Members doodie Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 +1 on maple for strat. I keep getting info from ppl around me telling me rosewood fingerboard will get u deeper, darker tone while maple u get brighter tone(about 5% to your overall tone). And I'm having difficulty hearing the difference, my conclusion is that most of the ppl with "undeveloped ears" pick maple/rosewood only for the look on their strat but not the tone difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stymye Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 wow, it seemd like every pic an video of rb and jb they always had a rosewood strat Richie blackmoore's 2 favorite strats were maple neck, and he scalloped the frets out of both of them. when he sent one in for some repairs the guy filled the scallops back in thinking he wanted that fixed too, of course blackmoore threw a fit because it took him forever to get it just the way he wanted. most of his key studio work is on that maple neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 Jimi was a guitar whore. He played everything and played it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dann-O Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 I have 67 Strats, 23 with rosewood boards, 31 with maple, and 13 with ebony, and I have blue pigs as well, I keep them in the top paddock with my beefburger trees, I live in a house made of daisies and at weekends I walk amid pastures of lightbulb orchids Dude I want to party at your place i am sure you have some good smoke there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds2005 Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 Eric Johnson plays rosewood too...he did when I saw him last I have one maple and one rosewood Strat...they sound different, but both sound exactly like Strats. I wouldn't put the difference down to fretboard...they have completely different electronics, different bridges, etc. The maple neck American Series is usually my number one but I switch back and forth depending on my mood...plus maple goes with chrome red, and rosewood goes with the crimson transparent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 In Canada we have this thing with "Maple" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twisty571 Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 I haven't tried many maple boards because they feel sticky to me but I love the look of both depending the color of the Strat. A tobacco burst with maple just doesn't look right IMO but an all white Strat with maple:love: I just haven't got along with a maple board yet but I'm sure there is 1 out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepeatplay Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 Fingers. Where tone comes from.Even if you're going to blame/credit the gear, fretboard wood is WAY down on the list of stuff that matters. This is wrong. Hate to burst your tone bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aschreiber2010 Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 maple only on the right colors...but i wont argue with the list of maple players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Strat87 Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 Just play what is comfortable and sounds good to you. I used to only buy maple because I prefer the feel of maple, but have now strats of both flavor because they all sound good. But I still much prefer maple, and those strats get the most millage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted September 25, 2008 Members Share Posted September 25, 2008 Well, I love both of my Strats, but truth be told, the EJ dominates the Fat Strat (which really is a good sounding guitar, the EJ is just that good!) in the tone department, you can even hear the difference acoustically, the EJ is just much more resonant and snappy. I'm thinking that's got a lot more to do with the two-piece body & thin nitro lacquer than it does the different tonewoods used for the fretboards. It's like anything else though, you can find really sweet ones in any flavor, you've just gotta shop around and actually play 'em to find a good one. Your ears and your hands will tell you when you've found a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 25, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 25, 2008 Richie blackmoore's 2 favorite strats were maple neck, and he scalloped the frets out of both of them. when he sent one in for some repairs the guy filled the scallops back in thinking he wanted that fixed too, of course blackmoore threw a fit because it took him forever to get it just the way he wanted.most of his key studio work is on that maple neck About as wrong as you could get, the scalloped guitar you refer to was the rosewood boarded white guitar he is usually associated with, the tech planed the board down while refretting this guitar, the reason why aftre it was re-scalloped the maple came thru the rosewood. [YOUTUBE]3dHa6LbEKXc[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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