Figured maple top guitar samples
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Flamed maple wood
[edit]Main Wikipedia article: Flame maple.
Other figured maple wood (non flamed)
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References
[edit]- Iwanabe, Yasuhiko (1997 / 1999 / 2012) [1996 / 1998] The Beauty Of The 'Burst: Gibson Sunburst Les Pauls from '58 to '60, Rittor Music / Hal Leonard Corp. ISBN 978-4845602223 (Japanese paperback ed.), ISBN 978-0793573745 (English ed.)
According to this book, figured maple patterns on 1958-1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard are categorized into following 8 patterns: 1.Flame, 2.Tiger stripe, 3.Curly, 4.Fiddleback, 5.Pin stripe, 6.Ribbon curl, 7.Blister, 8.Birds eye; (For details, see excerpted images on [1] archive copy at the Wayback Machine, [2])
Further Readings
[edit]- LPCollector, et al. (2012-2014). Name of the Flame. MyLesPaul.com forum."... We will not be speaking of Blister or Bird’s Eye, as I define those as figure and NOT flame.",
"TYPES OF FLAMES: 1) Curl 2) Ribbon Curl 3) Flame 4) Tiger Stripe 5) Pin Stripe 6) Fiddleback",
"THE DIRECTION OF THE FLAME: 1) Chevron 2) Reverse Chevron 3) Gullwing 4) Horizontal ".