Maple vs. Rosewood vs. Ebony: Fretboard Wood Shootout
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2020
- In this video we explore the tonal differences between maple, rosewood and boy fretboards on three Music Man Stingray basses. What's your favorite? Soundfiles & video: Thomas Meinlschmidt.
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Thank you for this!!!! Trying to make a stingray decision but need to know what fretboard i want
Now THIS is how you do a proper comparison!! Same basses just different fingerboards. Maple is my jam for sure!!
Thanks for a great demo. Maple all the way.
Thanks!
Great review!! Been looking for this type of review for a long time. Keep up the awesome content!!
I feel the ebony was the tightest and most focused but they all sound good.
Great video! Thanks
I’m a guitarist checking this very good comparison video. To me the maple fretboard has this growl. The tones are wild and alive. The rosewood also has a vibrant tone, a little less open than maple and softer. Ebony however can look very appealing but soundwise it is too hidden for me. The variety of tones are less and it sounds tamed. I cannot describe it precisely but it’s not my favorit fretboard wood for electric guitar and bass. For a classical guitar it works better I think
Ebony by far. Although I ha a strong believe that 99.99% of the sound and tone is the result of strings condition, pick up system and mostly good playing technique
Unless you can hear 0.01% of the tone enough to say "ebony by far." I think you need to revise your percentage to more like 80% or 90%. Especially if we are talking clean channels here.
Ebony requires more maintenance, I prefer rosewood personally
I'm somewhere between the maple & the rosewood myself, but that's what I tend to have my two basses. But that ebony board has this interesting thing that comes out on the high end with the G-string notes while keeping a "flat" sound that doesn't overpower the harmonics around it. Very interesting. In the end, I'll take one of each.
I agree. I notice a stronger fundamental in the rosewood and more prominent high/high-mids in the maple.
I've been watching several of these types of bass neck comparison videos. Most of them the difference seems small. On this one the three neck types seem very consistent among the different right hand styles demonstrated. And in this video I definitely prefer the maple neck.
El mejor video de prueba de maderas en el bajo que e visto
Finally! Thank you! Ebony for me. Then maple.
Great comparison. Partial to Rosewood, next bass will have ebony though.
I find it funny that rosewood is described as „warm“ sounding when talking about fretboards, yet as „bigger bass and more highs“ when talking about acoustic guitars for example. Anyway, the ebony in this video sounded so muffled or muted up top that I could swear it has either older/different strings on it or the preamp produced less highs.
Ebony for tight, flat response. The highs too are smooth vs the more gravelly rasp of the other two (of which maple is the more prominent). Was surprised though by how close rosewood sounded to maple here... Each sounds great in its own right.
Maple for offensive line (to stand out and show off in a mix), rosewood for defensive line (playing solid underlying bass), ebony for running scrimmage in fuzoid land 😉
Thank you very very much
You're very welcome! :-)
Do I like the ebony best,,maybe
Ebony is the easiest to shred on by a mile, it's almost slippery
Euer Artikel auf der Seite ist überragend gut. Your report on your hp is amazing.
Danke thank you ! Gibts euch als Gitarristen? Genau so eine saubere holzdemo bräuchte ich für Gitarren mit verhalten bei verschieden aufkeimen kombiniert.
Thanks Stevin! Here you go: ruclips.net/channel/UCiB4ezwMV_qOq_AxqPojnsg
But i'm not sure if they did something like this.
The differences are more subtle with fretted basses but they are there. Now with a fretless bass Ebony to my ears sounds the best followed by Rosewood. Have you ever played a fretless bass with a maple board? WOW!!! YUK!! Horrible!! However the majority of my basses are maple fretboards which I do love on fretted basses but not on fretless. So which is best? It all depends.
maple = low notes bright but less roundness, high notes quick snap attack
rosewood = low and high notes more warm
ebony = low notes bright BUT (here we go) add more roundness/fullness than maple, high notes more brighter than rosewood but not too harsh like maple
Maple looks very nice for fingerboard but have to admit that rosewood win on the sound and mixer
If I say that maple gives off a analog vibe, rosewood has a stereo vibe and ebony has a digital vibe all in the sense of the year each may have been conceived.. The round punchy thing or compression ? Is catching my ears first. Is it the basses that give me that vibe ?
If you're going by feel, Ebony. If you're going by looks (after 2 years of wear & tear), Ebony. If you're going by resonance, Ebony. If you're going by tone... it doesn't freaking matter!
Does the rosewood fingerboards come with a maple or roasted maple neck?
The new specials come with roasted necks and steel frets stock.
I wasn't sure aswell, so I gave MM a call and they told me what geekguitars said already. All specials do come with a roasted maple neck.
great demo. how in the world does someone have the exact same bass with three different fretboards? it makes for an incredible comparison. the sound differences are clearly obvious. anybody who says the neck has no effect on the sound should select a different line of work.
Thank you! These basses have been given to us by Music Man's German distributor Musik Meyer. Glad you like what you heard! :-)
I really don’t notice much difference if anything at all. Allot of people don’t .
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Maple!
Maple is fine
Thank God for tone controls. ;)
Rosewood shouts "rock." Maple shouts "funk." Ebony is tight precise and snappy and also works well with funk
you could make old tree log sound good sir :)
Maple ❤️
warmth is everything in the digital age. go ebony
Ebony is the brightest of the 3 wood types
@@nsc217 nope that would be maple pal
@@Itsallawesome Yes, two woods can be bright. Google it
Agree, ebony is the way to go like the flat tones with more warmth from the bass. Maple would be for that popping and brighter tone. I still believe ebony is the all-around winner for the most part.
Tbh I have no clue what pople are talking about here lol. I heard no difference at all, but you do you. Still nice video though!
There's a difference in feel on the fingers
Listen carefully to the attack of the notes...
Does it become difficult to slap with the neck pickup placement? Thank-you!
It does if you're used to the spacing of a precision or a jazz bass for instance. However, you get used to the new spacing rather quickly.
@@bassbonedo2158 Hi there! It seems that Raghavendra Rao asked about the neck pickup, which is pretty close to the neck, not about strings spacing at the bridge. I would like to know the answer, too, please:))
@@sergeysokuler5191 No, we're talking about the spacing between the neck pu and the end of the fingerboard. :-)
@@bassbonedo2158 Oh, that's great:) Sorry, colleagues!
The biggest difference between maple, rosewood, ebony fretboard is going to be how each fretboard feels rather than sound. How does it make you play? I have custom made Telecaster copy and the following are the specs.......It's my current main guitar. Played through Vox AC30 ( main and workhorse amp), Soldano SLO100 and newly acquired Friedman Dirty Shirley. For years I was a maple fretboard are for Stratocaster / Telecaster. A friend lent me her Jackson USA RR1 and it was at first chord.
1.) Bolt-on neck
2.) 25.5" scale length
3.) Three piece maple neck
4.) Ebony fretboard with mother of pearl dot inlays
5.) Luminlay (side markers)
6.) GraphTech TUSQ XL
7.) Fender Locking Telecaster tuners (brushed chrome)
8.) 57's Telecaster neck. 9.5 fretboard radius. 22 frets, 6105 fret size. Stainless Steel Frets.
9.) Tele body. American basswood body with Poplar Burl Cap. Tummy contour
10.) Transparent Pure White (top). Back and sides also Pure White(solid)
11.) Mojo Tone CTS 500k (Volume and Tone)
12.) Fender 3 position Vintage Pickup selector Switch
13.) Hipshot Hardtail bridge.
14.) Dimarzio Fred / PAF Joe
That's not the whole story. There certainly is sonic difference between tonewoods and it is pretty apparent in this video.
Ok here's mine.... actually 2.... all the same except for the fret boards.
1. 2- Piece Ash bodies.
2. Hipshot drop D on the low E string.
3. Hipshot open back locking tuners on the D/G and B strings.
4. Banjo drop tuners on the high E and A strings.
5. Roller string tree.
6. Strap pull G and B Benders.
7. SD broadcaster pickup in the bridge.
8. SD twisted tele in the neck.
9. Reverse control plate.
10. 4 way switch.
11. 500k linear volume pot for volume swells.
12. 250k linear tone pot for tone swells.
13. Wilkinson 6 saddle bridge.
14. Wilkinson brass saddles on the high E and B strings.
15. Wilkinson steel saddles on the G and D strings.
16. High wood aluminum saddles on the A and low E strings.
17. Brass compensated nut.
18. Fender USA maple neck/ fretboard on one guitar
19. Fender USA maple neck with rosewood fretboard on the other guitar.
20. Both guitars have SS frets.
A few simple....same mods that both guitars have.... only difference is the fretboards.
Using the same strings/ same setup.... No difference in tone but I like playing the maple fretboard better.
Ebony does makes a difference when you want that warmth and old school woody tone. Just look at how Moollon Classic P Basses that are made with Macassar Ebony fingerboard, produces such warm classic tone that is evident on vintage Fender P basses. Ironically, Fender's reissue models does not even come close to Moollon basses' classic vintage tone.
Ebony is the brightest wood you can get… The highs are much smoother and less ice picky than maple, but bright is bright.
@@nsc217 Agreed.
Definitely not warm sounding at all. I wouldn't call it bright either, it sounds dark, farther away, and cold but focused and tight.
I am not a pro guitarist and maybe that’s the problem but I only bond with Ebony fingerboards! Hate the feeling of maple and rosewood!
I don't hear a difference between those woods.
Maple 0:12 rosewood 0:49 Pau ferro 1:25
Sounds the exact same. It’s all cosmetic taste.
No one can tell the difference in a blind test.
Maple for the bright sound, ebony for the low end. Rosewood doesn't have character imo.
Thanks for this !! Like thanks for the tip
Was zum Teufel?
@@majav15mg Was ist denn so teuflisch? Oder meinst du den Kommentar über dir? :D
@@alexagno6559 Ich habe nur bemerkt, dass du Deutsch sprichst und dass ich seit Ewigkeiten keinen Kommentar auf Deutsch verfasst habe. Und außerdem, glaube ich einfach nicht daran, dass die Holzart eines Griffbrett irgendeine Einfluss auf den Ton einer E-Gitarre hat. Aber trotzdem, freut mich, dass sich eine Frau für sowas interessiert.
@@majav15mg In dem Fall braucht man ja gar nicht glauben, sondern nur mit guten Kopfhörern hinhören, ob einem ein Unterschied auffällt :)
Rosewood wins. Warm and pleasant.
Not really that helpful as this uses three different basses with three different finishes, etc. No two chunks of wood are exactly the same. A particular piece of wood, its weight / density and thickness of the finish or lack there of could all make more difference than what we're hearing between these three guitars. If you've ever spent a couple hours in a shop going back and forth comparing a half dozen or more of the exact same model guitar, you know what I mean. To some extent, every guitar - even of the same model - sounds slightly different. BTW...they all sounded good to me. I'm 1000% certain no one could pick one from the other in the mix of a live performance.
Very poorly thought out comparison, switching from playing on the low strings to a different wood on the higher strings. There's no possible way to hear a direct comparison unless you are playing in the same range on each wood in immediate succession. That's just how human hearing works. Any more than a few hundred milliseconds gap, and the brain can no longer compare accurately.