Surely both are better than plywood !
slejhamer wrote:
Rickenbacker lacquers their rosewood fretboards.
Amen to that. And it makes them more difficult to play for me, at least!
I prefer rosewood over maple for comfortability in playing. However, I think maple (as a rule) just looks cooler and is often worth the extra effort I have to put forth to play well. I've only recently delved into the world of maple boards and I find some of them fairly challenging (e.g., the Baja Tele...lacquered but not too sticky...and cool!!!! 8) ).
If I had to choose just one, I'd definitely pick rosewood. My first Strat had a maple board (cuz that's all the store had in stock), but I ended up trading it for the exact same guitar only with a rosewood board. It just felt more comfortable to me...by far.
As for tonal differences, there are too many variables IMHO (pickups, type of guitar, type of amp/effects, etc.). Comfort and feel is my primary consideration. Just my 2 cents...
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What about "Ebonite"? Now, I prefer rosewood, obviously. I have one maple board, one ebony and one ebonite. The rest are all rosewood. Oh, what is "Ebonite" you say? :lol: My totally composite Switch Wild IV guitar has an ebonite board. Feels and sounds like maple to me, and since I have one maple and one ebony, I got something to compare it too. I'm suprised they didn't make "Maplite"? :lol:
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Ebonite is black hard rubber. Bowling ball stuff.
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My Cort Curbow bass fretboard is Ebanol. What the heck's that??? :?
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"Ebanol - This is a synthetic material constructed of compressed paper and resin."
maple = mojo :mrgreen:
Amen.
I have both as well. I like the maple for more agressive music (Maiden, Van Halen) and the rosewood for the blues/classic rock. I think it is all personal preference, though. I must admit that I'm one of those wack-o people who think rosewood only looks good on sunburst and white/cream/blonde guitars. Give me a red strat and I want maple.
Of course, rosewood looks fine on a red Gibson. I dunno. Whatever.
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If you have long fingernails, they tend to get stuck in the Rosewood necks.
On the other hand :lol: , your fingers may slide around on the Maple. :?
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Ebonite is black hard rubber. Bowling ball stuff.
lol, showing your age here a bit.
they haven't made bowling balls out of rubber for decades :wink:
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I really wonder why they didn't make a hybrid of maple and rosewood... :shock:
I really wonder why they didn't make a hybrid of maple and rosewood... :shock:
Because they "wood" clash? :roll:
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
I prefer maple. My tele is maple while my acoustics both have a rosewood fretboard. The maple on the tele actually has very little finish on it and is much smoother than the rosewood.
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Interesting comments by all.
Sounds like the only way to resolve this is for me to go out and buy another electric...OH DARN...I hate when that happens!!! :mrgreen:
I prefer the look of maple, however it has the tendancy to become 'scummy' with age, little buildups of dirt and grease around the frets, which are visible on the pale wood. although maybe it was just me looking at the poorly worn out school guitars, and not a guitar which would be properly cared for! :)
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No right answer. Apples & oranges. Gibson & Fender. Vox & Marshall.
I like 'em all. :wink:
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