The ebony fretboard on my new James Trussart Steeltop has a wonderful look to it, that I have only seen once before on another hand-made-in-small-batch instrument... made by Tony Zemaitis (who actually, James Trussart reminded me, turned out even fewer instruments per year than James does). The wood has been hand detailed, and the binding actually has an ever-so-slight dip to it on the edge, just as it leaves each fret..to rise slightly again when it reaches the next fret.... it is so slight, that you can barely notice it...for me it is a sign of a truly hand-made instrument. In today's time of machine-made necks, it is truly a rarity... so get 'em while you can folks...
