tpl2000
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Greetings, all! Today I ask thee a question, concerning opinions on what I should choose for specifications for my dream guitar. I shall paste the current specification list now!
Neck:
24 frets (Jumbo)
Tuners: 3+3 Grover Roto-grip
Ebony fretboard
Maple-walnut-maple-walnut-maple wood in neck
Wide-thin shape
25.0" scale
10" Radius
Neck-through connection to body
Body:
Semi-hollow
PRS tremolo bridge
Carved Bubinga top
Mahogany body (looking for denser wood)
2 pickups (H-H, undecided kind)
Controls:
One volume knob
Two coil tap switches (Front-both-back)
One 3-way pickup selector
One Phase switch
So, my questions are these--
Does anyone have a recommendation for a denser body wood than Mahogany? It's a very warm sound, but I feel like the body won't have quite enough weight to it.
Does anyone know whether or not the neck woods would be bright enough to counteract the default warmth of a semi-hollow body?
Any recommendations for the pickups? Ideally it would have a very smooth lead, and have enough treble/mid on the bridge to not be drowned out by the bass.
Any recommendations for the inlay material? I'm thinking bright wood, in grain (or close to it) with the ebony. Nothing too complex, I'm still going with the good ol' 3-5-7-9-12-15-17-19-21-24 tradition.
Any and all help is and will be greatly appreciated!
(Also, I think this may be a luthiery question rather than just a guitar section question? Dunno!)
Neck:
24 frets (Jumbo)
Tuners: 3+3 Grover Roto-grip
Ebony fretboard
Maple-walnut-maple-walnut-maple wood in neck
Wide-thin shape
25.0" scale
10" Radius
Neck-through connection to body
Body:
Semi-hollow
PRS tremolo bridge
Carved Bubinga top
Mahogany body (looking for denser wood)
2 pickups (H-H, undecided kind)
Controls:
One volume knob
Two coil tap switches (Front-both-back)
One 3-way pickup selector
One Phase switch
So, my questions are these--
Does anyone have a recommendation for a denser body wood than Mahogany? It's a very warm sound, but I feel like the body won't have quite enough weight to it.
Does anyone know whether or not the neck woods would be bright enough to counteract the default warmth of a semi-hollow body?
Any recommendations for the pickups? Ideally it would have a very smooth lead, and have enough treble/mid on the bridge to not be drowned out by the bass.
Any recommendations for the inlay material? I'm thinking bright wood, in grain (or close to it) with the ebony. Nothing too complex, I'm still going with the good ol' 3-5-7-9-12-15-17-19-21-24 tradition.
Any and all help is and will be greatly appreciated!
(Also, I think this may be a luthiery question rather than just a guitar section question? Dunno!)