is mahogani lighter than maple?

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    andrei
    yes, i'm going to the neck-dive issue again... may the wood used in the neck (maple/mahogani) make the weight difference for EX/EXPs to be/not neckheawy?
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    Fikealox
    Fikealox wrote

    maple is heaps heavier than mahogany, in my experience.

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      nameless
      nameless wrote

      Maple is the heavier wood. But neck heavy-ness depends more on the placement of the strap buttons and the shape of the body in my experience.

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        andrei
        andrei wrote

        yeah, i ment it the other way round, but your answers explained it.

        thanks!

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          TheDevilHimself
          TheDevilHimself wrote

          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.

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            Fikealox
            Fikealox wrote

            Yeah, good call. The mahogany Gibson uses is particularly heavy, (apparently), which is why they swiss-cheese it.

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              sirsloop
              sirsloop wrote

              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!

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                Fikealox
                Fikealox wrote

                It's a pretty subjective question, but Honduras mahogany is definitely expensive and sought after

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                  andrei
                  andrei wrote

                  It's a pretty subjective question, but Honduras mahogany is definitely expensive and sought after

                  yeah, i know, but i got the idea.
                  thanks!

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