Do you like a maple or rosewood neck? Why?

infantmind

I have a les paul with a rosewood and i love the way it feel under my fingers. i have a fender strat that has a maple and i find it to be gummy because of the finish placed on the maple neck. so i want to find a rosewood neck for a replacement currently im looking at ebay.

Fox · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 9:55 am Post subject:

I like rosewood too...It gives a more mellow sound, and I like the smoothness. The only pain is the fact that it gets dirty pretty easily. I have played with maple before, and I didn't really care for it... but it's really all personal preference- it's almost a 50/50 split

ACfixer · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:13 am Post subject:

It doesn't make any difference to me. Certain guitars sound better with maple, others with rosewood. I can't imagine a maple LP, nor would I want rosewood on my '52 RI tele.

I think maple looks better on Strats & Teles.

MyCars2Slow · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:43 pm Post subject:

Maple is sooooooo smooth... I love it, But rosewood and ebony are awsome too.... I love them all. I must have some of each please.

Tom

nasum · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 8:32 pm Post subject:

I'm going to have to do a no vote on this one and straddle the fence. I want to get a maple board tele quite badly. Everything I have at the moment (except for one ebony) is rosewood, and I feel as though I need something to buck the trend.

I agree with ACFixer, rosewood on a tele just doesn't seem right.

infantmind · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 10:59 pm Post subject:

ill agree with that, which is why i dont like tele's and i wont own one. think there a great guitar with its own sound but its not for me.

weelie · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:23 pm Post subject:

B7hendrix · Grizzly Bear Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 756

I have maple, doesn't cost as much. But when I get my gibby i'm goin all out Rosewood and all the *Poop*!

weelie · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:27 am Post subject:

Anything goes! Maple does look better on Fenders, though.

Yoda · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:27 am Post subject:

I never saw a Gibby with a maple board. Far as I know they're all rosewood. Only guitar I got with a maple board is my Tele but I used to have a Tele with rosewood and it was nice too.

dangerine49 · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject:

The guitarist in my brother-in-law's band has a Gibson LP with a maple fretboard. He bought it off the wall of a Sam Ash in NY back in the 80's. There are a few special Gibson models that have had maple fretboards, but they are rare.

I've got two of each. Can't decide which I like better. Not a real big issue with me.

TranquilityTHX · Not So Newbie Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Posts: 7

In my opinion maple is better. I have two strats, one glossy maple and the other standard rosewood the maple plays A LOT smoother if your hands are clean and dry (because of the lacquer I'm guession).

ccwilde · Fierce Puppy Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 242

I like rosewood, cuz i'm a les paul fan lol

Air Jesus · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject:

It all depends on the guitar. A Les Paul isn't a Les Paul without rosewood, and a 'Tele isn't a 'Tele without maple. Overall, it's a 50/50 split for me.

ccwilde · Fierce Puppy Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 242

i agree