Do i need a venier top for this effect?

[randombaz]

http://www.mykaguitars.com/instruments/009/009_front.jpg

this guy, and another site, got the nice swirl grain effect from what seems like sticking a piece of venier onto the front of their guitar

i havent seen the grain of mine, but mines a contoured les paul shape with alder grain.....if i did the same process, would i not get the nice swirl depths?

and i guess it would be awkward to add a venier

[AlGeeEater]

Before you do anything go here

Use that tutorial to learn how to put a veneer onto ur guitar first. If you wana take off the veneer from your les paul

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/veneer.htm

[Maiden69]

you need a vacumm press to put a veneer on a carved LP, it's very difficult if not impossible if you don't have the right equipment. nd it will be very difficult to achieve the same finish with veneer, since you have to stain and sand a couple of times and the veneer is pretty thin.

[randombaz]

i researched and its a quilted maple top for a standard guitar body that i would like. but i guess the same things applies......my LP is curved and there's no point sanding it down (it'll take ages anyway)

i dont have the right equipment, im just doing this project with home stuff. so i guess that beautiful wood stain idea is out the window

thanks anyway ( i appreciate the quick responses)

[randombaz]

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/veneer.htm

is that only for flat guitars? will that process not work for curved les pauls?

and

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/3d.htm

tells me how to get the look, but can you buy this "quilted maple" stuff i've heard from standard DIY stores or where?

thanks

[Maiden69]

  http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/veneer.htm

is that only for flat guitars? will that process not work for curved les pauls?

No it won't you need a vaccum press to do this. that method is for flat top guitars, not for compound curves.

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/3d.htm

tells me how to get the look, but can you buy this "quilted maple" stuff i've heard from standard DIY stores or where?

may be, I will say from hardwood stores like Wes just point me out. go to my thread on the solidbody section, is titled Gilmer Wood Company. Read up on it and go to their site to get an Idea of what you need.

[AlGeeEater]

   http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/veneer.htm

is that only for flat guitars? will that process not work for curved les pauls?

No it won't you need a vaccum press to do this. that method is for flat top guitars, not for compound curves.

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/3d.htm

tells me how to get the look, but can you buy this "quilted maple" stuff i've heard from standard DIY stores or where?

may be, I will say from hardwood stores like Wes just point me out. go to my thread on the solidbody section, is titled Gilmer Wood Company. Read up on it and go to their site to get an Idea of what you need.

Thats my fault, i forgot that les pauls are carved