca. 1980 - present