I know filling the fretboard edges/slots is pretty common for Rosewood - But what is the likelihood that if you encounter a cheap-ish Squier or similar-level guitar with an eerily smooth fretboard, that the board itself was grain-filled? Is it that common of a practice on any particular level of guitar? How would you detect grain-filled fretboards if so?
Background - I really dislike very open-grained Rosewood. A lot of higher/US Fenders and other instruments have very smooth boards where *some* grain is still evident. A lot of MIM/MIJ mid-level instruments seem to have very porous Rosewood, but it's pretty uniform that when I pick up a Squier or cheap guitar the board is quite smooth (talking real Rosewood when it was used, not laurel etc.)
Background - I really dislike very open-grained Rosewood. A lot of higher/US Fenders and other instruments have very smooth boards where *some* grain is still evident. A lot of MIM/MIJ mid-level instruments seem to have very porous Rosewood, but it's pretty uniform that when I pick up a Squier or cheap guitar the board is quite smooth (talking real Rosewood when it was used, not laurel etc.)
Comment