Valu-Craft JUMBO FRET "Scalloped" Cigar Box Guitar Fretboards - 25-inch scale

Have you ever heard of "scalloped" fretboards? Sometimes seen on electric guitars, they actually remove some of the wood between each fret, so that the string only makes contact with the fret itself (not the wood), which enhances string bending, vibrato and speed. Virtuoso guitarists like Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen have used this style of fretboard to create some amazing music.

One way to create a scalloped sort of feel on a fretboard is to use all jumbo frets instead of the usual medium/medium - this keeps the string further from the surface of the fretboard, allowing some of the potential of a fully scalloped board.

So, back to these fretboards. The factory mistakenly used all jumbo frets on them (instead of just for the Zero Fret), and at first we thought it was a mistake... but then Ben Gitty remembered the history of scalloped fretboards, and realized that these could be "a thing". He knew there are builders out there who might like to give them a try, so instead of telling the factory to trash them, he said "send them over and we'll see!" So here they are, great specialty fretboards offered at a discounted price from the standard variety.

Valu-Craft cigar box guitar fretboards are fantastic playing, yet budget-friendly.  Each features: 

• Quality hardwoods, including rosewood and roasted maple
• Nickel-silver, Jumbo fretwire
• 25" Scale 
• 1.5 in. wide. x 0.25 in. thick x 21 in. long.
• 20 frets installed

Roasted Maple Patina Frets:  Please note that the "Roasted Maple" variety comes with antiqued frets that have a darkening patina on them, a leftover from the torrefaction process the wood went through. We feel this gives them an interesting vintage look (like something you might see on an old Kay or Stella guitar from the 50's), but it can be buffed off with steel wool if desired. See the detail listing photo to get an idea of what the patina looks like. The other wood varieties have normal shiny frets.

Produced overseas for C. B. Gitty.