Has a typical fat r8 neck which i prefer over the slimmer 60s profile.
2012 gibson laminate neck fret board.
When i bought it i was a little concerned but as it is an early 2012 model before the inlays changed i thought it may have a one piece rosewood board.
He said it was an improvement in strength and didnt affect the sound.
The slightly upward pointing flames of the aaa grade maple top are strong though it s slip matched rather than perfectly book matched.
The 2012 models are supposed to be the ones with the laminate fretboard 2 pieces of rosewood glued together.
A few days ago i was shown a video interview with the president of gibson who was asked about why gibson has started using two piece laminated rosewood fretboards on its 2012 guitars.
Gibson 2012 les paul standard there s little doubt that this 2012 standard is a very good looking les paul and it s been set up nicely too.
Gibson lists the two piece tops on its cust.
Is it best to avoid 2012 gibson les paul s with laminated rosewood fretboards.
It has a really nice d shaped neck and feels quite slim as gibson necks go the only thing i can see are minor polishing swirls and i ve to look really hard for those.
If a laminate bridge can cause this much gnashing of teeth i cannot even imagine what would have been being said in 1944 when banner j 45s with tops pieces together with scraps started showing up.
He claims that the black books were only used in the first quarter of 2012 when gibson used one piece boards and that after that they changed to the brown books and laminated boards.
The result is similar to what happens when the conditioner gets between the fretboard and the neck ie.
Nothing but with the new business opportunity for bringing to market a premium non delaminating conditioner.
Simply beautiful gibson custom shop es 175 in wine red no significant marks in the finish no fret wear no fingerboard wear.
