Pearloid inlays in the neck of a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar
Pearloid is a plastic that is intended to resemble mother of pearl. It is commonly used in making musical instruments, especially for pickguards, electric guitar inlays, and accordions.[1]
^Wright, Michael (2000-01-01). Guitar Stories: The Histories of Cool Guitars. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-884883-08-8.
Pearloid is a plastic that is intended to resemble mother of pearl. It is commonly used in making musical instruments, especially for pickguards, electric...
than the standard dot position markers, however, the Jaguar bass has aged pearloid block inlays, a feature generally reserved for premium instruments. The...
rosewood fretboards received pearloid blocks/binding, and maple fretboard necks received black. Fender switched to pearloid blocks/binding on all necks...
Danny Gatton Gatton with his pearloid Telecaster Background information Birth name Daniel Wood Gatton Jr. Born (1945-09-04)September 4, 1945 Washington...
or vibrato tailpiece, depending on the model. The SG Standard features pearloid trapezoid fretboard inlays, as well as fretboard binding and inlaid pearl...
clay dot fingerboard markers were changed to pearloid; in 1966 the dot markers were replaced by pearloid blocks. Black binding and blocks were used on...
fingerboards were then made of a veneered, round-laminated piece of wood and pearloid dot markers replaced the "clay"-style inlays introduced in 1959. In 1960...
After several upgrades—which included custom finishes, a bound neck, pearloid block inlays, maple fingerboard with black binding, and block inlays—the...
Seymour Duncan '59 Jeff Beck Trembucker in the lead position, a white pearloid pickguard and a deluxe locking tremolo bridge. Later after Suhr left it...
imitate pearls from the pink conch, and hematite is sometimes used to imitate black pearls. Cultured pearl Pearloid "Pearls". stoneplus.cst.cmich.edu....
body Scale 24.75" Woods Body Maple Neck Maple Fretboard Rosewood with pearloid triangle inlays Hardware Bridge Adjustable Pickup(s) 2 Single-coil Colors...
Jazz Bass neck with a 20-fret stained rosewood fingerboard with aged pearloid dot inlays, matching headstock and a 3-ply white pickguard. It was introduced...
approximately 1977 to 1983: Nonadjustable bridge, often showing a pair of pearloid screw covers. Martin-style peghead (tapered) "Martin-style" gold decal...
black (with a standard black pickguard, updated from the earlier white pearloid or tortoise shell) and the unique Antigua burst scheme. Later Japanese...
and presumably leftovers of the 1986 run. The finish was black with a pearloid pick guard. The Gibson All American II was built in the mid-1990s as part...
block inlays (no signature at the 12th fret), Grover machine heads with pearloid banjo buttons, and a grade A maple top. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has a signature...
Electric XII, was given a cream/white-bound fretboard with rectangular pearloid block inlays in 1967, followed by a thicker black CBS-style headstock decal...
finish and black anodized aluminum pickguard, ebony fingerboard with black pearloid block inlays, EMG PJ-X active pickups and a Gotoh bridge. The basses feature...
include acrylic glass, glass, plywood, fabrics, metal, and mother-of-pearl/pearloid varieties. Expensive guitars may have luxury pickguards made from exotic...
and HP versions had cream binding on the neck and body, and rectangular pearloid inlays. Since the 2017 models have been released, however, Gibson has changed...
guitars have fingerboard or headstock inlays made of nacre (or imitation pearloid plastic inlays). The bouzouki and baglamas (Greek plucked string instruments...
Tri-Sonic pick-ups. 24 guitars were made in a rare baby blue color with a pearloid pickguard and gold hardware. The guitars come in Antique Cherry (a similar...
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