my only experience with solid body flame maple is the guitar was very bright, and I couldn't get it under control with several pickup changes to typically "dark" sounding pickups. This was a guitar that had a mostly solid maple body.
I have a bucket load of homework to do for my occupational health and safety diploma. Having to go back to school at 50 due to a busted finger and no longer able to do previous employment sucks!
not sure about any particular one she likes best but she hates my acoustic because it is too loud. I admit its a cannon of a guitar, a morgan concert cutaway custom made in vancouver. Just glad she doesn't know what it costs or I might be looking for the 3rd wife...
i gig a rivera era concert 112 and it does like to be turned up past 5 to get the tones. I mostly only use the clean channel w/pedals but it sounds good, but not blackface by any means. sounds amazing w/a maxon od808 in front of it.