torpedovegas
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Hi Guys,
So I've been musing about a Mooncaster build. I've always wanted an ES-335 but the vintage ones would be recklessly expensive for me and I'm fairly unimpressed with Gibson's build quality as of late. Plus the mooncaster offers me the option to have some custom features and slap on a neck with a profile that I like. I'm not trying to make an ES-335 'copy' but something kind of close.
So in researching the ES-335 it seems that the body construction is some kind of combination of Maple and Poplar (most mooncaster bodies int he showcase are made of mahogony w/ a maple top). So, first question is... does it REALLY matter that much? and second question is, in your respective opinions, which combination of body and laminate top will most closely approximate the tone of an ES-335.
So I've been musing about a Mooncaster build. I've always wanted an ES-335 but the vintage ones would be recklessly expensive for me and I'm fairly unimpressed with Gibson's build quality as of late. Plus the mooncaster offers me the option to have some custom features and slap on a neck with a profile that I like. I'm not trying to make an ES-335 'copy' but something kind of close.
So in researching the ES-335 it seems that the body construction is some kind of combination of Maple and Poplar (most mooncaster bodies int he showcase are made of mahogony w/ a maple top). So, first question is... does it REALLY matter that much? and second question is, in your respective opinions, which combination of body and laminate top will most closely approximate the tone of an ES-335.