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Does Anyone on the Planet Play a Maple Fingerboard Jazz?

#61
Munjibunga said:
I don't see anything wrong with this one.

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Eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww :scowl::(:eyebrow::rollno:








A five string..... :( :D:D;)
 
#63
Bongolation said:
OK, that makes one. Thanks.
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Are you serious? All my basses are maple but 1. I way prefer the tone and feel. I didn't think I would have to do this but here you go Bongo...you might recognize a few of these players who think maple is pretty good too.

Tim C
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Nate Mendel
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Tom Hamilton
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Dusty Hill
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Roger Waters
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Sting
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Geddy Lee
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Marcus Miller
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Victor Wooten
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And It's not just Bass players that like/prefer Maple necks
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Oh and this guy...not sure who he is but some people think he was an ok player...he liked maple too
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I included their names just so you were clear. Hope this opens your eyes...
 
#68
Bongolation said:
Sure, the Millers and the GLs, but those are import specialty "artist" basses.

Regular American Jazz basses w/maple fingerboards are really uncommon in name-act bands. It's gotta be 99-1 rosewood. I'm just wondering about a couple of notable exceptions...if there even are any. ;)

I just looked through a Bass Player and there were various pictures of twenty or so pros with Jazzes and not one was maple. Hmmm...
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both geddy lee's and marcus' basses are american, and they have pretty big names...
 
#73
waynobass said:
Why are you seeking validation from some famous bassist? Either YOU like it or you don't.

Would it really affect your aesthetic judgment to know that Joseph Blow from The Suckies plays one?!?
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Actually, the main reasons I prefer rosewood-fingerboard instruments are not aesthetic -- particularly that a capped fingerboard neck is more stable, especially with thinner and narrower necks (remember the rash of neck twisting with the early GLs as an extreme example). In that I usually play high-tension strings, this is especially significant. I also prefer the darker tone of rosewood fingerboard necks, among other reasons.

I was just surprised by the virtual unanimity on rosewood by the big name players; they seem to agree on so few other things.
 

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