Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: richard on February 08, 2012, 07:17:27 PM
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What's the deal with this and Gibson ? Aren't they using rosewood anymore ? Or is this for the cheaper guitars ?
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Baked maple is awesome. it has been used by Suhr a long time.
From the Suhr Page
Roasted Maple - A new innovative feature, the Roasted Maple necks are cut from Maple wood blanks that are "baked" in high-tech oxygen-free ovens at a temperature of 250 degrees Farenheit by our wood supplier. This process removes moisture and all kinds of other organic "impurities" that affect the stability of the wood and make it much more rigid while adding a deep and warm amber color for a natural vintage look.
Due to this process, we now offer limited lifetime warranty on figured Maple (like Museum Grade Birdseye and Flame) necks instead of the 90-day warranty we had been offering on non-Roasted Birdseye Maple necks. Besides rock-solid stability, there is a tonal difference in the Roasted Maple as well. The sound is tighter and punchier while still retaining the Maple natural warmth in the midrange. Roasted Maple is highly recommended for touring musicians who value neck stability while traveling and for those who want a bigger and punchier sound as the neck contributes around half of an electric guitar's tone. Plus, it looks super cool!
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Tone and feelwise it's supposed to be between rosewood and ebony from what I've heard.
Also with some lemon oil it can look like dark rosewood.
I personally don't mind it at all, just like all the other new woods (and non-woods) Gibson is using now.
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andertons did a LP review on youtube the new baked maple necks. they then compared to the old model which had mahogany and rosewood neck and they sound v different. the maple can look dark depending on how long its treated but it makes a LP sound much brighter.
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I would like to hear some of out luthiers opinions on this. It sounds interresting, but you never know how much is true.
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http://www.andertons.co.uk/News/aid1158/gibson-baked-maple-fingerboard-guide.asp (http://www.andertons.co.uk/News/aid1158/gibson-baked-maple-fingerboard-guide.asp)