weldaar Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Can someone tell me when Gibson started using Richlite boards, and what models? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I can't be certain about when they started with richlite but they stopped using ebony in 2012. By that time they were probably experimenting with richlite ... And they probably used it in production models starting in 2013/2014. They use it mostly on customs from what I have seen. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 What models have Richlite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weldaar Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 What models have Richlite? Exactly, which ones? Trads, Standards, Customs, Studios, Historics? I would like to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 You can go to Gibson's website and look at the instruments you're interested in. They tell you what material is used for the fingerboards and practically everything else. They go back to 2014. Gibson Acoustics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 The first guitar I'm aware of that Gibson made using Richlite was the 2011 Midtown Custom, made in Nashville. This was an ES-335ish hollow-body. I've never been a fan of Micarta or Richlite, but decided to give the guitar a chance based on the overall features & price point. In the time I owned it, the neck developed a back-bow that could not be adjusted out. That instrument is now just a murky memory. My one & only Richlite experiment, and I'm done with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I enjoyed the feel of the Richlite board on my old Tweedy sig Martin, but I was always mindful of the fact that a synthetic fretboard on a relatively high ticket guitar seemed odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 The Martin 16-series models I played with Richlite felt like fretting a chalk board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weldaar Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 I have the 2008 Trad. I am positive that's Rosewood. I know that the Epi I bought for a project guitar ( I wanted the body) had a weird feeling board until I changed the neck to real wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I owned a Martin CEO-4 sometime around 2008 I think. Richlite fretboard. M&T neck (not dovetail joint). It played fine and I wouldn't have known about these two things if I didn't start looking at guitar forums. That Martin... long scale slope... heavy as heck... ugly burst. Martin muddy sound... but I digress... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 Relic Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 1501113405[/url]' post='1871401']I enjoyed the feel of the Richlite board on my old Tweedy sig Martin, but I was always mindful of the fact that a synthetic fretboard on a relatively high ticket guitar seemed odd to me. Yes I have a Martin JTOODB and I know how you feel but. I honestly love the feel of mine and don't worry at all . The tone and playability more than make up for the Richlite fretboard and bridge , after all having a Richlite board and bridge was all part of the certified woods construction of the guitarQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Yes I have a Martin JTOODB and I know how you feel but. I honestly love the feel of mine and don't worry at all . The tone and playability more than make up for the Richlite fretboard and bridge , after all having a Richlite board and bridge was all part of the certified woods construction of the guitar A what ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 A what ?? That means: Jeff Tweedy 00 Deep Back. It's the standard 14-fret 00 size, but has a slightly deeper body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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