Figured Tops

[kirk]

How many people here in the Jemsite community would be interested in seeing nice figured tops (ala Brian Moore) on Ibanez guitars.

I always seem to be the only freak who complains that the Ibanez figured tops are lacking. *Anyone else agree or am I just getting old?

[Anonymous]

Yep, you're getting old! :cheesy:

I have loved the quilted maple look for so long I went and had one put on a 560. It's still under construction so I don't have any pics yet.

The problem I see with the Ibanez tops is not so much the grade of the wood, but the quality of clear coat. They seem a bit cloudy. They could, of course, use better colors to show off the grain....:biggrin:

J>

[darren wilson]

Yeah... Ibanez doesn't seem to have their finishing techniques down for getting the most out of a nicely figured piece of wood. It looks to me like they put on heavily pigmented translucent finishes rather than dying the wood to emphasize the grain and then putting a LIGHT colour tint in the clear.

Tons of other makers do it waaay better. Check out some of Tom Anderson's quilted tops. Yum! Tiger Eye Burst anyone?

[gkelm]

Kirk...I'm with you all the way on better tops from Ibanez. *I think they hit flame tops on the mark from time to time, but rarely a good quilt! *Maybe I'm getting old too.

Vaibanez...who is doing the work on your 560?
Greg