[quote="guitarded":3npruwbz]So, this is the poor man's Dingwall finally realised? I see the difference in the neck heel and the hardware and pickups, but can you elaborate on the other differences? Mainly, is the neck profile typical Dingwall? Is it a partially in-house product or totally sourced out? This looks like a great opportunity to reintroduce solid color finishes to another line.
How about "Rocket" as the name? You should hold a contest to name this new model and give one of these to the winner

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Keep in mind this is a prototype that the production instruments will be based on so there will be slight differences. The hardware is standard instead of custom. Body lines were re-drawn to accommodate. Pickups are Bartolini style bar types. The tone is much warmer than the FD-3's which will be good for those who find the FD-3's too bright. We are considering making an FD-3 version housed in the same shell for a convenient upgrade.
The electronics are vol, vol, bass,treble. Active/passive push/pull on the neck volume. The pre-amp is an OEM EMG system based off the EMG BTS. Instead of a separate battery compartment we've fitted a flip-top battery box into the control cavity cover. Instead of the Neutrik jack we've gone with an Electro-socket with a Switchcraft style jack - very robust and reliable. Kind of sexy looking too.
Neck shape is the same as the ABI.
Target price is $1100 retail, $880 street. This figure is subject to change due to forces beyond our control, but that's the target.