Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

[astrozombie]

Has anyone ever seen or heard a guitar with this combination?

I'm also interested in ash as a body wood.

how would this turn out?

[SabbathFan0220]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

I've never seen a mahogany neck on an alder or swamp ash body, but I think fretboard material has more impact on the tone than the neck wood does. What are you thinking for the fretboard?

[Steve777]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

Music Man JP.. some model.
I also saw mahogany body with maple neck.

[King IzzO)))]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

Gibson Voodoo's had ash bodies with mahogany necks.

[Filipe Marquez]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

Indeed, one of the JP's had that config. But i heard from my luthier that you shouldn't mix very different woods together.

Also in the Suhr site, it suggests that Mahogany necks go better with Mahogany bodies.

[astrozombie]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

I've never seen a mahogany neck on an alder or swamp ash body, but I think fretboard material has more impact on the tone than the neck wood does. What are you thinking for the fretboard?

rosewood or ebony... i think rose.

[toneseeker]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

Only one way to find out.......

[astrozombie]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

Only one way to find out.......

right on man, right on. i'm experimenting with the thought of having a custom guitar built, probably jazzmaster shaped.

[jeremy]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

i had an ash strat with mahogany warmoth neck. sounded really cool

[WhoFan]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

My Godin is as close to that combo as it gets... the body is mostly soft maple with some poplar in the sides... the neck is an LGX Mahogany neck... it freakin rocks!

[Diego]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

i had an ash strat with mahogany warmoth neck. sounded really cool

I want to do just that with my ash AllParts Strat, mine has a MIK maple/maple Hamer neck from a Californian I think.

I'd like to take some shrill highs off and add mids. Should it do something or it would be irrelevant?

[guitarkid4143]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

The Washburn Dime Series had a mahogany neck with an alder body.

-gk

[toneseeker]

Re: Mahogany neck -> Alder body?

right on man, right on. i'm experimenting with the thought of having a custom guitar built, probably jazzmaster shaped.

I have thought about doing the same thing, since I like Alder for the most part, but I want to tone it down a little.