All of my best sounding guitar have had these specs

[Rex_Rocker]

Mahogany body
Maple neck
Fixed bridge

I consider my top 3 best-sounding guitars my old LTD EX-401, Ibanez RGA121, and my current Gibson Les Paul Tribute.

Granted, I've never owned a truly high-end guitar. But all of mine have had these specs, mahogany body and maple neck. My Gibson and Ibanez had rosewood boards as well, and the EX-401 had a Pau Ferro board (close enough). The Gibson and the Ibanez have maple tops as well. The EX didn't. The Gibson and the EX both have tune-o matics. The Ibanez had the old Gibraltar Plus, which was pretty much a fancy tune-o/wraparound, probably made out of Zinc.

What I consider a good sounding guitar is something that sounds full, fat, and growly, yet with some aggressive pick attack and definitilon.

A honorable mention goes to an old EC-401 that had a mahogany body, mahogany neck, rosewood board, and tune o matic.

What I've come to realize I don't like is the sound of are ebony boards. Had them in a Epiphone, a Chapman, a PRS SE, and an EC-1000 they all sounded kinda harsh and dry.

Does anyone have similar experience?

 

[weepingminotaur]

I definitely lean toward mahogany-bodied guitars with fixed bridges -- with you there! I haven't noticed much impact as far as fingerboards go. Of my four guitars, the fingerboards are ebony, rosewood, roasted maple, and maple. All sound good to me. Maybe the maples have a bit more bite, but they're different guitars with different pickups in different tunings, so it's hard for me to really compare.

 

[Mr. B]

I would almost agree 100%, but in addition to mahogany, some of my favorites are also Basswood body with maple/rosewood necks and fixed bridge.

 

[beaubrummels]

I play all kinds of music, so all my best sounding guitars are very different.

Also, this probably should be in "The Guitar Shop" forum room. Unless we're introducing amps into the discussion?

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Ohhhh, my bad! You're totally right. Posted it in the wrong forum.

Mincer , could you please move it to the right forum? Sorry!

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I would almost agree 100%, but in addition to mahogany, some of my favorites are also Basswood body with maple/rosewood necks and fixed bridge.

I haven't owned many basswood guitars, but I did use to have an old 90's RG570 which sounded nice, but not as nice as my RGA I also had at the time. But then again, the 570 had an Edge trem.

BUT the RG 570 did have a nicer neck. It had one of those 90's Super Wizards. I miss playing necks like those, LOL.

I'd LOVE to get a Wolfgang, though. But wha'ts stopping me is the routes on those make pickup swaps soooooooo limited.

 

[Mincer]

Well, my 2 favorite guitars have scalloped necks. And an Alnico II Pro in the neck as well as the 'Do it All' 5-way switching. But everything else is different.