DockStar Koa Blue

PHRED instruments

$690.00

The PHRED instruments DockStar Koa gets its inspiration from Trey Anastasio’s Languedoc guitar. The fully hollow body features a dual humbucker setup, with discrete split coil switches and a 3-way pickup toggle for 8 different tone combinations! Our DockStar Koa is professionally setup with low action and D’Addario 10-46 strings, and the frets are leveled and milled here at our shop in California for a nice smooth and clean feel all around.

There are DockStar Koa Blue guitars currently in stock to fulfill existing pre-orders. DockStar Koa Blue guitars are built in limited productions.

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Body
The fully hollow body with koa veneers on the front and back features a dual humbucker setup, with discrete split coil switches and a 3-way pickup toggle for 8 different tone combinations! There is one master volume and one master tone knob for dialing in your tone.  The guitar strings pass over a floating bridge that is not anchored to the guitar body. Similar to a violin, banjo or mandolin bridge, the bridge simply rests on top of the body and is held in place by string tension.  The ebony tailpiece is attached to the end of the guitar, holding the strings in place.  There is one 1/4″ standard guitar output jack on the side of the guitar body.  We offer an optional custom hard shell case to go with the DockStar Koa guitar.

Neck
The maple core neck is attached to the body using very strong wood glue.  The back of the neck contour is a C-shape that feels somewhere in between a strat and an LP neck, not too thin, and not too chunky either.  The 2-octave ebony fingerboard has 24 medium jumbo frets which are leveled and milled here at our shop in California for a nice smooth feel along the edge of the fretboard and all around.  The fretboard features a 15 inch radius which is perfect for soloing and playing chords up and down the fretboard.  Topping off the fretboard are custom pearloid inlays designed by PHRED instruments.  At the top of the neck, you’ll find a bone nut for good sustain, and white binding all around the fingerboard for a clean look and feel.  The tilt-back 6-inline headstock shape is a PHRED instruments trademark design.  Under the fretboard is the adjustable double-expanding truss rod, keeping the neck stable in any climate.

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13-point Setup

Our 13-point setup and inspection ensures that every PHRED Instruments guitar we ship is professionally setup and ready to play when it’s delivered to you. Setup will include string-height adjustment, intonation, electronics inspection, and the frets are leveled, crowned, and polished, as outlined below.


Fretwork and Fingerboard
1. Debur Fret Edges
This process involves filing the edges of each fret such that the edge of the fretboard feels smooth as you play up and down the neck.
2. Level Frets
Leveling all the frets ensures that you can play at low string action and with clear and articulated notes on each fret.
3. Crown Frets
After leveling the frets, they are crowned. Crowning frets is a process by which the frets are rounded slightly at the top. This makes the frets feel nice and smooth all around, ensures smooth bends, and also makes it easy to slide up and down the fretboard.
4. Polish Frets
After crowning the frets, polishing makes them shine brightly. Polishing them also makes them even more smooth to the touch.
5. Condition the fingerboard
The fretboard wood is cleaned and conditioned using fretboard oil.


Setup
6. Adjust Truss Rod
The truss rod should be adjusted such that the neck is slightly concave.
7. Adjust Nut
The nut height is adjusted to the fingerboard, and the string slots are filed to a perfect height and width for the strings we install
8. Adjust the Bridge Height
As a part of setting the string action, the bridge height is adjusted to our standard measurement of 1.75mm above the 12th fret on the low E string, and 1.5mm above the 12th fret on the high E string. We leave a little bit of room if you want to adjust the bridge a bit lower than that.
9. Adjust the Bridge Saddles
Intonation is set by adjusting the bridge saddles. We tune up and stretch a fresh set of strings, and then adjust the bridge saddle position until the harmonic at the 12th fret compared to the note at the 12th fret.


Pickups
10. Adjust pickup height
The height of the pickup is adjusted such that the perceived volume is consistent between each of the pickups installed on the guitar.


Electronics
11. Inspect and test electronics
Whether you upgrade to our USA wiring option or go with the stock wiring and electronics, we are going to make sure all the electronics work properly prior to shipping. For guitars that have an OBEL jack, we wire it Tip=Send, Ring=Return.


Strings
12. Install D’Addario 10-46 gauge strings
We install D’Addario EXL 10-46 gauge strings on all guitars. If you prefer a different brand or string gauge, contact us and we can accommodate other brands and string gauges, and adjust the setup accordingly to the strings that you prefer to use.


Guitar Body & Hardware
13. Clean and polish the guitar body and hardware
Just before we package up a guitar for shipping, we clean and polish your guitar using StewMac Guitar Polish to make it shine.

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    Body
    Body Style Hollow Body
    Body Wood Mahogany
    Body Top Wood Koa
    Body Rear Wood Koa
    Body Binding White with Black Stripe
    Neck
    Scale Length 25 1/2"
    Frets 24 Medium Jumbo
    Neck Wood Maple with Center Lamination
    Neck Binding White with Black Dots
    Fretboard Wood Ebony
    Fretboard Inlays Pearloid Designs
    Fretboard Radius 14 inch
    Neck Stabilization Double-Expanding Truss Rod
    Nut Width 1 11/16" (43mm)
    Nut Material Bone
    Headstock
    Headstock Binding White with Black Stripe
    Tuning Machines Unbranded Stock Tuners
    Pickups
    Neck Pickup Humbucker (4-wire)
    Neck Pickup Color Chrome
    Bridge Pickup Humbucker (4-wire)
    Bridge Pickup Color Chrome
    Hardware
    Bridge Style Archtop Style Wood Base, Tune-o-matic Bridge
    Stop Tailpiece Style Archtop Wood Tailpiece
    Control Knobs and Toggles
    Volume Knob(s) 1 Main Volume Knob
    Tone Knob(s) 1 Tone Knob
    Pickup Toggle 3-way Pickup Toggle
    Neck Pickup Toggle Switch Mini Toggle (Series/Split Coil)
    Bridge Pickup Toggle Switch Mini Toggle (Series/Split Coil)
    Output
    Output Jack(s) 1 Standard Mono Guitar Output Jack
    Other Specs
    Guitar Strings D'Addario EXL 110 Nickel Wound 10-46
    Guitar Dimensions 40" (h) x 13.5" (w) x 2" (d)
    Guitar Weight Approx 7 lbs
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