Brazillian Rosewood?

[Cinder]

Did G&L ever use Brazillian rosewood for fingerboards? I've got a bunch of guitars, incl. a bunch of G&L's, with rosewood necks, but one in particular (1999 ADSH NAMM guitar) is more highly figured than any other fingerboard I've ever had, including a high-end PRS w/ a "Brazillian", though mediocre, fingerboard.

Thanks,

Rob

[yowhatsshakin]

Hi Rob,

Although I cannot speak for G&L ever having used BRW fingerboards, and it is certainly within the realm of possibilities, I would like to give you a heads up that you might not be looking at rosewood at all but rather ebony. See the pics at the bottom of my web page on a ASAT Jr. in my possession of which I was thinking it had a BRW fingerboard due to the figure. But apparently (unstained) ebony can come that way too.

Hope this helps,

- Jos

[Cinder]

Thanks, Jos. That figure on your Jr. at the 3rd-4th fret is veeerrry nice! The figure on my AD I don't believe is dense enough to be ebony. The color is almost like walnut. It's probably Indian for that reason alone.

Thanks for your help.

Rob