Question [GAS] Rosewood Neck

[myxu]

Hi guys, I need your help!

I've got terribly case of GAS - I cannot sleep because instead of naked women i dream about PRS Custom In fact, I've got it for almost two years, so it's serious case, but...
The more I think about it, the more reasons i find to actually avoid buying one. Now I've got JP6 '08 with no piezo, and I couldn't be happier with action and how guitar fit me - it just seems to be part of my body. I'm also very close to dream-tone, but PRSs are seducing me with that thick rich tone - I was always playing mahogany guitars, and I somehow miss that now... BUT: I'd just hate the way PRS got his vol and tone pots and switch. I love them as they are now, in my Petrucci, and as well the position of right hand in PRS drives me mad, because of comfort I've got now with elbow cut...

So, during last sleepless night, I figure out one thing - what about trying MM petrucci with rosewood neck?? I'd have same comfort, and probably richier, fatter tone. What do you think about it? Has anyone compared side-by-side ordinary basswood-maple-rsewood JP6 with basswood-rosewood JP6??

I know they are extremally rare, and I probably just order rosewood neck in local luthiery, if it would play I put maple one to my wardrobe, and if it wouldn't i just leave maple one on guitar, and sell rosewood one on ebay, but to do so I must be sure that it wouldn't be just difference in apperance...

Thx 4 help and cheers from Poland!

 

[aleclee]

While I have a Custom 24 with Rosewood neck , since I got my Rosewood ASS, my PRS haven't gotten much playing time. I dunno about the JP but IMO the tone of my ASS is definitely not thin compared to my PRS.

 

[myxu]

Aaaaaaargh, you're a monster, another two or three sleepless nights!
It's real beauty, congratulations, this emerald green customs just makes my heart hurt, not mentioning about rosewood necked greenies!

///EDIT::Mehehe, thx god for admin, I think now, without the photos, i'll get over with that green beauty until tomorrow

have you compared your rosewood ASS to regular ASS?? JP tone is pretty similar to axis for me, and I don't think it sounds thin, but mahogany gives PRS a little warmer sound for me, and that's why I'm wondering if rosewood neck wouldn't be a cure for it.

 

[CHill]

I play a JP6 with an all rosewood neck and the neck is the best I have ever played. I actually bought the guitar because of the neck. There is another guy on the forum with a black JP6 with all rosewood neck that is very nice too. Hope you can find one. Cheers, C.

 

[Stratty316]

What about the HH AL? Mahogany body, all rosewood neck, Axis Humbuckers, less expensive then the PRS (or a new JP6) and you can order one brand new. I know the neck profile is different but its worth a look.

 

[myxu]

Definitly, but I don't think that such "narrow" neck would suit me... And although it's definitly cool guitar, it don't gives me this "wow" as PRS's... And price isn't as much important for me, of course PRS private stock is definitly out of reach for me, and so BFR would be hard for me to buy, but if "ordinary" PRS custom would suit me, I'd buy it, but i unfortunatly doubt it - Petrucci is perfect for me, it could be a little warmer only

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Don't sell the Al HH short. The neck isn't as narrow as it looks and it's a monster player. Solid rosewood neck and Mahogany body? I don't know why more people haven't thrown their LP's into a river and gone with just an Al.

 

[myxu]

I'm not I just have to have wider neck, I had LP with abut 41.5-42 mm wide neck, and when I changed it to a little wider petrucci it was truly a relief. And I know it's a great guitar, but... look at AL and PRS I know that definition of a "beauty" is relative, but c'mon!

 

[Jack FFR1846]

I'm not I just have to have wider neck, I had LP with abut 41.5-42 mm wide neck, and when I changed it to a little wider petrucci it was truly a relief. And I know it's a great guitar, but... look at AL and PRS I know that definition of a "beauty" is relative, but c'mon!

The Al is a totally polarizing guitar shape. Half the people look at it and think it's old fashioned or too modern or ugly.....the other half (the smarter half) think it's the most beautiful guitar in the world.

Personally, I look at PRS and think.....oh, one of those guitars that Tradition and Schecter and (name 16 more Korean companies) all make those. I look at an Al and see true beauty. I don't think you share my opinion. We should get an unbiased 3rd party.......Rob.....where are you?

 

[myxu]

I get your point, partly by that I really like old Parkers, which most find really ugly ^^
I don't see AL as an ugly guitar, I like it more than almost all Dean shapes, or for example few Gibson stranger projects.
And PRS is for me somekind of "universal beauty"

And you're right with that all prs-style guitars, but you know: women are all the same, but we will never get bored with them But let's end this offtop, we are all right, and let's face it: All MM guitars are beautiful

 

[yellowv03]

I play a JP6 with an all rosewood neck and the neck is the best I have ever played. I actually bought the guitar because of the neck. There is another guy on the forum with a black JP6 with all rosewood neck that is very nice too. Hope you can find one. Cheers, C.

That was me. I traded that towards the JPX I have now. I miss it.

 

[aleclee]

Sorry about the earlier pic. My bad.

have you compared your rosewood ASS to regular ASS??

Not really. I've become such a rosewood junkie (I'm up to 4 rosewood-necked guitars) that I don't pay much attention to maple or mahogany necks.

That said, I'd expect the rosewood to mellow the tone a bit. It's pretty close IMO to mahogany which is much less bright than maple. I suspect that the lack of a maple top on the rosewood ASS would darken things a bit as well.

 

[joe web]

never played a JP with all rosewood neck, but can imagine, that it will sound very nice.
played a luke all rosewood in a/b to a regular luke and loved the rosewood sound much more. since a few days now i own an all rosewood axis supersport and love that sound and felling as well.
the perfect guitar to me would be a Y2D all rosewood neck and a JP BFR all rosewood neck - but both are very rare and hard to find.

mmmmmhhhhhhhh....i love this advertising!

you guys at EBMM should do another run of that!

 

[myxu]

YEAH, that was somebody i was waiting for

So, tell me buddy, was it really different tone?? How much difference could you feel?

 

[joe web]

the tone is different. the rosewood neck adds some warmness and a bit different kind of attack to the guitars.
the feeling of rosewood is so different to maple...so smooth in the hand i felt in love!

 

[lukeuser78]

I sold my PRS Custom 24 to get my JP6, best move ever!

 

[lukeuser78]

Cant fault prd for sound but just feel so awkward!

 

[myxu]

Big thanks Guys for your help, but I think I managed to force the GAS for a while

I just came back from my rehersal room, and... god damn it, my rig sound awesome as it is I think this all rosewood case came to me because I missed so much playing on my amplifier - I was on holiday for last two weeks, and my Bubba was alone in rehersal room

I think I'll someday try PRS Mira - I've got Petrucci for Lead, heavy and modern stuff, and second guitar for vintage, more mellow, warmer tone would be nice, and - Mira is front-routed, so i can change the pickguard for a custom made one, and change the place of pickup switch and pots to suit my needs, without spending a lot of money for additional neck or damaging/drilling the new guitar.

Yeah, PRSes sound different than MM, and definitly as well cool, but nothing can beat JP6 in comfort of playing, at least for me, and that's why it will remain beeing my main axe

Sorry for this mess guys, thanks for help one more time, and keep on rocking!

 

[smd24fan]

Don't sell the Al HH short. The neck isn't as narrow as it looks and it's a monster player. Solid rosewood neck and Mahogany body? I don't know why more people haven't thrown their LP's into a river and gone with just an Al.

I have put all my other guitars in their cases since I got my AL HH. This is the most misunderstood guitar out there! It rocks, and rocks hard my friend! The all rosewood neck is just insanely awesome! I can't wait to get my Luke with the all rosewood neck, it's going to be killer as well I hope!

 

[spkirby]

In my opinion no EBMM will sound exactly like a PRS Custom, or Strat, or Les Paul no matter what the neck wood is... each of these guitars have their own things going on and you just have to choose which one works for you tonewise, feelwise and lookswise. If the Petrucci works for you then stay with it, if you are after a thicker tone then try something like an Axis, Albert HH or Morse if you want to stay in the EBMM camp. Only when playing them will you know if the neck feels right or not, simple measurements only tell half the story. FWIW the Petrucci neck is vastly different to the rest of the EB range though....