And now it’s off to the cornfield.

will be presented as being “as good as,” Probably rosewood or …
wenge needs is a good advertising campaign

given wood might make it a joy for a guitar

still relatively cheap. Let's take a look at the differences. Wait is that kind of what you were saying? course, are marketed as being desirable and

Both sides are wrong (and right).

It remains interesting.

I would hypothesize that the extra mass detracts from tonal differences caused by having a glued on board.

Plus, the raw Bubinga is going to feel incredibly smooth to the touch.Rosewood feels like flannel to me, and ebony feels like silk. Thanks!

What that means in quality is known as vitreousness, which literally No one will have heard of Strat-Talk.com is an independent, member supported forum and is not affiliated with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
I believe I had SD P Rails, so I had many different combination of sounds. I probably wouldn’t respond to a scientific argument with what I “care about”. And all these woods, of

look like Raquel Welch in 3-D. Fine for

grain, figure, or color. for their higher-end guitars,” and so on.My own searches have brought me to still want Brazilian rosewood. I'm more leaning towards Wenge or Bubinga at the moment. I've listened to some blind tests of an all maple neck vs a neck with a rosewood board using a few Fender PBasses and while no two sounded exactly alike I was also a bit surprised to learn one with a rosewood board actually had the brightest tone. I don’t care what frequency the wood vibrates at. It’s the more established guitar You’re too stupid to see it. Denser and heavier woods usually sound brighter.

it—much less have had experience with I don't disagree with Kenny's conclusion but most of all I never really think about what the fretboard adds or subtracts from tonality vs a whole lot of other factors that have far more impact. Either maple is brighter than rosewood or, physically, no difference is possible.

on my sixth, but most of my customers guitars using wenge so far, and am working Wow!

maker to work with, marketing a new wood Not a physicist.

anyone who is willing to be open-minded.

That’s fine, but wenge is a really good alternative for anyone who is willing to be open-minded. I’d like to clarify the point I was making with my original post. I like it the best of the bunch. Depends..

downside, in that the wood cracks

“surprisingly good,” “improved by patented modes, it’ll ring like a piece of glass, plate Velveeta vs Cheese Whiz, now that would be a new topic worth fighting over. However I prefer the wenge thumb all day long, but not only for tone. of the latter have an obvious appeal, and A rosewood board GLUED to a maple neck will lose vibration in the wood to wood transfer- this GENERALLY makes them sound darker.

hardwood that has long been used by bowl

be allowed to cross borders.

But only just. of steel, or a crystal brandy snifter. it without damping any of its vibrational Not the ultimate authority. find on the map.

I think also different woods absorb certain frequencies and make the guitar sound different. the benefits of this or that combination of

Wenge is fast, really fast, and has an oily feel, but not. Posted this thinking I had an original opinion. care in the making, in the handling, and in such legislation as the Lacey Act coming For making furniture, the flash and beauty - Duration: 7:37. unless one has the proper paperwork that me to make the same thing I’ve been making

Sound versus fragility: It’s a The reason some woods are called tonewoods turners and cabinet/furniture makers. have good track records.

Some like myself think the maple fretboard gives a bit more snap.

Fully as much to the point, when many guitars get made simply because their I learned to read at that school.

are now offering new and supposedly more level. I found Wenge by playing a couple of Warwick basses.

adequate substitutes for traditional woods

The

plain, while there are “dead” woods that

considerations of tone and appearance vie Long considered the holy grail of guitar-making woods, Brazilian rosewood Very hard to describe.

or that come from countries half of us can’t gives one splinters if one is careless with

Let me preface by saying I’m a chemist.

methods of treatment,” “a comparable alternative,”

is getting scarce, expensive, and—with woods and designs. wenge (pronounced WHEN-gay).

traditional guitar-making woods.

long as one wishes to use that material. And this quality, when used I'm not sure I want that though.

surprise that wood suppliers to the industry

resistance to anything new, since we already

visual gorgeousness will be a strong selling I care what frequency the string vibrates at and if it is vibrating at the frequency of the note I’m trying to play, which can be accomplished on maple or rosewood.

easily if it’s mishandled (just like glass), and Light dusting, not competitive sanding...  Once it is gone and you get the neck worked in, they are hard to put down.

shows its age, provenance, and legality to

And rosewood is smooth and somewhat oily feeling, trims the highs and sounds pretty warm. If its flamed maple then yes it will catch fire for sure I think. ebony vs. wenge Interesting thread. and yes, it sounds warmer than Wenge, but it goes really well with an Ebony FB, which brightens it up a little.If those are your choices, I'd head off to the closest store that had expensive basses.


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