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First of all, I'd like to thank you guys for putting up with my dumb polls and questions about all these options. It's my first time putting a guitar together and I wanted to do it the right way, you guys gave me a lot of good advice.

So, the only thing I haven't decided on now is Mahogany or Basswood for the body wood. I decided not to go with a laminate top because it's going to be painted over anyway, and it's a pricey addition.

Dual humbucker strat. I tend to favor a dark/warmer sound. I play jazz fusion as well as 80's shred, to classic rock and everything in between. I like the tone satch and petrucci get from their basswood body guitars, that was a consideration too.

I still say basswood on account your other guitars are mahogany

mahogany. but i'm bias cos my fav. axe is mahogany.

Darker/warmer? You definitely NEED Mahogany

i'd try the rare Ynagoham wood if you can find some!

-Mike


Originally Posted by XSSIVEi'd try the rare Ynagoham wood if you can find some!

-Mike

Doesn't that grow in bayville, ny?

Basswood. In my opinion, it has a much sweeter midrange that mahogany.

actually only down on the beach from my road is the only known place to find it. it's a very rare wood.

-Mike


Originally Posted by XSSIVEactually only down on the beach from my road is the only known place to find it. it's a very rare wood.

-Mike

Ah I see. I hear there's only one tree left in existence.

Maple!


Originally Posted by n00bMaple!

1 for two reasons...
1) It's not in the List
2) It really really really makes your Guitar warmer....


Originally Posted by Kommerzbassist 1 for two reasons...
1) It's not in the List
2) It really really really makes your Guitar warmer....

my guitar teacher has a maple bodied charvel.

#1: heavy!

#2: icepick!

Basswood.

The warmoth Soloist bodies (I assume that's what it is) are fairly thin and mahagony doesn't quite have the warmth that you expect when you think of mahagony because you usually think of a thick bodied les paul.


Originally Posted by Kommerzbassist 1 for two reasons...
1) It's not in the List
2) It really really really makes your Guitar warmer....

Eheh that's just my personal preference.

I voted for mahogany though.

Yeah.. if you want a warm guitar use mahogany.. lathough I'd never want a mahogany Strat... only ash or alder.. dunno... these are stratwoods

I think mahogany is maybe a little tighter sounding than basswood, but i just love the midrange sound in a basswood guitar. And i think it sounds louder acoustically, and this is comparing a mahogany dean tuneomatic guitar to a basswood peavey predator. The dean has a little more sustain, but i think thats just the locking trem in the predator.


Originally Posted by nuntiusI still say basswood on account your other guitars are mahogany

i congree!!!


Originally Posted by the_ChrisDarker/warmer? You definitely NEED Mahogany

What he said. Plus basswood is a very soft wood that soaks up a lot of finish and does not take abuse well.

^Wow. That sounds familiar. Almost like it was word for word out of Warmoth's description!


Originally Posted by mnbaseball91^Wow. That sounds familiar. Almost like it was word for word out of Warmoth's description!
Is it? It might be. I've heard that from several different sources, though. Don't get me wrong... I still like the tone but sometimes sustain can be an issue (especially on cheaper guitars) and they're right... it doesn't take abuse very well.