Question of the week March 15, 2010
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Some 220 grit and elbow grease could fix that real easy. :icon_thumright:Patrick said:
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Patrick said:
Yeah, I was thinking a nice cherry, honey, or tobacco burst would look hot on this one. The natural looks just as nice though and wouldn't look so plain once you have all the parts on it. I would definitely NOT put a pick guard on this one though.
I guess I'm just too used to looking at book matched tops though. It seems strange to me not having that line down the center and the lines being negatives of each other. Still a gorgeous guitar though and I'm still thinking about it.
Only problem is them posting all those pics of the spalt tops waiting to come out. I've been wanting something spalted for quite a while now.
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hannaugh said:Whoa, Mully... you neglected to mention that this beast also has a one piece mahogany back. Someone please buy this so we can all see the finished product!
also could someone tell me what is up with the bomb-a!! mahogany that warmoth manages to score? it's so incredibly gorgeous and nothing like the mahogany on, say, my guild steel string...
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I really don't think a one piece 1/8th inch top is going to make any tonal difference on a solid body. Now on a hollow body it's possible, after all acoustic builders use certain woods for the tops of them. So more or less I'd say it's just for aesthetics...mullyman said:So I'm looking through the Warmoth Showcase and I come across this stunning beauty....
I must say that my jaw dropped and I seriously started thinking about maybe grabbing it. Then, after the excitement of such a beautiful guitar had settled a little, I noticed that it's a one piece top. That ruined it for me. I would prefer that it be book matched and have the line running down the center.
So, the question is this.
Would you prefer a 1 piece top like this or one that is book matched? Also, what would the advantage be of having a one piece top? Would it have any effect on the tonal properties of the instrument? And vice versa.
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Thinking I could probably win another GOTM with this baby :headbang1:
i love bookmatched tops. i've been looking at that LP body since the sale (maybe before?) and love the look. if it were bookmatched though i think it would be gone by now. just my thought on it. the natural look of the thing stuns me way more than the fact that anything is one piece. it it were a 2 piece top it would be perfect in my opinion.
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I think I actually like the one piece top better. It's a bit more unique than the bookmatched.... :dontknow:
i like symmetry in a flame top but if the body was less symmetrical like a strat or jazzmaster it might be cool, the problem is that the flame patern is not strait or horizontal, maybe it is just cuzz of what im used to but i like the flame bookmatched and to be angled downward from the center out just slightly. i would love a one piece quilt though.
the problem with bookmatched carved tops though is that it doesn't always line up all the way through once the contours are done. i still love them but i appreciate a bookmatch on a tele or flat top les paul even more, but in the case that the carve top lines up all the way down it is hard to beat.
the problem with bookmatched carved tops though is that it doesn't always line up all the way through once the contours are done. i still love them but i appreciate a bookmatch on a tele or flat top les paul even more, but in the case that the carve top lines up all the way down it is hard to beat.
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