Favorite figured top wood?

[Jeff Scott]

Birdseye maple.

 

[GHOST AT]

Cliff I really dig the Caribbean Curly Rosewood in the available tops section, I cant wait to see a CB with one of those tops.

 

[bootsox]

spalted birch or walnut crotch

 

[maxschrek]

Quilted maple.

 

[line6man]

Mottled or pomelled Bubinga

Which is also my favorite. Though I chose Pomelle Bubinga for my guitar build, because I could not afford Amboyna Burl.

I'm also partial to certain Redwood Burl tops, quilted Ashes and Claro Walnut.

 

[superblues]

Figured Redwood. Quilt or flame, either way.

 

[Bongolation]

Name your top choice for a figured top wood.

What goes all the way through to the back.

I won't buy a furniture bass.

 

[capnsandwich]

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I think it was your Callowhill that I first saw it on. Very nice bass!

 

[Systolic]

In a double cutaway style 4 or 5 sting. Spalted Maple is my choice. Double cutaway 6 string, I'll take Birdseye Maple. For a single cut 6'er I'll want Buckeye Burl.

I know that's awfully specific, but I really believe that certain body styles look different with woods. Just my .02

 

[j.kernodle]

figured bubinga is awful cool, I've seen quilted mahogany thats
just amazing too.

 

[Cliff Bordwell]

That is some great looking Mahogany!

 

[Munjibunga]

I like spalted maple, but my favorite is probably flamed koa.

 

[Hapa]

Quilted - anything...Maples in the 5A
Quilted Sapele...finding pic from Nordy Shop

 

[dremy2006]

Buckeye burl.... quilted maple... flame / curly maple.... spalted maple....

 

[Hot Pocket]

Pale Moon Ebony, Buckeye Burl or Cocobolo

 

[Ric5]

I've always liked quilted maple.

 

[Mr. Majestic]

Pale Moon Ebony, Buckeye Burl or Cocobolo

This is the actual piece of Buckeye Burl that your Elrick SC-6 came from.......and many other Elricks.

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[M.R. Ogle]

Walnut.

But I loved that sapwooded Ziricote bass of BT's. Spectacular!

 

[bassteban]

I don't so much have a favorite, but would love a nice camphor burl-topped fretless P clone w/a few very non-traditional P touches

 

[hgiles]

What goes all the way through to the back.

I won't buy a furniture bass.

This too would be my inclination. I, first, would prefer something that served the instrument and it's longevity...

Having said that, some of those wood samples are quite beautiful...

But I will just play my plain jane mahogany. Good enough for me...Maybe. ;-)