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seay.james
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seay.james
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06/10/2018 9:08 pm

I echo what ManXCat said.

Choose based on playability and what inspires you to practice. Tone chasing with your fretboard should be the 99,999th most important concern.

Many times maple fretboards have a gloss finish (that I like) while rosewood fretboards have a dry or satin finish. That affects playability.

There is a lot of marketing hype in the pursuit of tone. Guitar players are scared that they will be thought of as "less musical" if they cannot hear supposed differences.

More than likely, the tone difference between a maple fretboard and a rosewood fretboard is about the same as a gas mileage difference between a car with our without a bumper sticker on the back bumper.

Google "guitar tonewood myth" and decide for yourself.