Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard

The veneer of rosewood got even thinner by mid 1963.

Laminated rosewood fingerboard. Slab fingerboards are also identifiable from the peghead by their hump line humps toward the tuners just above the nut. I have a few questions regarding the laminate rosewood on the back and sides of my 210e what exactly is the difference between it and non laminate rosewood. 1966 jazz bass journeyman relic round laminated rosewood fingerboard aged daphne blue more about 1966 jazz bass journeyman relic fender was clearly having fun when it designed the 1966 jazz bass. Also i ve read that i can actually expect my guitar to lose its tone over the years because of the laminate body.

The evolution of the instrument reached new heights that year with striking new features including neck binding block inlays and paddle. The attack is crisp and the density is similar to maple. Compared to rosewood ebony fingerboard woods are bright durable and sustainable. Btw when done correctly the glue joint is actually stronger than the wood around it.

From august 1962 till 1980 fender used a curved bottom rosewood fingerboard that was much thinner than the slab board. That would be the fretboard laminated to the neck. Rosewood fingerboard veneer 1962 1980. Fender introduced round lam short for round laminated rosewood fingerboards in the early 1960s as a new method of attaching smooth playing and attractive rosewood fingerboards in a thin rounded veneer like form to sturdy maple necks.