What neck wood for a Les Paul

[ChickenScratch]

Re: What neck wood for a Les Paul

I prefer maple necks on a whole because i tend to like raw maple necks or a light tung oil finish like my Carvins. Mahogany without a finish tends to feel a bit rougher and that bugs me really fast.

[pro-fusion]

Re: What neck wood for a Les Paul

Well, both of my old LP Customs had maple necks, and I always got killer tone out of them. I'd say they definitely have a little more 'bite' to the sound than a mahogany necked guitar. But the difference is probably not so dramatic if you use heavy gain--you'd probably notice the difference a lot more on a clean or slightly overdriven sound.

[Genebaby]

Re: What neck wood for a Les Paul

Interesting stuff guys. I was planning on having the neck finished in Nitro like the rest of the guitar, but I guess if I went maple then an oil finish is the way to go. Ah, the horror of choice!!! Sometimes it's so much easier when you can't have much of a choice.

And Ronnie, this has always been in this section, I think the meds are starting to wear off. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

Re: What neck wood for a Les Paul

You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here...

[labelscott]

Re: What neck wood for a Les Paul

I had my Wayne made with a maple neck/FretB and Mohagany body. I really like the way it sounds. It's got a nice smooth glassy sound and it cuts through the mix quite well. Although it is not a set neck like a les paul. I like my les paul but it really does lack attack when compared to my Jacksons of my Wayne. It just doesn't cut through on stage.

[Newc]

Re: What neck wood for a Les Paul

Then there's gotta be a pickup or amp setting issue if your LP doesn't cut on stage - maybe EQ it differently than the other guitars? [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]
Mine was always the cutting through when I played live.

Newc

[ March 26, 2004, 08:33 AM: Message edited by: Newc ]