feldkeen4 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 If it was chosen by Stevie Ray Vaughan for a Fender signature guitar before his death. It might be a easier sell by Gibson as a replacement for rosewood. Just drop some money to use the SRV name and it would add instant creedence to the product. Of course this advertising idea, would have to be approved by my lawyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Pau Ferro is a great fingerboard material as is Orange Osage, Padauk, Blood Wood, Granadillo, Purple Heart and many others. My personal favorite wood for fingerboards is Cocobolo. Three of my basses have phenolic fingerboards and they are all fantastic. The question is will Gibson buyers buy guitars with strange fingerboards? I think we are about to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Pau Ferro is a great fingerboard material as is Orange Osage, Padauk, Blood Wood, Granadillo, Purple Heart and many others. My personal favorite wood for fingerboards is Cocobolo. Three of my basses have phenolic fingerboards and they are all fantastic. The question is will Gibson buyers buy guitars with strange fingerboards? I think we are about to find out. I agree cocobolo is a very nice fingerboard material and looks amazing. I know of a few luthiers who use it as a main body wood also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Just wondering, can Koa and Walnut be used for fingerboards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 The first choice by SRV for his signature model was Brazilian Rosewood. That is what is on my SRV strat. I think after the first run or two it became a cost issue and they switched to Pau Ferro. Brazilian rosewood is awesome! It really has a tighter grain than my other rosewood guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Just wondering, can Koa and Walnut be used for fingerboards? Koa and Walnut would be too soft for a long last fingerboard. Not that it couldn't be used but it wo wear much faster than Rose Wood or other much harder woods. Brizilian Rosewood is concidered the best of the rose woods for look and hardness but it's been illegal to import it into the US since 1967. Small stock plies were around till the mid 80's but now that is mostly gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Brizilian Rosewood is concidered the best of the rose woods for look and hardness but it's been illegal to import it into the US since 1967. Small stock plies were around till the mid 80's but now that is mostly gone. This would explain why there were only a few runs of the SRV strat that used Brazilian rosewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Koa and Walnut would be too soft for a long last fingerboard. Not that it couldn't be used but it wo wear much faster than Rose Wood or other much harder woods. Brizilian Rosewood is concidered the best of the rose woods for look and hardness but it's been illegal to import it into the US since 1967. Small stock plies were around till the mid 80's but now that is mostly gone. Thanks, I knew there must have been a reason beyond aesthetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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