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Mahogany is traditionally used on PRS,
Gibson, Plus many other corporate brands of guitars.
For a low cost wood it does sound quite good. Especially when it is
oiled.
Most people in the know tend to favor
the African Mahogany, better known as
Korina or Limba
Mahogany Neck Thru
Abstract Maximus Guitar
Oiled Mahogany
Abstract JD Model Built For
Jon Rose 1999
| I have surmised that Mahogany is not
very consistent sounding, Some Mahogany tends to sound much better than
other Mahogany. It probably has to do with age. If you listen to an early
80's PRS they will typically sound much better than the newer ones. When
production was limited, Paul didn't have to buy lumber in tonnage. He
would carefully seek out choice wood and then take the extra time to match
it tonally to the tops. We don't use a lot of Mahogany, But when we
do we use only the best hand selected material we can find.
Update 2008
We are using quite a bit of mahogany at this time, I have done a
lot of research and I have found sources for extra light resonant
mahogany. Mahogany like Korina improves with age tonally. |
RVC Singlecut
The age theory does not always hold up.
I have
had occasion to play guitars made from the same piece of Mahogany
and I still
could tell a huge difference.
Soon
I will be starting to build the RVC Guitars.
(Roman Vintage Custom)
Currently I build mostly higher priced custom guitars & I don't get too much
call Mahogany.
Koa Body With
Macassar Ebony Neck
Korina is
much harder to work with because it is more porous.
It is precisely those pores
that give Korina it superior tonality and blooming capabilities.
RVC
Oiled Mahogany RVC Model
serial # 001 Gibson Style Headstock
Ed Made it for himself in 1993
Quicksilver All Mahogany In A Bolt On Model
Quicksilver All Mahogany In A Neck Thru Body Model
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