buliwyf Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 My LP says composite fretboard in the description,what does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamGuy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I'd guess Richlite but I could be wrong... Is it a Les Paul Custom you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I'd guess Richlite but I could be wrong... Perhaps the same phenolic resin/cellulose compound from another vendor? Richlite® is a trademark of the Richlite Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buliwyf Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 No custom i have a 2014 LP studio hot rod and all it says about the fretboard is composite fretboard. http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-Hot-Rod.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 What does the guitar sound like acoustically? Is it treble rich? Fairly loud? I like the artificial fingerboards I have tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamGuy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 What does the guitar sound like acoustically? Is it treble rich? Fairly loud? I like the artificial fingerboards I have tried. I agree... the Richlite fingerboard on my Midtown feels great. Doesn't feel plastic-y or anything unusual and has a nice dark look akin to ebony. I have no problem with it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valtyr Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Richlite is the only non wood fretboard I have heard of Gibson using. I had a Shred Les Paul Studio with a Richlite board. I had no problem with it and only sold it to upgrade to a Les Paul Classic. I wasn't using the FR bridge all that much and I liked the neck on the Classic better. I also own a couple guitars that have carbon/glass composite. I have a Parker Fly Classic which has a composite exoskeleton (and composite fretboard) and it is one of the most stable guitars I have ever encountered. The other is a CA (Composite Acoustic) Cargo which is an acoustic with no wood. The body and neck are entirely composite, with graphite nut and bridge, and stainless steel frets. This guitar is also much more stable. I would consider this sort of composite material a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dReit1 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The other is a CA (Composite Acoustic) Cargo which is an acoustic with no wood. The body and neck are entirely composite, with graphite nut and bridge, and stainless steel frets. This guitar is also much more stable. I would consider this sort of composite material a bad thing. You would or wouldn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valtyr Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 You would or wouldn't? oops, typo, sorry about the confusion.........I would NOT consider composite material a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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