What do you think of a Indian rosewood necks with ebony board on possible ps build?

[Rapdog]

any thoughts on how the sound tone may be? Me only being snappy and rosewood being mid heavy... Ideas?

 

[Dusty Chalk]

No idea. You should do it and let us know.

 

[11top]

It sounds great.





As does Macassar over IRW:





As does ebony over Macassar:

 

[g.wizz]

It sounds great.





As does Macassar over IRW:





As does ebony over Macassar:

Take the tone wood guru word for it and do it blindly...
I did and no regrets at all

 

[tiboy]

I have an AP P22 with a RW neck and Ebony board. As with my other RW guitar I would not call it mid heavy, but rather high-low accented giving the perception of mid scooped. The Ebony board adds a tiny bit of brightness vs RW board. Best playing neck I ever had.

 

[veinbuster]

Do it.

 

[CatStrangler]

I had a honduran rosewood neck with an ebony board before. That option may be worth thinking about and may not be a large upcharge. I preferred that one to most indian rosewoods necks I have played but none of those had an ebony board either.

 

[László]

In a vacuum, you might say that you'll have a bit more lower midrange resonance with IRW necks, and a snappy, articulate attack with ebony, but guitars aren't a vacuum. Lots of other parts chosen for the instrument can and will affect that outcome, and even sonically cancel out one's expectation for the neck/fretboard.

It's often a matter of how the neck and fretboard woods work in the context of entire guitar. That includes the body woods, the bridge configuration, the pickups, whether you're going solid-body or some form of hollow, and even the scale length, number of frets, and carve.

If you put a Telecaster bridge on a Les Paul body with lipstick pickups, but bolted on a 24 fret short scale maple neck and fingerboard because you once had a maple neck/fb on a Strat you liked back in the day, It's still not going to sound like your old Strat. It's also not going to sound like a Tele, an LP, or a Danelectro.

You mess with the recipe, it's going to change the taste of the cake, but to what degree, is the question.

If tone is the concern, it would make the most sense to get the opinion of the builders at PS regarding what's planned, since they have more experience with the choices than anyone (except maybe Steve and Markie ).

I also realize that feel may outweigh any concern for the tone, or the choice might be to get something with a particular look.

Among the more expensive lessons I've learned (though, gotta say, the experimenting's been fun!) is that I gravitate to the tones I get with the traditional combination of mahogany back, sides and neck, maple top,and most often, a RW fretboard. I might mess with the fretboard wood here or there, but my basic preferences have proven consistent over the years, since I keep coming back to them.

It's going to be different for each of us, of course, but I've decided to stick with what I know I like when plonking down PS money.

 

[CatStrangler]

Among the more expensive lessons I've learned (though, gotta say, the experimenting's been fun!) is that I gravitate to the tones I get with the traditional combination of mahogany back, sides and neck, maple top,and most often, a RW fretboard. I might mess with the fretboard wood here or there, but my basic preferences have proven consistent over the years, since I keep coming back to them.

It's going to be different for each of us, of course, but I've decided to stick with what I know I like when plonking down PS money.

I've spent a lot of dough coming to the same conclusion

 

[Alan Manning]

In a vacuum, you might say that you'll have a bit more lower midrange resonance with IRW necks, and a snappy, articulate attack with ebony, but guitars aren't a vacuum. Lots of other parts chosen for the instrument can and will affect that outcome, and even sonically cancel out one's expectation for the neck/fretboard.

It's often a matter of how the neck and fretboard woods work in the context of entire guitar. That includes the body woods, the bridge configuration, the pickups, whether you're going solid-body or some form of hollow, and even the scale length, number of frets, and carve.

If you put a Telecaster bridge on a Les Paul body with lipstick pickups, but bolted on a 24 fret short scale maple neck and fingerboard because you once had a maple neck/fb on a Strat you liked back in the day, It's still not going to sound like your old Strat. It's also not going to sound like a Tele, an LP, or a Danelectro.

You mess with the recipe, it's going to change the taste of the cake, but to what degree, is the question.

If tone is the concern, it would make the most sense to get the opinion of the builders at PS regarding what's planned, since they have more experience with the choices than anyone (except maybe Steve and Markie ).

I also realize that feel may outweigh any concern for the tone, or the choice might be to get something with a particular look.

Among the more expensive lessons I've learned (though, gotta say, the experimenting's been fun!) is that I gravitate to the tones I get with the traditional combination of mahogany back, sides and neck, maple top,and most often, a RW fretboard. I might mess with the fretboard wood here or there, but my basic preferences have proven consistent over the years, since I keep coming back to them.

It's going to be different for each of us, of course, but I've decided to stick with what I know I like when plonking down PS money.

This is of great interest to me as i'm waiting for an email from P.s concerning a McCarty build. they are going to give me 3 quotes with different neck woods. If they are all within budget I was thinking of letting them make the choice without telling me. Do you think this is an ok move!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Absolutely! They're the luthiers, they know what they doing.

 

[Alan Manning]

Absolutely! They're the luthiers, they know what they doing.

Cheers Dusty. It will also add that surprise element.

 

[CatStrangler]

This is of great interest to me as i'm waiting for an email from P.s concerning a McCarty build. they are going to give me 3 quotes with different neck woods. If they are all within budget I was thinking of letting them make the choice without telling me. Do you think this is an ok move!!!!!!!!!!

I've sort of done this with back woods and a dealer. I think the tricky part here is being able to adequately describe what you are looking for in the final result. If you have confidence in that part, I agree with DC. Additionally, IME, if you ask for a specific recommendation the PS team will provide it.

 

[11top]

I've made this observation before......woods make a difference in tone without a doubt. However, I'd be more concerned about pickup and amp choices. Personally, I love the feel of a dense smooth oil-rubbed neck, and I'm willing to give up subtle tone differences for it. And, I like the understated beauty of an ebony fretboard for at least two reasons: 1). It makes the figured top "pop," and 2) the inlays stand out. Purists....blast away.

 

[László]

This is of great interest to me as i'm waiting for an email from P.s concerning a McCarty build. they are going to give me 3 quotes with different neck woods. If they are all within budget I was thinking of letting them make the choice without telling me. Do you think this is an ok move!!!!!!!!!!

You, sir, have the cojones to be on the Mars mission!

I say go for it if you don't have a particular tone in mind!

 

[László]

And, I like the understated beauty of an ebony fretboard for at least two reasons: 1). It makes the figured top "pop," and 2) the inlays stand out. Purists....blast away.

Ha! Nothing wrong with making something that floats your boat aesthetically!

 

[CatStrangler]

Sunday Funnies, maybe the wrong thread to post it in, but epic nonetheless:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/in...erence-dont-they-newbie-to-the-issue.1619770/

Understand I am only posting this for entertainment purposes. For me the most important part of owning a guitar is whether or not I enjoy playing it. Certianly I have found that some wood and hardware combinations increase my chances of having that magic happening. That's where my goals with builds lie these days.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I've made this observation before......woods make a difference in tone without a doubt. However, I'd be more concerned about pickup and amp choices. Personally, I love the feel of a dense smooth oil-rubbed neck, and I'm willing to give up subtle tone differences for it. And, I like the understated beauty of an ebony fretboard for at least two reasons: 1). It makes the figured top "pop," and 2) the inlays stand out. Purists....blast away.

No blast -- I like both African (? I think -- the almost onyx-like black) ebony and rock maple fingerboards for exactly that reason.

 

[Alan Manning]

You, sir, have the cojones to be on the Mars mission!

I say go for it if you don't have a particular tone in mind!

LOL. Seems I'm floating round my tin can!!!!

 

[The Viking Gangster]

11top, you have some nice guitars there.