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Real Rosewood or Pau Ferro fingerboard?


Bluesnik

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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