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Originally Posted by 4to5to6  veneer board or slab?
quarter sawn? |
Dude, not trying to sound snarky, but Fender has not made a veneer board in almost 30 years. Also, they do not do quarter sawn necks (not on purpose at least) - and never have.
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http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html
# Rosewood fingerboard, "Slab" (Brazilian), 1958 to 1962: from mid-1959 (1958 for the Jazzmaster) till August 1962, Fender used a "slab" rosewood fingerboard. That is, the bottom of the fingerboard was flat and the board was fairly thick. A picture of a slab board neck (as seen from the "butt" of the neck) can be seen in this picture. Also shown is the difference between reissue and original slab board necks. The Musicmaster family also used slab fingerboards (usually Indian rosewood) for about a year from Sept 1965 to Oct 1966. Slab fingerboards are also identifiable from the peghead by their "hump" line (humps toward the tuners), just above the nut.
# Rosewood fingerboard, "Veneer", 1962-1980: from August 1962 till 1980, Fender used a curved bottom rosewood fingerboard that was much thinner than the slab 'board. The veneer of rosewood got even thinner by mid 1963. Also by 1966 the rosewood changed from Brazilian to Indian rosewood. Veneer fingerboards are also identifiable from the peghead by their "dished" line (dishes toward the nut), just above the nut.
