Can this Santa Cruz dreadnought really be 30 years old? Koa this beautiful would be an enormous upcharge in today's market; and for anyone in the market for a boutique dreadnought should give this guitar special consideration. Tonally, Koa is close to Mahogany (read: dry, woody, not a dense series of overtones). This is a lovely-sounding instrument that straddles the line between Rosewood and Mahogany (with its style-28 body appointments, even more so); and it'd be a great choice for anyone who's had big-name instruments in the past and longed for that little something more you get with a boutique-level guitar.