JP15 Mother of pearl?

[Zgydk]

Hi, does anyone know if the fretboard inlays or tuner buttons on a JP15 is made from mother of pearl? Thank you.

 

[Fusionman]

I’d seriously doubt it. More like mother of toilet seat.

 

[tbonesullivan]

Hi, does anyone know if the fretboard inlays or tuner buttons on a JP15 is made from mother of pearl? Thank you.

Maybe the fretboard inlays, but I don't see how the knobs could be. Mother of Pearl is not a very thick material, so there's no way to make things like tuner knobs out of it. They are plastic / acrylic, just like the inlays on tons of guitars. The original fret markers on Fender guitars with rosewood fretboards were clay I believe.

 

[jeffjong]

Maybe the fretboard inlays, but I don't see how the knobs could be. Mother of Pearl is not a very thick material, so there's no way to make things like tuner knobs out of it. They are plastic / acrylic, just like the inlays on tons of guitars. The original fret markers on Fender guitars with rosewood fretboards were clay I believe.

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[Nelson]

Hi!

The JP15 typically uses pearl or abalone inlays, but not mother of pearl for the fretboard inlays. The tuner buttons, however, are usually made of pearloid, which is a synthetic material resembling pearl.

Hope this helps!

 

[hussondros]

Hi!

The JP15 typically uses pearl or abalone inlays, but not mother of pearl for the fretboard inlays. The tuner buttons, however, are usually made of pearloid, which is a synthetic material resembling pearl.

Hope this helps!

Got it, thanks! Quick question though how can you usually tell the difference between real abalone/pearl and pearloid just by looking at it?