MAHOGANY/REDWOOD

Lightweight wood bodies sound really nice in the mid-range frequencies, but often, either dull in the trebles, or muddy in the bass frequencies. But light Redwood is good for humbucker sound, I use Sipo blanks for rock and heavy guitars, or Sapele if the weight is not so important. The sound is fat and beefy, perfect for rhythm and heavy riffs played with alot of distortion. Redwood bodies with Maple tops are classic, the Maple top gives a good proportion of brightness to the fat, warm tone and helps to compact the bass frequencies. Maple is also very decorative.