Just When U thought it was safe to go back in the H2O(Baked Maple/Obeche)now RICHLITE

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

 

It is. duh.

 

 

It is what?

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

I don't live in Camden. But I do want to get out of NJ. In a few years. Maybe the Brian (Brian Krashpad) & the Bbreakers will be a band.

 

 

the entire state is infected. move now before senility prevents you from rational conversation any longer.

[Bbreaker]

 

It is what?

 

 

It is.

That's all we need to know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZhrbE2rS1M

[Bbreaker]

 

the entire state is infected. move now before senility prevents you from rational conversation any longer.

 

 

 

I used to live in Brooklyn, NY.

 

In a few years I'll be a new neighbor to some lucky soul.

 

Fun.

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

I used to live in Brooklyn, NY. In a few years I'll be a new neighbor to some lucky soul. Fun.

 

 

that was a lifetime ago. you're an Armpit of American now.

[Bbreaker]

 

that was a lifetime ago. you're an Armpit of American now.

 

 

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-eiDxeJj4

 

 

see, you can't even figure out how to post videos. here, i'll help you.

 

[video=youtube;Ud-eiDxeJj4]

 

the Elephant Man. classic symptom of Jersey living. get out before it's too late. though, i'm afraid it already is.

[Bbreaker]

 

the Elephant Man. classic symptom of Jersey living. get out before it's too late. though, i'm afraid it already is.

 

 

 

Don't be mean.

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

Don't be mean.

 

 

tough love. you'll thank me later.

[Bbreaker]

I'm going to file motions today in the NJ courts.

If you want to see disturbing people.

Go there.

Family court is the most emotional.

I feel bad for those kids.

It's depressing.

 

See ya later.

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

I'm going to file motions today in the NJ courts. If you want to see disturbing people. Go there. Family court is the most emotional. I feel bad for those kids. It's depressing. See ya later.

 

 

my wife works in family court in NYC. i hear about it enough.

[Phillbis]

Don't care really what a fretboard is made of as long as it looks and feels right (I generally prefer ebony and maple to rosewood). That fretboard looks very nice so it would come down to how it felt for me. The concept of recycled material as a fretboard is pretty cool IMO, but like I said I'd want to try it in person. The guitar itself looks nice for sure.

 

 

+1

 

I actually own one of these. I have several guitars that have ebony boards and you can't tell the difference between the ebony board and the Richlite board. I was able to play one of these before purchasing and thought it was an ebony board. I looked up the specs online and was surprised that it wasn't ebony. We'll see how long the fretboard lasts but overall this is a great guitar and a great price point. I was able to buy mine new for $1250 and these come with a hardshell case!

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

+1 I actually own one of these. I have several guitars that have ebony boards and you can't tell the difference between the ebony board and the Richlite board. I was able to play one of these before purchasing and thought it was an ebony board. I looked up the specs online and was surprised that it wasn't ebony. We'll see how long the fretboard lasts but overall this is a great guitar and a great price point. I was able to buy mine new for $1250 and these come with a hardshell case!

 

 

next string change, would you mind posting a pic of the neck joint underneath the rhythm pickup?

[WhatDoIKnow]

Traditionalists will not like it. Others will use it as a way to bash Gibson.

I actually commend Gibson for using an alternative material, but I am a little bit of a tree hugger.

[d_dave_c]

 

Paper is made of wood, resin is drawn from trees. I think this is fantastic. Plus, unlike baked maple, this actually looks good. Overall, that guitar looks fantastic and it's a very reasonable price considering Gibson. I love everything about that guitar. I like the shape, size, and overall vibe, and the fact that, it's a little bit different. Even they have the rear wiring access so that it's not a complete bitch changing wiring. Call me stupid but I dislike the VT/VT wiring greatly and even though I'd probably keep the pickups, I'd definitely redo the wiring my way (master volume, bridge tone, neck tone, master bass cut), and that would allow me to easily change things around. I don't need a guitar right now, but in a couple of years, if one of these pops up used, I could totally see myself buying one, and I don't say that about very many Gibsons. I hope people keep bashing the Bakelite, so that the prices crash.

 

 

+1.21 jigawatts - thanks for typing all my thoughts out for me.

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

 

+1.21 jigawatts - thanks for typing all my thoughts out for me.

 

 

And I'll second, third and fourth that, Gibson for me are showing great bravery, putting it about a bit and experimenting and seeing what the market says, I love that guitar, the price and after holding one today, I think Gibson will shift a lot of these

[BG76]

I picked up one of the Obeche fretboard Gibson guitars simply because I didn't like them being pushed around by the Govt while their competitors (one of which has a board member who is setting up the President's library) were allowed to continue business as usual.

 

I really like the guitar. It sounds great, played nice right out of the box and the fretboard looks a lot like the rosewood ones that Gretsch 'ebonizes' with dye.

 

Just for the heck of it I pulled the frets out and did a refret. There were no issues getting the new frets in or anything and I don't see any problems with the material.

 

All things being equal I would rather have a rosewood board on this one (and if the refret didn't take I would have just replaced the board) but I actually think that it's cool that Gibson is building guitars with sustainable wood - and I have seen some with low prices that look killer.

 

I was in GC and they have a LPC looking guitar for about $1800 but it has a different fingerboard wood. Guitar looked great.

 

For all the talk about wind farms, hybrid cars, etc... it's nice that there is a guitar builder out there offering a more "green" guitar - even if they're not doing it by choice.

[Guitar Heel]

 

For all the talk about wind farms, hybrid cars, etc... it's nice that there is a guitar builder out there offering a more "green" guitar - even if they're not doing it by choice.

 

 

I totally agree, so long as the material is suitable for the intended purpose. And I'm not saying this isn't, as I've never even seen obeche. I wish more manufacturers would experiment with sustainable products.

[jrfan]

I for one think the Midtown looks great and the composite fretboard is a non issue.
One of the best sounding acoustic guitars I've ever played is the Martin dx1 that has a body made of high pressure laminates.

[Bbreaker]

 

my wife works in family court in NYC. i hear about it enough.

 

 

 

So you know the drill.

[nicholai]

Kramer used a composite bowling ball like material on the fretboards of their metal neck guitars in the early going. It was a viable substance. They used it to be different....not because their rosewood and ebony was confiscated by the feds.

 

 

I'm not at all convinced Gibson can't source whatever wood they want.

[tiltsta]

The fingerboard on my steinbergers is made from phenolic resin with cellulose binder (I have no idea how similar that is to richlite). Anyway, the steinberger stuff feels like ebony, and looks brand new after like 25+ years of playing. I'd certainly buy something like that again.

[d_dave_c]

Martin uses Richlite, too. It's a brand name. Epiphone used a similar product, Ebonol on some guitars in the 90's.

[HarpBoy]

 

The fingerboard on my steinbergers is made from phenolic resin with cellulose binder (I have no idea how similar that is to richlite). Anyway, the steinberger stuff feels like ebony, and looks brand new after like 25+ years of playing. I'd certainly buy something like that again.

 

 

Sounds pretty close to Richlite. "Cellulose" is a wood fibre product, as is paper. Martin has been using Richlite for a number of years now; I owned a nice 16 series 12 string with a Richlite fingerboard. I loved it, in fact, liked the feel of it more than wood.

 

Cheers.

[warriorpoet]

srsly.... who the {censored} wants fukn birds on their fukn guitar ????? fukn stoopid.