Quilted or not?

[SPW]

Hello everyone!

I got my dream guitar last week, a Custom 24 Floyd Rose Wood Library Eriza Verde Smokeburst.
The shop I got the guitar from mentioned that it had a quilted top, but is it really a quilted top?
Somehow it's not really important as I absolutely love the top, if it's quilted or not. I would only like to know/understand.
In the following picture, the guitar on the left is what I think of as 'curly maple top' and the one on the right is what I think of as 'quilted maple top'.
The one in the middle is mine. What do you think?
Thank you!

https://student4ever.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F735582891425366016

 

[Greywolf]

Heavy flame yes, Quilt no . Sonically no difference

 

[DISTORT6]

I would go with “figured top”

 

[deathworlder]

#1-light fiddleback maple
#3-quilted maple
#2-flame maple

I make the distinction between fiddleback and flamed by the amount of grain present(not to be confused with figure)

 

[5Springer]

Looks like Flame, Figured and Quilted to me.. I have always called the figured "Tiger striped" and depending on the exact piece of wood IMO it's the prettiest.. yours is gorgeous! Nice score..

Charles

 

[Greywolf]

people have come up with all kinds of names for figured maple, in nature Quilt is only 1/10th as common as flame. Fiddleback came from the use of "flame" or "curly" on the backs of fiddles use of flame , Tiger , birdseye .. same thing . It's like 420 countless names for variants. Figured is the catch all .

 

[DISTORT6]

people have come up with all kinds of names for figured maple, in nature Quilt is only 1/10th as common as flame. Fiddleback came from the use of "flame" or "curly" on the backs of fiddles use of flame , Tiger , birdseye .. same thing . It's like 420 countless names for variants. Figured is the catch all .

FINALLY! It’s Unique Curly!

 

[andy474x]

It’s got a little of both, I’d say it’s the “quittle” in Greywolf’s chart. REALLY cool!!!

 

[Gtrbldr]

people have come up with all kinds of names for figured maple, in nature Quilt is only 1/10th as common as flame. Fiddleback came from the use of "flame" or "curly" on the backs of fiddles use of flame , Tiger , birdseye .. same thing . It's like 420 countless names for variants. Figured is the catch all .

Quilt: check. Fiddleback: check

All of the above: lovely. And your target: looks cool, appears tigerstripey to me. But who cares. As long as it is hot!

 

[Senor Verde]

I'd call yours Flame. I could be technically wrong though.

 

[László]

Whatever it is, that's a gorgeous guitar.

 

[Moondog Wily]

Awesome score! Congrats on that beautiful hunk of wood, regardless of it's "pigeon hole" name!!

 

[Wakester]

Looks like a bit of both to me, very cool though.

 

[Greywolf]

the one I made for Carly Gibson , I'll just say figured ......Technically it's quilt top and flamed back ..but .. they aren't strict examples....

 

[Greywolf]

Same with this all Walnut DC I made ..there is a name for this figuring but I'll spare you...

 

[Greywolf]

my favorite build .. PRS Dragon neck / HD Z 90 bridge 30% overwound for Joe Marcinek .. who now plays PRS ! Quilt ...but it's kinda flamey .. .. the finish took 20 different shades of blues and greens to achieve, it changes color as you move it in the light..

 

[deathworlder]

Same with this all Walnut DC I made ..there is a name for this figuring but I'll spare you...

Lol

 

[Greywolf]

AAAAA Koa Flame on the verge of quilt my fretted soapbar bass , black walnut neck through ..Claro core ...

 

[Greywolf]

ok ok .. make sure to swallow your coffee first ... The Walnut is called "Feathered Crotch" .. seriously ... as it comes from the base of the tree ..

like I said .. all kinds of wierd names for wood ...

 

[Greywolf]

Flame Maple back vs flame Sapele top .. I'm sure there's some special African name the "Angel wings" are because it's for my grandson