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Title: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: AndyR on April 29, 2012, 09:04:53 AM
It's marketing stuff, but this might be useful to some folks.

It's a link I found in Digital Village's newsletter, and is their attempt at explaining/illustrating (and selling!) the fingerboard types in use by Gibson at the moment.

http://www.dv247.com/news/Gibson%20Fretboard%20Tone%20Wood%20Guide/133164 (http://www.dv247.com/news/Gibson%20Fretboard%20Tone%20Wood%20Guide/133164)
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Philly Q on April 29, 2012, 11:01:19 AM
That's interesting.

There was something on the Andertons site too, a video clip where they actually compared the way the different woods affect the tone.  Not sure I could find it again though....
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2012, 11:33:30 AM
There was something on the Andertons site too, a video clip where they actually compared the way the different woods affect the tone.  Not sure I could find it again though....

This one maybe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf61M3lBraY

24 mins though - I did watch all of it and liked the sound of the baked maple better (albeit through the internal speakers on my iMac)
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Frank on April 29, 2012, 12:04:39 PM
I worked with an American singer/guitarist once who used to pour maple syrup on her sausage and bacon while it was frying.

Not sure that's the same concept. Just thought I should mention it.
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: AndyR on April 29, 2012, 12:32:50 PM
I worked with an American singer/guitarist once who used to pour maple syrup on her sausage and bacon while it was frying.

Not sure that's the same concept. Just thought I should mention it.

I think you were right to mention it. It will definitely help some people make up their minds over fingerboards.
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: AndyR on April 29, 2012, 12:37:23 PM
Ah! Just been discussing this with Mrs R - she was distracted by your avatar (who's that?), and I had to explain it all.

She has had sausage and bacon cooked like this, says it's pretty good. She didn't like obeche syrup when she tried it, though (that was on waffles, mind).
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Frank on April 29, 2012, 04:37:40 PM
No idea who avatar guy is I'm afraid, he just seemed to be the right choice to stop people taking my posts here too seriously. I wasn't a fan of the maple syrup bacon when I tried it, too sweet. But then I like my bacon lean and grilled and crispy. Hope this helps with the fingerboard debate!
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2012, 04:44:23 PM
I'd been wondering for a while who he is. Initially I thought it was Bill Pullman.
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: MrBump on April 29, 2012, 05:49:44 PM
Isn't it Cary Grant..?
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Kiichi on April 29, 2012, 09:17:04 PM
I am 99% certain that it is Jon Hamm in his role of Donald Francis "Don" Draper in the AMC series Madman, which is a drama about the ad man on Madison Avenue in NY starting in the 50s.
Amazing stuff and a great study of bygone times and their societys.
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Frank on April 29, 2012, 10:31:05 PM
Google image search seems to support this theory!

(http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr2eoj7L8T1r2h2cro1_500.jpg?s)
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Philly Q on April 29, 2012, 10:40:07 PM
I worked with an American singer/guitarist once who used to pour maple syrup on her sausage and bacon while it was frying.

Not sure that's the same concept. Just thought I should mention it.

Hmmm, does this mean baked maple may not be suitable for diabetics?  :?
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Toe-Knee on April 29, 2012, 11:09:43 PM
I worked with an American singer/guitarist once who used to pour maple syrup on her sausage and bacon while it was frying.

Not sure that's the same concept. Just thought I should mention it.

Hmmm, does this mean baked maple may not be suitable for diabetics?  :?

it looks that way.
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: HTH AMPS on May 05, 2012, 05:46:21 PM
rosewood is better for use in a calorie-controlled diet, baked maple goes straight to the hips.
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: dgg3jab on May 09, 2012, 07:33:19 PM
Very interesting. Many thanks.
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Madsakre on May 10, 2012, 07:21:57 AM
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!



On another note. I really like baked maple. Tried one of the new les pauls.. Just wow
Title: Re: For they baked maple fans...
Post by: Modular1 on May 12, 2012, 02:14:18 AM
I had a chance to see a worn brown sg with a baked maple neck next to one of the old ones. the baked maple necks look horrible. really cheap looking.