Basswood Les Paul?

[MrValentine]

Would a basswood lespaul with a maple neck sound ok? im intrested in this because of my friends custom paul with this combo sounds muddy to me.... Any advice is appreciated

[The Suzuki Method]

Forgive me if I'm missing something but, haven't you answered your own question? I mean if your familiar with the combo.

[Hedley]

It´s not just about the wood, but how well is it built and the pickups used. There are a lot of factors in the sound, scale length being one of the most important, in my opinion.

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[Samba Pa Ti]

strings and pickups are most important to me, i find that plywood can sound ok if the guitar has decent pickups and a good setup (i dont like plywood tho).

[Tim37]

there is a very simmilar thread going on right now that goes in to the effects of pickups vs wood. basicaly muddieness comes from the pickup not the wood your friend just needs to find the right pickup to complement his guitar and style

http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=43184

[RDub]

Does the basswood LP have a maple top?? The new EVH Wolfgang has a basswood body with a maple top and neck, and while it's a different body shape, I wouldn't describe its tone as muddy. Of course EVH spent alot of time selecting pickups for his new guitar, so I assume some pickups work better than others with this combo.