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Show me your figured top (flamed maple etc)
- Thread starter Flaked Beans
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Peavey Grind, early Vietnamese build. Imbuya, sometimes called Brazilian walnut
Here is one with curly maple over sepele and a Macassar ebony neck.
my tangerine (or is it clementine? or mandarin orange? or whatever other orange fruit lol) flame maple mercalli. I've always wanted a reverend and bought this solely because of the color haha.
This is probably the most beautiful of my "wood" or "natural" basses, as I tend to favor paint jobs. My Skjold Zia 5, bought directly from Pete in 2018. Still one of the easiest playing, best sounding, and nicest looking basses I own.
Basvarken
Commercial User
- Dec 3, 2010
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- Hobby Luthier / Gibson Bass Book
Flamed Maple tops
Brooks 1
Brooks EB-N
Brooks EBN-MS-5
Brooks QB
Brooks EB-N-12
Brooks 1
Brooks EB-N
Brooks EBN-MS-5
Brooks QB
Brooks EB-N-12
During a recent string change and tune up. The quality of the Spector Euro is so good. This is a 2014.
love flame maple. that 12 string is a beaut.Flamed Maple tops
Brooks 1
Brooks EB-N
Brooks EBN-MS-5
Brooks QB
Brooks EB-N-12
Rosche custom basses J4. Alder core w/cottonwood burl front/back & bubinga slices
Basvarken
Commercial User
- Dec 3, 2010
- 1,743
- 10,606
- Disclosures
- Hobby Luthier / Gibson Bass Book
Quilted Maple tops
Brooks EB-RBL-Q
Brooks EB-RB-QII
Brooks EXB-MS-5
Brooks TB-12-Q
Brooks EXB-12-Q
Blister Quilt Top
Brooks EXB-12-B
Brooks EB-RBL-Q
Brooks EB-RB-QII
Brooks EXB-MS-5
Brooks TB-12-Q
Brooks EXB-12-Q
Blister Quilt Top
Brooks EXB-12-B
Burl Redwood
Beeswing Mahogany
I have two noteworthy instruments at the moment. I have a third in the works that is tantalizingly close to being ready (a lot farther along than this picture represents), but it's still a ways off.
Lots of flames and quilt around here, mostly blues and purples 
No longer own these 2 but both beautiful tops
Not basses, but BEAUTIFUL tops (2 10 tops here)
No longer own these 2 but both beautiful tops
Not basses, but BEAUTIFUL tops (2 10 tops here)
I’ve been looking at these flames in amazement… the price is the main roadblock 
Transparent Sapphire blue over quilted maple.
I’ve been looking at these flames in amazement… the price is the main roadblock
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Daaaaaaamn
Those run for like $4k or 5k, though, right? PRS?
