Hello all-
I'm planning on ordering a Carvin 727 custom built guitar very soon, and I need your opinions on body wood. It's a 7 stringer, and I plan on getting a hardtail thru the body bridge for added sustain/tone. I'm a little confused over what body wood setup I should get. Cosmetics take a back seat to tone- what good is a pretty guitar that sounds like crap? The guitar will be a neck-thru model with a solid maple neck. Here is what I'm considering so far:
-Mahogany (Honduran) body sides, regular paint finish
-Mahogany body sides with a quilt maple top, regular paint finish
-Mahogany body sides with a bookmatched Koa top, either clear satin finish or a tung oiled finish
-Mahogany neck/body sides with tung oil or clear satin finish
Fretboard will be ebony, and guitar will have 2 direct mount humbuckers. I really love the tone of Honduran Mahogany- rich, dark, singing tones. I play aggressive rock/metal as well as dirty, Souther-Fried boogie stuff.
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for all the help, guys!
I'm planning on ordering a Carvin 727 custom built guitar very soon, and I need your opinions on body wood. It's a 7 stringer, and I plan on getting a hardtail thru the body bridge for added sustain/tone. I'm a little confused over what body wood setup I should get. Cosmetics take a back seat to tone- what good is a pretty guitar that sounds like crap? The guitar will be a neck-thru model with a solid maple neck. Here is what I'm considering so far:
-Mahogany (Honduran) body sides, regular paint finish
-Mahogany body sides with a quilt maple top, regular paint finish
-Mahogany body sides with a bookmatched Koa top, either clear satin finish or a tung oiled finish
-Mahogany neck/body sides with tung oil or clear satin finish
Fretboard will be ebony, and guitar will have 2 direct mount humbuckers. I really love the tone of Honduran Mahogany- rich, dark, singing tones. I play aggressive rock/metal as well as dirty, Souther-Fried boogie stuff.
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for all the help, guys!
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