is there really a difference in sound of a maple and rosewood fingerboard guys?

Hi , some say yes and some say no , can't say i can tell though , when the sounds roaring out of an amp fretboard wood doesn't come into it , cheers
Alan

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I find maple has a slightly twangier sound. Not a massive difference to me, as my only maple 'board guitar has 3 ridiculously powerful humbuckers in it... can't really compare that to rosewood & some delicate singlecoils.

Play both, make up your mind. Both feel great. Both look great. Both sound great.

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'01 American Deluxe HSS Strat.
'87 Japan HSS Strat.
'11 Custom Shop FMT HSS Strat.

"Without music, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines and dates by which bills must be paid."

Play them side by side and find out.

@ Paris +1

The Rosewood vs. Maple fingerboard topic is an ongoing and probably never-ending discussion. http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=69558

FWIW here is my proverbial 2-cents:

Look: I can see the difference. Both are beautiful. My preference for a Strat is maple.
Feel: I can feel the difference. Both feel good. My preference is maple.
Sound: Based on repeated blind tests, I cannot hear the difference but my preference is still maple.

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This is the Blues. Are you listening?

A most profound response!

This should be the 'official' answer to this question along with the same regarding alder vs. ash.

As always, this is merely IMO where YMMV.

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You dig?

I think you'd have to have a pretty good ear to hear a difference. But they do feel different. I like the look of maple but prefer the feel of rosewood.

Mate in all truth there is no damn difference. I own a lot of Fenders and Gibsons and my genereal rule of thumb is; Maple Neck for Fenders and Rosewood for Gibsons.

There are so many other elements that contribute to tone!!

I really think that the neck be it Maple or Rosewood comes down to feel of that grain of wood as you play, not tone