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IMO it doesn't matter, the two piece thickness board is visually unnoticeable and you can't feel it and people pay a high premium for baked maple now! I don't like the feel of richlite though.
From memory, the Trad Pro 2 was built with the USA box shifters (namely Guitar centre) and was imported over here when they had excess stock - Andertons were knocking them out at £1399.
I would say almost certainly it has a two piece board but probably Rosewood. In fact, it's only very recently they have been using "now with one piece Fretboard!" In their marketing so my guess is they have used two for quite a while without telling anyone
I don't know if it matters, but I do know that saying one thing and doing another does. Henry J is actually on record saying that the laminated fretboard idea was part of Gibson's drive to "improve" their guitars.
4:30 - 5:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiyQR_ygBjY&feature=youtu.be&t=270
There are plenty of guitars out there with one piece fretboards, if the laminated fretboard issue will bother you.
Check the push/push pots are all functioning properly. I had one fail, the coil split for the neck pick-up was stuck in the up/split position, Andertons replaced it under warranty
Somebody needs to debunk this myth by starting a new thread called Let's Debunk this Myth Now,
Sellers on ebay who say "Purchased from ***** in 2013" are just being chatty and are as innocent as the baby Jesus. Anybody can forget to upload the serial number image.
Ive owned a 2012 Custom Shop LP, as G4Y mentioned the only way to tell is to pop off the nut and look at the grain. In my case it was a laminated rosewood board and the grain in the layers were both running the length of the neck, confirmed when the nut was removed.
I could not tell the difference in playability or tone from a single piece board when A/B'd.
Hope that helps
TC
My problem is gibson didn't tell anyone to start and a vos spec Lp is bloody expensive, I would want a whole piece of wood for that money
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two pieces of rosewood laminated together will be stronger and more stable than a single piece. The same is true of any guitar component and people didn't like it when they applied this logic to les paul bodies in the 70's
The big question I had at the time is how they cope with a re-fret.... but I think they join is deep enough to ensure it wouldn't cause any issue
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It'll be ok for a refret
I would think a gibson would be ok too
(formerly customkits)
Its part of the reason I was concerned. Chip out is a danger on any re-fret, but its a controllable one if you know how the fretboard is constructed and how the frets were installed. You can see that on a veneer board fender. GIbson's technique is hidden
I often use a little heat on frets to prevent chip out, but I would want to be modify my technique on a laminated board. That is more difficult when hidden
Sideways fretted fender necks are a closer equivalent.. If you try and pull the frets out, you will get chip out. But once you know about the fretting technique they used you know you can push them out with a lot less risk. As they don't look outwardly different to a normal fretting technique some may not realise they need to modify their technique
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