Rosewood vs Maple: Does It Matter?

Rosewood vs Maple: Does It Matter? | Friday Fretworks

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Rosewood fingerboards vs Maple fingerboards. The great debate, finally settled! Or is it?
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Key points:
0:00 Intro
0:08 JAM!
1:14 'Accepted Fact'
1:34 Do me a favour?
1:50 Rosewood and CITES
3:22 Rosewood in guitar manufacturing
3:58 Fender's switch from maple to rosewood
4:47 Bright and snappy vs dark and rich
5:23 The construction methods
5:48 Today's guitar(s)
6:45 COMPARISON!
10:44 In conclusion...
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@ChrisBuckGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

So, rosewood or maple? Have *YOU* got a favourite? 🤔

@NateTheMeh 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer maple for bending on Fenders, but I do appreciate a good rosewood board here and there

@ashleyjordan8869 3 жыл бұрын

Maple for me, I’ve always preferred a brighter guitar. “Warm” often just sounds woolly to me. That said, there was much less difference here than I would have expected. At this point maybe I just prefer the look though.

@jameskrys5286 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down: Ebony.

@AKAMustang 3 жыл бұрын

Maple; but nothing to do with Tony Wood, it's all about the aesthetics.

@francescotostiguerra7352 3 жыл бұрын

rosewood! I like warm sound and it even looks better to me, rosewood neck is the ideal!

@johnnolan4312 3 жыл бұрын

while watching the intro my guitar got up , slapped me and walked out the door!

@metalmick 3 жыл бұрын

Mine head butted me and then kicked me in the nuts!

@80Days 3 жыл бұрын

Mine is hanging on the wall looking at me with a mixture of pity and disgust. I feel ashamed

@RK_peace 3 жыл бұрын

mine broke it's own strings just to make sure I don't have any ideas of picking it up

@j.a.s.1416 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't let my guitar hear this video. Used headphones: I learned my lesson from the last slap it gave me 🎸

@frabber321 3 жыл бұрын

whahaha

@larsolufsen 3 жыл бұрын

There's only one conclusion to draw from this video: They do sound different, which means we need one of each! Simple as that! Happy shopping! :-)

@SkillCult 3 жыл бұрын

No, the solution is the guitar in the thumbnail, but opposite, maple on the high end, mahogany on the low :)

@kenteel2944 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it !! One more cheap guitar, please.

@Reverend_Mojo 3 жыл бұрын

I suspect different pick materials and gauges could coax the sound of each from the same guitar...

@guitarpedaldemos9121 3 жыл бұрын

@@Reverend_Mojo Not really. You'll affect the tone, but not in the way that you suspect.

@Reverend_Mojo 3 жыл бұрын

@@guitarpedaldemos9121 People just need to learn to play "Rosewood-ey" or "maple-ey" Tones in the hands!

@danielleslie254 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Hendrix's guitar sounded warmer because he would throw it onto the floor and set it on fire !!!

@ImnotgoingSideways 3 жыл бұрын

That would sound hotter. Not warmer. =^-^=

@blainest.9942 3 жыл бұрын

@@ImnotgoingSideways relative to the sun I’d say the guitar would be warm.

@theejpp 3 жыл бұрын

"Roasted maple neck"

@dldavidmusic 3 жыл бұрын

LOLOL!! Hilarious comment and responses. Thanks guys - made my day!

@Mephilis78 3 жыл бұрын

@@theejpp Fried Maple neck, really cooking those fretboard conditioning oils.

@jahnbon 3 жыл бұрын

That opening solo just blew my mind. Taste, tone, chops, inventiveness. Well done, Chris.

@hyssia 2 жыл бұрын

Definately need a tutorial for this one!

@meriwoo7382 2 жыл бұрын

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@bestboy897 10 ай бұрын

so groovy

@alexwr 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I think the mystic surf green paint has a very distinctive tone, you can't get tone like that with a candy apple red guitar!

@MrDokek 3 жыл бұрын

Is that you, Billy Corgan?

@michaeltyler1834 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is obviously joking to all the people out there that are dense enough to have not already though of this joke whilst Chris Buck was discussing the stats of both of the guitars used in the video. To be fair though, certain metallic finishes (candy apple red for example) need a base coat or an extra coat of primer before being applied. Let's just say you wouldn't see this done on an acoustic guitar top nor under normal circumstances would you see someone spraying excess material on a drum head or anything else that acts as a diaphragm. For the record I actually play a candy apple red strat, and it's actually an Eric Johnson model.... a Notorious tone chaser

@derek8376 3 жыл бұрын

This

@derek8376 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltyler1834 You have a Candy apple red guitar, that's what the guy just said - you should have got the surf green, so you could get better tone. He just said that

@michaeltyler1834 3 жыл бұрын

@@derek8376 I need a handicap to keep shit from getting out of hand ✋

@Incandescentiron 3 жыл бұрын

For my own part, the materials of the guitar is not the limiting factor, it's my God damn fingers!

@junimeme5626 3 жыл бұрын

Hot take: the difference is too little to be as important as how you feel seeing and picking the guitar up.

@suttletovah 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely true for me. With a gun to my head, I probably would choose the nuances of the rosewood sound. But maple both looks and feels so much better to me, that there's no contest. Just turn a knob or two half a click and the sound difference disappears.

@shmirginhymer1867 3 жыл бұрын

@@suttletovah I own an LTD Viper 400. SG style guitar Pau Ferro fingerboard. Nice guitar. But once I sat down and actually played a nice Fender Strat with a maple board, I went out and ordered a Player Plus Top. And feels so much better to me. Not sure if it's actually the maple board or just the fact that owning a Fender has been a lifeline dream sort of but still.

@titanhasfreedus8059 3 жыл бұрын

i mostly play clean tones and when you play clean there's quite a wide difference.....in my opinion, in fender guitars, i prefer maple although i have rosewood in one of my tele's

@floydharper1216 2 жыл бұрын

Hey the psychological factor is bigger than you might think. I play a strat with a maple fingerboard, but if I were still making decisions based off "person I like made thing I like with this thing" I'd play nothing but Les pauls. I've discovered...with difficulty...that I get my best tones and most playing enjoyment from a strat, and the maple board is what I choose when I put maple against rosewood. And it's weird to accept because I'm a huge fan of Gibson, humbuckers, etc. But with an instrument in my hands, having had access to various guitar models and trying all the guitars my heroes use, I went the total opposite, ironically because that gives me what I want to hear

@flclbeans 3 жыл бұрын

The comparison section was the most helpful I've seen so far. History lesson was cool too. Also, great job playing the same thing identically for different takes, a true professional! Job well done all around, man.

@richardcrompton6009 3 жыл бұрын

It was great to see Chris is as articulate with his choice of words as he is with his choice of notes. Really fine video Chris, thanks!

@KeganVanSickle 3 жыл бұрын

They sound different, but a tiny tweak of any tone knob on the guitar or the amp will make up this difference. So, for me it comes down to looks and more importantly feel. I LOVE the way an aged maple fretboard looks, but I prefer the feel of rosewood. I need a new species of "rosemaple".

@Mr2greys 3 жыл бұрын

Dunno for me it also sounded like the rosewood sounded a bit hotter at times although I preferred the sound of the maple.

@snow15243 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh, adding more treble has a different sound than naturally bright sounding gear. Like when I have a bunch of distortion on, turning up the treble makes it sound super hairy, but when I take naturally trebly/bright sounding gear and turn down the treble a bit, it sounds SOOO much better. At least to my ears.

@rookmaster7502 2 жыл бұрын

Or get EQ pedal for even more tonal control.

@pads-zr9ln 2 жыл бұрын

roasted maple is the answer

@louiscyfer6944 2 жыл бұрын

i don't know how you can feel the difference, my fingers don't touch the fretboard when i play. they only touch the strings and the frets.

@wjniemi 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, Chris. Your comparison bits are expertly played. The premise of matched guitars, different necks is brilliant. Thanks!

@FullcircleFaith 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job on the audio quality sir. This is the first time I could distinctly here a clear difference between the two tone woods. And I'm listening to this through a smartphone too!

@iangillham9647 3 жыл бұрын

It makes me laugh at the pickyness of guitar players over woods etc and then they play through ten guitar pedals! Lol!

@jonniegibbins 3 жыл бұрын

Good job they don't make wooden pedals - that would be a whole new world to argue about ;-)

@BOBANDVEG 3 жыл бұрын

Lil bastards should be grateful. Today's starter guitar is 3x better than anything jimi hendrix could hope for.

@prandz420 3 жыл бұрын

@@BOBANDVEG thats a bit of an exaggeration lol.

@abcrx32j 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine buying a $3000 with the same value in pedals just to get a cheap vintage sound or fuzz washed nonsense

@BOBANDVEG 3 жыл бұрын

@@abcrx32j Buying a cheap amp and expensive guitar is like buying a Waterford chandelier and looking at it through dirty glasses. It's all about the amp

@Music.is.my.Fuel. 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is a master of video editing 🤯 changing the color of the neck while he's playing. Wow.

@cooltours 3 жыл бұрын

Bang! What a badass Intro!!!! THAT´s the way how one starts a video. KILLER pierce!!!

@jamespurperajr4135 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most well done video I have ever seen on the subject. I was also pretty surprised at the amount of difference in the high frequency in the attack and the placement of the midrange in the sustain.

@coreyevans835 3 жыл бұрын

Which ever guitar currently being played by Chris Buck sounds better than the other one that's not being played by Chris Buck 😉. However, I've always preferred the aesthetic of darker fretboards (rosewood, pau ferro, ebony etc.)

@TybudX 3 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@markstrickland2326 3 жыл бұрын

Love the look of ebony and it sound like maple

@johnnewton1830 3 жыл бұрын

Finally the truth revealed.

@larryb7585 3 жыл бұрын

...and that there is the answer!🤔👍

@wetbeans7957 3 жыл бұрын

Pau ferro looks dumb

@emilmaze 3 жыл бұрын

I've only recently come across your channel but already, i can immediately tell it's you by your playing, even if i didn't know it was a video by you. a major mark of a great player is being immediately recognizable

@wilkowilkins363 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the clan. The clan of great Buckness

@thomaswagner6495 3 жыл бұрын

For me the difference is most noteworthy when it is time for a fret job. Until then I can't tell the difference. I play both. Incidentally, this was a great video comparison. Amazing that you could play so seamlessly on different takes. That was a mind blower.

@musicforyou2010 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris. I have just discovered you here on KZfaq. Great videos, great personality and playing.

@robertgreen5842 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! Thank you again Chris. And great to see the subs racking up. 100k for Christmas :)

@awkipintee 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always Chris. Definitely a tonal difference albeit subtle and nuanced. The maple is quite distinct to my ear and I did take a peak while listening the confirm. I like hearing you play the maple board as it’s response is more immediate and I’m so used to seeing you play rosewood necks. It’s all good. Congratulations on your nomination.

@stauffrt2 Жыл бұрын

Chris. Been playing 57 years and I listen to a LOT of guitarists. Your playing has a strong magnetism, hugely addicting to hear. You have that elusive magic in your time and approach, that we all strive for but seldom reach.

@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын

He’s already taken

@learningguitar7948 8 ай бұрын

@@ramencurry6672 who could not agree with that! What surprised me is that I always preferred rosewood, mostly from the feel when playing, but in this comparison I liked the maple tone. Wish roasted maple was added to the mix, because I'm looking at a roasted maple Warmoth neck ATM :-)

@ramencurry6672 8 ай бұрын

@@learningguitar7948 Roasted maple is on my list. My only concern is that it might possibly crack in the future. But I think the cracks don’t spread and can be repaired

@stevesorrell9835 3 жыл бұрын

Damn dude! You are such a great player! That intro piece, was inspiring. Truly. 👍🏻

@marcsullivan7987 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer rosewood. For feel, not tone

@mattflickinger8151 3 жыл бұрын

I just commented similarly, but like the maple feel better. What you do you notice with the rosewood?

@joshisfishy 3 жыл бұрын

@@mattflickinger8151 Maple usually has a finish on top, it used to be nitro and you could wear it through for cool spots. Rosewood is usually unfinished/ raw wood and to some, that feels better, plus you get the actual feel of the grain.

@juliusnisonen2431 3 жыл бұрын

@@Christopher.Marshall when you bend, at least when i do, my finger tips are at an angle which makes it so my fingers do touch the fretboard all the time

@zac3392 3 жыл бұрын

@@juliusnisonen2431 Yep what he said...

@paddymaxwell 3 жыл бұрын

@@Christopher.Marshall so I suppose Claptons Blackiie got those wear marks during transit or something??

@telecastersRthebest 3 жыл бұрын

The difference might just be in the pickup (e.g. ever-so-slight difference in wounding, parts tolerance, etc).

@hddynarider4528 3 жыл бұрын

Correct!

@jeffstanley8639 3 жыл бұрын

Most likely

@mikedr1549 3 жыл бұрын

Or age of strings.

@adamskold6395 3 жыл бұрын

Or distance between pickup and string

@antonyfaulkner8649 3 жыл бұрын

LOL... Or...maybe its the wood. Save your pennies, get one of each, you'll know the difference pretty quick.

@andrewethanhirsch7968 3 жыл бұрын

Great Review - thorough analysis, excellent comparative sound demo (the way it should be) - I really like that you state your personal preference. It doesn't sway me one way or the other, but it's very helpful. Thanks!!!

@eddiegalon3714 2 жыл бұрын

Chris dude you are one talented young man. Your playing is amazing. But, your a natural music journalist with great historical and technical insights. Bravo. Very proud subscriber.

@stevenblakeborough4706 3 жыл бұрын

Man, your playing gets better and better. A joy to hear. Looking forward to seeing you and band play in Bristol again.

@elliothewitt9156 3 жыл бұрын

Man, your phrasing is on another level entirely 🙌🏻

@jamesmichaelfrank 3 жыл бұрын

Great way to present both Chris. Impressive content !

@justintimmons7613 3 жыл бұрын

I can never get over how much I dig your picking hand technique.

@martinrohr8462 3 жыл бұрын

To my ears, if anything, the maple sounded ever so slightly brighter on the bridge pickup. But since guitars have a tone knob, what's the point. Look and feel are where the real differences lie.

@ZekeMan62 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely brighter. I wouldn't say slightly though. It's a big difference to my ears.

@wiseguy9202 3 жыл бұрын

I listened without looking and couldn't tell the difference.

@ChristianGonzalezCapizzi 3 жыл бұрын

the word i'd use here is "warmer." In my mind the maple is "brighter" but the rosewood is "warmer."

@Paul_Lenard_Ewing 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChristianGonzalezCapizzi have 13 guitars about half rosewood half maple. Both are as good it all gets down to what the tune 'needs'.

@RogerThat902 3 жыл бұрын

That's my view. These debates tend to be silly because there are a million ways to compensate for the differences. Go for the guitar that feels better to you and maybe that's the kind of attack you prefer but we have these debates as if people just plug straight into an amp with an amp they can't adjust, using a guitar they can't adjust hah. Pickups are the biggest thing with electric guitars IMO.

@johne1599 3 жыл бұрын

It would be easy to say that maple is brighter, and it was, but it’s not quite that simple. What really jumped out at me was the initial attack of the notes-that’s where the maple had more “bite and snap”. The maple fingerboard had a broader range of dynamics, too, to my ear.

@smokepeddler 2 жыл бұрын

100%

@cutittaierau3128 Жыл бұрын

Amin . So yeah they are different,if you want country lead definitely go with maple ,for me rosewood sounds dule ..

@natalea.1858 3 жыл бұрын

Great comparison! Thanks, Chris. Happy new year

@JHKNVY02 5 ай бұрын

Always super videos! Thank you for the great work and detailed effort for the caparison.

@Incandescentiron 3 жыл бұрын

I went in with a bias, fully expecting not to hear a difference. But, through headphones, with my eyes closed, I actually did hear the difference, with concentrated effort.

@TheEchelon 3 жыл бұрын

You sure you're not forcing yourself to hear a difference? Tiny differences in playing also makes a difference. I think I can hear a difference, but that's not really trustworthy. Blind A/B test is the only way to find out.

@steveDC51 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it was b******t but much to my surprise I could actually hear a difference. Surprised me, but strengthened my opinion that the tone of a guitar is more about the neck than the body.

@warptek 3 жыл бұрын

so in other words the differences are so minute they could only be picked up by either a computer waveform program or your imagination.

@CJZM7777 3 жыл бұрын

Yea, I could hear a distinct difference. Not sure which is "better" but they are different.

@warptek 3 жыл бұрын

I would wager you just think you hear a difference. Here's the problem with this video. It wasn't a blind test. You see each guitar therefore you can safely conclude your imagining a difference because your eyes SEE a difference and your ears translate that difference in sound. I played this video a number of times with a really good set of Tascam headphones. I "thought I heard a tiny minuscule difference" but then on rewind the difference disappeared. This kept happening on each lick. Sometimes it was there, then it was not. Imagination was being influenced. I concluded there is no discernible difference. That's the human ear. A computer waveform might pickup a difference but the human ear can't without it's inherent bias.

@darwinsaye 3 жыл бұрын

This is the second demo I've seen on the topic, and to my ears, in both cases, I hear a slight more brightness in the maple neck, but it's frankly so slight a difference it doesn't matter. It's less of a difference than you hear between a brand new set of strings and a set a few days old.

@simonriley7750 3 жыл бұрын

@rdb9936 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely also a difference depending on whether the maple is a 1-piece neck (skunk stripe) or separate neck and finger board. The latter tends to sound slightly brighter in my experience

@dorielementary 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. You could turn the treble knob on your amp just a little bit and get them to sound the same.

@rdb9936 3 жыл бұрын

@@dorielementary Sure. The touch response and natural compression of the instrument always feels better with a skunk stripe neck to me though

@MalcolmO 3 жыл бұрын

BTW, the editing on the opening piece was exceptional, as was the playing. Way to go, guy!

@shawnkintz1538 3 жыл бұрын

Love the channel man! You've definitely inspired my player. I love your phrasing. Very unique.

@sirbenjaminarthuriv4019 3 жыл бұрын

They do sound different, but it could be any number of other factors besides fretboard material. For me it comes down to the look and I like the look of a maple fretboard better.

@jeffstanley8639 3 жыл бұрын

This

@MrAnderswt 3 жыл бұрын

You just contradicted yourself.

@Sam1628 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAnderswt explain

@budgetgearguru4211 3 жыл бұрын

I wish he'd got a meter and checked the resistance of the pickups to rule that out.

@davidgilmour3173 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sam1628 welp he ended up not explaining lol

@darkogrozdanovski 3 жыл бұрын

I am here just to hear the solos. Amazing!

@Gibson45er 3 жыл бұрын

Man... I would pay a chunk of change just to listen to Chris Buck play live.

@iamjackmccoy 10 ай бұрын

was way too captivated by your playing to remember what I was even listening for. incredible work chris.

@newgunguy4176 3 жыл бұрын

Are they different? Yes. Is it noticeable? Yes. Does it matter? No. Personal preference? Yes.

@RaphaelNano 3 жыл бұрын

Hotel? T... ok sorry

@mattb383 3 жыл бұрын

Rosewood sounds more "rock" and the maple sounds more "country" and brighter. I was expecting to not hear a difference but there was a definite difference. Thank for the comparison! Awesome playing.

@wojtahala5417 2 жыл бұрын

mee too

@sundaynightdrunk Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I watched it back without looking at it and just listening, and the country twang is always the maple fretboard.

@skink3181 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for putting it together!

@petelamontmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Love the right hand technique! Smooth transition between pick and fingers. Great playing!

@TheCerealQuiler 3 жыл бұрын

Needed to replay it 5 times, because I forgot about paying attention to the tones by that kickass solo.

@cortezthekiller4605 3 жыл бұрын

They are, practically, the same, but there's something about the rose wood tone that goes straight to my heart.

@Steven_SK 3 жыл бұрын

And I am the same except I'm Team Maple.

@zac3392 3 жыл бұрын

Kinda like galleons and guns, eh..?

@RogerThat902 3 жыл бұрын

@@Steven_SK The maple sounds sweet to me. But in all honesty I think it depends what is played. Had it been some dark blues I'm sure I'd have felt the rosewood hit my spots hah

@CJZM7777 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, similar but I liked the rosewood better too.

@guilletjean-jacques5107 3 жыл бұрын

me it's the other way around

@figueroa661 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. The maple definitely sounds brighter and twangier in every setting. Awesome comparison.

@stephenellis3609 3 жыл бұрын

There is definitely a difference. But not so much that you’d notice with a little tweak of the amp, especially in a mix.

@freefallin0531 3 жыл бұрын

Prefer the sound and feel of rosewood, but like the look of relic maple.

@Tzadeck Жыл бұрын

They actually sound a lot more different than I expected. I've always gotten strats just for the look... but tbh I liked how the maple sounded here much better.

@jonthehermit8082 Жыл бұрын

Same man, I don’t really have a preference I have both, but my maple fretboards have gloss on them and they do feel different.

@jennifermay134 2 жыл бұрын

I came to see which is better but now I'm left with awe at your playing!

@bradmatthews7124 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Chris. Love your channel mate.

@70srockguitarist 3 жыл бұрын

Guitarist logic: Plastic finishes and plastic tubing on the trussrod kills tone Also guitarist logic: Plastic binding and plastic fret markers - doesn't kill tone

@rowenlampe7426 3 жыл бұрын

cant really compare having a guitar coated in plastic to 10-odd dots being plastic....

@joetowers4804 3 жыл бұрын

Guitarist logic: a minute quantity of old glue binding body and neck makes all the difference in the world. Also: putting new guitar under serious surgery to remove the minute quantity of modern, factory-approved glue binding the neck and body of his new guitar, to replace with a minute quantity of horse glue, not a problem whatsoever.

@mixmasterwillyd9959 3 жыл бұрын

Also, pickups are mounted to plastic generally. How’s that for tonewood

@mmm-mmm 3 жыл бұрын

@@mixmasterwillyd9959 yup

@cjscarff6453 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like I should know what truss rods are. I hear the words said a lot

@jamesconraadtucker 3 жыл бұрын

With Fenders, I've always been partial to a maple neck. Everything just has its own flavor. Binding, no binding, Rosewood, etc. For Gibson's, a LP Custom. With Ebony, or a Standard with Rosewood. They all impart some magic over the instrument. There's really no X versus, Y versus Z. It's about taking hold of what's there. Finding the magic of the woods/tones.

@steellemonstudios 2 жыл бұрын

This was a spot on video. Fantastic! Thank you, Chris.

@zykify 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video, Chris. I have heard people talk about the difference often, but this is the first time I have heard the actual difference :) An interesting test, in my opinion, would have been to play them both "unplugged". I imagine the difference would be even bigger and I believe the acoustic sound will always be part of the signal going into the amp.

@djpenton779 3 жыл бұрын

Huge difference, even just through my tv speakers. I love the maple. I notice that, as I get older and my ears lose their ability to hear high frequencies, I tend to like brighter sounding instruments that compensate for my loss. So now I'm off to find a video doing an A/B comparison of Cialis vs Viagra, given my other old age deficits.

@nejou 9 ай бұрын

so what is better cialis or viagra? 😆

@djpenton779 9 ай бұрын

@@nejou ha ha! they're both better than a vacuum pump and a cock ring, which is tough to attach to a guitar. but for pharmaceuticals, go cialis!

@MarcusJean13 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer rosewood, ebony or pau ferro just because I prefer the sensation of my fingers on wood rather than on a gloss finished fretboard. I've never played on a unfinished maple fretboard.

@chipsterb4946 3 жыл бұрын

That’s my take as well. Don’t like glossy finish on maple.

@DocDisco241 3 жыл бұрын

Same. Fender American performer series have unfinished maple I believe.

@stephengilbert608 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve got Strats and Teles with both - never thought about it before, but I tend to pick up the guitars with the rosewood necks. Great video and balanced view nicely articulated.

@clivehutchby5035 2 жыл бұрын

@@DocDisco241 So have the new Player Plus Telecasters (maple necks)

@csc1671 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It wasn‘t so much the (great) A-B testing that helped me but your playing and your tone. Told me “Stop trying to be that gearhead, stick to your old Telly, and get the most from it. It’s all in there. Practice!” So yeah, thanks again 😊👍🏼

@kennywally 2 жыл бұрын

OMG, Chris thank you for this video. It's about time the world see the difference, or not :)

@larryb7585 3 жыл бұрын

More than 1 Tele is the only and proper decision!

@ThinPicks Жыл бұрын

I think your summing up at the end is absolutely right, maple actually has a bit more sustain but the rosewood has more of a midrange honk that suits overdriven front pickup solos and power chords, remember how fat Rory's strat sounded!

@chrisoxley7148 Жыл бұрын

Great vid and super interesting facts. Brilliant job ... so well spoken. I think I shall subscribe ...

@superflea7219 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for doing this video! depending on how an AmPro II Deluxe Tele feels in my hands, you may very well have helped me decide which finish/neck I’ll go for. 👍

@LennyJohnson5 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, as ever... not only are your playing and presentation skills superb, but your camera-work deserves a prize too. Fantastic episode, Chris. And I wouldn't kick either guitar out of bed for eating crackers...

@Villadsda 3 жыл бұрын

I just have the weird assumption that maple has a lighter and brightet sound, and rosewood has a darker and bassier sound

@TRose-hc9pv 3 жыл бұрын

This video proved to me that both is the way to go. Thank you! 🤘

@thebasshead100 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I have just bought my daughter an American special tele and she really loved the look of the rosewood fingerboard so we went with that. I’m a bass player and far prefer rosewood for my basses but I wasn’t sure if it’s the right choice for a tele. She loves big chords and big riffs so this video has made me more comfortable that the guitar is right for her. BTW, there was never any doubt in her mind she wanted a sunburst tele. Nice playing too, Sir. Tasty 👍

@alis634 3 жыл бұрын

Darn, the firist time I actually heard a discernible difference between the two fretboards. Although it is worth noting that no two guitars are the same even if they use the same species of wood so it could also be differences in body and neck wood.

@ZiggysDad 2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad I found your channel. Thanks again. I have a 2013 black tele with rosewood neck. Love it to bits. As for the sound difference I think the only real way to find out the difference is to send the signal through an oscilloscope. And then you will need someone who is an electrical engineer with a great ear for guitar to analyse the results properly (Pain in the botty). At the end of the day like you said It's up to the individual. They both sound great.

@gordonmccoun8327 3 жыл бұрын

This was a robust evaluation of the respective merits of the two. Great that you removed all the variables safe for the neck material. Having said that, I don't know that I have a favorite, but I do have a better understanding of how to achieve the sound I'm looking for. This was hugely valuable to me. That's why I always enjoy your content. Thanks so much, Chris.

@vorpalblades 2 жыл бұрын

There are many other variables. Different pickups, pots, caps,etc. This proves nothing.

@lukeh9199 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Buck has the most beautiful phrasing.

@EastCoastPat24 3 жыл бұрын

I am actually shocked by the differences I can hear!!

@marcrombouts4971 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent playing and review. Thank you. IMO the rosewood neck had more warmth but also more high frequencies. I would say more balanced from low to high. The maple neck seems to have more high end but has more midrange.

@liamjordan5948 3 жыл бұрын

This was great! Thanks Chris :)

@ChrisEffort 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve found the opposite be true (to my ears) playing many many different fender guitars with maple and rosewood over the years. When taking the pickups/electrified sound out of the equation and played just acoustically, I’ve found maple to have a somewhat slower attack and and softer feel - more warmness to it. Whereas rosewood tends to feel a bit stiffer and quicker in the note attack on the fretboard. Electrified I can definitely see the rosewood sounding warmer, but for me there’s a lot more to it than just that. Thickness of the neck will also have a huge impact. Long story short - I love maple the most.

@tedwagner2145 3 жыл бұрын

First, thanks for this great A-B comparison. I'm pretty sure I would have made possibly unconscious variations playing the same lick, sort of "playing to the guitar's groove", but you seem to have played them spot on with either. I've had 5 Strats and 1 Esquire and 4 Teles over the last 46 years. I still have all the Tele-types, and 2 Strats, both maple V-necks. There are subtleties that make me prefer a maple fingerboard, and in spite of my very large hands, the old-style V-necks. I like the feel of the maple. Because of your A-B, the rosewood seems to have that "warmer" sound, but also somewhat like it has a pillow over it, just a bit. Oddly, my oldest Fender, a '59 or '60 Esquire, has a rosewood board and a big beefy neck that really fits my hand better. I guess there is actually a sound component that makes me prefer maple, but like you say, in the context of a loud band, with pedals, etc., who could really tell? Great comparison!

@danielsheehan3783 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know about sound but I always liked how rosewood felt when plying. A lot of the cheaper maple necks have lacquer or poly on them which makes it feel a bit off to me. The rosewood is usually open pore and finished with oil so I like that better

@diegoneira9326 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation and awareness of the wood industry, that's very valuable and responsible. Awesome comparisson, I reaaally wish there was a Surf Green with a Maple fingerboard, was actually looking for it everywhere haha!!

@LadderFromMGS3 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm actually surprised how much of a difference there is

@snow15243 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@forthecreator1 3 жыл бұрын

I came into this with the preconceived notion that I wouldn’t hear a meaningful difference. My mind has been changed.

@Guitdolin 2 жыл бұрын

The ultimate test would be to use a single guitar body and swap necks to do the comparison - just to remove any differences in the 2 bodies' wood/wiring/pickup winds, however small those differences may be.

@goldmole1 2 жыл бұрын

Darrell Braun did do that. Very obvious difference, not far off from what we hear in Chris' test. Though Darrell's conclusion was that there was no noticeable difference in tone at all,...

@louiscyfer6944 2 жыл бұрын

@@goldmole1 it's been done by others better, and there is no difference that you can hear amplified.

@goldmole1 2 жыл бұрын

@@louiscyfer6944 They do sound different. See other replies as well.

@the_Googie 3 жыл бұрын

I can only recommend anyone to learn the solos from Chris videos. It really improved my playing, especially little accents and stuff like that... his intro jams also seem to reappear in the videos, making it easier to learn

@dadmadforgot4050 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done indeed, great demo.

@brynhendry2899 3 жыл бұрын

I think the maple fretboard sounded a little warmer but the difference was minimal. Just go for whatever suits the guitar's main color.

@tushar8998 Жыл бұрын

I would say more balanced, the rosewood almost sounded muddy to me.

@sloanchampion85 3 жыл бұрын

I've always been and always will be a maple man and big 70s headstocks....I'm an old school rocker...keep rockin

@donbradman334 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, I can compare to Chris in one way! We both have a green Telecaster :)

@TreyAlexander 3 жыл бұрын

Great Playing Man! Great feel bro!

@JohnOShaughnessy 2 жыл бұрын

I just like the rosewood. I like the resistance, if you could call it that, and the subtle extra bit of warmth. But maybe it's because I am just used to that. It's just a personal preference. I never believed one or the other is 'better'.

@scottt9382 3 жыл бұрын

0:09 - 0:20 - plays just two notes that sound better than all of mine ;)

@andyblack9450 3 жыл бұрын

This is great- Don't think I have seen a better comparison video. They do sound quite different to me. Only problem is now I want both.

@davidgerlach1132 11 ай бұрын

🙂

@Mbarwick7 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I've never gotten into the fretboard debate, to be honest I've never even read up on it before. This came on while in the gym as I was listening through a steady stream of your videos. From my perspective, I noticed the difference in sound before you even began talking about the video content. In fact when you switched to the rosewood board my thought was, that sounds deeper and warmer, and it drew my eye to the video. Everything is preference, but I definitely prefer the sound of rosewood.

@dawtrek1656 3 жыл бұрын

For those who can't hear the difference, the acid test would be a display of the harmonic spectrum and also the attack, delay, sustain, and release envelope of a single note being played. .

@brin57 3 жыл бұрын

Those tests are irrelevent when the difference in audible tone is probably less than what a listener would experience by moving 2 metres in any direction.

@mattflickinger8151 3 жыл бұрын

In this case, the tonal difference can be worked out through the whole rig, i think FEEL is more important. I think Maple has less “drag” on bending and such to my taste. I prefer it, but also think certain guitars just look right with the right neck color!

@troymattingly3071 3 жыл бұрын

The telecaster, that I have, is handmade of maple in the neck and body. This video is very interesting. Maple and rosewood are both awesome woods. I enjoyed this video. Thank you!

@yearstchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely need one of each :) I like the way nitro wears on maple and overall the way it looks. Gotta love the wear pattern on Brownie strat on the Layla cover. If SRV's number one was a maple nitro fretboard it would probably be bare wood.