Mahogany Body + Maple Neck??

[LeeSympathetic]

Well I'm planning to start a Thinlne Project.. Basically a Gretsch mounted into a tele.
I'm planning for the body to be Mahogany, to get some warm tones.. But a Laminated Ash top so it can look like a thinline.
Uhh and then I was planning to just buy a Fender Neck online on ebay or something...
And considering most fender necks are maple I was wondering if it's okay to have mahogany body + maple neck... will it be a weird combination?
Is it better to just buy a mahogany neck?

Thanks.

 

[GoDrex]

I think that's a good combo, not weird at all.

 

[Telenator]

The fact that a Thinline body is semi-hollow seriously mellows the tone to begin with. Doing a mahogany/ash combo could possibly mellow it too much if you intend to play with a band. If it's basically for home use, there's nothing to worry about though.

 

[SkuttleFunk]

:icon_scratch:

curious: why is this thread posted in Tips & Tricks? I don't see any kind of tip or tricks being presented in this thread. you might want to ping Gregg and have this moved to the main discussion forum

all the best,

R

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Good point SkuttleFunk.  Til then...

The '69 Tele Thinline (and RI) is a Mahogany body with Maple neck.  It's no wierder than Fender's.