bemb Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) I just bought a 2016 Epi ES 339, They List 2 different fret boards, does anyone know if this year epi would have a rosewood or a Pau Ferro board? Thanks for the help! Edited December 23, 2019 by bemb spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Don't know Epi's but I bought the first year Gibson ES-339. I went acoustic and swapped it off, but it was a GREAT guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 11 hours ago, bemb said: I just bought a 2016 Epi ES 339, They List 2 different fret boards, does anyone know if this year epi would have a rosewood or a Pau Ferro board? Thanks for the help! IIRC the rosewood cites band started to really hit hard in 2017. It's possible it's rosewood. Maybe Rabs can chime in.. You should be able to tell the difference. Pau Ferro, while it is considered a form of rosewood, I don't think it's as porous as Indian or Madagascar rosewood. So if you had a guitar that you were sure had rosewood board to compare to, you could probably make the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Not sure about the Epiphone model, but the 2016 Gibson 339 is shown to have a rosewood board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibson Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 My 2017 es339 is Pau ferro, which feels like ebony and looks like rosewood, I actually really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemb Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Its kinda grainy so I think it is rosewood, needs a good cleaning and some fret doctor. The whole guitar needs care, someone installed pearly gates bridge and neck pickups so I do Like that, well back to work on rewire and reset. Thanks for all comments, much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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