Quick Shootout - Mahogany vs Ash

[HCL]

Did a quick little shootout to see what difference it makes in a mix. One thing to consider is that the Mahogany guitar has an EMG81 and the Ash a 707.



See if you can tell which is which!

 

[bryan_kilco]

Can't hear a difference.

 

[Jaymz]

First = mahogany

Second = Ash

 

[JakeAC5253]

First = Ash/707
Second = Mahog/81

 

[C-Martin]

First = mahogany

Second = Ash

I'm gonna go with this as well, although i never tried 707's so i'm just going by how i associate the wood tones. I like the second one better in this clip.

 

[The-Zeronaut]

1º ash 707
2º mahogany 81

 

[HCL]

It's mahogany/81, then ash/707.

Shows it doesn't make a huge difference, although I much prefer the mahogany/81 when solo'd.

 

[aviel]

i can hardly beleive that someone can hear a difference, it sounds identical to me

 

[Jaymz]

 

[Derpsicle]

I can actually hear the difference on my laptop speakers

 

[chesterfieldblues]

Chuck ! :Smokedev:

First one sounds beefier, little bit more low mids for me...

 

[aviel]

I can actually hear the difference on my laptop speakers

no way man!

 

[Fox Mulder]

The low-end sounds tighter in the second clip. In the first clip it isn't too bad either, just rounder.

I'd go for ash/707, then mahogany/81

 

[HCL]

It's mahogany/81, then ash/707.

Shows it doesn't make a huge difference, although I much prefer the mahogany/81 when solo'd.

 

[bryan_kilco]

i can hardly beleive that someone can hear a difference, it sounds identical to me

+1

Then again, no monitors here. On a set of Altec Lansings, they sound identical to my ears.

 

[decoy205]

What guitars were used?

 

[HCL]

ESP Eclipse II and Schecter Loomis 7 string.

 

[drew_drummer]

I hear absolutely no difference. Zip. Nada. Monitors are Tannoy Reveals.

 

[bryan_kilco]

I hear absolutely no difference. Zip. Nada. Monitors are Tannoy Reveals.

I think we're being trolled and the ones who claim to hear something are just crazy!

 

[Shinozoku]

Nope./ There's more low midrange in the first part of hte clip. The second is more open, and is clearer. Laptop speakers on a Dell Inspiron 1720. Not turned up very loud.

I like the sound of the Loomis more for this clip.

This also verifies a suspicion I had...

ESP is Mahogany with a ceramic pickup, Schecter is Ash with an Alnico pickup. The added mids and reduced low frequency bandwidth of Alnico makes Ash sound more like Mahogany, while the lower midrange and extended lows and highs of ceramic make Mahogany sound closer to Ash.

A difference remains, but due to the pickups and woods working to balance each other out, it's very subtle.