Neckthrough: Maple Or Mahogany?

[Pr3Va1L]

Here's my problem.

In the next few days, I will get a Carvin neckthruogh neck. It's made of hard rock maple.

Is it worth the 30$ more to get it in mahogany, for the sake of tone? Has anyone had good sound with a maple neckthrough with a mahogany body?

Do i need a mahogany/mahogany to have a suitable tone or what?

thanks!

[thegarehanman]

It'll sound brighter than a mahogany neck. On the bright side(ha, ha...get it?)it should sustain a bit longer than a mahogany neck.

Ha, I forgot to give you a direct answer...you'll be fine with a maple neck and mahogany body. It just won't sound the same as a mahogany neck with a mahogany body, but that's not neccessarily a bad thing.

Edited July 8, 2005 by thegarehanman

[Pr3Va1L]

hmmm, This would probably be the same as a maple bolt on with a maple cap right?

EDIT: I figured: If the sound is too bright, would using 250K pots make it alright?

Edited July 8, 2005 by Pr3Va1L

[Gemleggat]

It wont sound too bright, So many guitars use this combo. It wont be the same as a bolt on/maple cap. Check out Neck thru ibanez and some Carvins.

Good luck

[MzI]

if you down tune at all even half a step youll want the maple. Dont forget that you cant eq a guitar to sound brighter but you can always tone it down a bit. Id personally go with regular 500k pots if your using buckers. Another advantage to the maple is its stiffer

MzI

[westhemann]

neither combination will make the guitar "too bright."

you will just have a bit more "edge" with the maple neck.

[Pr3Va1L]

alright thanks!

I alredy changed my pickup choice for that too... decided against a Duncan custom 5 for the bridge... a custom custom should work great!

[thegarehanman]

In my defense, I never said "too bright." But I agree with the idea of being able to mellow out a guitar. I'm just always one to go for that mellow tone from the start. Make the guitar ooze mellowness.

[Pr3Va1L]

Do you all think the 30$ would be worth it? It would also make the finishing simpler (tung oil)...

[westhemann]

Do you all think the 30$ would be worth it? It would also make the finishing simpler (tung oil)...

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you can tung oil maple if you wish...but tung oil is not a good finish to protect from moisture...or scratches

[j. pierce]

I like finishing Maple more than Mahogany - less grain fill.

The first guitar I built was a maple neck through with a mahogany body. The sound was killer. I think it was the perfect balance of the sounds of the two woods. Of course, the thing also weighed about fourty five pounds, since I made it too thick.

It might be worth the extra money if you have a certain type of finish in mind - if you don't care for that stripe down the middle, but still want a translucent finish, it's a real pain to stain the two woods to any sort of a match.

[Pr3Va1L]

That's why i'm thinking of going mahogany... after all 30$ aint much, and i'll be able to do the whole thing in tung oil and i'll look/feel REAL great