rosewood or maple fingerboard?

AaronGuitarDude · Post by **AaronGuitarDude** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:48 pm

ok.. so you have chosen, why you prefer your choice?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:51 pm

telecaster - maple
everything else - rosewood

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:54 pm

Rosewood. I don't like the feel of maple, at all. On any guitar. I just don't.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:56 pm

I like both. I have mostly played rosewood in my years but I mostly play a maple Strat at the moment. I like the slipperiness on my candied CV neck but rosewood can be more soft and comfortable.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:58 pm

I prefer the look and feel of a satin maple neck to everything else.

However, a rosewood board with a glossy neck is close behind.

I somewhat dislike glossy maple necks, but I can play on them.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:06 pm

I prefer maple. Granted, that could be because I do not have any maple fretboards in any of my guitars and the maple ones I have played were from a 70's Ibanez Strat which was the best neck evar or a custom type thingy for a Tele (baseball bat).

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:07 pm

Not enough guitars out there with maple boards especially shortscales and offsets.

They're particularly nice on a tele or strats though. The bright snappy sound you get is lovely.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:11 pm

Most of my guitars have rosewood necks including my blacktop; however my number 1 guitar is maple necked Tele... so I had to vote maple

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:13 pm

I like glossy maple

but i find it easier to write on rosewood for some reason.

so i guess, write on rosewood play on maple

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:24 pm

looks like most of us just like necks...

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:26 pm

Rosewood for me. The roundover on maple boards always feels too severe to me.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:26 pm

I absolutely adore my maple necked Tele, but I guess I prefer rosewood. The tele's the only guitar that can work rosewood. IMO

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:42 pm

I like both, but prefer rosewood by quite a way.
I have 1 maple guitar and 5 rosewood.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:52 pm

I like both. My Baja telecaster has maple Nitro neck and the rest have rosewood. The rosewood on my Jagblaster is dark almost like ebony, while the rosewood on my AVRI Jaguar and Musicmaster are considerably lighter.

I recently tried to get a used Maple board neck for my Mustang project just because they are so rare, but I did not win it. Shortscale maples are rare and the unique factor is cool.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:56 pm

I've had one maple board neck that I actually liked on my first guitar, a Peavey Predator. One day I'll get that thing put back together and play it maybe, but I've never liked them other than that one guitar. And even then, I preferred rosewood over it.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:20 pm

Where's the ebony!?

I chose rosewood cause its woodier, and nicer to touch

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:21 pm

GreenKnee wrote:Where's the ebony!?

I chose rosewood cause its woodier, and nicer to touch

My Taylor guitars have Ebony fretboards. Love them!!

Don't forget Pao Ferro boards for the Stevie Ray Vaughn fans.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:31 pm

Ebony is my favourite, but choosing between maple and rosewood, I'll have to go with maple.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:47 pm

MAPLE
MAPLE
MAPLE

I only have rosewood because its insanely expensive to swap out for maple on my weird guitars. (short scales and coronado)

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:56 pm

I dig maple . . .

I really thought rosewood would be way more popular on this board. I'm surprised by the results.

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