Many guitar builders tend to overlook this important aspect, but we think it’s a critical detail. On the underside of the upper bout of the guitar, flanking the neck pocket, we use a cross-grain spruce plate brace that is inlaid into the underside of the top. By taking the time to inlay the plate brace, this traditionally "restricted" area now becomes an active, integral part of the guitar’s top. The result is a difference you can truly hear.