fretboards

[bin4christ]

is ther any diff. between maple n rosewood fretboards apart from colour n maintenance?

will colouring the fretboard affect anything?i saw some dean guitars at music theme yesterdae of which fretboards r of the same colour as the body(e.g. green,yellow,purple)...

 

[Jr-V]

I believe that maple has brighter tone.

Correct me if im wrong guys

 

[jbarks]

correct.. rosewood gives a warmer tone

 

[tany]

maple is harder i dont really like it as compared to rosewood. but i like the look of a maple on a strat hehe

 

[bin4christ]

will painting the fretboard affect anything?

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

the type of wood of fret board affects tone slightly only... slight slight slighty

 

[Parameswara]

Anybody tried painting their own fretboard yet?
Use what?

 

[ShredCow]

How much the fretboard affects tone is subjective, some hear it better... so yeah, Madwerewolf, do note that.

I feel maple fretboards add more snap to the sound and it gives a more edgy kind of upped presence to the notes....

Rosewood sounds more smooth but less snap, your standard kind of rock tone IMO.

 

[ChanMin]

well .. rosewood.. is more robust ( best word i can find )

maple is more spanky. cleans are brighter have abit of a sparkle.
rosewood to my earrs has abit more mids and more bass.


my personaly favourite is maple.

maple bodied guitars sound gd as well... esp with distortion.
very very tight.

 

[3notesAbar]

Painting shouldnt have much effect on the tone at all. Unless its really really thick or its some epoxy thingy (which is a clear coat i think, not paint).

 

[mamemo]

but is it alright to paint on rosewood tho? because its been widely known for its porous, oily properties, shouldnt it be prepared in some way before painting?

 

[Chronicles]

how about ebony? is there any difference between rosewood and ebony?

 

[fgl]

will painting the fretboard affect anything?

for god's sake ...DONT paint yr fret board.... get a neck roswood or maple neck...

BETTER yet..buy my copy strat - it's super modded & going only for $250 - see my ad in soft classified & luthers.... haha..

8)

 

[bin4christ]

no lah..i'm not paiting m fretboard...juz tt i saw some dean guitars with fretboards coloured...

btw,wen spray painting my cheapy acoustic,i accidentally let some paint onto the fretboard n i sprayed the whole fretboard in the end..WITH the frets :? ...

 

[fgl]

U mean dat "funky" green coloured dean at peninsula? hahah..

When you have a maple neck / fingerboard - U can usually stain it any kind of finish or colour - e.g vintage / amber / etc etc....some hardware shops carry these kind of cooued stains (e.g Burmerse teak / red / blue / green etc) mixed with laquer for ready spraying - these are meant for wood finishes...not one for the newbie luthier to try but can be done by more expirienced ones... I believe that Grean Dean is multiple coats of green coloured stain & laquer.. I hv done b4 (for customers) wt satisfactory results if patience is used & the job is done right.

remember that this will work only on certain necks like maple BUT NEVER try on porous woods like rosewood, ebony etc...

My 2 cents