quilt maple top but....

[Bruno]

What do you think about following quilt maple top?
I love this finish and I love quilt too but that sort of *highway* in the middle will make it unwatchable to me...
I'm sorry and I apologize myself if someone could feel offended, but maybe I'm the only one who thinks so?

 

[pabloman]

Rebecca?!?!?! Hey how did they :icon_scratch:........That looks just like my :sad1:.............Nevermind :laughing7:

 

[Bruno]

Rebecca?!?!?! Hey how did they :icon_scratch:........That looks just like my :sad1:.............Nevermind :laughing7:

forgive me, I guess you had written something ironic, but my bad English - I would say non-existent English - , does not allow me to understand....
Sorry  :sad1:

 

[crash]

Don't worry Bruno, none of us understood either. 
I'm not too fond of that middle section either.  Put 3 humbuckers and a Floyd on it.

 

[Eric Banjitar]

It kinda looks like a vagina. I like it!

 

[pabloman]

That's what my comment was about. Guys that have seen one in real life understand.

 

[Eric Banjitar]

I think that there are English language learners that were struggling with your obscure reference.

 

[pabloman]

I think Crash is in Texas so that makes sense :icon_jokercolor:

 

[Cagey]

What do you think about following quilt maple top?
I love this finish and I love quilt too but that sort of *highway* in the middle will make it unwatchable to me...
I'm sorry and I apologize myself if someone could feel offended, but maybe I'm the only one who thinks so?

No, you're not the only one. I wouldn't choose it, either. It's a nice piece of work, but I prefer a more consistent appearance.

 

[taez555]

Oh man, just think of the possibilies of what you could do to that thing.

 

[lafromla1]

That would fit perfectly in my next build - 2HB and a P-90 in the middle.  Would take out most the middle leaving a sweet body around it.

 

[Cagey]

I could see that working out well.

 

[line6man]

So did they finish it that way or something? This kind of thing appears frequently on laminate tops that were bookmatched from wood that had sapwood along the edge, but that doesn't appear to be sapwood on this top. There is no change in the grain pattern. Or am I totally unfamiliar with Maple sapwood?


When you are working with figured virginiawood, it is important to select a piece that has been properly dried. It is naturally quite moist. :blob7:
(Also, LOL@ the way *that particular word* gets censored on this forum. :doh

 

[stubhead]

Those weird sapwood streaks seem to be highly desirable on the matched back pieces used on uber-expensive acoustic guitars. (Uber rhymes with "Goober" IMO). Looks awful to me, but tastes vary. A lot.

 

[B3Guy]

I could see that working out well.

+1 once you get any amount of pups and bridge on there, the highway should disappear.