Show me your figured top (flamed maple etc)

[JRA]

...I'm hopelessly outclassed here!

...same here!


but it's fun to look!

 

[Barticus]

Daaaaaaamn

Those run for like $4k or 5k, though, right? PRS?

Yeup, that’s the roadblock

 

[Barticus]

Flamed Maple tops

Brooks 1

Brooks EB-N

Brooks EBN-MS-5

Brooks QB

Brooks EB-N-12

The “Brooks EBN-MS-5” is pretty cool

 

[Barticus]

The title for this thread should be #BassPorn

 

[Barticus]

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.

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Yeah, Pete does do some amazing tops!!!

 

[Barticus]

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Spector always has some ridiculous flamed and quilted tops!!!

 

[Benj-jammin]

 

[groovepump]

some of these are really gorgeous, wow...



best i can do...

The original flamed-top bass had a simple origin.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I no longer own the Kramer.

 

[scubaduba]

Amboyna burl

Flamed Maple

Zebrawood

Koa

Quilt maple

Cocobolo

Snakewood

Figured Walnut

 

[Gervais Cote]

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Spector isn’t made for me (their bodies are just too small) but goodness, their wood works are amazing ! They are masterpieces IMO.
And on top of that, they feel extremely robust, at least the ones I tried that were either USA or Spain made.

 

[naetog]

Mun Ebony

Maple Burl

 

[Gervais Cote]

Not mine (yet ?) but this is one of the best looking I ever seen :




And for something different but kind of a masterpiece, that bass from Bilodeau wakes me up at night when I think of it :

 

[220_Hz]

 

[voodoobassist]

A few from over the years. Still have both Benavente’s.

 

[Benj-jammin]

Amboyna burl

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Flamed Maple

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Zebrawood

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Koa

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Quilt maple

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Cocobolo

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Snakewood

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Figured Walnut



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Beautiful basses, Scuba.........wow!

 

[arszon]

My Smith
Figured Maple

 

[PrimitiveMan]

Sugi NB (currently for sale)

 

[Thumpin6string]

Birdseye maple and Cocobolo and a spalted Poplar.

 

[r_bnks]