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#61
Hi arkadaş :) nasilsin?

Welcome to TB!

Baris said:
hi bro. Would you prefer the 2012 standard jazz maple vs rosewood? What's the difference?
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I like a maple board on a Jazz bass.

Why?

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Just because :D I think it looks great!


greetings (esenkal)


Wise(b)ass
 
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#62
Malak the Mad said:
Elixir strings are very good. I have used them on one of my Jazz basses. Great sound! :thumbsup:
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I agree. Long time ago I was given as set (roundwound 0.45->1.05) for my first and so far only trip to a studio to record a CD (1999) and they were great. They were quite expensive then (may still be) but I really liked them but could not afford them for every day use (I was playing a lot then, 3 actively gigging bands). I have standardized with DR strings for the last 20 years but I would not turn down a set of Elixir strings.
 
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bassdeal said:
I agree. Long time ago I was given as set (roundwound 0.45->1.05) for my first and so far only trip to a studio to record a CD (1999) and they were great. They were quite expensive then (may still be) but I really liked them but could not afford them for every day use (I was playing a lot then, 3 actively gigging bands). I have standardized with DR strings for the last 20 years but I would not turn down a set of Elixir strings.
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Well then, I have some very good news for you. That Jazz bass I was talking about before (pictured below), the one with the Elixirs, it turns out they had a kink in the E and A strings. Rather than pay top-dollar for another set, I decided to give D'Addario's new Coated XT strings a go. I've only had them on for a little while, but I'm very pleased with the results. To my subjective and potentially faulty ear, they sound and feel remarkably similar, if not dead-ringers for, Elixirs. Even better, the XT's are about $7 cheaper! :greedy:

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Spidey2112 said:
I personally like maple... saves me time wondering what to clean the rosewood fretboard with.
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Not necessarily. Some outfits (Ernie Ball Music Man for sure, but I know I've played/heard about others, too) do an oil/wax-type finish on the fingerboard like the rest of the maple neck, and those have to be cleaned and conditioned periodically. I immediately take a maple board down to bare wood and finish it that way when I get one, I love the feel and find 'normal' ones to be sticky and slow. I just clean them with naptha, scrub them with Scotch-Brite, and give them a light coat of TruOil and wax every time they get noticeably discolored. No harder than rosewood.
 
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Baris said:
I have a fender rosewood neck guitar that I just bought from a friend. How to care for the fine detail of the guitar. What cleaning materials will I use?
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I’d start with a Dunlop Care Kit that you can find at most retailers whether it be in person or online. If it has any gunk on the fretboard, take the neck off and clean it with some #0000 steel wool. DO THIS IN ANOTHER ROOM FROM YOUR BODY. I cannot stress that enough, the steel wool flakes are magnetic, so they can get into your pickups. Once you are done, get all of the steel wool flakes off of the fretboard, apply the fretboard oil, and put the neck back on. Do this 1-2 times a year. Also if the frets aren’t shiny, some fret erasers never hurt.
 
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The fretboard wood makes no difference in tone. Or it does. Significant conflicts have been started over this question.

My apologies to the OP. This is one of those topics frequently discussed/fought about on TalkBass :).
 
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#77
Bassic Needs said:
I've watched this video a few times and to me it is a good way to compare. I guess it depends on what type of music you want to play and the sound you want to achieve. I find rosewood to be warmer and maple to be snappier. If you wallet allows, get both and use them with whatever music style you feel suits it best.
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I have a rosewood neck jazz. jaz music is the kind i want to do;);)
 
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bassdeal said:
I agree. Long time ago I was given as set (roundwound 0.45->1.05) for my first and so far only trip to a studio to record a CD (1999) and they were great. They were quite expensive then (may still be) but I really liked them but could not afford them for every day use (I was playing a lot then, 3 actively gigging bands). I have standardized with DR strings for the last 20 years but I would not turn down a set of Elixir strings.
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I couldn't give up for years. Elixır
 

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