personally, as much as I believe body wood and neck wood has an effect on tone (for instance I have made many guitars using many different wood combos uysing the same hardware and pups, and found a lot of difference in tone), I find the difference in fretboard wood is a lot less noticeable (if at all) for me. I am sure some will notice but not me.
Based purely on "feel" and playability, I prefer the ebony boards. However I love the look of rosewood with its contrasty striping better from a visual point.
However for me, on a tele or strat its GOT to be maple...
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.
AJC
Based purely on "feel" and playability, I prefer the ebony boards. However I love the look of rosewood with its contrasty striping better from a visual point.
However for me, on a tele or strat its GOT to be maple...
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.
AJC