You have heard correctly! The new polymer Fretlight fretboard is incredible in many different ways.  The one piece polymer fretboard is mixed to a special translucent tinting so that it hides the LED's when they're not on, but turn the LED's on and MAGIC, they show right there, clearly indicating where to put your fingers.  But that's not all.  Because of the inert nature of polymers, every Fretlight guitar neck is incredibly stable and not prone to as many seasonal adjustments and associated problems such as wandering or creeping frets.

The patented Advanced Polymer Fretboard gives the guitar some great side benefits besides hiding the lights:

1. Polymers in general have great sustain when tone is put through them and this neck does to sustain what active pickups have done to the magnetic pickup industry.  Plain and simple it sounds great.

2. Being an inert material, the Polymer Fretboard won't swell and contract with the weather like a wood fretboard so you won't see fret migration problems or neck extraneous neck movement.  It's straight as an arrow.  There is still a truss rod in the neck, but simply set it and forget it!

3. Want different size frets? No problem, the polymer hold frets and allows repeated fret removal and installation without any degradation.  Try that with a wood neck.  Oh, and by the way, it's fast and slippery too. Want some reassurance? Go Ask a Fretlight Owner.