Which Bass Neck Sounds Better? Maple vs Wenge

Hey everyone! Since I had these two nearly identical basses, I thought it would be fun to shoot a side by side video to show off what kind of difference your neck/fretboard wood make to the overall tone of a bass. For this video, we're taking a hard look at Maple, a classic, and Wenge, the newcomer. Let me know what you think of the differences in the comments!
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0:00 Intro
1:28 Comparison 1 Settings
1:57 Comparison 1: 80's Bass Jam
2:59 Comparison 2 Settings
3:16 Comparison 2: All Pressure, No Grace
4:11 Tonal Differences
5:31 How Do They Feel?
6:04 Closing Thoughts
6:29 Comparison 1: 80's Bass Jam (Bass & Drums Mix)
7:31 Comparison 2: All Pressure, No Grace (Bass & Drums Mix)

[@mcsweeto17]

Would love to see a cover of VOLA - 24 light years

[@valerinaatas]

My vote goes to Wenge, so nice high mid chime without too much of anything 🤌🏻 Awesome comparison man!

[@matthewduncan9405]

I love my Empress Compressor! I’d love to see how you use it and your settings!
Do you keep the tone shaping switch neutral or use the EQ shapes?

[@Lord_Verminaard]

This was very interesting! I agree, I feel like the maple sounded better and more "Geddy" than the Wenge when clean-ish, but I liked the Wenge better distorted. Although they both sounded awesome and I would probably choose based on appearance really! 😄

[@darren4007]

Wow, this is a review I’ve been looking for so long…swamp ash body Wenge neck 5 string finger style 80s jam (rather than just slap or metal or blues in other videos). Thank you!
There is a big difference btw the tones, Wenge has much more bottom, thick, fat. I think if change finger board to Indian rosewood on the Wenge one, may sound even warmer/better? 😊

[@MrCloud254]

I noticed my ebony neck is softer when compared to my maple neck bass. My fingers don't feel as fatigued playing my ebony fingerboard

[@leftrightguitar5880]

Love that maple overall and it really cuts through, although there's a few spots down low where I think the tone of the wenge is pure bliss. Really cool vid!! I would also like to see a vid on that compressor.

[@ErixSamson]

I prefer Ebony, so Wenge is closer to what I like.

[@numerical_error]

I tend to care less and less about these small tonal differences as of late. Your 1972 Fender Jazz sounds so good I want to steal it. But then on some of the covers you're using a Strandberg, and it sounds equally fantastic (so do your Saito basses). In the end, it's all about your technique and feel of the music.
(But yeah, maple neck winz 4sure).

[@JoeCalderone]

The ‘72 is very stealable, please don’t though! 😅 it definitely has an unmatched vibe. Lots of wisdom in that 50 year old bass

[@IvanBassist]

Loved the maple one!
Now for the ultimate test, unbolt the necks and swap them 😂

[@JoeCalderone]

I thought about this but just felt like a little too much work, I have both set up nicely and didn’t wanna accidentally ruin anything.

[@IvanBassist]

@@JoeCalderone i know. It was a joke 😄

[@eugenechek7288]

Maple neck win💪👍💥

[@vectron12]

This myth runs real deep I see