Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

[NegativeEase]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

Most metal players I know use frets tall enough to make the wood on their fretboard utterly irrelevant to their speed.

Yeah Ebony is definitely faster playing IME, but honestly most metal speedster masters have such a light touch that they are not interacting with the fretboard no matter how low the fret height is.

 

[NecroPolo]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

Yeah Ebony is definitely faster playing IME, but honestly most metal speedster masters have such a light touch that they are not interacting with the fretboard no matter how low the fret height is.

I agree. Light strings, jumbo frets, low string height, guitar steup like a race car, relaxed wrists, small moves, light picking, sublte relaxed precise movement - these definitely describe the majority of high-speed metal shredders I've worked with in the studio.

Rhythm-only guitarists however seem to have much heavier picking hands / natural tone and at the end of the day, in many cases the rhythm guitarist owns left-right guitars in the mix that make 90% the song and the lighter more precise soloist does all the fills / tricky pars / solos that just adds to the feel 10% - then some time larer everyone seems to cherish the soloist.

Something is definitely wrong with the world

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I agree. Light strings, jumbo frets, low string height, guitar steup like a race car, relaxed wrists, small moves, light picking, sublte relaxed precise movement - these definitely describe the majority of high-speed metal shredders I've worked with in the studio.

Rhythm-only guitarists however seem to have much heavier picking hands / natural tone and at the end of the day, in many cases the rhythm guitarist owns left-right guitars in the mix that make 90% the song and the lighter more precise soloist does all the fills / tricky pars / solos that just adds to the feel 10% - then some time larer everyone seems to cherish the soloist.

Something is definitely wrong with the world

Yeah, I'm pretty heavy handed/touch -so i do big strings, tall frets on most of mine.

 

[weepingminotaur]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I agree. Light strings, jumbo frets, low string height, guitar steup like a race car, relaxed wrists, small moves, light picking, sublte relaxed precise movement - these definitely describe the majority of high-speed metal shredders I've worked with in the studio.

Rhythm-only guitarists however seem to have much heavier picking hands / natural tone and at the end of the day, in many cases the rhythm guitarist owns left-right guitars in the mix that make 90% the song and the lighter more precise soloist does all the fills / tricky pars / solos that just adds to the feel 10% - then some time larer everyone seems to cherish the soloist.

Something is definitely wrong with the world

Yeah, I've got a pretty heavy picking hand too, though I'm trying to get lighter so I can play faster.

As for the rhythm/lead thing, I get you, although to me it's usually a "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" thing. I can't think of Friedman's solos without Mustaine's rhythm, and vice-versa.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I'm not good enough to tell a difference. I was at Roscoe guitars the other day and met Gene Baker, I was told all they use is SPAM LINK REMOVED Pau Ferro[/URL]. They said its more consistent and had better sustain.

You're making a comment to a 3 year old thread?!

If you've got some feelings about these wood types, start your own thread and let us know what they are.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

PS: You realize, of course, that what Gene Baker told you was just pure BS, right?!

 

[Wattage]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

Brazilian rosewood would always be the choice if we could

The sound, the look and especially the feel. Indian rosewood doesn’t have the waxy feel of Brazilian, nothing quite does. Pau ferro sounds/plays fine with a little more attack but generally looks rather bland.

Ziricote is pretty cool but from my limited experience you have to watch out for pieces with very open grain.

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

Brazilian rosewood would always be the choice if we could

I'd take maple or ebony over Brazillian rosewood.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I always choose Ebony if its among the selections
Feels smooth like maple
No Sticky finish like maple

Win win

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I always choose Ebony if its among the selections
Feels smooth like maple
No Sticky finish like maple

Win win

Maple doesn't need a sticky finish. Much like women, maple is best stripped naked and oiled up.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

They also play better if ya beat em up twice a week

 

[Wattage]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I'd take maple or ebony over Brazillian rosewood.

I meant of the rosewood options

 

[greg.delta]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

Rosewood looks and feels better

 

[Mincer]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

Use a scalloped neck...you never touch the wood, and it is only there for looks and tone!

Actually, I've been digging unusual fretboard woods. With so many species of wood out there, I am always amazed at how few we use.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I like the smooth Glass Carbon Fiber Parker style
or the Phenolic / Richlite manufactured wood products

 

[AlexR]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

With so many species of wood out there, I am always amazed at how few we use.

I'm not.

Given the hullabaloo over baked maple, obeche and the ebony substitute Richlite - guitar players have shown they are not progressive in the slightest. Even Fender adherents complain (in ignorance) about the expanded use of Pau Ferro - despite it being on basses and the SRV signature strat for over 15 years.
Green eggs and Ham

 

[chadd]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I'm not.

Given the hullabaloo over baked maple, obeche and the ebony substitute Richlite - guitar players have shown they are not progressive in the slightest. Even Fender adherents complain (in ignorance) about the expanded use of Pau Ferro - despite it being on basses and the SRV signature strat for over 15 years.
Green eggs and Ham

Some of us are willing to experiment. I've got a baked maple and Pau Ferro Warmoth neck on one of my strats, feels looks and sounds amazing.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I've noticed a lot of you are saying that certain fretboard woods play better. How do you figure? I can see how a finished fretboard would play different from an unfinished one if you had really low frets, but I personally only notice that I touch the fretboard when I'm doing insane bends, and never do my strings touch it. My frets tend to be medium jumbo or jumbo by the way.

I guess it's playing style differences, and maybe you have tiny or skinny fingertips or we have fat stumpy ones...

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

Some of us are willing to experiment. I've got a baked maple and Pau Ferro Warmoth neck on one of my strats, feels looks and sounds amazing.

+1

I've played a one piece bloodwood neck, and a maple neck with kingwood fretboard. Both were absolutely killer.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Rosewood vs Pau Ferro

I'm not.

Given the hullabaloo over baked maple, obeche and the ebony substitute Richlite - guitar players have shown they are not progressive in the slightest. Even Fender adherents complain (in ignorance) about the expanded use of Pau Ferro - despite it being on basses and the SRV signature strat for over 15 years.
Green eggs and Ham

I am constantly reminded of this when I have real-life conversations with players in my area. I thought rock was about rebellion, but not so much.