Poll: Custom Sadowsky Build, need your opinion

[devinp17]

Spalted for sure. Everybody has quilted or flame.

+1. You don't see spalted maple very often.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Quilted!

 

[FunkHead]

I voted Spalted. 2nd choice would be Flamed. I don't care for Quilted at all but it's really what you like.

 

[Bob_Ross]

Quilted, Flamed, Spalted...eh, it's all good. Although personally I would never obscure a beautiful figured wood top by painting a sunburst finish over it! But all of the basses in this thread are pretty hot looking, so it seems hard to go wrong.

 

[Solarmist]

Spalted - like others have said "everybody has quilt or flame".

Quilt #2 choice.

 

[jjk2007]

Flamed!

 

[Jared Lash]

With a pick guard I prefer flamed or quilted.

Without a pick guard I'd say spalted all the way.

 

[J_Rock]

I like the spalted the best.

 

[Up the dose]

Quilt.

 

[muggsy]

Quilt
Spalt
Flame

 

[bassbenj]

Of those choices I will pick spalted but I like burl maple better

I agree. These things come and go in popularity. When I bought my Alembic, flamed maple was "in". And that's what I got. It looks great no question, but then the next bass the store got in was burl and I REALLY wished I'd ordered that instead. Especially since flame popularity has fallen, first with quilted rising and now spalted seems to be hot item. I presume this explains the votes. But I'd jump over it all with burl!

 

[gwangi]

Quilt but with no pickguard.

 

[meatwad]

I say get all three!

 

[RickC]

Of the three, spalt gets my vote too. But here's a side-thought - does it have to be maple? I had a flamed myrtle 5 that was gorgeous. Off-the-hook 3D. I still dream about it.

/rick