Author Topic: Warpig and Woods (Read 3965 times)

Crazy_Joe · « **on:** July 30, 2006, 10:28:01 PM »

What wood would you say compliments the Warpig best?

Or is it Warpig complimenting the wood, i don't know!

But you know what i mean, i'm just curious, how well do you think it will fair with a basswood body?

Peter Antal · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2006, 10:57:33 PM »

I think someone has a Warpig set in an RG here, so basswood should be a nice choice. 8)

Philly Q · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2006, 11:49:06 AM »

I think basswood guitars work best with higher output pickups. Since the natural tone of basswood is quite "lightweight" and neutral it can handle a pickup with lots of power, bass and mids. For example - without getting into a DiMarzio slanging match - lots of people use Tone Zones in Ibanez RGs with (apparently) good results, but I put one in my SG and it seemed to accentuate the guitar's natural middy tone into a huge, horrible boomy mush.

I'm now thinking of putting a Warpig in my SG. I'm a bit worried about the high output, but I guess it should work, since we all know what kind of guitar Tony Iommi plays!

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2006, 08:10:46 PM »

Mahogany!

Tim · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2006, 07:29:38 PM »

Basswood for the afore mentioned reasons and also maple-having played Dracs awesome axes at LGS!!

Ratrod · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2006, 05:59:16 PM »

I have a Warpig in a basswood guitar (maple neck). It's friggin brutal! PDT_045

PhilKing · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2006, 06:01:45 PM »

I have a Warpig in a mahognay Explorer (with an MQ neck), and it sounds great there.

Afghan Dave · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2006, 06:02:13 PM »

I've got a Warpig in an Ibanez RG570 (Basswood) - Perfect IMHO.

MDV · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2006, 12:54:19 PM »

I have a pig in a basswood/maple jackson, and the sound is quite comparable in EQ ballance to my 81 in a mahogany (pretty dark sounding piece of it) yamaha SG. Great combination, I'd say.

I'm getting a ceramic pig in 5pc mah/map/walnut/map/mah, 'dense' swamp ash body (near mahogany weight) Legra soon. I'll no doubt have something to say about that when I get it...

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #9 on:** August 07, 2006, 10:53:32 PM »

Quote from: MDV

I have a pig in a basswood/maple jackson, and the sound is quite comparable in EQ ballance to my 81 in a mahogany (pretty dark sounding piece of it) yamaha SG. Great combination, I'd say.

I'm getting a ceramic pig in 5pc mah/map/walnut/map/mah, 'dense' swamp ash body (near mahogany weight) Legra soon. I'll no doubt have something to say about that when I get it...

Sounds cool! :D

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2006, 12:21:05 PM »

What about the Nailbomb and Miracle Man?

Nailbomb works best in Basswood i think, though i could be wrong.

What about Miracle Man.

downrodeo · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2006, 12:55:35 PM »

Miracle Man and Nailbombs are great in mahogany too! Judging by the reviews though, I think that the best wood for high output pickups is basswood. There's a friggin' load of players on the forum with basswood guitars loaded with BK's.