Do you dislike maple fingerboards?

[brianrost]

If I have the choice I'll always go with ebony.

 

[FirewalZ]

Ive never specifically targeted Maple or Rosewood, but I have 3 main basses and they all have maple. This was not intentional but just how it worked out, i defiantly need a rosewood P or J at some point.

 

[mat666]

As a former acoustic guitar player, I'm more used to playing on rosewood/ebony fingerboards. The darker it is, the more visually appealing to me.

Do I actually DISLIKE maple boards? Yes. Maybe it's the finished surface, I don't know...

Being from Canada, I really should be into maple, right? But I'm not.

I do LOVE pure maple syrup, though.

There is FAKE maple syrup outside?!?

 

[gln1955]

I like maple just fine. Only one of my basses has a maple board, but that's just how it happened to work out. I don't think the tone difference is enough to give two seconds of thought to.

 

[mikeluch]

My two favorite basses are Maple

 

[Imaginary Pony]

I thought that a white p bass with a maple board was the bees knees.

Yeah, I get that totally..
The Ox

Steve Harris

Steve Currie

Paul Simonon

Dee Dee

 

[SickAura]

Let's see. Maple board. Check. Ebony board. Check. Rosewood board. Check. Carrots in the 'fridge. Check... I am CroMagnon. Czeck.

Same here - I like them all - and choose based on looks. I like contrasts so black and maple; blonde with rosewood

 

[RED J]

I ain't getting into the no win tone debate, but an aged amber maple board is a thing of great beauty. One with black blocks is artistry of the highest order.

 

[michael_t]

There is FAKE maple syrup outside?!?

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[thehangingmist]

whats not to like!?

 

[47VevetS]

Prefer maple.

Or Ebony

 

[47VevetS]

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Off subject here, I have tried most of the syrup pictured, and havent noticed a huge difference.

 

[Jaycephas]

My current favorite is Roasted Maple. Has the feel of a MM unfinished neck but a darker look. Kinda of an 'in between-er' neck. I have Rosewood and Maple on the rest, so this one is nice to have and looks good with a candy apple red body and a mint pickguard.

 

[michael_t]

Off subject here, I have tried most of the syrup pictured, and havent noticed a huge difference.

One would need to be a real connoisseur to be able to tell the difference.

Sorry OP, back to the main topic now. I still dislike maple fingerboards.

 

[basslayer]

It's my preference with fenders.

 

[Bajo Clarkko]

My Fender J and P Basses have rosewood fretboards, and my EBMMs and Sterlings have maple. Just worked out that way.
I really dig the look of the worn maple neck on Greorge Porter Jr's late 50s P. (Which I believe may have been retired.) Even his newer Lakland P is taking on the worn look. Nice...

 

[drlndrve]

I wish they could invent a fretboard for me that felt like rosewood but looked like maple (with blocks and binding)

 

[sxaxsx]

Do you dislike maple fingerboards? I do not. With a flexible preamp and a treble roll off, it's easy to manipulate the tone of the maple fingerboard.

When I was young just starting out playing bass I had a friend that had a Peavey T-40, I think because of that I have always liked maple fretboards, it looked cool and different, and being light in color made the fretboard seem more "open" to me. Like when you paint a room a light color it makes it bigger. I now have a Fender Jazz with rosewood and a Fender P with maple. Both my basses are Fenders but by having one a P and one a J and having different fretboards it makes them a bit unique from one another but still very familiar at the same time.

 

[Snakeman1066]

I PREFER maple.....almost all of my basses are maple boards with Blocks and Binding

Rosewood just seems boring to me

 

[onda'bass]

maple is cool in my book