Rosewood vs. Maple board

[Tim O'Sullivan]

My rosewood board Axis is much warmer and fatter than any of the maple board ones. That said, the maple ones are much acoustically brighter.

 

[tristan]

i like both, maple is hard & sounds hot, rosewood is more "reactive", it gets wet with your fingers...

ebony is very nice too, because it is really soft.

for me, rosewood stays the best compromise.

 

[NorM]

The End!!!

Glenn |B)

Thanks G!

 

[rrhea]

It looks like Walt Disney threw up

Maybe so.... but those things are the best playing vomit I have ever experienced.


Did you get rid of all your Ibanez gear, Robelinda? Even your Jem?

Ryan

 

[robelinda2]

Maybe so.... but those things are the best playing vomit I have ever experienced.


Did you get rid of all your Ibanez gear, Robelinda? Even your Jem?

Ryan

yep sold the JEM 90th, and the S series J Custom, also had a 1976 Ibanez Les Paul, got good prices, used the cash to order some of the EBMM guitars i currently have coming. Dont miss the ibanez's one bit!!!!

 

[kompressaur]

one thing i like about the Musicman rosewood boards is they are thick.The Silo I used to have and the Sub I have now both have a fair ol' slab of it.I like that

 

[candid_x]

one thing i like about the Musicman rosewood boards is they are thick.The Silo I used to have and the Sub I have now both have a fair ol' slab of it.I like that

That's true. Took a good look at this during my last string change, really thick rosewood. That has to have a dynamic effect on tone, more than the typical thin rosewood slab top.

And unless I'm mistaking, the maple has no cap but is one solid piece of maple neck.

 

[beej]

And unless I'm mistaking, the maple has no cap but is one solid piece of maple neck.

The top of the board is a maple cap (taken off for the truss rod ) ... it's just incredibly well matched! Have a close look; it's tough to see.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

The top of the board is a maple cap (taken off for the truss rod ) ... it's just incredibly well matched! Have a close look; it's tough to see.

I dont know how they do it!

 

[Spudmurphy]

The top of the board is a maple cap (taken off for the truss rod ) ... it's just incredibly well matched! Have a close look; it's tough to see.

If you look up by the nut you should just see where EB has spliced them back together.

I would swear that it was one piece bit quite clearly it is not.
Spud
PS I do like ebony f/b's

 

[candid_x]

Man, I just tonight changed strings on my maple SS, cleaned the neck and gave close inspection. I could not detect a cap. Do they cut the cap from the actual neck? Looking at it right now. Sometimes I think I see a cap, then it just looks like grain. Mine's got a painted headstock, can't see the seam up by the nut. I flat can't see it.

 

[J-Nick]

Man, I just tonight changed strings on my maple SS, cleaned the neck and gave close inspection. I could not detect a cap. Do they cut the cap from the actual neck? Looking at it right now. Sometimes I think I see a cap, then it just looks like grain. Mine's got a painted headstock, can't see the seam up by the nut. I flat can't see it.

Yes they do. That's why the seam is so difficult to see.

Cheers!

 

[candid_x]

Yes they do. That's why the seam is so difficult to see.

Cheers!

Nick, is this for the sole purpose of inserting the truss rod, and, are the frets then also inserted at that phase? Or is this inside information only?

Thanks,
Bruce

 

[Smellybum]

maple baby!

I think I found something to wipe my name on!

Maple Jem yuk - any Jem Yuk........ I'm not without sin, buy I acknowledge my shortfall!

 

[Smellybum]

What movie starring Burt Renoylds and Dom DeLouis (sp) had that line? One of them was trying to kill himself and threw up all the pills.

PS My new avatar. Above the mountians and the sun is actually Blue Dawn. I'm gonna go get a life now.

he's done a few, take your pick !
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000608/

 

[J-Nick]

Nick, is this for the sole purpose of inserting the truss rod, and, are the frets then also inserted at that phase? Or is this inside information only?

Thanks,
Bruce

I believe it is cut to insert the truss rod, but I'm not sure at what phase of the process the frets are installed. Maybe someone who was present at the Open House of last year will be more knowledgeable than I am.

Cheers!

 

[koogie2k]

The necks are cut to insert the truss rod, then the tops are put back on, then the neck is fretted.....see pics below. The first is the fret machine....the second pic is an employee (please forgive me, I forgot his name) checking the frets after they are inserted.


http://community.webshots.com/photo/457541860/1457544906056059559krxEAH
http://community.webshots.com/photo/457541860/1457544655056059559QihvkJ

 

[candid_x]

Cool! Thanks guys.

 

[NorM]

I didn't even bother to read this thread. I just went straight to the end to add this post and now I'm gonna not subscribe to it.

Thank You!!!!!​

 

[threeminutesboy]

I missed something here ?