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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:37 pm
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thegigman0 wrote:
at one point in time i believed their was a tonal differance but now i believe its look and feel no tone involved


I have several strats and teles and there is a notable difference between the two even with the guitars unplugged. If there was not a difference tonal between woods, every guitar would use the cheapest readily available wood out there.

There is definitely a difference, which one is better well it is apples and oranges you it is the personal preference...I like both but prefer the maple just a tad because I love the feel it has.


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These days I find it difficult to even consider a non-maple neck strat. Not sure why... perhaps has to do with tradition?


I'm the same way. The rosewood just looks wrong to me.

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Until the purchase of my new Strat all of my past guitars have had Rosewood fret boards. I can't believe that people are saying there is no difference in the feel of of the necks! The best guitar out of my line-up next to my American Deluxe Strat would be my '74 Gibson Les Paul Custom Classic so we're not talking about a cheapie comparison. The maple fret board on the Strat feels smoother and harder compared to my Les Paul, Ibanez and Yamaha which have all had rosewood necks. Also someone said that the color won't wear off on a rosewood fingerboard... I have several guitars that would beg to differ. Lemon oil does a good job restoring the finish on rosewood.

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I can't believe that people are saying there is no difference in the feel of of the necks!


I said there was, but I do believe for some people they don't care more than they're unable to tell the difference. They're fine either way.

Me I prefer ebony, then rosewood--more grip, less slip.

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I think the only wood that I would like on my fretboard other than maple would be ebony.


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Ebony does feel very nice.

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I can't believe that people are saying there is no difference in the feel of of the necks!


I said there was, but I do believe for some people they don't care more than they're unable to tell the difference. They're fine either way.

Me I prefer ebony, then rosewood--more grip, less slip.


Oooh Ebony is sexy! Warmoth.com has a couple of beautiful, solid ebony necks for sale. They're about $600.00 so I'm thinking next year tax time. I was also planning on a Flame Maple top Alder body routed out for a left handed original Floyd Rose Tremolo even though I'm right handed and rear mounted electronics but with a clear pickguard to preserve the finish.

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When I got my Maple neck Strat. n 1972 I was a 17 year old kid and knew nothing about tonal differences of wood. I tried a lot of Strats that day as well as LP's. The guitar was a graduation gift so I could have whatever I wanted. To me the Maple neck Strat had a tighter bottom end and sounded a little more brighter and defined. When I got the guitar, it took me a while to get used to the way it looked, because all my other guitars had rosewood fingerboards and Mahogany necks. Think what you want but even unplugged acoustically, I can hear a difference. I guess some people can, some can't.


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When I got my Maple neck Strat. n 1972 I was a 17 year old kid and knew nothing about tonal differences of wood. I tried a lot of Strats that day as well as LP's. The guitar was a graduation gift so I could have whatever I wanted. To me the Maple neck Strat had a tighter bottom end and sounded a little more brighter and defined. When I got the guitar, it took me a while to get used to the way it looked, because all my other guitars had rosewood fingerboards and Mahogany necks. Think what you want but even unplugged acoustically, I can hear a difference. I guess some people can, some can't.


I'm with you, the strings have this special pop and twang that is just made for playing the blues. My guitars with RW fingerboards have a mellower, darker tone compared to "...the Maple neck Strat had a tighter bottom end and sounded a little more brighter and defined," as 63supro noted above. This is on a purely an acoustic test... not plugged in.

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Actually, when I feel I am in my best form, I don't seem to be touching the fretboard at all with my fingers... just the strings.


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manabu108 wrote:

Oooh Ebony is sexy! Warmoth.com has a couple of beautiful, solid ebony necks for sale. They're about $600.00 so I'm thinking next year tax time. I was also planning on a Flame Maple top Alder body routed out for a left handed original Floyd Rose Tremolo even though I'm right handed and rear mounted electronics but with a clear pickguard to preserve the finish.


I saw those necks.
Sounds like a great plan.

Of course if you go for it--we need pictures.

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