GuitarMaestro Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Can you tell me what kind of wood Ibanez used for the top of this guitar? I guess its Bubinga but I am not sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 if you look at the name at the top of the page "1991 UCEW1QM-NT (Natural)" it confirms my suspitions..... QM = quilted maple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 looks like a 1/2" maple top on a mahogany one piece body Roman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Yep Quilted Maple. Not a very highly figured piece just a subtle quilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 For a USA custom, I am not impressed. The neck joint is loose, and the Quilted top is rather bland flatsawn maple sapwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 is there much to expect in the first place? seriously i dont know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Not very high standards I guess. It's quilted maple but I can find better figuring at my local lumber yard. Why, were you planning on building one like this (or were you looking for a bubinga guitar)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 bubinga makes a great instrument im told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 i kind of like the top, it was obviously selected for the grain lines not the actual figuring it's self. after that though i could start my list of complaints about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 no i like it too. but i feel to come with a premium price tag it should not be labeled with a sub par "premium wood" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hell, I think we're all getting spoiled on fancy-dan '10' tops 'round here! Truthfully, yes, it has very little quilting, but if you stop thinking that every Maple guitar has to have the 'best of the best of the best' tops, and just take it for what it is, it really is a very attractive guitar, and quite handsome too! There is something to be admired in the point of 'quiet subtlety'. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 For a USA custom, I am not impressed. The neck joint is loose, and the Quilted top is rather bland flatsawn maple sapwood. I think it may be more to do with Glen's method for photographing guitars. He seems convinced that lying the guitar flat on its back facing a flat overcast sky is the best way. This approach may work fine for capturing detailed shots of solid paint or regular woodgrain, but flat light will flatten out any figuring. You need directional light to bring out the depth in the grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Good -figure- is not necessarily the sister-mother of good tone. And it 'IS' about tone in the end, is it not? I bet that guitar screams! Perfect wood compliment. I still like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 i like it too! but i mean come on, if you are paying a large sum for a custom... give em' what they deserve! tone plus a great looking guitar! its a CUSTOM for crying out loud! has that word lost its flavorful meaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Not knocking you snorkie, but at the age of 15, the words 'custom', and 'fancy', are kind of hand in hand. But that's not always necessarily the case. Do you really want to marry the hooker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickz28 Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I don't usually like quilted maple. I think this one is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Yeah, maybe just bad pics, but it doesnt really get me asthetically. Tonallt, I am sure it kicks major booty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Do you really want to marry the hooker? Only if there's a substantial post nuptial discount - seriously, how expensive is that axe? I've seen similar tops on newer PRS's, but they're always stained/sanded back to bring out the figure. It'd be interesting to see it under more ideal lighting against a dark background. Those photos are somewhat less than optimal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 ...and the Quilted top is rather bland flatsawn maple sapwood. Quilted figuring appears best on the flatsawn face, and most Maple I see in lumber stores, and used on guitars, IS sapwood. Maple and some soft woods like Spruce seem to be the few woods where the sapwood is the most used and prized portion, in most other woods it's the heartwood that is most used. Anyways, I prefer that most Maple is sapwood, because it's lighter in color so you can dye or stain it with more success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I am aware of all that you said Lex, I was just stating what I could tell by the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Okay thank you very much for the info. I have to say I absolutely LOVE the look of the top. It is not very quilted, but that's not the point. The grain lines look soo nice and I think it was choosen because of these grain lines. I think it looks much more interesting than those 100000 quilted maple tops you see every day. Concerning the quality of the guitar: I dont know about that. I never heard if an Ibanez custom shop before, I am simply interested what wood produced this great looking top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 i like everything about it.each guitar is an individual accomplishment and i think that one has great individuality. loose neck joint?i can't see that...but most factory bolt ons do have looser joints than i prefer.except my sabre...can't get that thing to budge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 loose neck joint?i can't see that...but most factory bolt ons do have looser joints than i prefer.except my sabre...can't get that thing to budge It just looks like I could slip a credit card in the sides. But then I'm spoiled on hand made guitars too, so It prolly looks worse than it really is to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 i think that is just a shadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Could be. I think I just might be too tired to actually see it correctly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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