rhfactor4
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all i gott say is......
rosewood > maple
HA!
(but for guitar its maple>rosewood)
rosewood > maple
HA!
(but for guitar its maple>rosewood)
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StingEye
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fretboard
Maple necks, atleast in my opinion, give better definition than rosewood.
Maple necks, atleast in my opinion, give better definition than rosewood.
Baddog
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All that I ever played was rosewood until I bought my ray, there are advantages to both according to what kind of music that you play.
Aussie Mark
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and ebony is better than both of them 
Mobay45
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As far as I can see, the only time the fret board should make a diff is when you are playing a fretless. Otherwise, the part of the string that vibrates is between the fret and the bridge, which are both metal.
Mobay45 said:
That's not entirely correct. Many different factors are involved in the "sound" of an instrument. Maple is a harder wood than rosewood - so therefore a "brighter" sound. While I've found this isn't such an important factor with Stingrays due to the humbucker and electronics are so distinctive. But with say a Jazz bass, it will make a big difference. I have a jazz with rosewood and one with maple (same bass otherwise) and there is a difference in tone.
YOU SAID: "the part of the string that vibrates is between the fret and the bridge, which are both metal"
Yes, but the fret is "seated" in either rosewood, maple, etc. and this DOES influence the overall tone of the instrument.
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Mobay45
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I'm not trying to be argumentative (although apparently that's where I'm headed) but it still seems to me that "brightness" is tone and tone can be augmented either through the instrument or the amplifier. This of course is just my opinion and we all know what they say about opinions.
Yes and I agree. I'm not trying to fuel an argument either because this is one big happy forum/server!
I used the wrong word when I said "brightness". I should have stuck with tone. There's a certain tonal property with each fretboard materinal. Yes, things can be augmented via an EQ - but there are certain colorations from each material.
So I guess were both right!!
See? One big happy family server forum type thing...
I used the wrong word when I said "brightness". I should have stuck with tone. There's a certain tonal property with each fretboard materinal. Yes, things can be augmented via an EQ - but there are certain colorations from each material.
So I guess were both right!!
See? One big happy family server forum type thing...
Mobay45
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Hey, a good discussion of opposing viewpoints never hurt anyone. (Although it might have p***ed off of few.) I enjoy an exchange of ideas. How else can you ever make a well informed decision. Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
BTW - My ray and my P-copy are both RW, my '79 P is maple and the Yamaha RBX775 that will be here Tuesday is RW. I've had the P since it was new and it's the only maple I've ever had.
Larry
BTW - My ray and my P-copy are both RW, my '79 P is maple and the Yamaha RBX775 that will be here Tuesday is RW. I've had the P since it was new and it's the only maple I've ever had.
Larry
I have 2 '79 Fender Jazz - one Maple, the other Rosewood - My Honey Burst SR5 is also maple - MY Lakland 55-02 is Maple and my Fender American DLX Jazz V is pao ferro (actually I'm waiting for the UPS man to deliver this one....)
Have a good weekend!
Have a good weekend!
Psychicpet
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Purpleheart is the best fingerboard for fretless that I've used yet although a coated maple fretless seems like it'd be fun.
johans
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Aussie Mark said:and ebony is better than both of them
i think ebony is best with fretless not fretted
Psychicpet
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johans said:i think ebony is best with fretless not fretted
I think ebony has it's place in the big picture somewhere but just not on fingerboards...
but that's just lil' ol' me except if we're talking upright fingerboards then ebony is nice to have but rosewood still works nice for that too.
johans
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Psychicpet said:
I think ebony has it's place in the big picture somewhere but just not on fingerboards...
but that's just lil' ol' me except if we're talking upright fingerboards then ebony is nice to have but rosewood still works nice for that too.
i could be wrong
i learnt it from warwick
they use wenge for fretted
and ebony for pure frettless
