Why rosewood over ebony fretboard

[Alex]

IMO it really depends on the rest of the wood.
Take a George Lynch Kamikaze - Maple body, maple neck, ebony fretboard...  :? way too bright.
I even think the Gibson LesPaul custom is a bit too bright with a maple neck and ebony fretboard, despite the bigger mahogany body.

IMO mahogany necks with ebony fretboards worked really well OR maple necks with rosewood fretboards, but that's just a bit my own limited observation.

[Zaned]

I even think the Gibson LesPaul custom is a bit too bright with a maple neck and ebony fretboard, despite the bigger mahogany body.

Sort of off-topic, but the neck wood for an LP custom is mahogany, not maple. Not counting the Wylde model, of course  :)

Personal tastes..

-Zaned

[Will]

from the mid 70s to mid 80s, most Les Pauls had maple necks. Zakk Wyldes number one had one, so thats how they reproduced it.

[d1dsj]

I loved the ebony board on my '57 reissue. I guess being all mahogany with the ebony board helped..... along with changed the pick ups out from A2 mags to A5, best guitar I've ever owned even with the big neck!

[Zaned]

from the mid 70s to mid 80s, most Les Pauls had maple necks. Zakk Wyldes number one had one, so thats how they reproduced it.

I stand corrected.

-Zaned