Axis with a wood that isn't basswood?

[lil_petrucci]

Hey guys

So i'm in Australia. I'm looking to buy an axis super sport (preferably) with a body that isn't freaking basswood. I just hate the lack of weight (coming from a les paul)

Are there any options? Or would this likely be a custom order?

Full sepcs i'd love the blue burst with quilt top, rosewood fretboard and non-matching headstock (i'm replacing a fender as i'm going full music man now with my band)

Any ideas?

 

[brandall10]

This is special edition territory... for instance, this is a great (very pricey) one w/ mahogany:

Ernie Ball Music Man Axis Super Sport HH BFR 1 0f 27 | Reverb

That said, this is still a really small guitar. The floyd in a regular Axis adds some weight (my 2011 Tribute weighs 7.8 lbs), w/ a vintage trem even built like a Paul it still is probably going to be hard to be pushing this much past the high 7 arena, and there is some likelihood w/ this being a $$ special makeup that they used fairly light mahogany and it could be more in the low 7s.

 

[fbecir]

Hello

The Axis Super Sport with P90 has a body made with swamp ash.

 

[Razzle]

There you go, you can go from one extreme (basswood) to the other (Ash).

 

[beej]

Axis Sports were Ash bodied. You can still find them used in HH, HSS, and MM90 configs.