Maple or Rosewood Fretboard

ozrv · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:11 pm

fenderstrat1963 wrote:

I like rosewood on all my guitars - in fact I like the darker look for everything wooden at my place - tables, chairs, cupboards, etc...

But every now and then I see a guitar with a maple fretboard and think maybe one day...

Brisbane country living rosewood interiors....... :lol:

guitslinger · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:55 pm

I have both maple and rosewood fretboard Strats and there is a tiny bit more resistance and you get a little woodgrain feel when bending a string on a rosewood board but that's about it.

Seneca SS · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:02 pm

i started playing a antigua strat with a maple fretboard and anything else just doesnt feel right--a lot has to do with what your use to--here are my 4 guitars--see a pattern ???

TTSC · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:13 am **Posts:** 1174

I prefer both. The main issue for me is the shape and thickness of the neck and the hight of the frets. With tall fat frets, the fingerboard makes little difference for me.

fenderstrat1963 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:21 pm

ozrv wrote:

Brisbane country living rosewood interiors....... :lol:

Amen!

I don't have pics yet, but I got my first real Gibson Les Paul the day before yesterday - more rosewood!

supercooltattoo · **Joined:** Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:26 am **Posts:** 49

It's just look and feel.....I was all about rosewood and ebony as younger player it just looks more metal..but the last 4 I bought guitars are all maple and they play metal just fine.

ozrv · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:08 pm

Very very nice Steve. Love the headstock on the 6 string acoustic.

fenderstrat1963 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:56 pm

ozrv wrote:

Very very nice Steve. Love the headstock on the 6 string acoustic.

Thanks - that shape has always struck me as elegant.

And just to round out my rosewood collection, here's a couple of pics (sorry about the lighting) of the Les Paul I got this week:

ozrv · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:04 pm

Yeah nice very Nice, I joined the LP club about 3 months ago. 50's tribute gold top. It has P90's which are screamers!! I am told there was only 10 in OZ so i am pretty stoked!!

fenderstrat1963 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:04 pm

The gold tops are absolutely beautiful - sounds like you can't get enough of the P90s

At the moment I can't make up my mind whether to play the Strat or the Les Paul, so I play both - life is tough. I'm about to unblock the tremolo on the Strat again, just because I can and it's fun.

ozrv · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:12 pm

fenderstrat1963 wrote:

The gold tops are absolutely beautiful - sounds like you can't get enough of the P90s

At the moment I can't make up my mind whether to play the Strat or the Les Paul, so I play both - life is tough. I'm about to unblock the tremolo on the Strat again, just because I can and it's fun.

Yeah The P90's are a great...Loud singles.....I was like that too but it's hard not to go back to the Strats as the no1. Depends on your style i spose.

	Page 2 of 2	[ 26 posts ]	Go to page Previous 1, 2
Go to page Previous 1, 2

	Page 2 of 2	[ 26 posts ]	Go to page Previous 1, 2
Go to page Previous 1, 2

Andorra	EN	ES	FR
Belgium	EN	DE	FR
Croatia	EN
Czech Republic	EN
Estonia	EN
France	EN	FR
Germany	EN	DE
Italy	EN	IT
Latvia	EN
Lithuania	EN
Malta	EN
Netherlands	EN
Poland	EN
Romania	EN
Slovakia	EN
Sweden	EN
United Kingdom	EN

Austria	EN	DE
Bulgaria	EN
Cyprus	EN
Denmark	EN
Finland	EN
Greece	EN
Hungary	EN
Ireland	EN
Liechtenstein	EN	DE
Luxembourg	EN	DE	FR
Monaco	EN	FR
Norway	EN
Portugal	EN
Slovenia	EN
Spain	EN	ES
Switzerland	EN	DE	FR	IT

Mod Shop

Custom Shop

Maple or Rosewood Fretboard

Who is online