The B.C. Rich Assassin QX6 features maple neck-through construction a nato mahogany body with a deeply arched AAA quilted maple veneer top 2 Rockfield Mafia humbucker pickups with individual coil top switches and a reverse phase switch and an ebony fretboard with glyph inlays and 24 jumbo frets.Neck-Through Construction B.C. Rich is known as one of the pioneers in neck-through construction. They utilize it on many of their guitars because it provides the best possible sustain resonance comfort and access to higher frets. Neck-through has long been considered the premium construction method for high-end guitars. This construction starts with a long piece (or pieces) of premium North American maple. That piece runs from the tip of the Assassin QX6's headstock to the strap button on the opposite end of the guitar. This means that the headstock fingerboard pickups and bridge all are mounted to this single sound foundation. Sonically it is a difference you can hear. The neck-through