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Location: Ohio | Other than aesthetics, does an ebony fretboard make any difference in sound over a rosewood or maple fingerbaord?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No. But if you clamp your capo to your headstock you will get more sustain. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by nikon4004:
Other than aesthetics, does an ebony fretboard make any difference in sound over a rosewood or maple fingerbaord?
Steve .. Comparing Koda-Chrome to Ekta-chrome .. ?! ..
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Location: Huntington Beach | Probably. I have noticed a darker tone with comparable instruments. Playability of ebony is also better - less resistance when your fleshy fingertips rub the board - ebony is smoother. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | people say it does.
People say a maple meck strat sounds different from a rosewood neck strat.
People say a lot of things.......... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I can't tell any difference in tone, but they can feel a little different, particularly the gloss maple necks. I prefer ebony on most of my guitars, with two exceptions . . . rosewood (or, in the case of Adamas, walnut) on any body that has a lighter wood grain or wood accents, and gloss maple on a vintage Telecaster or blonde archtop. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | On an acoustic guitar, I think it would be hard to tell. Some models come with one, some the other. And of course those models are going to sound different because, well, they are different models. The only way you could tell would be if the same model came with your choice of fretboards, and even then, two guitars of the same model very often will sound different even with the SAME fretboard. Maybe if you used the same guitar, tried one fretboard, then replaced the neck with one that had a different fretboard... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Body and neck woods, I can discern a difference, but for fret boards, no. However, different fret boards have a different feel. the maple is probably the most slick feel, rosewood the least slick with ebony in the middle.
I hate those plastic fretboards on some steinbergers and some ukes. I'm also not a big fan of two much mother of pearl, feels skeevy under sweaty fingers. |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Density and aesthetics. A denser(harder)wood will last longer @ the cowboy chords than a softer wood |
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