Rosewood and Maple fretboards have different tones. Maples have brighter tones which is why I like them much better. I wish they would make jazzmasters with maple fretboards. As for looks I don't really care, I guess I think maple ones also look better, but I would buy a jazzmaster even if it had a rosewood fretboard. The reason so many guitars have rosewood and not maple is because it's harder to get the truss rod into a neck with a maple fretboard.
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