tanglewood15dlx Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 i'm preparing to buy me a fender usa strat standard 3-tone sunburst. i'm gettting confused of what fretboard i'm gonna choose. it means whitch is better in terms of sound, look, feel etc. (maple or rosewood?) thanks for voting -tangle- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I like Maple Better, to me it just feels better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I like Maple Better, to me it just feels better Scott may not be able to teach gutiars to swim but he's on track here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I can teach them to swim, I can't teach them to swirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Rosewood!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Rosewood is by far the better choice in my opinion. I have several reasons: 1. Rosewood will never look dirty 2. Rosewood after being worn in feels much nicer to me 3. Rosewood gives the strat the best and most balanced sound. The strat is a guitar with alot of highs. A maple fingerboard contributes to this even more. A rosewood board gives a little darker sound and tames some of the highs, resulting in my favorite guitar sound of all time. Of course this is a matter of taste....some people love the highs the maple fingerboard gives. In my opinion the roswood gives the perfect balance between lows & highs. I think you should play test both. It is definately not the case that one option is better or worse....it's simply different. P.s.: I own a made in usa roswood strat since 8 years and it is by far my favorite guitar, so I know what I am talking about from direct expirience. Adding a humbucker in the bridge position is the way to go for distorted heavier sounds though.... HTH, Marcel Knapp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I kinda agree with everybody so far (helpful, huh?), it's all about what you prefer. I personally love the feel of a rosewood (or even ebony, but who can afford that?) f'board, but I also think the maple board adds to the essential "Strat-iness" of the guitar's sound, so if I was going to have one guitar, I'd probably go with rosewood, but if I was adding a Strat to the "arsenal" because I wanted that classic Strat sound, I'd probably go for maple for maximum twang. And if I wanted something with a hum at the bridge (no offense, Marcel), I'd grab my Ibanez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Rosewood jsut because maple never really felt right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Given the choise between maple and rosewood, I have to go with maple. I've only just discovered ebony and I really love it, but it wasn't a chiose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Paple. A strat dont look right any other way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Disagree! Rosewood rules the Strativerse. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 I have a G&L S-500 (My baby, Leo Fender signature model) with a maple neck that I've played for 11 years. I love the dirty look where I've worn through the finish at my favorite fret positions. I also love how it sounds clean and fingerpicked. Nothing like the sound of all 3 pickups on, fingerpicking on a maple neck strat. I also have a rosewood fb strat that I've modified. I love the sound of it with a little distortion on the neck pickup. Great blues tone. Think Buddy Guy tone for maple and Stevie Ray Vaughan tone for rosewood. Maple= Bright tone, more high end. I find it is really responsive to pick attack/dynamics. Rosewood= Dark tone, more mid-range to bass. Just sounds heavier to me. Down and dirty, in-your-face when distorted. Both are VERY cool just different. My ramblings are subjective of course not to mention from a blues player's view. Go play both and decide for yourself. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 i love the look of a worn dirty maple board, and they just look cooler in my opinion anyway, ,so i would go for maple! Miike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanglewood15dlx Posted May 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 i'll go and try the guitar today with my dad and i'll just try to test the two, but it seems that maple is wining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Well, maple DOES look pretty sharp, and I don't mind that 'dirty' look either. But I'm still a rosewood man. Strats have enough bite as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Bah, the maple bandwagon has taken over!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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