Members chiro972 Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Trying to decide between this pau ferro: and this rosewood: Any help or opinions?? It's going on a cherry burst flame tele body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiger roach Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 That "Pau ferro" looks great, but I don't know anything about how it would feel, tone characteristics etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chiro972 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Thanks for the opinion. I'm pretty much just looking for opinions on the look. I don't think I'd be able to tell the difference in tone anyway. So that's exactly what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PolyFmorf Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 The Pau is GOOD LOOKING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HaveACigar Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by chiro972 I don't think I'd be able to tell the difference in tone anyway you would be surprised, please for your own sake, go and try to play two similar guitars with necks similar to the woods you have chosen, im assuming this project isnt cheap, and it would be a shame if you didnt like your guitar as much as you could as a result of not checking it out sorry about the rant, but my brother did the same thing, although it was with an ebony fingerboard over maple on a tele (i know, i know) and he dug it at first but then soon grew tired of the tone, then he played one wiht a maple board and regretted his original choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Pau Ferro and Rosewood usually sound VERY similiar! I personally don't usually like the look of Pau Ferro too much as it is usually nondesrcipt looking. BUT, that particular 'board looks fantastic! I love the streakyness. Warmoths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulSter Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Sorry-- I know you said "this, or this", but when you mention a cherryburst-- I just can't help thinking how sweet a tinted all maple neck would look. :-) PaulS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chiro972 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by PaulSter Sorry-- I know you said "this, or this", but when you mention a cherryburst-- I just can't help thinking how sweet a tinted all maple neck would look. :-)PaulS Actually, that's what I have on there now, but I don't like the profile of the neck and I just always seem to like rosewood fingerboards better than maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ramblin Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by PolyFmorf The Pau is GOOD LOOKING! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve Matthews Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by tiger roach That "Pau ferro" looks great, but I don't know anything about how it would feel, tone characteristics etc... Mee too.But since its impact on the tone is probably minimal - DO IT DUDE!Looks cool assuming it won't clash with the rest of the guitar.It's waaaaaavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chiro972 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 OK, I just ordered the pau ferro. Thanks for the opinions. That was what I was leaning towards anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 To me that Pau ferro looks really sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonemeister87 Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Originally posted by PolyFmorf The Pau is GOOD LOOKING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BloodyScalpel Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Originally posted by PolyFmorf The Pau is GOOD LOOKING! You guys have obviously no idea of what 'pau' can mean, and how your posts can be interpretated, right? Pau ferro resembles ebony in tone, btw. All those hard and dark fretboard woods(pau ferro, ebony, rosewood, brazilian rosewood, brauna etc) sound very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesbreaker46 Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 i thought ebony was closer to maple in tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Good choice. The pau looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Ebony is brighter than Pau or rosewood!Hey what does "Pau" mean???? Are we inadvertently talking about {censored}? Freudian psychology at it's best!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BloodyScalpel Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 ^ No, think with me...pau, literally, means 'wood', right? What's a 'morning wood'?That's right... 'pau' is a big erect dick -----------------Ebony is brighter than rosewood, but it's not close to maple. I'd say without a doubt it's much closer to rosewood than maple.Pau ferro has some inconsistency, and some boards can sound more or less bright, depending on the hardness of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BloodyScalpel Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Then you get ...when you say something like 'the pau is good looking' I understand 'the stiff penis is good looking' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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