Goldtopper

If you were to build 2 exactly similar guitars, one all maple the other all mahogany, both with the same pickups and hardware... The maple one would have slightly better sustain, but would also be brighter in tone (and heavier in weight) This is largely because the greater density of the maple does less to impede the energy dispersed by the string. However, I've never quite gotten a handle on why (as people say) mahogany is more "resonant". If anyone would like to explain that...