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Why Carbon Fiber Fretboards?
While we love aluminum through and through, our number one goal is to create the most efficient product that suits the player. After years of developing different variants of aluminum necks and trouble shooting issues like weight and tuning stability...
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Mike Hranica giving Reverb.com the lowdown on his signature Keystone
"When James and I began designing what would become the Keystone, I wanted to create an aluminum instrument that answered to the discrepancies I’ve experienced. Being a Bean and EGC lover, we were able to construct the sound of a proper aluminum guitar while also making something new. James is avid about not mimicking something that already exists and exists properly: I admire that. With that - the Aluminati Keystone. Removable, bolt-on aluminum nut, carbon fiber fretboard (acclimates to temperature less temperamentally than aluminum), adjustable pickup height from the rear of the guitar, and a through aluminum pickguard to ensure the resonance of an aluminum guitar (not just a bolt on aluminum neck). Such specifications allow the guitar to come in at a light seven pounds.” -Mike Hranica
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