Tone opinions please?

[Last Triumph]

Could someone please tell me the difference I'm likely to hear between a body made from Black Korina, Indian Rosewood and Mahogony please?

 

[line6man]

There are too many other variables to determine with any certainty.

Use the descriptions on the Warmoth website.

 

[Last Triumph]

There are too many other variables to determine with any certainty.

Use the descriptions on the Warmoth website.

I thried that but it's very ambiguous at times.... for example, it describes Indian Rosewood as having "Smooth high end roll off...." so, does anything with the arrow on the chart to the left of that mean it also has smooth high end roll off but even more so?

I'm torn between the three body woods and just wanted to hear people's experience?

 

[m4rk0]

just go with whatever looks good!!

I have different body/neck/fb combinations with the same hardware and each one has its own personality, and I love them all.
Just make sure to try to balance it out a little bit, per example, a bright body wood + bright neckwoods + bright pickups = icepick in the ear.
jus like mahogany + mahogany can be really muddy.

 

[bagman67]

jus like mahogany + mahogany can be really muddy.

But mahogany+mahogany+P90's can be AWESOME.


Sorry, got distracted there...


Bagman

 

[line6man]

jus like mahogany + mahogany can be really muddy.

But mahogany+mahogany+P90's can be AWESOME.


Sorry, got distracted there...


Bagman

'cept Mahogany necks need finishes.

 

[Last Triumph]

The current plan is

Gancalo Alves neck
Pau Fero fingerboard
Dimarzio Norton HB + Air Norton HB
Hard Tail
Quilt maple top
Either Korina / mahogany / Indian Rosewood body core...

Just want it to sound rich and full, without being muddy / dull

 

[m4rk0]

jus like mahogany + mahogany can be really muddy.

But mahogany+mahogany+P90's can be AWESOME.


Sorry, got distracted there...


Bagman

I said "can be" I heard a lot of lp's without a maple cap and with a rw fb that sounded really muddy to me I have a feeling that a maple cap and ebony fb balances it out.

 

[Orpheo]

goncalo can't be used for a neck with an angled headstock. just to you know.

 

[m4rk0]

The current plan is

Gancalo Alves neck
Pau Fero fingerboard
Dimarzio Norton HB + Air Norton HB
Hard Tail
Quilt maple top
Either Korina / mahogany / Indian Rosewood body core...

Just want it to sound rich and full, without being muddy / dull

just compromise: ditch the maple top and go for a korina body with a rosewood top!  I have two of those, a thinline and a strat.
the thinline has a goncalo alves neck with a braz rw fb and it sounds amazing!

seriously, I am not good at describing tone at all, but I think you need a Korina body.

 

[Last Triumph]

The quilt maple top was a big feature for me and I'd loathe to give that up.

Didn't realise that Goncalo wasn't available on an angled headstock - what would be an alternative wood for good warm tone, raw but without having wenge which I'm not a fan of but still using an angled head stock?

 

[m4rk0]

I didn't realize this was for an LP Style project.

an all Rosewood neck is a great match for a Korina body.. I have two of them!

 

[Last Triumph]

I didn't realize this was for an LP Style project.

an all Rosewood neck is a great match for a Korina body.. I have two of them!

Sorry, no, it's not for a LP project

I'm still torn between a SG, carved VIP or carved soloist.

I trust that the rosewood neck won't make the top end a little deaf? I don't want to loose any crystal clean jingle-jangle ( for want of a better description) when playing clean.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

I think that the pickups will have more of an effect on the jingle jangle that the neck wood.  Not to say that it is not important, but between mahogany, rosewood, and goncalo, you will probably be splitting hairs.  In my experience Korina has a bit more of an edge than Mahogany, but again, variations between pieces of lumber could also account for this.  I know that is not the help you were looking for, but it has been the case for me.
Patrick

 

[crash]

I think that the pickups will have more of an effect on the jingle jangle that the neck wood.  Not to say that it is not important, but between mahogany, rosewood, and goncalo, you will probably be splitting hairs.  In my experience Korina has a bit more of an edge than Mahogany, but again, variations between pieces of lumber could also account for this.  I know that is not the help you were looking for, but it has been the case for me.
Patrick

+1

Get wood that looks cool and worry about the electronics

 

[Orpheo]

I think that the pickups will have more of an effect on the jingle jangle that the neck wood.  Not to say that it is not important, but between mahogany, rosewood, and goncalo, you will probably be splitting hairs.  In my experience Korina has a bit more of an edge than Mahogany, but again, variations between pieces of lumber could also account for this.  I know that is not the help you were looking for, but it has been the case for me.
Patrick

this. I've got a korina body'd LP with a rosewood neck and board and alnico2pro pickups. you'd reckon' a recipe for muddy mushy disaster, but it's in fact a great sounding guitar. warm, but with loads of 'edge', not mushy at all. and yeah, that jingle jangle is there. but not as much as with lets say, a full maple thinline tele unless you do some wiring tricks to achieve some jangle, ofcourse.

rosewood is a GREAT wood for allround sounds. it really is. I tend to forget it, cause I have 4 les pauls with a rosewood neck and it's becoming a bit 'plain' for me (but I have to shut up cause I've got 3 purpleheart necks, and they aren't plain to me at all, but maybe because a rosewood shaft is becoming more common all the time, just look at those PRS's and music mans). but they feel great, sound great, look great. for a first raw wood neck I always suggest rosewood, just because it's so easy going in terms of looks, tone and playability.

 

[Cagey]

I have to agree with the previous posters. While the wood will make a difference, it's nothing compared to how much difference the pickups will make.

 

[B3Guy]

carved soloist looks KILLER in zebrawood top with a burst, just sayin' (try it in the builder. seriously. also, switch that out with a spruce cap. also looks REALLY classy.)

 

[B3Guy]

for a first raw wood neck I always suggest rosewood, just because it's so easy going in terms of looks, tone and playability.

nah, Pau-Ferro all the way. choclatey light/dark brown swirls, tone similar to maple, insanely smooth, hard, fast surface. but then, I'm biased  :icon_tongue:

 

[Last Triumph]

That Zebra soloist is awesome!

I am keen on Pau Fero for the fret board, but need to find an alternative to Goncalo as it's not available on the 13 degree necks 24.75 conversion necks.

If a wood does not show on the builder, still might it be available? I'm loving the look of Zirconte for example.