I´m sure, that there are some cracks here... and I am not!
Since I bought a Suhr Guthrie Govan Signature Guitar I´m absolutely happy...
But now, I want to get a new guitar - just in case - when something happens on stage... or a string breaks, or, or, or...
damn it, i don´t need any reason - I just want one!!!! And I like Tele bodies, so the next one will have a Tele Body with a maple neck!
But I don´t know, which wood combination is the best for me - perhaps some of you guys could help me find out.
The guitar should sound a little bit different to the Suhr GG (Mahagony Neck and Body with maple top),
but should also have two humbuckers, no single coil needed in the middle, but with a 5 way switch, so I can have the middle positions...
drilled directly to the wood without any pickguard - like Eddie did it!
The wood for the neck should be roasted maple cause of the look and feel,
the sound of the whole guitar should be sweet, not too sharp, with an extra boost in the high mids... you know, what I mean?
Not that sound of a twangy telecaster... more like a fat tele with enough high mids - to be heard without being loud...
Should I get a swamp ash or alder - isn´t that too harsh?
Or should I get basswood or more mahagony-style, cause the neck sounds different enough...
or is this all esoteric shit and get the wood that looks fucking crazy?!
Thanks for your advice...
best regards from Bavaria,
Mario