ds15 - the 150th

materials

• Back and Sides - Special Reserve Grade Brazilian Rosewood

• Fully kerfed-Sides in Western Red Cedar with Special Reserve Walnut Burr Veneer and Gold Gilded flush linings

• Taran Guitars Compression Braces on back 

• Soundboard - Exhibition Grade Adirondack Spruce

• Rosette - Hot sand faded Special Reserve Scottish Burr Elm with Rippled Scottish Sycamore

• Bindings - Ebano

• Front Purfling - 100% FSC Master Grade African Blackwood with Rippled Scottish Sycamore

• Bevel - Hot sand faded Special Reserve Scottish Burr Elm

• Neck - Santos Mahogany, negative taper slim C

• Headstock - Hot sand faded Special Reserve Scottish Burr Elm front & back with Rippled Scottish Sycamore veneer under sheaths and t. inlayed in gold

• Fretboard - 100% FSC Master Grade African Blackwood, bound with Ebano & Rippled Scottish Sycamore veneer on fretboard edge

• 24ct Gold circles at the major frets up to the 19th fret

• Frets - Evo gold wire with semi-hemispherical fret ends

• Tuners - Scheller with commissioned 100% FSC African Blackwood buttons

• Bridge - Hand-carved in 100% FSC African Blackwood with ebony bridge pins

• Nut and bridge piece in bone intonated for standard

• Soundport - Bound

• Case - Calton hard case in Indigo with Granite splatter