tone differences between trans/solid finishes

[daemon barbeque]

DO you hear any difference between trans and solid finished U.S.A Jacksons?
Does 1/8" maple top change the tone anyway?

[markD]

i have heard no difference in tone from my transgreen SL-1, holoflake SL-1, and blk ghost flame SL2H.

[bonghits]

I've heard no difference either. Maybe I'm just deaf.

[LEOKV2]

What about a guitar made of mahogany witha 3/4" flame maple top? don't matter if transparent or not (for looks), will it have an affect on tone? On mahogany? What will happen?

[Newc]

Mostly on acoustic tone, though with a top that thick, the bridge post inserts will be seated more in a dense wood, so there will be less dissipation through the wood.

[daemon barbeque]

Thanx guys ,Zerb said the same that he do not hear any difference!I am going with a Trans finish anyway ,but i just wanted to mace it clear

[LEOKV2]

Mostly on acoustic tone, though with a top that thick, the bridge post inserts will be seated more in a dense wood, so there will be less dissipation through the wood.

Meaning? What do you mean by "acoustic tone" and "dissipation" ?

[Death metal soloist]

when the guitar is not plugged in

[Adam]

a thin little veneer isn't going to make any audible difference at all, save for the natural difference in tone between any two guitars - even those of the exact same spec.

[daemon barbeque]

a thin little veneer isn't going to make any audible difference at all, save for the natural difference in tone between any two guitars - even those of the exact same spec.

I think you're right!

[Carbophos]

DO you hear any difference between trans and solid finished U.S.A Jacksons?
Does 1/8" maple top change the tone anyway?

it is not 1/8" (except for the SL2H MAH and maybe PC1)

[Newc]

Meaning? What do you mean by "acoustic tone" and "dissipation" ?

The acoustic tone is the "not-plugged-in" tone.

"Dissipation" is what happens to the vibrational force of the string. When the string is plucked, the physical motion force of the string (vibration) is transferred through the saddles to the bridge to the bridge posts to the inserts and then to the guitar body. If the bridge post inserts are mounted in a porous body wood like mahogany, it absorbs the vibration and thus the microscopic reflections going on within the body phase one another out.
If the inserts are mounted in a denser wood like maple or alder, the vibration is bounced out of the body. This is also why harder woods have a brighter acoustic tone.

Get 2 soda cans and tie a string to each one and pull the string tight, and have one person speak into one can while the other person listens to the other can.
Now get 2 heavier-weight cans, like you would find peas or corn or some other vegetables in, and do the same thing.

You'll notice the vegetable can gets a clearer sound than the soda cans, because the soda cans are a softer material, and thus more of the vibration is dissipated through the can, whereas the denser cans reflect more of the signal back into the string.

[Top Jimmy B]

This y'all is redneck physics, 101.

[Carbophos]

but 1/8" maple top is enough to add sone brightness, basically it's a compromise between maple top contribution to the tone AND weight. Maple is a hard dense wood and one of the heaviest.

There's no need in such top in most of USA modles because maple neckthrus add enough maple to the body already

[kelly user]

The acoustic tone is the "not-plugged-in" tone.

"Dissipation" is what happens to the vibrational force of the string. When the string is plucked, the physical motion force of the string (vibration) is transferred through the saddles to the bridge to the bridge posts to the inserts and then to the guitar body. If the bridge post inserts are mounted in a porous body wood like mahogany, it absorbs the vibration and thus the microscopic reflections going on within the body phase one another out.
If the inserts are mounted in a denser wood like maple or alder, the vibration is bounced out of the body. This is also why harder woods have a brighter acoustic tone.

Get 2 soda cans and tie a string to each one and pull the string tight, and have one person speak into one can while the other person listens to the other can.
Now get 2 heavier-weight cans, like you would find peas or corn or some other vegetables in, and do the same thing.

You'll notice the vegetable can gets a clearer sound than the soda cans, because the soda cans are a softer material, and thus more of the vibration is dissipated through the can, whereas the denser cans reflect more of the signal back into the string.

i have a feeling either your talking a physics course or your a teacher in which case i need some tutoring