Re: ULTIMATE SDUG Semi-final round #2
Thanks, Simon. That thread answered all my questions.
4,000+ gigs! Wow. I have played under 500 in my life, and mostly on basses with poly finishes. No way any of my guitars will ever look that cool!
As for the comments in that thread about the rosewood wearing down, yes, it does wear away. Even my '03 Melody Maker is starting to get a little scalloped on the edges of the fretboard. I played a 2007 "new" Explorer a few weeks ago. it has been a floor model since new; the Guitar Center has never sold it. It had MAJOR wear in the same way. Really rounded over edges on the fretboard. That is one of the reasons why higher trim levels have binding. My '68 SG Std. Has big dents that would probably be starting to show through if it was a veneer-fretboard Strat.