Fingerboard question for the Carbonistas
I'm onboard with carbon composite guitar bodies being superior to wood in strength-to-weight, resonance, immunity to environmental factors, etc, but it surprises me that there seems little-to-no pining for the feel of oiled rosewood or ebony in the fretboards. Does it not matter? Decades ago Rickenbacker would get occasional mention for their "teak-under-glass" glossy 4001 fingerboards. Were they right all along? Fender glossy maple? What are peoples' feelings about the tradeoffs?
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I may be a luddite, but I don't notice any difference in the feel of the fretboard between my carbon fiber guitars and my wood guitars. My fingers are on the strings.
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I agree with David and Captain Jim, and probably many others....
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Like the others, I don’t notice the difference between wood and carbon fiber fingerboards. The carbon fiber fretboards on my Rainsong and Emerald guitars even look like ebony.
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I can feel the difference between different woods on fingerboards.
Carbon fiber fingerboards feel like ebony to me. I prefer ebony on wood guitars, so for me there is no tradeoff. I have read somewhere that Aristides started out with wooden fingerboards on their composite electric guitars. This combination of materials, which react very differently to environmental changes, caused major tuning instabilities. Even more so than a regular wooden neck would have. Then they switched to richlite which also happens to have that "ebony" feel I like. |
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Edit: Cross posted. As I was typing Fixedgear60 courageously admitted the looks argument. |
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And, once again, down the rabbit hole. And the OP has CF bicycles listed where most have their guitars! :D
On a totally related subject: which 1/4" cord works best for carbon fiber? |
Some further thoughts on richlite fingerboards.
Although it became somewhat infamous for replacing ebony in the Les Paul Custom, it is just as impervious to environment factors as carbon fiber. Plus, as I said before, it feels like ebony to me. And for those who prefer a lighter look, it also comes in maple color. Here, let me show you my Aristides. https://www.dropbox.com/s/o9w64156sz...shot.png?raw=1 |
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