Rosewood Or Maple Yes One More Poll

[spencer]

I am dead split between maple or rosewood.

Bass Im getting will be a sterling H/S but rose wood or maple?

This is one of the few cases I think rosewood looks great i love the darkness it gives to the bass however maple is my favorite neck material by material alone. I love the way it ages and darkens with time and begins to show dirt/mojo [which I love] and it just feels so much more natural or organic are the words that come to mind..

I know this might sound silly but I have never spent this much on a bass and am so excited it will be my first musicman ordered to my specs..

I have to say I think the rosewood would look better, but the maple would look great too [once it ages.] Its so hard to explain.

pictures for comparison

And to make matters worse if I went with rosewood I don't know if I should go with matching headstock..

 

[RobertB]

why, maple, of course.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

This is my choice

 

[Resolute]

Maple, and maple alone

 

[Grand Wazoo]

I did a poll loooooooooong time ago you can check it here:

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...oard-poll-maple-rosewood-pau-ferro-ebony.html

My choice is without a doubt maple, I wish one day BP wakes up on the "wrong" side of bed and decides to make Bongo's with maple fingerboards.

Then I would really kiss him, eh BP? you up for that? mwah mwah... lol

 

[spencer]

I know I'll just have to get both.. If I wasn't in love with honeyburst maple would be must

 

[JimB52]

Maple trees have beautiful foliage in the Fall.
Maple syrup is delicious on pancakes.
Maple necks on basses are both beautiful and delicious.

Jim B

 

[five7]

Rosewood is the only way to go. Maple fretboards always feel sticky to me.

 

[Resolute]

Maple trees have beautiful foliage in the Fall.
Maple syrup is delicious on pancakes.
Maple necks on basses are both beautiful and delicious.

Jim B

I am totally adding that to my signature...

 

[spencer]

I swear this is the hardest decision I have ever made.. The maple looks like it's missing something and it's not a white pickguard..

 

[ausf]

Maple syrup on Swedish pancakes, Maple leafs on Canadian flags, Rosewood fingerboards on all basses.

I've heard the hype regarding maple necks being more alive, but does a MM need to brighter? It's brightness defined.

Maple necks always feel clunky to be. I know it's stupid, but it's pure perception which makes it true in my mind. When I was trying out Rays, the first two were maples and I was a bit turned off (even though not having a 'finish' makes it leaps and bounds ahead of others). When I picked up a rosewood, it was heaven, even though I'm sure they are exactly the same thickness.

 

[oli@bass]

I had one of these, exactly in that configuration...

...but with the old style bridge. Killer bass. Unfortunately I sold it.


If you like maple, go with maple.

 

[RobertB]

...but with the old style bridge. Killer bass. Unfortunately I sold it.

Ouch ... I can definitely empathize there. It's must be difficult to not beat yourself up about it sometimes. Hope this helps, buddy.

 

[bovinehost]

Rosewood. Rosewood. Rosewood.

Oh, and rosewood.

Really, look at it. You know it wants rosewood.

 

[Psycho Ward]

For the record I don't hear much, if any difference. I do feel a difference sometimes depending on the strings used. Its pretty much a cosmetic decision for me.

Stupid? Probably, but that's the way I look at it. I think rosewood looks good on almost everything so I have more rosewood necked EBMM's. See? But I love maple on others, especially on a natural body. (...any excuse I know...)

 

[spencer]

great now it's a tie..

Love maple rosewood looks better I think I'm going rose... Save the maple for my next bass

Now matching or no matching headstock?

 

[bovinehost]

Matching. Without any question.

 

[MrMusashi]

rosewood and matching for that color...

MrM

 

[spencer]

It's offically rosewood and matching.. I have not seen a picture of honeyburst with matching headstock other than bass central and their pictures are horrible. I really think they would sell more if they had better pictures like theperfect bass..

Im still really iffy about the matching headstock on sterling.. Does anyone have any pictures they can post sterling or stingray.. I have been through every musicman gallery here and on gave site and don't recall one...

And for the maple I will have one one day maybe black blue or white just not honeyburst..

 

[bdgotoh]

It's not honeyburst, but I bought a cherryburst Sterling from the Dubaldos, the MHS looks great.