SL2H-V Mah for metal???

[pianoguyy]

Every thing plays a part of the sound. Picks. Pickups. Stings. Materials. Weather.
But, for electric guitars, particularly when you start adding distortion and other fx, it matters a lot less. I never really bought into the idea of a guitar having a sound. I think it all comes from the electronics.
I mean, I have patches that will make me sound like an organ or some trippy pink floyd type of ambient keyboard sound.

[TKEblue]

My epi LP with a jb in the bridge sounds tiny and bright in comparison to my dk2 with blackouts

[dmoney666]

OP, of course you can! And, lucky you. That is one of my FAVORITE models. Held on last year at a NY guitar show that the Music Zoo had. The temptation to run out with it was almost overwhelming. Some day....

[veemagic]

Mahogany can sound just as metal as any other wood. It will sound a little more "dark" than alder or poplar. Does it sound better or worse? Well only you can answer that. If you're like pianoguyy and you're running very wet then the type of wood will have less impact. If your running straight into your amp with very minimum effects, then every piece in your chain will play a part. That includes the wood. I personally don't like mahogany because it is too dark. Specially with the way newer metal amps are voiced, they don't need any help achieving more bottom end. If anything they need a little help in the mids, or highs. I think alder or poplar, or even with a maple cap works well with them.

[Jackson8090s]

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...)

[Jackson8090s]

Mahogany ,Alder, Ash , Poplar, Maple. Doesn't matter. I can't believe I am seeing what almost looks like a tone wood debate with an ELECTRIC GUITAR.... The pickups, FX chain, AMPs make the difference and create the "voicing".
Veemagic, "It will sound a little more "dark" than alder or poplar" you are SOOOOOOOO full of shit, you're hearing the tones from the pickups, FX chain, AMP.

[Mudlark]

[Axewielder]

[jacksonaxes]

Mahogany has always been a darker sounding tone wood, period.

[toejam]

Mahogany ,Alder, Ash , Poplar, Maple. Doesn't matter. I can't believe I am seeing what almost looks like a tone wood debate with an ELECTRIC GUITAR.... The pickups, FX chain, AMPs make the difference and create the "voicing".
Veemagic, "It will sound a little more "dark" than alder or poplar" you are SOOOOOOOO full of shit, you're hearing the tones from the pickups, FX chain, AMP.

Sorry, but you're full of shit. Wood does have an affect on tone.

[TKEblue]

I think that if you don't really dig the guitar already you should pass. Jackson's are great, my favorite, but don't buy it just because it's a Jackson imo

Let's not start a sword fight with our woods. Heh
It makes a difference to you if it makes a difference to you. I personally don't hear a lot of difference, except basswood, basswood for sure sounds different to me. Doesn't mean other people can't hear a difference in other woods.
I wouldn't think it would make a ton of difference in a mix or in a finished song

I especially can't tell any difference between a blonde strat and an alder strat, or a guitar with a maple cap

[pianoguyy]

E A U I O

Yeah, that's right. I am not full of shit. I moved my vowels.

[themisfit138]

Wood does have an affect on tone.

Not with EMGs!

At any rate, to the OP, I play metal and I prefer mahogany over alder. To me alder is brighter and thinner sounding than mahogany.

[iced_earth]

Everything affects tone, including body wood. I would argue that pickups are the what makes the most difference. Mahogany tends to be darker than alder... that being said, I recently bought a used SL2H that is darker sounding than any mahogany guitar I've ever played. Knowing a guitars body/neck/fretboard wood allows you to guess about what it will sound like, but you never know until you try it. For me, a guitar has a "base" sound that's flavored from the pickups, through your effects, and through your amp. If your base sound is missing or accentuates any frequencies you can compensate, but better to start with something you like.

By the way, I have played a SL2H-V (I think only made for the Music Zoo). The neck shape was slightly different from a standard SL2H - more shoulder. The tone could be considered darker than a standard SL2H for that particular SL2H-V, but with the right pickup choice you could have played almost anything you would have wanted to.

[toejam]

Not with EMGs!

I'd argue about that one, too.