pantshappened
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I'm thinking of building an HSH rear rout strat with Warmoth parts. I originally wanted to just do a Guthrie Govan Charvel knock off. Roasted maple neck, basswood body with maple top. But lately I've been thinking of doing mahogany no top instead of basswood with maple.
I've never really tried basswood with maple, but have tried just straight basswood, but the ones I've tried were ibanez's with dimarrzios which I'm not a fan of. But I don't know if the maple top and pickups I like would make all the difference or what. People in other forums say that basswood is light and dents easily too. Mahogany would be more durable I'm guessing. Especially where I'd probably just do a tru oil finish or something simple like that on the body. And I love the sound and look of mahogany and it'd be a little cheaper than the basswood with maple. And the roasted maple neck would probably be a great combo with it. Any help, opinions, or testimonies of wood combos you've used would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
I've never really tried basswood with maple, but have tried just straight basswood, but the ones I've tried were ibanez's with dimarrzios which I'm not a fan of. But I don't know if the maple top and pickups I like would make all the difference or what. People in other forums say that basswood is light and dents easily too. Mahogany would be more durable I'm guessing. Especially where I'd probably just do a tru oil finish or something simple like that on the body. And I love the sound and look of mahogany and it'd be a little cheaper than the basswood with maple. And the roasted maple neck would probably be a great combo with it. Any help, opinions, or testimonies of wood combos you've used would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!