The neck joint and its importance in the guitar’s sound and feel has always captivated me.
After implementing Damascus steel in my “Katana” model, I was surprised at how musically robust and interactive it is with the woods and strings. This steel really delivers more clarity and reflection.
This discovery is what lead to the development of the neck plate. After some extensive field testing, the verdict is that the Damascus Neck Plate can change your guitars tone and feel.
Why? What’s different about it?
There are a few options out there as far as replacement or upgrading your neck plate. Thicknesses and alloys are generally the main variables in the differences of aftermarket neck plates. I’ve tried most of them (stainless steel, cold rolled steel, and brass) and found that the thicker (.100″) ones add mass to that hinge point, encouraging the strings to sustain longer.
The Damascus used in my neck plates are a blend of 3 alloys, one of them being a spring steel from recycled band saw blades.
RECYCLED BAND SAW BLADES!!!!
This is the variable that helps improve the acoustical clarity of an instrument, which essentially brightens it up.
Thicker = sustain
Alloy blend = clarity
Read the reports bellow!
This is a test