I am looking for an all mahogany guitar without the usual maple cap and am eying some of the new S2s (S2 Standard Singlecut, S2 Standard Custom 24, Mira, and Mira semi hollow). These particular models are so new that I can’t seem to find much info about them in reviews, discussions, or clips, so I am hoping that someone might have enough knowledge to know what the subtle differences in tone should be between them.
I am looking for the option that is expected to stand out from the others with a relatively beefier/fuller/heavier, better low-mid growl, and relatively flatter/warmer mid and treble (compared to maple capped PRSs) kind of tone. I plan to install different pickups, so I am just looking for a raw tone comparison. I play mostly mid and high gain 90s and early 2000s rock through a Mesa Mark V, Roadster, and Axe Fx with big tone influences from Stone Temple Pilots, Muse, Foo Fighters, and Chevelle.
I would expect the Mira and Standard Custom 24 to be very close in tone to each other. However, I have never played a Mira (do own a core Custom 24 and recently sold an older Custom 22 with a wraparound stoptail bridge), so I assume it would compare the same way a CU24 w/ trem and CU22 w/ stoptail with identical pickups would, which is more of a preference in feel and a slight tonal difference on the bridge pickup because of location. I also assume the single cut would have a touch more beef in the low end than the double cutaways, but never had a chance to witness a truly fair apples to apples comparison on something like this. The real question I have is how is, with everything else virtually held constant, would the semi hollow aspect help to mold the tone closer to what I am looking for or further away. Part of me thinks the extra resonance would help to accentuate the low end resonance and sweeten the mids and highs some, but the other part of me is concerned that it could thin out the overall tone. I am also open to considering other options that might be a better fit for what I am looking for.
Any helpful guidance would be much appreciated. Thanks.
I am looking for the option that is expected to stand out from the others with a relatively beefier/fuller/heavier, better low-mid growl, and relatively flatter/warmer mid and treble (compared to maple capped PRSs) kind of tone. I plan to install different pickups, so I am just looking for a raw tone comparison. I play mostly mid and high gain 90s and early 2000s rock through a Mesa Mark V, Roadster, and Axe Fx with big tone influences from Stone Temple Pilots, Muse, Foo Fighters, and Chevelle.
I would expect the Mira and Standard Custom 24 to be very close in tone to each other. However, I have never played a Mira (do own a core Custom 24 and recently sold an older Custom 22 with a wraparound stoptail bridge), so I assume it would compare the same way a CU24 w/ trem and CU22 w/ stoptail with identical pickups would, which is more of a preference in feel and a slight tonal difference on the bridge pickup because of location. I also assume the single cut would have a touch more beef in the low end than the double cutaways, but never had a chance to witness a truly fair apples to apples comparison on something like this. The real question I have is how is, with everything else virtually held constant, would the semi hollow aspect help to mold the tone closer to what I am looking for or further away. Part of me thinks the extra resonance would help to accentuate the low end resonance and sweeten the mids and highs some, but the other part of me is concerned that it could thin out the overall tone. I am also open to considering other options that might be a better fit for what I am looking for.
Any helpful guidance would be much appreciated. Thanks.