yngzaklynch":3akcleuj said:
Ed Yoon":3akcleuj said:
yngzaklynch":3akcleuj said:
Nice. Suhr doesn't seem to build many with maple boards does he?
We only build 'em as dealers and consumers spec out 'em out. But I noticed that even during my days at Fender, the Rosewood board guitars outnumbered the Maple board guitars by over 2 to 1 (in the 70% to 30% range).
Why do you suppose that is?
I think there's a general perception amongst inexperienced players that a separate fingerboard (various species of Rosewood, Ebony, Pau Ferro, etc.) is more "deluxe" than one-piece Maple. As for the more experienced players, it's a matter of preference, but Rosewood is a bit smoother (more low-mids) with a softer attack than Maple while having a little more high-end presence. It also doesn't get dirty as easily as Maple although I don't think people consider that as a reason for going with Rosewood.
one of the best I've seen
