CS-356 last year for ebony?

[ZZ Not]

I have been looking at CS-356 photos and can't determine if a particular guitar has ebony or Richlite board. It is a '06 and I thought they had ebony up to '07. Problem is I can't discern any grain in the fretboard but it just may be the pic.

Does anyone know for certain when they stopped putting ebony on the CS-356?

 

[Danny W.]

I have been looking at CS-356 photos and can't determine if a particular guitar has ebony or Richlite board. It is a '06 and I thought they had ebony up to '07. Problem is I can't discern any grain in the fretboard but it just may be the pic.

Does anyone know for certain when they stopped putting ebony on the CS-356?

I don't think they started using Richlite until 2011-2012. I doubt you could tell from a photo in any case.

Danny W.

 

[clayville]

They were still ebony in 2006. Probably 6-7 years before Richlite appeared regularly.

 

[ZZ Not]

Clayville, I was hoping you would show. I rang Gibson Customer Service today and they verified 2006 would include an ebony board.

Thanks to both of you!

 

[clayville]

Clayville, I was hoping you would show. I rang Gibson Customer Service today and they verified 2006 would include an ebony board.

Thanks to both of you!

Good luck. Still love mine and stand by everything I ever said about 'em! :salude