Bluesnik Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Hi, Do Gibson guitars speced as Rosewood fingerboard get exported out of the the USA with Pau Ferro fingerboards due to limiting regulations? Thanks for any contributions and your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) If it says rosewood, it's rosewood whether you buy it in the US or outside the US. Unless I missed the memo, but I don't even think it'd be legal to state RW and ship PF. Edited December 5, 2022 by Pinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I think you would be hard pressed to find a Gibson with a Pau Ferro fingerboard. I don't recall them advertising the use of it at all. Fender uses it quite a bit, and many players seek it out, but I am not aware of any Gibson models that used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Thanks for both answers. And they are very reassuring. I've got a 2020 LP Standard 50s with a fretboard that's very clear from the 15-22th fret. I always assumed it was dried out, but something I read today made me wonder if it might be Pau Ferro instead of Rosewood on export models. Something that outraged me. And yes, to my knowledge Gibson has never used Pau Ferro. Edited December 5, 2022 by Bluesnik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Bluesnik said: Thanks for both answers. And they are very reassuring. I've got a 2020 LP Standard 50s with a fretboard that's very clear from the 15-22th fret. I always assumed it was dried out, but something I read today made me wonder if it might be Pau Ferro instead of Rosewood on export models. Something that outraged me. And yes, to my knowledge Gibson has never used Pau Ferro. You're welcome. I put Dunlop Ultimate Lemon Oil on once a year. One spray on a piece of cotton cloth and apply. With that little, you can apply it without having it leak into fret slots (which could be an urban myth, but...). Let sit for about half an hour to be absorbed, wipe off anything left on the surface with dry cotton cloth(s). Soak cloths in water before disposing of them. Once a year is enough if you live where it gets dry in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, Pinch said: I put Dunlop Ultimate Lemon Oil on once a year. One spray on a piece of cotton cloth and apply. Thanks for the tip. I've got two bottles of Dunlop #65 lemon oil, but still haven't conditioned the fretboard, though it's two years old. I will do it soon cause I've got to change the strings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Although, they did make a version of the R9 with Bolivian rosewood… sort of a fancy name for PF… I think… the reissuing year was 2019 - not sure if they are still doing this. Either way it was explicitly stated which material is used. Don’t think Gibson false advertises that material is X and it’s not X. For what it’s worth, the R9s with Bolivian RW looked nice - very dark and smooth. Wouldn’t be worried about owning an R9 with BRW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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