Santa Cruz Skateboards
There isn’t too many skate companies that have history like Santa Cruz. That’s why it’s strange to see new companies producing decks with vintage shapes – Santa Cruz on the other hand can reissue what they’ve previously done in past decades with no worries of shifting credibility.
Keith Meek’s Slasher
There has been three Santa Cruz Slasher graphics by Jim Phillips for Keith Meeks. The first one was release in ’85 and look like it should belong on the side of a sketchy van. The reissue graphic is from the 86′ Slasher – the best one.
Dimensions: 10.1in x 31.13in
Wheelbase: 15.4 in”
Nose Length: 5.226 in”
Tail Length: 6.3001 in”
Concave: Reissue
Construction: 7-ply
Rob Roskopp’s Roskopp Face
It must be nice for Rob Roskopp to collect royalties from reissued decks he rode 2 decades ago. The Roskopp Face was actually Rob’s 6th series graphic out of 8 done by Jim Phillips. If you haven’t seen the Roskopp Face surfboard, it’s worth a minute searching for.
Dimensions: 9.5in x 31in
Wheelbase: 15.355 in”
Nose Length: 4.565 in”
Tail Length: 6.917 in”
Concave: Reissue
Construction: 7-ply
Rob Roskopp’s Roskopp Face 2
Dimensions: 9.9in x 30.8in
Wheelbase: 15 in”
Nose Length: 4.9 in”
Tail Length: 6.7 in”
Concave: Reissue
Construction: 7-ply
Christian Hosoi’s Picasso
The Picasso is the best Christian Hosoi graphic by Santa Cruz, period. Sure the Portrait is wild, the Monk has eastern roots, and the Stained Glass is questionable – nothing beats the Picasso by Jim Phillips. In recent news, beside the reissue of this deck, Hosoi is out of jail from his Meth trafficking incident in Hawaii and has changed his life for a higher purpose. No pun intended.
Dimensions: 9.8in x 30.5in
Wheelbase: 15.5 in”
Nose Length: 3.75 in”
Tail Length: 7 in”
Concave: Reissue
Construction: 7-ply
Jason Jessee’s Guadalupe
Rated 24th on Transworld Skateboarding’s 30 Most Influcential Skateboarders of All Time is none other than Jason Jessee. Most kids under the age of 20 will only know of Jason Jessee for one thing, the AK-47 board; it’s good to see Santa Cruz is reissuing a real deck. It’s beyond us why they didn’t choose the Sun graphic instead of the Guadalupe (both by Jim Phillips).
Dimensions: 9.9in x 31.8in
Wheelbase: 15 in”
Nose Length: 6.869 in”
Tail Length: 6.233 in”
Concave: Reissue
Construction: 7-ply
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What year did the Jason Jessee guadalupe reissue come out?
Thanks for your time…cheers
I believe it was around the beginning of the summer of 2012 for the most recent reissue.
Is there any way to tell if my Slasher board is an original? Thanks, Rebecca
Are you thinking its one of the fist made? Do you have any pictures?
I don’t think it’s a re-issue, because it seems like the Santa Cruz re-issued the Slasher deck in only green, pink, black, and white. But not in a red deck. The only red deck I have seen is a picture on the internet that was taken in the early 90’s, so it makes me think that it’s an original. Here are the links to some pictures: http://i43.tinypic.com/2nqscif.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/ipmp2p.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2j0jdq8.jpg
Your board could very well be an original.
Definitely an original Rebecca, the grip tape job, rails and tail gaurd is a dead give-a-way.
Which do you prefer, the Hosoi Collage deck or the Hosoi Picasso deck?
The Picasso red is pretty unreal.