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Can I get some thoughts from you guitar builders out there? What are the virtues and or drawbacks of these two woods used for fretboards? I really like the look and feel of the ebony boards myself.
Thanks you, thank you, thank you, a voice of sanity it a crazy guitar wood.ajcoholic said:I find the difference in fretboard wood is a lot less noticeable (if at all) for me.
Lowtones said:However the nicest fretboards I have made for feel & looks in my opinion were made of cocabola,
yeah I love that slippery, smooth, hard feeling too:2guns:ajcoholic said:I have 3 guitars currently with ebony boards, 4 with RW and 2 with maple. I dont like the feel of the finish on the maple boards as much as I love the slippery smooth hard feeling of ebony. RW is somewhere in between for me.
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Not at all. Although some is oiler that most and this makes it more difficult to work with. Cocobolo is often used for fretboards. I would also pose the question, what does everybody rub into their fretboards? waxes & oils.JaySimon said:I'm under the impression that Coco Bolo had too many oils that stay in for a fretboard?
Personally, i love the ebony fretboards. So silky smooth and fast.
The only drawback to ebony as a fingerboard is if it dries out and shrinks resulting in the fret ends sticking out. It's almost impossible to rehydrate so you end up re-filing the fret ends.GuitarsCanada said:Can I get some thoughts from you guitar builders out there? What are the virtues and or drawbacks of these two woods used for fretboards? I really like the look and feel of the ebony boards myself.