Gary Moore Tribute Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Been into Dawsons today and they informed me that a press posting had just gone out for all new Standard models But heres the big thing, it comes with another new fretboard called "Granadillo" Apparently its a Rosewood substitute. http://www.lmii.com/carttwo/thirdproducts.asp?NameProdHeader=Granadillo+Fingerboard Sorry I have very little info on this but thats all I know so far... Update: apparently its also on the 335-S http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Designer/Gibson-USA/335-S.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 No pun intended but I like the sound of it from the description in the link... P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Finally a decent rosewood "substitute"!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 It's been used for instrument for well over a century in Europe. I'd like to see it in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP4Me Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I'll be curious to hear how it compares to the baked maple fretboards. Who's doing a side-by-side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Well I don't mind Gibson trying new things and I'd like to see how these boards feel. I just thought it was worth posting as theirs quite a few new Les Pauls of late with various fretboards Sorry for the lack of info on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yeah I think this new fretboard material sounds quite promising.. am looking forward to seeing and trying one... I have a baked maple board on my Firebird and its great, very very smooth and looks the part.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 sounds like a description of burnt maple..... I'd like to know where you've gotten that impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I've read up a bit about Grenadillo. It's the wood which has been used for well over a century for the making of fine woodwind instruments; notably clarinets, oboes, flutes, piccolos etc... Although it is actually a member of the rosewood family it is very similar to true ebony and seems to be a perfect choice as a fingerboard material; “The botanical name is Dalbergia melanoxylon, and it comes mostly from east Africa. The genus Dalbergia encompasses all rosewoods, so despite its black color, grenadilla is a true rosewood and not related to ebony." Here's what one maker of woodwind instruments has to say about it's tonal qualities; "(...the wood's) characteristic timbre is bright, resonant, clear, elegant and rich in overtones." Here's a cut'n'paste from another site about the wood itself; "Grenadilla, the wood from which woodwind instrument are largely built, belongs to the Dalbergia family. "Melanoxylon" simply refers to the kind of wood it is, which in this case is "blackwood". Under this name the Portuguese discoverers, constantly searching for new ebony-like woods, brought the wood to the Royal court. In doing so they imported this wood, which stands next to Ebony as the darkest of woods, if not completely black. French titles such as Ebene de Mozambique, which are also applied to Ebony itself, sometimes indicate the source. Grenadilla grows in the dry forests of southeast Africa; above all in the east African savanna grasslands, where the most important sources our found. Grenadilla is especially treasured for the making of woodwind instruments due to its hard, smooth surface, and its strong resistance to the absorption of moisture. Portuguese musicians were themselves the first to employ it for the making of instruments." In addition to it's fine qualities as a tonewood it seems there is no problems with using the wood for manufacture. This from the same source; "Conservation is not a fearful problem in the case of Dalbergia Melanoxylon, since it easily seeds itself and the forest naturally regenerates itself quickly." Henry will be pleased! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 +1 Nice work Pippy Looks like Gibson are defiantly going in the right direct for an alternative. On a side note according to the Q&A page Gibson say they are now sourcing "USA" Rosewood, to me this means it will cost more so is likely to be now on the £3,000+ models Also on the cheaper models they say something about 2 veneers in opposing directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Henry will be pleased! But will the Lact Act be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew365 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Any more info on the new Standard besides the fret board wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Any more info on the new Standard besides the fret board wood? Nothing on the press page yet, the only update is the Ace Frehley "Budokan" Les Paul Custom for Gibson Custom & Epiphone Plus a new run of P90 SG with a Baked Maple board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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