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The Return of the Rosewood...

A.J.

A.J.

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Available this month only! Completely rosewood necks on all Music Man instruments except Armada and Game Changer.

These will feature silky smooth rosewood necks and matte finished headstocks.

They are not exclusive to any particular store so get with your favorite Music Man dealer and reserve yours today!
 
I don't think you'll see any more PDN offerings for the year. This one is all inclusive though so you can get it through any dealer. We're looking at shipping towards the end of January/early February. Gives you a little time to replenish the funds Keko :)
 
Other than some stunning aesthetics, is there much of a tonal difference between solid rosewood and a rosewood-only fretboard? I know tonal questions are so subjective but I'd love to hear the opinions. Are solid rosewood necks more stable than other wood types?
 
OldManMusic said:
Other than some stunning aesthetics, is there much of a tonal difference between solid rosewood and a rosewood-only fretboard? I know tonal questions are so subjective but I'd love to hear the opinions. Are solid rosewood necks more stable than other wood types?
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In my case rosewood neck SR5 sounds a bit flatter than maple but it's much warmer and mild. It still can growl if you need but overall it is very gentle.

Also my own rosewood SR does not like hard attack playing. So it is not so brutal as my maple one can be. But that could be my personal perception ;)

About wood properties. I got my bass used in a not rly good shape. So I spent almost 4 months to repair it. The neck was bent in 2 spots and it took pretty long to smooth it out. The luthier said that was pretty hard work to fix my baby. But I can't say that is common thing. I asked a couple of guys on the forum and everyone said they never experienced such a problems.

Also rosewood could be more stable against humidity I guess cuz it is oily wood.

I'm a big fan of bridge parallel humbucker sound. But I've found my rosewood SR bridge single H sound mode to dispersed. But inner or outer coils combinations (if we are talking about HH) is very cool. Again just personal exp :)
 
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What a wonderful-looking option! Would love to have a neck like this. Thanks for yet another great offering.
 
Fretless? Rosewood top on Reflex bass?

For anyone who hasn't played one of these..... They're the bee's knees! Go get one, or regret it.
 
Look who showed up... How you been Matt? Looking like I will be out on this run, but a sunburst Sabre with Tort and a RW neck would be awesome. JOSH
 
What are the Bongo colors available to order in and will the necks have the half moon inlays or special ones to denote it is a special order bass? In any event, I will now be listing my one or two of my Bongo's for sale to buy a rosewood neck.
 
mmbassplayer said:
Look who showed up... How you been Matt? Looking like I will be out on this run, but a sunburst Sabre with Tort and a RW neck would be awesome. JOSH
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Living the dream, one day at a time! :). How about yourself?

I haven't played in over a year now, been busy with family, work, and a billion other things, but always looking for an excuse to jump back in...... Enter a little Facebook message earlier today, lol.

I'd love to do a Reflex with the Rosewood top, should the kind and benevolent folks at EB offer it as an option like the Axis. Save that, the exact Sabre you mentioned would kick a whole lot of keister! :) I love that they brought the Sabre classic out, and that they're doing PBB on the Reflex. I also miss my former EB blank planks too..... It's wonderful to have so many horribly tempting options. We'll see how it shakes out. If nothing else it's a good opportunity to pop my head back in here and say hi to everyone!
 
OldManMusic said:
Other than some stunning aesthetics, is there much of a tonal difference between solid rosewood and a rosewood-only fretboard? I know tonal questions are so subjective but I'd love to hear the opinions. Are solid rosewood necks more stable than other wood types?
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I've had 3 - a Stingray HH4, a Sterling HH4, and a Bongo HH4. The necks seemed fine, I don't have to adjust my EBMM necks very often so I didn't see any difference there. The tone seemed more mellow and richer than a maple necked version, but it wasn't a super huge difference in tone. The Stingray and the Bongo were the best sounding I had heard up to that point, so I think these necks are special.
 
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