I won't use any of the exotic woods for the fretboard neck or body.
I choose maple for the neck because it comes from what I hope are sustainable forests near to Warmoth.
I would happily use something like Richlite.
I have a Kramer fretless bass that I bought new 43 years ago. That has a synthetic fretboard of some kind. It is still fine despite years of using round-wound and sometimes flat-wound strings depending on what mood I'm in.
I choose maple for the neck because it comes from what I hope are sustainable forests near to Warmoth.
I would happily use something like Richlite.
I have a Kramer fretless bass that I bought new 43 years ago. That has a synthetic fretboard of some kind. It is still fine despite years of using round-wound and sometimes flat-wound strings depending on what mood I'm in.