Gibson headstock inlay material

[Axelorox]

What material is used for the Gibson logo inlay on the headstock of modern custom shop acoustics? Abalone? Something else?

[Wade Hampton]

What I’ve seen for the most part has been mother-of-pearl. I have seen a few Gibsons with abalone headstock logos, usually on instruments with rosewood or koa headstock veneers, but with their far more common trademark black headstocks mother-of-pearl just pops out more visually.


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