I recently bought a DK-2 neck (from a 2005 model), and it has the finest rosewood board I've ever seen! The fretboard is really shiny(!), and the grain pattern isn't nearly as pronounced as on the older guitars I have. The feel of the fretboard is VERY smooth, and if I had been blindfold tested on it, I would probably have guessed that the board was anything BUT rosewood.
It's clear they put a lot of effort into sanding and buffing the rosewood on the DK-2! I was planning to stain this fretboard black, but now I'm not going to (because it looks awesome). Do they do this to the Pro-series only, or the other lines as well? When did they start doing it?
I have had many guitars with rosewood boards, including my current two mains - the Charvel M6 and Charvel 750XL. They were the "top of the line" imports at the time they were produced. I also briefly had a Rhoads EX and later a 1998 Jackson RR-X. None of those guitars had boards that were anything out of the ordinary. In fact, none of them come close to this DK-2 neck. I'm really impressed with the attention to detail that the japanese factory has put into this neck! Its only "flaw" is that the fret ends are a little sharp to the touch.
It's clear they put a lot of effort into sanding and buffing the rosewood on the DK-2! I was planning to stain this fretboard black, but now I'm not going to (because it looks awesome). Do they do this to the Pro-series only, or the other lines as well? When did they start doing it?
I have had many guitars with rosewood boards, including my current two mains - the Charvel M6 and Charvel 750XL. They were the "top of the line" imports at the time they were produced. I also briefly had a Rhoads EX and later a 1998 Jackson RR-X. None of those guitars had boards that were anything out of the ordinary. In fact, none of them come close to this DK-2 neck. I'm really impressed with the attention to detail that the japanese factory has put into this neck! Its only "flaw" is that the fret ends are a little sharp to the touch.
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