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| kayo
Junior Username: kayo Post Number: 39 Registered: 10-2002 |
I am wondering what the differences are in sound and feel between the 3 kinds of woods that Alembic offers for fretboards. I have a custom Rogue 4 string with an Ebony fingerboard - I am considering replacing the fingerboard - the run of the mill dark ebony is getting a little boring for me. I really like the coco-bolo look (and I happen to have a coco-bolo book match to center front)... I also like the Pao Ferro too..... Also- Mica - how much would it run me to replace my fretboard - say take off my ebony and replace it with the coco-bolo, no inlays except for an OM symbol on the very 1st fret (like one of the featured customs on your website)? And, how long would it take? Thanks! | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 481 Registered: 7-2002 |
Well that has to be the first time I have heard Ebony described as "run of the mill".  It's hard enough to find, and very sought after actually, and not many manufacturers use it (for cost reasons) except in their most expensive instruments. A replacement coco bolo fingerboard would run 650$ a Pau Ferro 450$; that is assuming that the old fretboard comes off with no problems (meaning that the instrument does not get any scratches in the removal process and does not require us to have to re-spray it; we try very hard to make sure that it does not happen, but you can never tell). The OM symbol would cost 600$ (without a back LED). Timewise, it would depend on how smoothly the fretboard removal goes. It could take just a few days to put in a new fretboard, but the inlay would prolong things by a few weeks. It depends on how much work we have going on whenever you decided to send in your bass. Keep in mind that there's always a line for repairs, so any instrument that comes in will have to wait a bit for its turn before anyone can start to do any work on it. Valentino |
