Rosewood boards sound the same as maple

[p90fool]

Dark coloured wood = dark sound
Light coloured wood = bright sound, everyone knows that

Seriously though, I do generally perceive a difference in dynamic feel, but the actual tone can be all over the place depending on the individual guitar.

Also, I defy anyone to swap necks over on the same guitar quickly enough to give meaningful results. Using two different guitars makes a nonsense of it, and our ears tire and readjust too quickly to accurately remember tonal differences that subtle.

Ultimately these discussions are what the internet is for. Somebody sensible suggests that something seemingly unimportant can have a subtle effect on how a guitar sounds, and the next thing you know it's; HEY ASSHOLE IT'S FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY COUNTRY MUSIC WITH A ROSEWOOD NECK AND AN ALDER BODY OVER 6.5 POUNDS IT'S THE FUCKING LAW DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT AAARRGGH!!

Uh, ok.

[Sir Axeman]

My 4 Strats...all sounded different (subtley but still noticable unplugged) so if 3 which were identical wood wise sounded different doesn't that suggest the argument of rosewood vs maple is so insignificant from a tonal perspective to not really matter in the real world? It matters very much in this way - aestheticly and perhaps in the feel under the fingers of the player.

Tonewise and blindfold I'd bet mr ICBM couldn't get it right consistently if he was handed a dozen strats and played them all one by one and had to state "rosewood" or "maple" at least assuming they all had jumbo frets so he couldn't feel the difference. Further more I'd bet the same thing with a load of Les Pauls to! Lets say if his life depended on it and if it got it wrong a few times his head was coming off. I bet he'd not want to take the test then! I know I wouldn't!

[ICBM]

My 4 Strats...all sounded different (subtley but still noticable unplugged) so if 3 which were identical wood wise sounded different doesn't that suggest the argument of rosewood vs maple is so insignificant from a tonal perspective to not really matter in the real world? It matters very much in this way - aestheticly and perhaps in the feel under the fingers of the player.

Tonewise and blindfold I'd bet mr ICBM couldn't get it right consistently if he was handed a dozen strats and played them all one by one and had to state "rosewood" or "maple" at least assuming they all had jumbo frets so he couldn't feel the difference. Further more I'd bet the same thing with a load of Les Pauls to! Lets say if his life depended on it and if it got it wrong a few times his head was coming off. I bet he'd not want to take the test then! I know I wouldn't!

No .

But that's not the same as saying there isn't a difference - just because different factors can be more important. I think I would be able to tell which was which if you put two different necks on the same guitar. But still not bet my head on it .

Like I said, I bet you wouldn't bet your life on hearing the difference between a 10' and a 20' cable either, and there *is* a difference - easily demonstrable, and which does make enough of a difference that you might want to choose one over the other if you're fine-tuning your sound. (I do.)

I bet you couldn't absolutely tell the difference between a real AC30 and a modeller in a recording, either - and you *know* there is a difference .

[Sir Axeman]

I bet you couldn't absolutely tell the difference between a real AC30 and a modeller in a recording, either - and you *know* there is a difference .

Arrghh the bastids got me.

Absoutely I totally agree with you actually - I actually very nearly said exactly the same thing to you - I bet you couldn't tell the difference in a recording with a POD HD Dual Rec model vs the real thing. But yep we on the same page mister!