sscovill Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Alright, here's the deal. I'm going to attempt to make a Les Paul. Unfortuantley, I'm not able to make the beautiful carved top that is a signature look for the LP. So, to compensate, I'm trying to decide if it would look cooler to stain a piece of flame or quilted maple to use as the front and back of the guitar. Since this is my first from-scratch build, I'd love to hear opinions and suggestions from you guys. I'm thinking of staining it with an ebony stain and lightly sanding it afterwards to get some good defintion of color in the wood grain. Anyway, enough from me. Let me hear your thoughts! Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 well use what wood you think looks better as a top. If you are not carving it you could always use venners and save some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscovill Posted July 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 I don't think I'd want to stain over a veneer. I think I'd get better results going with a maple overlay, wouldn't I? Ideally, I'd like to have it look like a black & lighter black "stripe" or other kind of pattern from the stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camcool Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 I like goncalo alves top and back try a pau ferro fretboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 I like goncalo alves top and back try a pau ferro fretboard Really? Maybe you'd like to share with the group your experiences, good and bad, with Goncalo Alves and Pau Ferro. Were they easy to 'work'? Hard or easy on your tools and bits? So how do they sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 ^ lol I vote for quilted maple.... imo nothing beats a quilt so deep it looks like you could swim in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 Of the two, I'd go flame. Quilt looks really good as a carved top, but on a flat top flame looks great. Get one of Brian's veneers from universaljems.com; cheap and good lookin'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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