The ASM Exotic Classic Deluxe cuts no corners! With an exotic spalted or AAA quilted maple top with ebony stringers neck-through construction ebony fretboards and stringers and coil-tapped Rockfield Mafia pickups this may be the ultimate BC Rich flat top!Neck-Through Construction Neck-through construction is used on the Mockingbird ST 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 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 construction also allows deeper cutaways providing comfort no bolt-on or set neck could offer.Rockfield Mafia Pi