Roasted Maple neck vs. Solid Rosewood neck

[Lewguitar]

Anyone compared them on the same guitar?

I have a solid rosewood neck for my next parts-o-caster on order so I'll be able to answer the question myself soon.

But I'd like to hear anyone's thought on this.

I would expect each to bring out something different sound wise.

 

[DougGuitar]

Wouldn't you get a lot of neck dive with a solid rw neck?

 

[Lewguitar]

Wouldn't you get a lot of neck dive with a solid rw neck?

I thought the same thing, but after a little research, most people say that Solid Maple is actually heavier than Solid Rosewood.

 

[DougGuitar]

I dunno-but my shoulder is hurting just thinking of the weight! Ouch!

 

[Lewguitar]

I dunno-but my shoulder is hurting just thinking of the weight! Ouch!

Oh no...it won't be like that at all. Roasted Swamp Ash bodies are light. And Roasted Maple Strat and Tele necks are lighter than standard maple necks.

Wish PRS would make a Silver Sky like that.

I predict it would be a truly magical sounding guitar!

I love the one I made. Now I'm going to make another one with no mistakes.

 

[DougGuitar]

Oh no...it won't be like that at all. Roasted Swamp Ash bodies are light. And Roasted Maple Strat and Tele necks are lighter than standard maple necks.

Wish PRS would make a Silver Sky like that.

I predict it would be a truly magical sounding guitar!

I love the one I made. Now I'm going to make another one with no mistakes.

Let us know how it turns out Lew. Then we can tell Fender to make the NewLew guitar and discontinue the Geo. Harrison Rosewood guitar!

Doug

 

[Lewguitar]

Let us know how it turns out Lew. Then we can tell Fender to make the NewLew guitar and discontinue the Geo. Harrison Rosewood guitar!

Doug

No way! I want PRS to make an SE Silver Sky like my parts-o-caster.

 

[DougGuitar]

Ya, tht works too...

Doug

 

[Greywolf]

Once you try rosewood you'll be hooked for life . I have necks from about every wood you can think of , and rosewood and it's cousins are the most magical ( ie cocobolo) They just ring

 

[Lewguitar]

Once you try rosewood you'll be hooked for life . I have necks from about every wood you can think of , and rosewood and it's cousins are the most magical ( ie cocobolo) They just ring

So does Roasted Maple! Laura Lee tells me when I play "her" guitar unplugged it doesn't sound thin, metallic and twangy. The neck and body resonate together and it sounds like an acoustic guitar,

I'm thrilled to finally be able to make music on these woods,

 

[JasonE]

I have a rosewood neck with a flame maple fretboard on a 2TEK Tele I bought years ago. It was in a few videos on YouTube. It is interesting. The body is ash. It has a little weight to it but it is a great sounding Tele.

 

[Lewguitar]

I have a rosewood neck with a flame maple fretboard on a 2TEK Tele I bought years ago. It was in a few videos on YouTube. It is interesting. The body is ash. It has a little weight to it but it is a great sounding Tele.

Roasted maple and roasted ash are what I'll be using for own builds from now on.

Love the sound!

 

[xxxadixxx]

Once you try rosewood you'll be hooked for life . I have necks from about every wood you can think of , and rosewood and it's cousins are the most magical ( ie cocobolo) They just ring

What other woods would you consider "cousins", would Ziriocote be one for example?

 

[jak3af3r]

I haven't done it with roasted maple but I have had both these neck on this and other guitars. To me, it sounds like the rosewood attenuates some of the kids and the maple attenuates lows.

On this specific paulownia body, both balance well weight wise. I have a cypress/walnut body that the rosewood dives and another set of bodies that are African teak that are so heavy nether makes a difference.

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[Lewguitar]

I haven't done it with roasted maple but I have had both these neck on this and other guitars. To me, it sounds like the rosewood attenuates some of the kids and the maple attenuates lows.

On this specific paulownia body, both balance well weight wise. I have a cypress/walnut body that the rosewood dives and another set of bodies that are African teak that are so heavy nether makes a difference.

[Media]

https://imgur.com/a/v2yPHri

Well sometimes those kids DO need attenuating.

Thanks!

 

[jak3af3r]

Well sometimes those kids DO need attenuating.

Thanks!

Autocorrect...

I also didn't intend to finish the rosewood neck but I couldn't deal with the smell after a while so it got the nitro over shellac finish like the maple neck did.

Hopefully yours isn't so smelly.

 

[Greywolf]

It is a HUGE family of woods
True rosewoods
From Dalbergia species:

• Amazone Rosewood, Para Rosewood (Dalbergia spruceana)
• Bahia Rosewood, (Brazilian) Tulipwood, Pau Rosa, Pinkwood, Bois de rose (Dalbergia decipularis)
• Black Rosewood, Nicaraguan, Mexican or Panama and Central American Rosewood (Dalbergia retusa)
• Brazilian Rosewood, also Bahia or Rio Rosewood, Jacaranda, White Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra), german Rio-Palisander
• Brown’s Indian rosewood (Dalbergia brownei)
• Burmese Rosewood (Dalbergia oliveri) Chingchan also as Asian or Laos Rosewood, (Dalbergia bariensis), (Dalbergia cultrata, Dalbergia dongnaiensis, Dalbergia fusca)
• Cocobolo Dalbergia retusa
• Chinese Rosewood, Fragrant Rosewood, Huanghuali (Dalbergia odorifera) also as Bangkok Rosewood
• Closeflower Rosewood, Camotillo (Dalbergia congestiflora)
• Granadillo Rosewood (Dalbergia granadillo)
• Guatemala or Honduras Rosewood (Dalbergia cubilquitzensis)
• Honduran Rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii)
• Laos Rosewood, Burmese Rosewood, Burmese Blackwood (Dalbergia cultrata)
• Laotian Rosewood (Dalbergia lanceolaria)
• Madagascar Rosewood (Dalbergia baronii, Dalbergia greveana) also as French Rosewood, and Bois de Rose (Dalbergia maritima, Dalbergia louvelii), (Dalbergia madagascariensis, Dalbergia monticola, Dalbergia trichocarpa etc.), for all Dalbergia-species from the population of Madagascar.
• Mexican Rosewood, Palo Escrito (Dalbergia paloescrito)
• (East) Indian Rosewood, Indonesian or Malabar, Bombay, Rosetta und Black Rosewood or Sonokeling Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
• (North, East) Indian Rosewood, Sissoo, Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo)
• Siamese, Siam Rosewood, Thailand Rosewood, Reclaimed Thai Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)
• Yucatan Rosewood, Guatemalan Rosewood (Dalbergia tucurensis)

Ziricote is considered a "false rosewood" , as are Bocote, Pau Ferro, Pau Rosa