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Post subject: Noob question re: transition from maple fretboards
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 5:16 pm
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Is there a timeline when Fender made a specific transition from maple to rosewood slab and rosewood veneer?

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Post subject: Re: Noob question re: transition from maple fretboards
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 10:47 pm
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Fender switched from maple fretboards to rosewood slabs in 1959. Four years later the so-called "lam-board" was introduced.

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