veji
Active member
I have tried them all...I like bright sounding woods with thick dark pickups
Maple body with maple neck and board and motorcity pickups!
Maple body with maple neck and board and motorcity pickups!
RJF
Active member
Mahogany.
Warm, not overly bright, and nicely balanced EQ.
Warm, not overly bright, and nicely balanced EQ.
Bob Savage
Well-known member
Yep, I've become a fan of Mahogany too, particularly since putting together an all Mahogany "strat" (Rosewood fingerboard). I went with a durable oil finish instead of the traditional thick lacquer or poly finish. The resonation through the wood including the body and the sound even acoustically is just ridiculous.
Shawn Lutz
New member
High grade Mahogany without question for me, they just have the natural tone and resonance pleasurabe to my ears
I have built plenty or parts monsters in various body woods and Mahogany tops the list, followed by Swamp Ash and then Ash...alder, basswood and solid maple bottom of my list. All maple is cool when you find the right pickup to use with it but it canbe tricky.
My perfect combo is maple topped Mahogany
Middle LPBB7 is all mahogany
I have built plenty or parts monsters in various body woods and Mahogany tops the list, followed by Swamp Ash and then Ash...alder, basswood and solid maple bottom of my list. All maple is cool when you find the right pickup to use with it but it canbe tricky.
My perfect combo is maple topped Mahogany
Middle LPBB7 is all mahogany
Bob Savage
Well-known member
Pure Mahogany goodness.
Curt (chubtone) at Squid Music recommended the Duncan Hybrid 59/Custom for the bridge. Awesome pickup with this guitar.
Curt (chubtone) at Squid Music recommended the Duncan Hybrid 59/Custom for the bridge. Awesome pickup with this guitar.
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Tone Zone
Banned
New member
I don't have a favorite. I like most of them for different reasons. I think I do like African Mahogany more than Honduras Mahogany though.
cardinal
Well-known member
My fav guitars have all had basswood bodies, but I don't really care what it's made of as long as it sounds good and plays well.
se7en
Active member
Basswood or Mahogany w/ a maple top. Alder for strats.
sixstringking713
New member
I'm convinced >75% of tone comes from the neck (as far as the body/neck woods are concerned). I prefer birdseye maple necks FWIW. As far as bodies, I like strats in ash usually.
NaturalBornBoy
Well-known member
Alder is always my go-to body wood. Followed by Korina and then basswood w/ maple top.
veji
Active member
Wow some mahogany love here...but how is mahogany body with maple necks and boards?
Strat+Marshall
Active member
I like plain old alder and maple for strats and teles.
chunktone
Active member
Alder for strats, mahogany for everything else.
glassjaw7
Well-known member
Found out that my G&L is most likely maple body through some research and discussions on the GL forum. If that's the case, then I really dig maple bodied guitars!
J
JB6464
Member
Alder !
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severinsteel
New member
No real preference for an electric guitar here, since wood isn't as big of a tonal component as we like to think it is. As long as it's not super heavy, I'm happy.
For acoustic, I do prefer a spruce top.
For acoustic, I do prefer a spruce top.