SL2H-V Mah for metal???

[JCB RR1]

Hi guys. I'm thinking about making an offer for a SL2H-V.The trouble is this one in particular is the Mahogany body - Mahogany neck version with dots (would have preferred shark inlays).I have never played a Mahogany guitar before, though I have always to try one. Would this particular model be suited for metal?? I know EQ's can drastically alter sound but I still have my doubts.I don't really have a huge GAS over this guitar, plus the dots on the fret board are really not my thing. But it is for sale locally (kind of) and I am a huge fan of natural color guitars.So guys I need your advice, I'd hate to end up having a piece of nice expensive wood hanging on the wall.

[toejam]

Sure. There's plenty of people that use all mahogany guitars for metal. I've got a Les Paul Studio and Hamer Special that are all mahogany, and they sound great.

[Axewielder]

I called up Chris Holmes and he said yeah you can do it.

I don't have Mustaine's number but the Y2KV's were mahogany so I'd guess he'd parrot what Chris said (although in reality he might claim those guitars suck now...)

[TKEblue]

I think most schecters are all mahogany as well. I think pickups make more of a difference than wood

[z1n]

Now hold on just a second guys. He said it has dots. I talked to Chris Holmes too and he said either cross, shark, or no inlays for metal so im pretty sure this guy needs to look somewhere else.

[Mudlark]

I may be corrected, but I'm pretty sure another forum member, Tho, has that very model. He's the vocalist/guitarist for the touring death metal band Bodyfarm from the Netherlands.

[Axewielder]

Now hold on just a second guys. He said it has dots. I talked to Chris Holmes too and he said either cross, shark, or no inlays for metal so im pretty sure this guy needs to look somewhere else.

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[TKEblue]

I had read dots could be good for djent

And ofc dots are prefered for blues rock chatter

[Axewielder]

I had read dots could be good for djent

And ofc dots are prefered for blues rock chatter

Well Loomis plays metal on mahogany and he's pretty good LOL! Metal cross inlays too, which I concede backs up what z1n said. I dunno, maybe it's not as relevant because he's not real or whatever but Skwisgaar Skwigelf plays metal on mahogany with DOT inlays and he sounds pretty good to me. So I'm not ready to give up on the dots here.

[TKEblue]

Lol Brendon Small is real.
Dave Nassie plays dots too
Some of devin townsends peaveys have dots

Dots cans bes totallys metals guys

I don't have any tho. I find that sharks help me with sweeping arpeggios

[Axewielder]

I don't have any tho. I find that sharks help me with sweeping arpeggios

The sharkies are like little arrows showing you which direction to sweep, so yeah I guess I'll buy that.

[euronymous]

IMO, Mahogany does metal much better than Alder

[toejam]

Well Loomis plays metal on mahogany and he's pretty good LOL! Metal cross inlays too, which I concede backs up what z1n said. I dunno, maybe it's not as relevant because he's not real or whatever but Skwisgaar Skwigelf plays metal on mahogany with DOT inlays and he sounds pretty good to me. So I'm not ready to give up on the dots here.

I thought Loomis' guitars were ash, unless he's changed.

[pianoguyy]

My Tregan is all Mahogany except the fingerboard. I don't play Icelandic Death Metal, but it can certainly go as heavy as I need it.

Here's a friend of mine playing one. Is this metal enough?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AU_RegFf6o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gc4e-RQbEs

[JCB RR1]

Thanks for the advice guys. I made a low offer on the guitar, I'll have to wait and see.

My main concern was that a full mahogany guitar would sound too thick for a distorted sound. Being used to alder and poplar, my Kellys for example have a darker tone compared to the Vs or the SL, something I'm not really looking for now. Although it might be a warmer tone, rather than a dark or deep-bass tone. I guess that by trying to imagine how it would sound like I might be getting it wrong but the guitar is too far from my location to just give it a try.

I know pickups play a huge part on the sound, but the guitar is too expensive here, so I would rather not take a false step.