Mighty_Zoltan Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hey guys, I just traded at a guitar show for a 2003 cherry red Faded SG Special and I have a couple of questions... 1. It's not very faded, in fact it's super shiny I guess because it's obviously been played at shows A LOT and has been buffed up from natural use. Is this common? Pretty awesome if so as I have one of those "Aged" Epiphone Wilshire and I'd noticed it was starting to get buffed up... 2. It has an Ebony Fretboard and a bone nut. Now obviously the bone nut has been added, but are the ebony Fretboards fairly common? I haven't ever seen another on these... Thanks! Kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I cannot answer #1, but I do know that more than a few Faded SGs and SG Specials had Ebony fretboards. Some of them have the same markings as the old Goth SGs: a single moon crescent at the twelfth fret. My SG Special has a tight grained, hard ebony fretboard and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hi Kodakghost, It is pretty common- to answer your first question. Kind regards, Stijn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty_Zoltan Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 I cannot answer #1, but I do know that more than a few Faded SGs and SG Specials had Ebony fretboards. Some of them have the same markings as the old Goth SGs: a single moon crescent at the twelfth fret. My SG Special has a tight grained, hard ebony fretboard and I love it. Yeah this fretboard barely even has any grain to it! It's awesome! Super super smooth and glossy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 As I recently mentioned in another thread, I have one of the earliest faded SGs (April '02). Features that were stock for at least the first year and then changed included the ebony fingerboard, multiple crescent moon inlays, and a ABR bridge. Volume & tone knobs were also changed later down the road. The ebony fingerboards on these are nice, but some examples had a problem with protruding fret ends. I rejected the first one I played for this reason. The next example was fine, which is the one I still own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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