Dred Not!

The Dred Not! - Martin guitar made this model famous, the dreadnaught. It's a full size and well recognized
shape and very popular for it's signature sound. The one in this photo was built for a friend who wanted a
'player's' guitar. What I feel he meant by that was that he wanted a one that sounded very good and felt
broken in like it had been around a while. That's one reason we went with Western Red Cedar for the top of
this guitar.

The Indian Rosewood back and sides bring their own tone modelling addition. This is a very balanced
combination. The cedar top for this guitar came from Vancouver British Columbia. Many of these trees are
between 2500 and 3000 years old, and may account for the tops having a mellow and well broken in sound.
What a guitar. I have ten aged tops waiting on someone in my shop.

The ebony fretboard is inlaid with mother of pearl dots as well as side markers. Fretwire is the highest quality in
the world made by Dunlop. The bridge is also made from ebony accompanied by a bone saddle and the nut is
bone as well. Bone is considered by many as one of the best natural materials for the job.

I like the simple Martin style bindings used on this guitar. These shown are of the D28 variety, matching front
and back. The finish is nitrocellulose lacquer and buffs to a high shine as the guitar nears completion. Final setup
allows guitars to be fine tuned to the way a client plays. This owner wanted extra low action, but upon observation
of his playing technique it was agreed he really did need higher action. After a quick look at the top we also
decided on a pickguard because playing technique dictated one as well. That opportunity to work with a client to
get what they want is really special and brings a higher level of enjoyment when things are just right.

The necks of all my guitars are Honduran Mahogany, laminated into solid blocks of wood with maple, and
rosewood slices for strength and beauty. This guitar has a maple stripe. The solid blocks are then bandsawed to
the neck shape and ready for further refinement during the carving process. The headstock of this guitar is
overlaid with matching Indian Rosewood and inlaid with a mother of pearl "D" logo. The neck also uses an
adjustable truss rod to fine tune proper playing action. All Dickey guitars come with a hardshell case.