ebony fret boards

[asix]

i have 1 on my Patrick eggle and I'm a big fan. feels smooth looks nice but most ppl prefer maple or rose wood.

[KennyF]

i have 1 on my Patrick eggle and I'm a big fan. feels smooth looks nice but most ppl prefer maple or rose wood.

I wouldn't assume that.

Given the choice, I'd take ebony every time.

[Nazgul]

Ebony fretboards rock!
Only con is that they get dirty really fast (or maybe I just play too much )

[Lorne]

I prefer Brazilian Rosewood boards,simply for the beauty and the rich warm tone

But alas most of my basses have Ebony fretboards

[j2379]

i prefer ebony, rosewood, maple last. tho most of my guitars have rosewood...oh well.

[mhenson42]

I love ebony boards. 2 of my 3 guitars are ebony.

[DonP]

but most ppl prefer maple or rose wood.

sez who?

[Chrisb]

Pau Ferro

[Newc]

Ebony's ok, but it has the same brightness as maple. I always find myself playing Country-style licks on ebony boards because they have that "spank".

I prefer maple or rosewood for tone.

[Bengal65]

Ebony stained Rosewood

[Thor Von Clemson]

Ebony or Rosewood depending on the wood. Some rosewood boards, like the one on my old SLS, are beautiful. Some are old and decrepit looking imo.

I like the way rosewood feels and sounds a little more than ebony but I like the way ebony looks more. I especially like ebony with brown streaks in it. My parker has a nice, no inlay ebony fretboard.

[demeyes]

Most people around here seem to prefer ebony. I like the look of it but I prefer the feel of rosewood. The problem with rosewood is that some guitars look really bad with a light rosewood board on them.

[Boomdoggy]

I love Ebony.Rosewood is fine as well.