I just took possession of a used SE with an ebony fretboard. Feels great.
Rosewood vs Maple
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I just took possession of a used SE with an ebony fretboard. Feels great.
I have a Granadillo fretboard....
Interesting:
“Granadillo” is the common name most frequently applied to the quality hardwood that comes from several species within the Platymiscium genus. While there are 19 different types of Platymiscium, the 3 most prominent ones on the market are Platymiscium yacatanum, Platymiscium pinnatum and Platymiscium pleiostchyum. Each of these have overlapping growing regions and offer a slightly different experience. All are quality hardwood providing exceptional character, color and tonality. Granadillo is prized for its reddish brown coloring that routinely includes blacks, violets and oranges mixed in; it has proven itself time and again as a premiere choice for both musical instruments and furniture alike. Granadillo responds very well to turning and emits a caramel like scent when worked. It is also an excellent alternative to cocobolo for those who do not wish to deal with the excessive oil and potential allergic reactions that true rosewoods sometimes induce. Typical straight grain patterns with some irregularity, it is also known to have frequent figuring. As with all Platymiscium species, the heartwood is also extremely resistant to fungi and termite attack, which is due to its content of secondary metabolites.
“Granadillo” is the common name most frequently applied to the quality hardwood that comes from several species within the Platymiscium genus. While there are 19 different types of Platymiscium, the 3 most prominent ones on the market are Platymiscium yacatanum, Platymiscium pinnatum and Platymiscium pleiostchyum. Each of these have overlapping growing regions and offer a slightly different experience. All are quality hardwood providing exceptional character, color and tonality. Granadillo is prized for its reddish brown coloring that routinely includes blacks, violets and oranges mixed in; it has proven itself time and again as a premiere choice for both musical instruments and furniture alike. Granadillo responds very well to turning and emits a caramel like scent when worked. It is also an excellent alternative to cocobolo for those who do not wish to deal with the excessive oil and potential allergic reactions that true rosewoods sometimes induce. Typical straight grain patterns with some irregularity, it is also known to have frequent figuring. As with all Platymiscium species, the heartwood is also extremely resistant to fungi and termite attack, which is due to its content of secondary metabolites.
Cocobolo, hadn’t heard that in many years. I did a hardwood project in the 1980s that used 22 different hardwoods, ccocobolo was one of them.
I was on a maple neck kick and I must have 5 to 9 maple necks with out bodies. Now I really tried to get but every one gives me a different story. Taking a rose wood neck out of the USA and worse getting it back in. My Martin is all rose wood with an ebony fret board. I would love to take it and I really hope it can home with me. Next the fish and Game Commission. I am serious, that is our only out let to the department of the Interior. The in side of a car and rose wood? I had wood in my Jaguar but it fell off.
ninjaking67
Ambassador of Good Will
I have axes with maple, rosewood and ebony. I must say that I really love the look of dark ebony but ultimately I don't have a preference when it comes down to tone or feel.
That sounds great! Do you have pics to share here with your musical family?
When someone says it has an ebony fret board I see dollar signs. They normally are on upper level guitars.
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
I got a good deal on my Gibson SG Special w/ an ebony fret-board...chose it over a black Standard SG which was a bit more.
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BlackSG91
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Holy cow!!! Your neck is totally warped in that photo! You're going to need some serious truss rod adjustment on that baby.
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Holy cow!!! Your neck is totally warped in that photo! You're going to need some serious truss rod adjustment on that baby.
;>)/
Just a 1/4 turn at a time. I have been doing just that and I just realized that I was turning it the wrong way. The damn thing stays in tune. Go figure?
Plays and sounds great. Got it off Reverb:
Excellent condition guitar. Mohagany body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, creme binding, direct fit locking tuners, Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups. The electronics are upgraded. CTS push pull pots, coil tap front pickup on volume knob, coil tap bridge pickup on tone knob. Orange drop capacitor, Oak Grigsby 3 way selector switch, Switchcraft input jack. Tusq nut. 46-9 strings.
Excellent condition guitar. Mohagany body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, creme binding, direct fit locking tuners, Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups. The electronics are upgraded. CTS push pull pots, coil tap front pickup on volume knob, coil tap bridge pickup on tone knob. Orange drop capacitor, Oak Grigsby 3 way selector switch, Switchcraft input jack. Tusq nut. 46-9 strings.
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
Gibson Baked maple: works fine, looks great, durable, hard & smooth, no problems
Gibson Rosewood: works fine, looks great, durable, hard and smooth, no problems
Fender Maple: works fine, looks great, durable, hard and smooth, no problems
Epiphone rosewood... the same
Y'all know I'm a guitar slut, so are you surprised that I like them all, and have no problems wrapping
my loving fingers around them?
I only have one guitar with an ebony fretboard, so what do I know?
My Martin XC1T, which was made in 2006 with striped ebony bridge and fretboard...
The Martin's board is hard and smooth, stripey, durable, looks great, feels great, no inlays, no binding, no problems
I'm still lusting for one of these: a Walnut SG with an Ebony fretboard.
But... just to throw some
e in the sandbox, how about a guitar with a fretboard made of Walnut?
This is my new Gibson J-45 Avante Guarde, which has bridge, fretboard, back and sides all made of North American Walnut.
I've had this new Gibson for about two weeks, and I'll testify that the fretboard is hard, smooth, looks great, feels great, sounds
great (tone wood is crucial on an acoustic, if less important on an electric). I wanted one of these as soon as I heard about
Gibson's innovation. J-45 is a classic design, mine's a 21st Century version, which I like. Walnut fingerboard, anyone?
Gibson Rosewood: works fine, looks great, durable, hard and smooth, no problems
Fender Maple: works fine, looks great, durable, hard and smooth, no problems
Epiphone rosewood... the same
Y'all know I'm a guitar slut, so are you surprised that I like them all, and have no problems wrapping
my loving fingers around them?
I only have one guitar with an ebony fretboard, so what do I know?
My Martin XC1T, which was made in 2006 with striped ebony bridge and fretboard...
The Martin's board is hard and smooth, stripey, durable, looks great, feels great, no inlays, no binding, no problems
I'm still lusting for one of these: a Walnut SG with an Ebony fretboard.
But... just to throw some
e in the sandbox, how about a guitar with a fretboard made of Walnut? This is my new Gibson J-45 Avante Guarde, which has bridge, fretboard, back and sides all made of North American Walnut.
I've had this new Gibson for about two weeks, and I'll testify that the fretboard is hard, smooth, looks great, feels great, sounds
great (tone wood is crucial on an acoustic, if less important on an electric). I wanted one of these as soon as I heard about
Gibson's innovation. J-45 is a classic design, mine's a 21st Century version, which I like. Walnut fingerboard, anyone?
Holy cow!!! Your neck is totally warped in that photo! You're going to need some serious truss rod adjustment on that baby.
;>)/
Did you ever see the cow bell I ran over?