I want to build an Ibanez RG in the style of their Prestige range with a figured maple top. What I want to know is how to go about creating the angled arm rest?
If you use one piece of wood for the guitar body, shaping this would be simple, but how do achieve this arm rest if you want a bookmatched maple top on it.
If you were to glue the main body and the maple top together and then shape it you would end up with part of the arm rest in maple and the remainder in the main body wood, and this wouldn't look too good.
How do the manufacturers achieve this and show a beautiful maple top over the whole front of the guitar body.
