A question of rosewood

[roballanson]

Does anyone have any ideas about why the rosewood fingerboards on my SR4 and SR5 are very different colours?

The 4 is really quite dark but the 5's is almost Pau Ferro colour - kind of light.

Is it just a variance in the woods used?

Just interested.

Oh and this was after they were both cleaned......

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>Is it just a variance in the woods used?

There will be some variation. The Rosewood on one of my Rays is brown while on one of my J Basses it's actually a dark red/rose colour. It was black on an old P Bass I used to have.

 

[roballanson]

Thanks Rod - was just interesting. My SR4 is a really dark chocolate colour....wondered if it would affect the tone. But as I like both basses' tones I am not really bothered....

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>>wondered if it would affect the tone

I really don't think so but you never know...there's a seller on Ebay who says a Satin finish sounds better than Gloss

 

[roballanson]

Yeah saw that one......perhaps the lighter the wood the lighter the tone, now theres a new selling point

 

[dlloyd]

Yeah saw that one......perhaps the lighter the wood the lighter the tone, now theres a new selling point

Well, the dark choclately one will have a sweeter tone

 

[roballanson]

It certainly does Dave.....althought add a few mids and treble it can take a couple of heads off in the third row or so...