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Post by flem on Jun 5, 2007 0:14:41 GMT -7
Been looking for *accurate* info on the sonic differences of fingerboard tonewoods, ie, Maple, Ebony, Pao Ferro, Rosewood etc... I goto one site and get a description, another site says something different. Tried some music forums and the thread either ends up in two people cursing at each other or how the wood feels in thier hands when the original question was about the sound. To me Maple sounds brighter and more percusive like the notes jump off the board, and rosewood a bit darker, and melodic(mellow?), like the notes flow off the board. I've never had an electric guitar with an ebony or pao ferro fingerboard.
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Post by Jan on Jun 5, 2007 1:35:20 GMT -7
IMO, tone and wood is all about density grain structure. While every slab of wood has its own story to tell, I think the following generalisms are a good starting point. Rosewood is warmer and more complex. Maple is brighter and more focused (clearer?). Ebony is even brighter and sharper (fewer overtones). No personal experience with Pao Ferro.
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Post by mudskipper on Jun 5, 2007 8:11:54 GMT -7
there are many different schools of thought on this including those who firmly believe that the sound of electric guitars come mostly from pickups and wood don't matter. you'll never find anything definitive like a mathematical equations or something. plus, people hear things differently.
for example:
i *only* hear it this way with one-piece maple necks, and certainly not with maple fingerboards on maple necks.
i have my own theories and impressions on those fretboard types but the best thing for you to do is, as costly as it is, to try a few of each on the same guitar.
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Post by combo800 on Jun 5, 2007 8:27:05 GMT -7
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Post by billyguitar on Jun 5, 2007 10:39:14 GMT -7
Tom Anderson also has some good descriptions. Suhr and Grosh probably do too.
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