garethfriend Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 anyone find they can see the strings and dots better against a maple board in low light conditions? if only they genetically engineered glow in the dark tonewoods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 [quote name='garethfriend' timestamp='1335283440' post='1628617'] anyone find they can see the strings and dots better against a maple board in low light conditions? if only they genetically engineered glow in the dark tonewoods... [/quote] Yes yes yes! having played maple necks since forever, my first gig on a RW scared the s**t out of me because not only could I not hear myself properly (I could just feel the boom off the house PA) I couldn't see the side dots. Added to that it was a Thunderbird and I'm used to Fenders so the positioning was way off for me! I leant over the front in one song that was high up the fretboard to see that i was playing a semitone out!! These days I have a white bound maple neck, belt and braces!! Although with my new rig I never have trouble hearing myself any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1335278368' post='1628489'] Rosewood is harder than maple. [/quote] Fight! Fight! Fight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1335284173' post='1628631'] i was playing a semitone out!! [/quote] I wouldn't worry about it... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewTJWKeGLAY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewTJWKeGLAY[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GremlinAndy Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 WTF? LOL.... That's horrible! And funniest thing I've heard ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 There you go, rosewood you see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 [quote name='GremlinAndy' timestamp='1335281725' post='1628572'] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/8976-dave-vader/"][color=#282828]Dave Vader[/color][/url] Wow really? A rosewood neck with maple board? I had no idea they were common. I don't think I ever saw one. If they are only common on budget basses, do you reckon it's because the comination isn't good. [/quote] read the post again - he's talking about maple necks with separate maple boards using the same construction as maple/rw necks as opposed to maple one piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 [quote name='GremlinAndy' timestamp='1335285362' post='1628655'] WTF? LOL... That's horrible! And funniest thing I've heard ever! [/quote] How could she not notice..?! How the hell did that happen?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Thudmaster May Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 How many Violin's, Cello's, D/basses etc, have you seen with maple boards? R/w boards are the only way to go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 [quote name='Gordon 'Thudmaster' May' timestamp='1335290899' post='1628793'] How many Violin's, Cello's, D/basses etc, have you seen with maple boards? R/w boards are the only way to go!! [/quote] How many violins, cellos, double basses etc have you seen with rosewood fingerboards? Aren't they are commonly ebony - except when they are cheap and are black stained maple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregBass Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1335284736' post='1628648'] I wouldn't worry about it... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewTJWKeGLAY[/media] [/quote] Remember - ain't no such thing as a bum note in jazz. It's just a really clever minor 9th harmony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 [quote name='GregBass' timestamp='1335338404' post='1629348'] Remember - ain't no such thing as a bum note in jazz. It's just a really clever minor 9th harmony. [/quote] I prefer to call them "chromatic passing notes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1335288236' post='1628734'] read the post again - he's talking about maple necks with separate maple boards using the same construction as maple/rw necks as opposed to maple one piece [/quote] He's right you know, I am. But now I want a rosewood neck with a maple board, it just sounds a bit cool (though probably shockingly heavy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 [quote name='GregBass' timestamp='1335338404' post='1629348'] Remember - ain't no such thing as a bum note in jazz. It's just a really clever minor 9th harmony. [/quote] That would certainly make me crazy...tragic beyond belief. The audience should have asked for a refund. Personally, I like the feel of rosewood or ebony over maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not bothered by the fretboard material on a bass. It does actually have a bit of effect on guitar - if you're doing string bends and you've got quite an open-grained rosewood fretboard, it's somewhat rather less smooth to do than on a maple fretboard. As I only do string bends once every six months or so, that's not a major factor for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1335347180' post='1629502'] As I only do string bends once every six months or so, that's not a major factor for me. [/quote] On average I do one 'pop' every two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Daveo Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Apples and Oranges, if youre happy an it feels good and sounds great then winner! [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1335347350' post='1629508'] On average I do one 'pop' every two years. [/quote] I think i pop'd once by accident.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanew Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 [quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1335270653' post='1628335'] Is this comparing two basses that are identical other than the fingerboard wood? Not being antagonistic by the way, just curious as I'm leaning more towards the angle that it's the complete bass that makes the tone. But that's just me trying to simplify things perhaps! [/quote] [quote name='GremlinAndy' timestamp='1335273438' post='1628403'] I have a fender P with 2 "identical" necks. One Rosewood and one Maple. (well, as identical as these will get if you get my drift.) I used to always buy Maple necks (for looks) and thought there wasn't much difference, and that even if there was I wouldn't be able to notice enough to care. I swapped necks around and found that there *is* quite an audible difference. The Maple is brighter and more aggressive sounding, maybe more *brittle* or *glassy* and the Rosewood is warmer and gives what[i] I think[/i] of as the more vintage tone. It sits much better in the mix of my current band. So now I'm converted to Rosewood because I just like that sound better for my current situation. I've rehearsed with both of them and the maple doesn't sound worse, per-se. Just slightly different ...a bit more "up front". I hope that partly answers your question... (and bear in mind that these things are subjective, you may just disagree with my opinion, it doesn't make either of us wrong... The only way anyone *really* knows is to try it yourself and form your own opinion. [/quote] First, i would say that playing mainly fretless, i think that you hear the differences much better with these "naked" fingerboards.... i like naked bodies too, but that's another subject.... Let's come back to basses. Secondly, on a fretted bass : the Music Man Stingray is a good example of how you "color" the sound with a maple neck or rosewood one. Maple for slapping, percussion sound and rosewood for warner tone. For ebony, yes it is harder but gives you more mwha sound than maple. I both have a ebony and maple fretless. Ebony bears roundwounds strings better than rosewood. That's what i felt during my years of playing. Of course i agree, the sound comes from the hole instrument. That's why designing a instrument is a huge challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Chaos Daveo' timestamp='1335348039' post='1629524'] I think i pop'd once by accident... [/quote] Ah! Your cup runneth over again? Edited April 26, 2012 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnythenotes Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Once you take your bass to a gig, run it up to gig volume levels, add a drummer, a guitarist or two, maybe a keyboard player, and stick this through your average pa... (Not forgetting boomy stages, weird shaped venues and a couple of hundred people,) could anyone tell whether it was maple, rosewood or concrete ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 [quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1393630837' post='2382925'] Once you take your bass to a gig, run it up to gig volume levels, add a drummer, a guitarist or two, maybe a keyboard player, and stick this through your average pa... (Not forgetting boomy stages, weird shaped venues and a couple of hundred people,) could anyone tell whether it was maple, rosewood or concrete ? [/quote] This absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 [quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1393630837' post='2382925'] Once you take your bass to a gig, run it up to gig volume levels, add a drummer, a guitarist or two, maybe a keyboard player, and stick this through your average pa... (Not forgetting boomy stages, weird shaped venues and a couple of hundred people,) could anyone tell whether it was maple, rosewood or concrete ? [/quote] Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Rosewood on my 4003, and Am. Std. Fretless Jazz. Maple on my other Am. Std Jazz. Edited April 16, 2014 by gsgbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Ebanol on fretless P, maple on fretted P. Rosewood on Kingman ABG, no idea on the Alien!* *wenge! Edited March 21, 2014 by Telebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Rosewood is my preference, it's just coincidence that I have more Maple basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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