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DC Ross

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  1. Nice stuff!

    Doug sent a test fretboard my way a while back to get feedback on it, and one of my comments was the same as Bionic said: for me, the 12th was much too far up the neck for a perpendicular fret. I place mine at the 6th on my baritone 26.5"-28" boards, which I've found is a good balance of playability, aesthetics, and string tension (tuned B to b w/ GHS .070" strings).

    So, what ever happened with that build?

    Hey Doug, I thought I sent a bunch of feedback to you--one of the main points being what I stated here. In a nutshell, it will be extremely difficult at best, painful at worst, to play in the first position & suggested placing the perp fret @ 6 or 7, and reducing the disparity between the two scale lengths by a half inch or so on either the bass or treble side (2" is a bit extreme at these shorter scales).

    I did want to say that the quality of the board was top-notch, and the faux binding was a really nice touch.

  2. Nice stuff!

    Doug sent a test fretboard my way a while back to get feedback on it, and one of my comments was the same as Bionic said: for me, the 12th was much too far up the neck for a perpendicular fret. I place mine at the 6th on my baritone 26.5"-28" boards, which I've found is a good balance of playability, aesthetics, and string tension (tuned B to b w/ GHS .070" strings).

  3. Looking at the pic, it seems like you may have been pushing the workpiece into the bit too much. The burning, plus you can see there was material taken away on the body which you were routing flush to, are giveaways. Too much lateral force, especially on thin, brittle bits like that one, and a broken bit's the result.

  4. Thanks for all the votes and comments! I agree that upper horn looks way out of proportion in some of the pics. In person it's not as weird, but it is quite big.

    It was a tough month to enter... RAD's is certainly win-worthy. I've always admired the cleanliness of his builds. The Swede's bass is another that has the simplistic beauty thing going on. I don't really dig the pinstriping on Hitone's hollowbody, but the build quality looks amazing.

  5. I've been a member here for a quite a while, and finally decided to throw my hat in the ring. This is my DC-1 body style that I've been producing for a number of years. It was designed to be a very comfortable, ergonomic body that balances perfectly whether sitting or standing. The deep cutaways also allow the neck/pickups/bridge to be placed further back on the guitar, making for a shorter reach to the lower frets, as well as exceptional upper fret access.

    It features a bookmatched Sapele back and Maple top. The super-thin one piece neck is made from Lacewood with an Ebony heel and fretboard, and the frets are large stainless steel. The neck is finished in Tru-Oil, and the body in Target Coatings EM9000 (the jury is still out on that stuff). The top is dyed black with faux binding. As far as hardware, tuners are Sperzel, pickups are Seymour Duncan JB and 59, and the bridge is a Wilkinson/Gotoh wraparound. Some other notable things include the offset mother-of-pearl dots, brushed Mylar logo, and eased fingerboard edges for a very "played-in" feel.

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    Here it is with it's happy owner

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