Some guitarists tend to avoid maple necks due to the fact the finish, which is applied to stop it from warping, can feel less natural than the likes of ebony or rosewood fretboards. However, those who want a brighter, zestier tone that offers greater sustain will often choose maple.
Is Maple smoother than rosewood?
Rosewood is known to be much mellower, and usually makes it’s way on mahogany bodies and necks. They definitely feel different too. A maple neck is harder and feels very smooth under your fingers, while rosewood has some sponginess to it due to the porous properties of the wood.
Why did fender stop using rosewood?
Fender Musical Instruments is officially moving away from using rosewood fingerboards in the manufacturing of its Mexican made instruments due to the recent CITES regulations (see our previous post on CITES here). Some say that this tone wood has more “snap” than rosewood (a characteristic more consistent with maple).
Is fender still using rosewood?
Fender is committed to the continued use of Rosewood in American-made solid body guitars, such as our American Professional Series. Rosewood is still used on many series of instruments, as it is a historically accurate tone wood. The changeover will be somewhat fluid in the market, there is no set date at this time.
What wood is best for guitar necks?
Mahogany is the most common wood used for building necks for acoustic guitars. It is strong, dense but light and easy to carve.
Does Fender use Brazilian rosewood?
Almost all Fender and Gibson instruments until 1965 are equipped with Brazilian rosewood fretboards, unless they have one-piece maple necks (Fender until mid-1959 ) or were equipped with fingerboard and bridge of ebony , such as the Gibson Les Paul Custom or Super 400.
Is pau ferro as good as rosewood?
Pau Ferro has a tighter density than rosewood, meaning slightly less frequencies are absorbed into the fretboard. This results in a brighter, snappier tone, while still retaining the depth of rosewood designs. The feel of pau ferro is comparable to that of ebony, meaning an effortless, smooth playing experience.
Is rosewood harder than maple?
Although, Rosewood is a very hard wood (harder than Maple) it’s porous and “greasy” nature gives it a warmer tone in general.
