Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

[FSU_Seminoles]

what are the differences between an Alder and a Mahogany fretboard ?

[Sunbane]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

Fretboards are typically not made of either mahogany or alder (they aren't hard enough to make good fretboards). Did you mean rosewood and maple?

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

I meant neck

[sully]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

they don't make necks out of alder; usually maple or mahogany.

maple is a tighter grained wood and sounds a little brighter, mahogany is pretty porous and a bit warmer/darker sounding. most les pauls are mahogany body and neck, but have a maple cap on the body to brighten the tone a bit.

sully

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

how bout I start all over again

Fretboard: differences between Ebony and Rosewood

[sully]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

heh, not unlike maple vs mahogany!

ebony: tight grain, warm tone with a bit of bite.

rosewood: slightly porous, warmer tone than ebony or maple.

sully

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

I don't know much about specific guitar parts

[toejam]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

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they don't make necks out of alder

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They sure do make necks out of alder. Check out the Carvin Holdsworth model... it's standard with an alder neck, as per Alan's request. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Carvin will also make any of their models with an alder neck if you so desire.

[sully]

Re: Differences Between Alder and Mahogany

well there ya go, then! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] shoulda prefaced that with "in most cases..."