http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/archives/2008/08/21/stevie-ray-vaughan-on-rosewood-fretboards/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:19:22 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/archives/2008/08/21/stevie-ray-vaughan-on-rosewood-fretboards/comment-page-1/#comment-8548 Josh Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:23:03 +0000 http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/?p=444#comment-8548 @Stuart - Very interesting! I didn't know that about Ebony fretboards. Thanks for stopping by! @Stuart – Very interesting! I didn’t know that about Ebony fretboards. Thanks for stopping by!

]]> http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/archives/2008/08/21/stevie-ray-vaughan-on-rosewood-fretboards/comment-page-1/#comment-8547 Stuart Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:18:20 +0000 http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/?p=444#comment-8547 Compared to hard maple and rosewood, an ebony fretboard will provide the most bright sound. That's because the specific gravity of ebony is higher, so it's more dense. Compared to hard maple and rosewood, an ebony fretboard will provide the most bright sound. That’s because the specific gravity of ebony is higher, so it’s more dense.

]]> http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/archives/2008/08/21/stevie-ray-vaughan-on-rosewood-fretboards/comment-page-1/#comment-8247 Josh Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:43:14 +0000 http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/?p=444#comment-8247 Yep, each to their own. While some sound differences may be audible, I think it's mostly a personal preference. Yep, each to their own. While some sound differences may be audible, I think it’s mostly a personal preference.

]]> http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/archives/2008/08/21/stevie-ray-vaughan-on-rosewood-fretboards/comment-page-1/#comment-8067 oracle Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:20:31 +0000 http://www.guitarlifestyle.com/?p=444#comment-8067 I play a Les Paul myself, and love the feel of my fretboard... but when my friend was shopping around for his Strat, we played several different types, American and Mexican, in different price ranges... and the rosewood fretboards always felt better to me. I'd never really played Strat's before (I was mainly an acoustic player before I got my LP) and as I played several with maple necks, I began to wonder what the fuss was about... Each to their own, I guess. I play a Les Paul myself, and love the feel of my fretboard… but when my friend was shopping around for his Strat, we played several different types, American and Mexican, in different price ranges… and the rosewood fretboards always felt better to me. I’d never really played Strat’s before (I was mainly an acoustic player before I got my LP) and as I played several with maple necks, I began to wonder what the fuss was about… Each to their own, I guess.

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