Mahogany guitars

[Xandeeno]

Looking at a fender fmt telecaster hh. It is super thin, has a maple cap.
The body and neck are both made of mahogany.
I play hard rock, metal and heavy metal. I would change the pickups but what this thread is about, is that I want a durable, bash around guitar. Would a thin mahogany body cut it?

 

[RandomToneGuy]

Re: Mahogany guitars

Yes, and No how thin are we talking? like thinner than 1.5" thick? Also mahogany doesn't have the same shock absorption as other woods, but does well enough to make necks out of, as a telecaster? And extra thin? It could go either way, but that depends on the overall body thickness. I have a mahogany BC Rich Warlock, it does well, but I haven't accidently bumped it too many times. Another factor would be if your using a gig bag or hard case?

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[Mr. B]

Re: Mahogany guitars

I don't see anything about it that would make me think it would break any easier than other Fenders. Its kinda fancy for a guitar that you are buying as a "Bash around guitar".

 

[stratguy23]

Re: Mahogany guitars

I've played various offerings of that guitar and owned the Seymour Duncan pickups one at one point.

Build quality of the one I owned was high, and while I don't "bash around" my guitars, I did feel it was durable. Set neck construction may mean treating with more care than a bolt-on, but it's still a Tele. It'll hold up.

You may not need to change the pickups. The Dimarzio version has a Super Distortion bridge pickup, and the SD version has a Pearly Gates Plus bridge pickup. Both pickups are hot and can hit your preamp hard.

To me, those FMT HH Teles aren't far off sonically from SGs and Flying Vs. The 25.5" scale does offer a little snap, but both the Dimarzio and SD versions have hot pickups that really define the sonic character.

 

[Xandeeno]

Re: Mahogany guitars

Thanks, bash around was a bad thing to say actually. Really I just meant so,etching that would survive knocks

 

[treyhaislip]

Re: Mahogany guitars

Fenders typically can take a lot of abuse (their bolt-ons have been slammed on stages and such by many artists) and being a set-neck shouldn't change that. As long as you are not using it as a hammer to amps and the stage floor, you should be more than fine.

 

[Red_Label]

Re: Mahogany guitars

IMO... a mahogany body and set mahogany neck, with an H-H pickup config will have it sounding more like a Gibson than Fender. It'll still have a longer scale, but those wood and pickup choices are more important in the overall tone. The neck scale will just facilitate a softer action, which should make bends and vibrato easier on the hand.The Fender shape (Strat specifically) is far more comfortable to me... but for rock I prefer the LP tone and sustain. So a mahogany Strat or Tele would be just what the doctor ordered for my personal tastes. I don't see how you can go wrong with that.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Mahogany guitars

Bottom line...your guitar will be more durable than an SG or full thickness LP.

 

[Xandeeno]

Re: Mahogany guitars

Thanks guys, I think I'll go for a standard tele hh MIM. It's similar but a little less glitzy

 

[Paully]

Re: Mahogany guitars

Take a look at the €piphone Les Paul Special 1, P90's.
Mahogany body, no need to change p'ups to do the type of music you are looking at playing.
Great guitar for the coin.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-les-paul-special-i-p90-electric-guitar

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Re: Mahogany guitars

...The neck scale will just facilitate a softer action, which should make bends and vibrato easier on the hand....

Action isn't effectd by differences in scale length. I assume you meant string tension. And string tension is actually higher/tighter as scale length increases.

 

[Detroitblues]

Re: Mahogany guitars

Looking at a fender fmt telecaster hh. It is super thin, has a maple cap.
The body and neck are both made of mahogany.
I play hard rock, metal and heavy metal. I would change the pickups but what this thread is about, is that I want a durable, bash around guitar. Would a thin mahogany body cut it?

Most hard rock/metal guys use darker tonewood guitars that are made from Mahogany.... Les Pauls, Explorers, SG's.... Etc.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Mahogany guitars

I don't think you should worry. It is just a tool, after all.