Dhatarattha Performance DTL - SURF GREEN OVER PAISLEY

The Performance DTL pairs the best elements of vintage guitar design with modern features to bring you an instrument that straddles the line between innately familiar and excitingly new. With a classic-looking roasted maple neck finished with a comfortable satin feel, the high-grade locking tuners and rosewood fretboard (at a lightning-quick 14-inch radius), make for a guitar that belies its own old-world aesthetic. While the DTL comes pre-battle worn, the nitrocellulose finish, a material used mainly on guitars crafted prior to the 1970s will wear and age just as you do. To ensure an exceptional playing experience, each guitar undergoes a professional setup, including precision fret crowning and polished fret leveling, delivering a smooth, buzz-free feel across the neck.

Having tested untold amounts of pickup options, we settled on a set of high-end, hand-made single coils wound by the Laohao workshop, a small team producing boutique batches of custom pickups to a frankly unbelievable standard. Paired with 250k pots, the DTL sounds far brighter than its relic'd finish suggests! Every detail has been pored over with this one - a bone nut, copper foil shielding, a wheeled string tree and locking strap buttons are among a host of modern features that make this old battler anything but!

The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: SURF GREEN OVER PAISLEY
Body Paint: Nitro
Body Construction: Solid

Neck
Neck Material: Quarter-Sawn Roasted Maple
Neck Construction: One-Piece
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Neck Finish: Satin
Neck Shape: 22mm C Profile
Scale Length: 650mm / 25.5"
Fretboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 350mm
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Material: Stainless Steel
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 42mm / 1.65"
Position Inlays: Abalone Fret Dots
Binding: N/A
Side Dots: Glow in the Dark 
Truss Rod: Dual Action 2-Way

Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Laohao Hand Made Alnico V Single-Coil Pickup
Middle Pickup: N/A
Neck Pickup: Laohao Hand Made Alnico V Single-Coil Pickup
Switching: 3-Way Switch
Configuration: SS
Special Electronics: Copper Foil Shielded Cavity

Hardware
Bridge: Vintage Style Bridge With Brass Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Machine Heads: Premium Locking Die-Cast
Pickguard: Cream

Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings: Ernie Ball 10-46 Regular Slinky
Weight: 2.7-3.2kg / 6-7lbs

Accessories
ncluded Accessories:  Truss Rod Adjustment Key, Tremolo Adjustment Key, Strap Locks