I've got ebony and rosewood. I prefer the look and feel of ebony, but I've also played a Wolfie with a maple board, and I think I prefer the look, feel and tone to both.
MAPLE MAPLE MAPLE MAPLE MAPLE!!!!! Mmmm....baby smooth (suddenly something comes to mind8O)
For this reason, my BFP get's played and FP's sit.
I just love the feel of the maple board so much better. I also prefer Ebony over Rosewood. It's baby smooth too (I gotta stop that)
Ebony is like dark maple
My vwh is ebony and my vsbl is Rosewood. Other than that (and the paint job) they are the same guitar. The ebony has a ~brighter~ tone than the rosewood (IMHO)
Depends on the guitar. For looks, sometimes maple, sometimes ebony.
Preference in feel; either, I don't care. Maple wears badly and looks sh*tty after a while (especially on Ibanez), so I'd take ebony over anything else.
As far a sound goes I honestly cannot tell the difference between the woods in a distorted guitar setting. Clean I can barely tell the difference of a one piece maple neck (think old school fender 7.25 radius boards) vs other two piece (or more) types.
That leaves feel and aesthetics. I do prefer the feel of ebony and maple, and I love the looks of both. Maple is a PITA to keep looking great after extended play unless you have a full gloss/satin coat on it - so from that perspective I usually go for ebony.
I've always liked maple. It's always my first choice though i do have 3 rosewood fretboarded guitars. I have never noticed a difference soundwise.
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