Shrug
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Thanks for the suggestions so far. I'll definitely try to pick David's brain too. I shouldn't be surprised that mahogany could have some sparkle. I put together a mahogany/maple thinline guitar that turned out brighter than I'd expected. I guess I was assuming that full sized tone chambers would really mellow it out, because a maple solidbody should have a VERY bright tone, and all of the large maple semi-hollows I've heard or played have had pleanty of warmth. I'm really curious about other wood combinations too! Has anyone here built a walnut semi? Or how about swamp ash? Swamp ash is supposed to be very resonant already... I don't know enough to guess how it would sound in a semi-hollow. Could be perfect, or could be spoiled by "too much of a good thing".
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I'm trying to decide on wood for a hollow or semi-hollow guitar that will be routed out (myka style http://www.mykaguitars.com/instruments/049/process.htm ) I know that maple is the traditional semi-hollow wood, but I'm worried that in this guitar it will be a bit too bright, since I'm using a padouk/rosewood neck, and at least one single coil pickup. Mahogany is the opposite end of the spectrum... if it tends to sound dark in solid guitars, wouldn't it be extremely dark in a guitar with large tone chambers? I'm looking for balance and clarity. I know some of you on here have built or played semi-hollow or hollow instruments from non-traditional woods, so I'm looking for some opinions.