I have a 2012 Maple top Gibson LP and recently bought a satin mahogany only LP from 2012.
Same year, only difference is the Maple top on the one. The rest, pickups, hardware, etc, the same.
Well I hooked up to the KPA and played them on all 3 selections both chorally and single note, and dang if they didn't sound EXACTLY the same. Not one bit of difference.
So it seems the Maple top is just for looks and imparts nothing tangible in the way of tone alterations.
Anyone else notice this with guitars if they had such a perfect pair (same year, etc?)