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Original Post by Paladin
About the grain..yes, you can barely hear the difference in tone.Personally i wouldnt examine this little detail that much,but as hairbnd mentioned the type of the wood matters the most.When you get to actually trying to make a nice sound you will see that this little detail isnt noticable anymore.For example, when i try to make a nice full blown solo sound there are so many things that i add to to the sound so that even the type of wood doesnt matter anymore.Pickups yes,they matter.Type of distortion yes,it matters.Type of compression yes it matters.Neck pickup or bridge pickup yes,it matters.But not the grain.Not even the wood.
If you wanna play clean,yes the wood matters.It makes a big difference
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Just a curious question, if the type of wood matters more than the grain of wood, why does an epi les paul (even if you replaced every electronics and hardware with Gibson stuff) with a mahogany body and maple top sound different than a gibson les paul that has the same mahogany back/ maple top material?

I am also aware that once you put distortion effects and stuff, I know that the difference in sound is barely noticeable but nowadays, I find myself playing clean- I don't heavily rely on amps or effects, that's why even little details like this bothers me so much- I can hear it!