Roasted maple?

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In keeping with this weeks Coffee Talk theme of fretboard woods:

Roasted maple - What is it exactly, and why?

Discuss.
 
Japanese developed it some years back. Never caught on, then some small guitar companies started using it and it started to get a little more acceptance in boutique circles.

Recently Gibson started using it, and are pitching it as the "be all, end all", latest technology in guitars, and making it seem like they are the innovators of this.

But, its been around for quite a while.

Is it better? I dunno. I haven't worked with the wood in it's raw state to evaluate it. I've seen and worked on some guitars with it, and it seems hard and stable. But I haven't built a neck out of it to be able to determine for myself.

Some hate it, but I think it's cool looking on a bolt on maple neck, and it feels nice.

As far as stability and hardness go, a properly dried, normal color, quarter sawn, eastern maple neck does just fine. :D

Overall I think its mktg hype.


:D
 
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this technique made the rounds of the boutique guitar makers some time back...

it's so popular now, even businesses like warmoth are offering it.


by all accounts,
every pro that i've heard talk about it, loves it.


the science of it makes total sense.
 
Interesting. I just assumed it was one of those cost-saving/sustainability things, using less desirable wood because we're running out of the good stuff which also makes it more expensive.
 
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