is mahogani lighter than maple?
is mahogani lighter than maple?
Please specify which wood of the mahogany family you actually mean and then we'll sort out which maple you mean :p
Jk
Not to spoil the answer, but there are literally dozens of different types of mahogany nowadays and they are all labeled as the same wood for instrument buyers (the mahogany family includes something like 500 different species!!!). That means weight can vary drastically depending whether your "mahogany" came from an African or an Asian tree.
The neck dive thing is from the front strap location. If there is too much weight in front of that point the neck goes down. FYI, my viper 400 was a little heavier than my old epi les paul. My all maple (minus ebony fretboard) kitty strat with a nice carvin neck and schaller locking tuners is pretty fin heavy too!
maple is heaps heavier than mahogany, in my experience.