Maple neck, ebony FB with poplar wings ? Old jackson soloist?

[hopkinsWFG]

Hi guys... been wondering how is the tone on the "old jackson soloist" the maple neck ebony fretboard and poplar wings?

I heard the poplar is a "cheaper" option to mahogany...? I guess they resemble similar tone qualities to a mahogany? And if so how will the tone equates to especially with a neck thru maple and ebony fretboard?

Warm chunky with well define bottom end due to the maple neck thru?

[neilli]

I find the poplar guitars are pretty 'edgy' sounding - very defined with good bottom end, but somehow not very warm. Maybe it's a lack of mids or something, but they're great for thrash IMO

[hopkinsWFG]

It be have a fair noticable difference between the regular all mahogany soloist and the regular maple neck with alder wings ?

[shreddermon]

Poplar is nothing like mahogany, it's very similar to alder in tone.

A maple NT with either alder or poplar body wings will generally have good mid-range, and be medium bright with some accented highs. An all-mahogany NT will be medium dark in tone, with more pronounced mids.

[toejam]

Yes, similar to alder in tone. Can range in weight from light to heavy.

[RR4LIFE]

I have found the difference in poplar or alder wings in a neck thru to have less impact on the tone compared to bolt-ons and set necks. I find it similar to alder but different than mahogany with more lows and highs.

[hopkinsWFG]

Oh... my bad haha sorry as i always thought the poplar is a similar version to mahogany... well thanks anyway for the correction

Will be getting one poplar wings soon and hope ita going to come clean and plays fantastic