This is not really a "vs" kind of thread. But I'm genuinely curious what most people's experience is regarding how rosewood wears when compared to maple, in specific when it comes to pitting.
I've seen/played/owned many rosewood fretboard guitars which had some form of pitting on the rosewood at several positions on the board. I've very rarely seen this in maple fretboard. Sure the wear might be more noticeable, because the lacquer wears off which really accentuates the wear, but I've very rarely seen pitting on maple boards.
Has anyone else noticed this?
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my mate who has played 1000’s of gigs on his 89 Custom 24 has serious finger shape wear in its Brazilian rosewood board. But as I point out he has been playing the same classic covers on the thing for 30 odd years lol
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Maple is harder so generally far less of an issue - However you do find that lacquer wear and chipping is common in which case IMO just cut it back accordingly - Again I much prefer the satin feel on maple as against a lacquer - On something like a Musicman with a blend of wax and gun stock oil, the finish will go 'dish cloth' dirty, but just ignore it as it is not an issue, just looks 'dirty'
As Dolly herself has said "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap".
IMO, Ebony in the long run can have more problems than either maple or rosewood as it can shrink, which can be a right royal PITA for nylon strings in particular. It reacts to low humidity really badly as well.
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