Lozz196 Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 I def agree with those sentiments, I’m sure there are very few who see a bassist using one fretboard material and think “I wish they were using the other type”. My realisation is more to the actual playing experience, similar to (although I’m not in the same league of course) Eric Clapton as mentioned above by @Ricky RioliI just enjoy the feel of a maple neck when playing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 12 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: I def agree with those sentiments, I’m sure there are very few who see a bassist using one fretboard material and think “I wish they were using the other type”. My realisation is more to the actual playing experience, similar to (although I’m not in the same league of course) Eric Clapton as mentioned above by @Ricky RioliI just enjoy the feel of a maple neck when playing more. Funnily enough the one exception I would make is that a Precision HAS to have a maple fingerboard, rosewood just looks wrong on a Precision to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 ...though some of the Fender custom colours do look nice with a rosewood board... 🙄 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: Is there any reason why the aesthetic isn't important? Or maybe there is something. I love the look of maple, but looking around me, I haven't got one maple fingerboarded instrument. I have had several but haven't kept them for reasons that probably aren't anything to do with the fingerboard (or maybe they are but I don't notice?) I think I said in many more words than necessary that the aesthetic is the only consideration as far as my sausage fingers are concerned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 3 hours ago, neepheid said: I've had a little think about it and I have to come to the conclusion that the reason I don't notice differences in fretboard material is (relative) incompetence. Sometimes the things that are important to one person isn’t to another. For some folk weight or nut width is super important, for others it makes less difference…. History of what you’ve learned on, technique, style of music and all that all that go into it even between people of the same competence… also a major thing… how many basses do you own… I get the impression Lozz has a few basses … if you only have two or three basses you’ll sweat the small stuff - other folk will just have 50 instruments… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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