Hi guys....I'd like to know: what are main differences betweern maple and rosewood neck? is it important to change your sound or not? Thanks for the answer
Pietro ITALY
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Rosewood or Maple Neck??
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Ciao Pietro,
It mostly comes down to looks. I do find that rosewood produces a "warmer" sound, but that might be in my head. In the end, it's mostly a cosmetic thing I think.
It mostly comes down to looks. I do find that rosewood produces a "warmer" sound, but that might be in my head. In the end, it's mostly a cosmetic thing I think.
Sorry to be a jerk...but I need to clarify this:
Rosewood is typically used on fretboards, not the neck itself. If you are asking about the difference soundwise between a Rosewood and a Maple fretboard...
The sound varies based upon the woods used on the body, the electronics in the bass, and the rig you are playing through. Rosewood does sound a bit "warmer" to me, but again, the sound is in the ear of the beholder...(I don't think that's a real quote, but it'll have to do!)
Try experimenting with both, and let us know what you think!
LOL!
Rosewood is typically used on fretboards, not the neck itself. If you are asking about the difference soundwise between a Rosewood and a Maple fretboard...
The sound varies based upon the woods used on the body, the electronics in the bass, and the rig you are playing through. Rosewood does sound a bit "warmer" to me, but again, the sound is in the ear of the beholder...(I don't think that's a real quote, but it'll have to do!)
Try experimenting with both, and let us know what you think!
LOL!
I can understand how some people may say "Rosewood sounds warmer". From my experiences, to my ears Rosewood does sound warmer when it comes to play Fender Jazz basses and some of the other basses that I've owned. Maple fretboards typically have more of a brighter sound though. It also depends on the woods used in the body and the electronics used in the bass as previously stated. For instance, a MTD bass even with a Rosewood fretboard will still sound bright because that particular bass has a bright sound to begin with. In some cases you might use a Rosewood fretboard to kind of take some of the edge out of a bright sounding bass. Also an ebony fretboard is similar to maple, but from my understanding it has a lot of more snap to it. Most Ken Smith's that I've heard have had ebony fretboards, but there are some Ken Smith's with Rosewood fretboards out there that does not sound as bright and snappy as the ebony fretboards.
It's the Ear of the Behearer. Actually it's both; Lol Coxhill released an album in 1970 named Ear of the Beholder and Dewey Redman released one named Ear of the Behearer in 1973.
