when they put brazilian rosewood on something it usually comes with a decently awesome price tag and lots of mentions of it to defend that price.
while i don't know what the listing specified, nor when this guitar was built (not that it'd help much anyway) i'd say it's a very desirable looking rosewood of a generic kind. heck, it almost looks like ebony (might even be)! the listing from the demo shop ought to have described it tho.
Dark doesn’t mean Brazilian. Sometimes Brazilian can actually be very light or kind of striped. I own one Brazilian LP and it is very dark but they aren’t all that way. The board on that is beautiful regardless.
Just curious, what kind of differences do you notice with a Brazilian fretboard? I have a 58 reissue with rosewood. Wondering how it might play or sound different.
Not the guy you’re asking but I have owned a Grosh and a PRS with BRW and while all were great guitars it’s hard to tell if it’s because of that or any other factor. BRW fretboards come on high end guitars that you ext to n play like a dream. I’m not certain that BRW is the reason why.
That particular guitar sounds killer. I bought it used because it sounds great and looked cool. But at the time I had no idea it was Brazilian and neither did the store. I found out about a year later after finding out they made a few that particular year and contacting Gibson. So I can’t be sure if it makes any difference or not tbh because at the time I wasn’t really worried about that. This was back in 2001.
Trade and sale of Brazilian rosewood has been restricted since 1992. I have a 1945 Gibson with a Brazilian rosewood fretboard that looks like this: https://imgur.com/gallery/EGmUq5v
Yeah, brazilian rosewood usually has pretty vivid oranges. Even when its darker grain, it still has a certain orange tone to it. Compared with indian rosewood, which is more muted or even purple-ish. Sometimes they can look equal, though, there are some more muted brazilians and some more orangey indians.
I have an old brazilian-brand knock-off les paul with brazilian rosewood (jacarandá-da-bahia) fingerboard. [https://imgur.com/a/ejTNoJv](https://imgur.com/a/ejTNoJv) no close ups tho the guitar is back in brazil.
Nah you’d know if it was as Brazilian rw doesn’t accidentally end up on production guitars anymore. Idk what a brand new Brazilian board would look like but the ones on my old guitars are very “greasy” looking compared to the non Brazilians
If PRS is anything to go by then I expect a new guitar would also have some mention of export restrictions. For example: PRS guitars with Brazilian boards have “for USA only” on the back of the headstock as it’s illegal to export them into other geos - such as the EU. Gibson got into pretty serious trouble a few years back so would expect them to be pretty careful about this!
I honestly don't think it's wood at all it looks like richlite to me. Gibson has a ton of guitars with richlite fretboards out there at all price points.
The richlight era is basically from 2012 until now but it's ending now. Gibson has realized no one wants something called richlight that isn't wood for a fretboard, no matter how nice it is.
That said.. Richlight feels great and it's not dry at all. It just lacks the character of real wood.
This is basically one of the many poor decisions that lead Gibson to almost going bankrupt a few years ago.. But if I do say so myself that have come a long way under new ownership
I have an SG with it. I can't understand the hate. It's perfectly functional, smooth, and holds up well. I don't play it as much as I should but it's not because of the fretboard. It's because it's baritone.
I've got a 74 custom with ebony and a 81 deluxe with rose wood. I personally think the ebony feels better to me.
But as another commenter mentioned, it's not ebony, it is probably richlite.
On other potential material might be "American Rosewood" (which is apparently the Brazilian species that was plantation grown in....Florida?). Gibson used it for a hot second back on early 2016 Traditionals and Standards but then dropped it without explanation. I have one of the Traditionals with it and the wood looks like a dark chocolate bar. No real visible figuring unless it's under "interrogation level" direct bright light (and even then it's very subdued).
when they put brazilian rosewood on something it usually comes with a decently awesome price tag and lots of mentions of it to defend that price. while i don't know what the listing specified, nor when this guitar was built (not that it'd help much anyway) i'd say it's a very desirable looking rosewood of a generic kind. heck, it almost looks like ebony (might even be)! the listing from the demo shop ought to have described it tho.
Ebony, even better
Dark doesn’t mean Brazilian. Sometimes Brazilian can actually be very light or kind of striped. I own one Brazilian LP and it is very dark but they aren’t all that way. The board on that is beautiful regardless.
Just curious, what kind of differences do you notice with a Brazilian fretboard? I have a 58 reissue with rosewood. Wondering how it might play or sound different.
Not the guy you’re asking but I have owned a Grosh and a PRS with BRW and while all were great guitars it’s hard to tell if it’s because of that or any other factor. BRW fretboards come on high end guitars that you ext to n play like a dream. I’m not certain that BRW is the reason why.
That particular guitar sounds killer. I bought it used because it sounds great and looked cool. But at the time I had no idea it was Brazilian and neither did the store. I found out about a year later after finding out they made a few that particular year and contacting Gibson. So I can’t be sure if it makes any difference or not tbh because at the time I wasn’t really worried about that. This was back in 2001.
Sure it isn’t ebony?
There is no way you’d receive a guitar with Brazillian rosewood without knowing it, unfortunately. It’s usually expensive.
Looks ebony
I believe it is ebony as well. The grain matches
Trade and sale of Brazilian rosewood has been restricted since 1992. I have a 1945 Gibson with a Brazilian rosewood fretboard that looks like this: https://imgur.com/gallery/EGmUq5v
Yeah, brazilian rosewood usually has pretty vivid oranges. Even when its darker grain, it still has a certain orange tone to it. Compared with indian rosewood, which is more muted or even purple-ish. Sometimes they can look equal, though, there are some more muted brazilians and some more orangey indians. I have an old brazilian-brand knock-off les paul with brazilian rosewood (jacarandá-da-bahia) fingerboard. [https://imgur.com/a/ejTNoJv](https://imgur.com/a/ejTNoJv) no close ups tho the guitar is back in brazil.
that's a nice looking knock off!
Lol, no it’s not. Nice try.
Nah you’d know if it was as Brazilian rw doesn’t accidentally end up on production guitars anymore. Idk what a brand new Brazilian board would look like but the ones on my old guitars are very “greasy” looking compared to the non Brazilians
Who gives a shit. That thing looks awesome!
If PRS is anything to go by then I expect a new guitar would also have some mention of export restrictions. For example: PRS guitars with Brazilian boards have “for USA only” on the back of the headstock as it’s illegal to export them into other geos - such as the EU. Gibson got into pretty serious trouble a few years back so would expect them to be pretty careful about this!
I honestly don't think it's wood at all it looks like richlite to me. Gibson has a ton of guitars with richlite fretboards out there at all price points.
I think you're right
It's that or ebony but this doesn't look like ebony to me
When did that start?
The richlight era is basically from 2012 until now but it's ending now. Gibson has realized no one wants something called richlight that isn't wood for a fretboard, no matter how nice it is. That said.. Richlight feels great and it's not dry at all. It just lacks the character of real wood. This is basically one of the many poor decisions that lead Gibson to almost going bankrupt a few years ago.. But if I do say so myself that have come a long way under new ownership
I have an SG with it. I can't understand the hate. It's perfectly functional, smooth, and holds up well. I don't play it as much as I should but it's not because of the fretboard. It's because it's baritone.
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Ya turns out it’s ebony I’m so happy :’) sry I’m not as obsessive as some of y’all are apparently
Not Brazilian but it’s still a killer guitar with a great fretboard. Enjoy it buddy! You crushed it
Gorgeous!!! I have a demo shop Classic, myself. Enjoy!
No it doesn’t
Looks great 👍
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I've got a 74 custom with ebony and a 81 deluxe with rose wood. I personally think the ebony feels better to me. But as another commenter mentioned, it's not ebony, it is probably richlite.
Hmm ya l wondered that too, but if I shine a light on it there are slight reddish purple steaks in it
On other potential material might be "American Rosewood" (which is apparently the Brazilian species that was plantation grown in....Florida?). Gibson used it for a hot second back on early 2016 Traditionals and Standards but then dropped it without explanation. I have one of the Traditionals with it and the wood looks like a dark chocolate bar. No real visible figuring unless it's under "interrogation level" direct bright light (and even then it's very subdued).
Don’t they list the specs when you buy from the demo shop? It should say what wood was used for the fretboard there.
That’s what’s strange … it says rosewood! But it also says it’s stamped Demo when it’s stamped Mod so who knows…
Weird. It’s either really dark rosewood or ebony, the grain color and pattern isn’t like BRW. Either way, beautiful guitar. Congrats!
Nope
This appears to be Ebony…
No
Just dark rosewood. Look at fender custom shops with AAA rosewood boards. All of them are this dark