Opinions please..

[Argos]

Here's the thought-

Mahogany body, Maple neck and Ebony fretboard.

Neck through 7 string loaded with EMG's.

What do you guys think from a technical stantpoint? Any better wood combination I might want to check out?

[mm2002]

Re: Opinions please..

Maple neck-thru w/maple board and mahogony wings....and oh yes, ebony fins [img]graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[ November 03, 2003, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: mm2002 ]

[eaeolian]

Re: Opinions please..

JCF member (and fellow Division guitarist) Matt Crooks has a Rhoads 7 with the 3/4" maple top on mahogany neck and wings with an ebony board & EMGs, and it sounds VERY nice. It has a slightly "rounder" tone than my maple/alder with ebony and Duncans Soloist 7.

Not that mine doesn't sound good - they just sound slightly different.

Mike

[Matt Crooks]

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I also have a 7 stirng star that's a maple neck, alder body, korina cap combination. It's a little bit brighter and deeper than the Rhoads.

If I was going to order just one 7 string, I think I'd order either a maple neck/mahagony body/ebony board or a mahagony body and neck w/ 3/4" maple top and a ebony board. I like the "warmth" the mahagony adds to the sound, but that's my opinion.

If you can afford to have multiple 7 strings, then a maple boarded one would be cool too.

Both of mine have EMG 707s in them and they sound real good. The SD JB in Mikes 7 stirng sounds equally as good, so that's an option if you want passive pickups... I just prefer the EMG sound.

[Matt Crooks]

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What would the tonal differences be between the mahogany body/maple neck/ebony board and mahogany body/neck with maple top and ebony board?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not much if any.

I was also thinking a little bit about Korina b/n with a Pao Ferro board?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Korina is similar to Mahogany in tone. I'm not familiar with the tonal qualaties of Pau Fero.

[eaeolian]

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Pau ferro's kinda like mixing rosewood and ebony, IMO. I've never liked the tone much, myself, but some people love it - Schecter used to make whole guitars out of it.

[Argos]

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Thanks guys. I've never had a 7 string before, so choosing good woods for one is not my area or exptertise...

What would the tonal differences be between the mahogany body/maple neck/ebony board and mahogany body/neck with maple top and ebony board?

I was also thinking a little bit about Korina b/n with a Pao Ferro board?

It will be a King Kelly...

[Argos]

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Haha...I WISH I could afford two!

I'm lucky I'm able to order one [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]