| Build |
dB4 |
| Model |
Javelin |
| Body |
2-piece Black limba back with 1″ 1-piece figured maple top |
| Neck |
5-piece curly black limba with 2 black-and-white Gabon ebony stringers |
| Fretboard |
Snakewood, 14″ to 22″ compound radius (32″ radius at the bridge), 25.5″ scale, 24 Jescar 57110-S (stainless) frets |
| Electronics |
DiMarzio Dan Spitz Signature set Free-Way 6-way toggle Master volume 500k pot Master tone 500k pot Recessed locking Neutrik output jack |
| Hardware |
Bridge: recessed Schaller Hannes fixed 6 (black) Tuners: Hipshot Grip-Lock (black) |
| Start date |
June 17, 2011 |
| Completion date |
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I recently got an email out of the blue asking if i would be interested in collaborating with Dan Spitz on a guitar he would use on the upcoming Red Lamb tour. There’s no way i could NOT jump on the opportunity to work with a Grammy-nominated metal legend. The next day we had a great chat on the phone and talked rough specs and wood ideas, and have been sending a flurry of emails back and forth as we sourced woods and shared ideas.
Here’s where we’ve started: Read more