Fraser Welsh Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 Do you get any benifits tone wise by putting a maple back on a guitar body as well as a cap? It's just I've noticed most manufacturers stop at having a flamed ore quilted maple cap and a plain wood back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 For the most part Maple will help to produce a rich brite tone, leaning hevily towards the treble side of the scale. That probably why most people tend to stay away from having a full Maple body. Well that plus it weights alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 It's also no coincidence that you don't usually see the back of the guitar... There's no point playing for fancy figured wood if no one can see it. The common exception is on acoustic flat tops and archtops, where the sound board is usually spruce, so any fancy wood tends to end up on the back. Front and back caps are usefull if you want to chamber the body, since you can use a bandsaw to remove whole chunks of the body, rather than the messy and wasteful alternative of routing out the chambers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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