Rosewood fb on swamp ash?

My favorite Strat is my old USA Custom/MJT swamp ash guitar with a maple neck and rosewood fingerboard.

It's the most resonant, best sounding Strat I own although I haven't finished the one I'm putting together now so I haven't heard it yet. Might be even better!

But to answer your question: Heck yes!

Swamp ash body and a bolt on maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard is a killer sounding wood combo and in my case made for a great guitar I've played for years.

It's the one on the throne...I mean the rocker.

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I have never seen an SAS with a rosewood fretboard. I am sure that is by design. I would like it. I have rosewood on all but one of my Strats and seem to prefer it. I prefer maple on a Tele. I like Alder or Ash for the bodies of both. I like the SAS I have. Others that have played it really like it too. I have a short list of people that I am supposed to call if I ever decide to sell it. The only thing I wish mine had was a flame maple neck. I have seen some necks on other SAS guitars around the year of mine that I would have loved to have on mine.
 
JasonE said:
I have never seen an SAS with a rosewood fretboard. I am sure that is by design. I would like it.
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They're out there. A rosewood version is what initially got me interested in the SAS. I stupidly passed on one for sale by a member here, but I ended up finding a maple board version semi local that was a smokin deal and practically mint. Still want its rosewood brother!

If they ever release a seSAS with rosewood I'd be allover it!

@Bowtiefanatc
 
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SinSir said:
They're out there. A rosewood version is what initially got me interested in the SAS. I stupidly passed on one for sale by a member here, but I ended up finding a maple board version semi local that was a smokin deal and practically mint. Still want its rosewood brother!

If they ever release a seSAS with rosewood I'd be allover it!

@Bowtiefanatc
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If they are out there, they're one offs. The recent announcements for the swamp ash always showed maple fingerboards and the prs web site shows no mention of a rw fingerboard. If there was one, I'm sure they would show it. Hell, the DG even shows MOON inlays, fer pete's sake!!!
 
DougGuitar said:
If they are out there, they're one offs. The recent announcements for the swamp ash always showed maple fingerboards and the prs web site shows no mention of a rw fingerboard. If there was one, I'm sure they would show it. Hell, the DG even shows MOON inlays, fer pete's sake!!!
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I wasn't talking about the se except for the last sentence.

There out there for core. It's listed as an option some places. I've even seen the 25th NF listed as a RW option, but have never seen one, and doubt such a thing even exists. I've only seen it mentioned once in spec options, and Ive been searching for one for years.

Psst.. I sometimes prefer moons! I Like birds, but moons are cool. I'd want moons on a DGT.
 
I was just looking at that beautiful dark teal SE Swamp Ash Special on the web site and I got to thinking. (Yes, I think once a year whether I need to or not). It would be an interesting experiment to try and fit a Warmoth RW fb neck on that dark teal one. hmmm....:cool:
SinSir said:
I wasn't talking about the se except for the last sentence.
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Ah-got it. I just went on a 10 mile bike ride, so I'm a bit tired! :)

> the 25th NF listed as a RW option,

Please excusse my ignorance, but what is that? Thanks

>but have never seen one, and doubt such a thing even exists. I've only seen it mentioned once in spec options, and Ive been searching for one for >years.

>Psst.. I sometimes prefer moons! I Like birds, but moons are cool. I'd want moons on a DGT.

Birds are fine and everything but they do get a bit boring all the time. I know the birds had something to do with Paul's mother? PRS could offer a few options like birds, moons, leaping trout, and a couple more. But then I don't look at the fingerboard when I'm playing, so I guess it doesn't matter! BTW-only trouble with the moons on the DGT is that it only comes with a gold body, not my fav. colour

Doug
 
It's a fantastic recipe. Classic 50s-era Strats mostly seemed to be made with maple boards, and the maple/ash combo is fantastic as well, but the treble sometimes can be a bit overbearing. The rosewood boards warms it up perfectly.
 
DougGuitar said:
> the 25th NF listed as a RW option,

Please excusse my ignorance, but what is that? Thanks


I know the birds had something to do with Paul's mother?
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There was a 25th anniversary Swamp Ash Special with 3 narrowfiled pickups. Cool guitar I've always wanted.

Yes, Paul's mom was a bird watcher.

About the warmoth, that would be interesting. A roasted maple with rosewood and the 59 profile would be killer! That's what I have on my tele, fantastic neck!
 
ViperDoc said:
It's a fantastic recipe. Classic 50s-era Strats mostly seemed to be made with maple boards, and the maple/ash combo is fantastic as well, but the treble sometimes can be a bit overbearing. The rosewood boards warms it up perfectly.
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Not sure, but I remember hearing that the rw finger boards on Strats came out around 1960.
 
DougGuitar said:
If they are out there, they're one offs. The recent announcements for the swamp ash always showed maple fingerboards and the prs web site shows no mention of a rw fingerboard. If there was one, I'm sure they would show it. Hell, the DG even shows MOON inlays, fer pete's sake!!!
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I wouldn’t say they are 1 offs, but I wouldn’t say they are common.
 
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