In the somewhat distant future I'd like to build a Warmoth Tele Deluxe with The Creamery's P90-sized Wide Range humbuckers. It will have a swamp ash body and a maple neck. With the aesthetic options I have in mind, I'd like a dark fretboard, but don't want to go with ebony. Dark Indian Rosewood seems like a logical choice, but I have read that rosewood + swamp ash can sometimes result in a lot of upper treble presence, whereas maple doesn't have the sizzle but rather the punchy upper mids, which is more what I'm looking for.
Is Pau Ferro comparable to maple when it comes to tone? I definitely want something fairly bright and snappy (especially since I expect the Wide Range humbuckers to be fairly fat sounding, even if they're brighter than standard humbuckers). I'm definitely not against rosewood but I'm just worried that the presence region of the frequency spectrum is not what I want emphasized.
If I do go with Pau Ferro, does it need to be conditioned regularly? And will it darken up with certain kinds of oils (like rosewood does)? I really want something as dark as possible rather than a creamy, chocolate color.
Is Pau Ferro comparable to maple when it comes to tone? I definitely want something fairly bright and snappy (especially since I expect the Wide Range humbuckers to be fairly fat sounding, even if they're brighter than standard humbuckers). I'm definitely not against rosewood but I'm just worried that the presence region of the frequency spectrum is not what I want emphasized.
If I do go with Pau Ferro, does it need to be conditioned regularly? And will it darken up with certain kinds of oils (like rosewood does)? I really want something as dark as possible rather than a creamy, chocolate color.