misanthrope222001
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Hello everyone out there, it's great to meet you all! So I finally got my 1st Gibson; a 2013 Les Paul 70's tribute. My question is this: Is it normal to see what appears to be a seam running the length of the fingerboard just underneath the fret tangs? I realize Gibson does hand scraping and that might be what I'm seeing. It could also be the grain mismatch that is making the "effect" more apparent. The frets seem to be reasonably level with little to no buzz @ .065 bass .040 treble. Truss rod functions effectively and there are no issues with any of the frets around where the neck joins the body. Could this be a re-glued fingerboard? Would that even be worth doing on a 2013 tribute model? I'm less concerned about aesthetics than I am structural integrity + value (I paid an overly fair price for the guitar). Bear in mind that I am used to Fender's so any expertise/wisdom would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
UPDATE: I called gibson who confirmed that this is of course one of theirs. The gentlemen I spoke to said he worked for gibson since 2010 and remembers the laminated board fiasco. He said the boards that are laminated but also unbound are EXTREMELY rare. Rare enough that it took a couple years for the sales team to even realize Gibson ever made any unbound laminated rosewood necks. I took it by a local 30+ year luthier who said it looked unplayed and is another believer that, structurally the neck is more solid the way it is. He also said that he would have no problems re-fretting down the road. It plays well with low action and almost no buzz of any kind (kind of used to the general clangyness of strats). The seller offered me a full return/refund shipping and I really think he is just a guitar flipper that didn't know any better. I don't think there was any intent to deceive. All taken into account I have decided to keep the guitar. Small businesses are having a hell of a time right now and I would hate to cost more $ in shipping while risking this guitar being damaged/destroyed during it's return journey; all because I don't care for a single line going down the center of WOOD. I figure hell, "Even the mona lisa is falling apart". If you're still reading thanks for taking the time!
UPDATE: I called gibson who confirmed that this is of course one of theirs. The gentlemen I spoke to said he worked for gibson since 2010 and remembers the laminated board fiasco. He said the boards that are laminated but also unbound are EXTREMELY rare. Rare enough that it took a couple years for the sales team to even realize Gibson ever made any unbound laminated rosewood necks. I took it by a local 30+ year luthier who said it looked unplayed and is another believer that, structurally the neck is more solid the way it is. He also said that he would have no problems re-fretting down the road. It plays well with low action and almost no buzz of any kind (kind of used to the general clangyness of strats). The seller offered me a full return/refund shipping and I really think he is just a guitar flipper that didn't know any better. I don't think there was any intent to deceive. All taken into account I have decided to keep the guitar. Small businesses are having a hell of a time right now and I would hate to cost more $ in shipping while risking this guitar being damaged/destroyed during it's return journey; all because I don't care for a single line going down the center of WOOD. I figure hell, "Even the mona lisa is falling apart". If you're still reading thanks for taking the time!
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