sket Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 are there other epi lp quilt tops out there besides customs, ultras, ultra 2s ?these all seem to have gold hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid77 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I have a Standard Plus (?) in amber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I have the Classic Quilt with nickel stuff...they don't make the Classics anymore though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphs1978 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 i have this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suho Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Here is mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokestack Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 You'll find quilt top Standards as "Limited Editions" from time to time if you monitor the bigger retailers and distributors. There'll often be some in production for somebody or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid77 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Re : Quilt tops. I've noticed that most of the tops are 2 pieces. The top on my Standard is 1 piece. Is that unusual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid77 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Re : Quilt tops. I've noticed that most of the tops are 2 pieces. The top on my Standard is 1 piece. Is that unusual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svet Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 There is also this one: although it is an Elitist model. The Tak Matsumoto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid77 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Isn't that top 2 pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I've got the red-wine version of G&F's classic. Put a set of Phat Cats on it. It's one of my main axes (I have, at last count, 32 electric guitars) and I play it regularly. MF still has a few of them left at $449. One of the last (I think) Korean-made LPs still for sale. I would gladly recommend them to anybody. I was gonna put a picture of it up here but don't seem to be able to understand how to do it on this new forum. For you Photobucket users, what line do we copy there to paste here? The 'direct link'? And they're asking for a URL here. What's with that? They didn't ask that on the old forum. thanks, guys.http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f211/old_dude/quilt7-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspeed Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 For Photobucket, you want to copy the IMG Link. BTW, here's my Ultra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxst1281733995 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I've always used the "direct link"... But if the "IMG link" works as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyelcrrt1281733995 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 If you click the "photo" button on the reply screen, use the "Direct" link from Photobucket and paste the link BETWEEEN the bracket sets of the popup. Otherwise, just copy the "IMG" link from Photobucket and paste it anywhere in the body of the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemBassMan Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 -Here's my Classic. It's a 2002 built at the Unsung plant. L8R, Matt D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hey Suho, what's that bridge pickup? Is it a humbucker?? Unusual looking...that's a sweet lookin' geetar you got there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Man; all beautiful guitars ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyelcrrt1281733995 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Anthembassman, I get a warm and tingly feeling every time I see that LP. Just gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemBassMan Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 -Thanks man. She is a beaut. So are all of the others shown here so far. L8R, Matt D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suho Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 "Hey Suho, what's that bridge pickup? Is it a humbucker?? Unusual looking...that's a sweet lookin' geetar you got there!" Thanks, Matiac. It is a GFS Brooklyn model, based on a DeArmond. It sounds very nice and gritty contrasted with the very clean sounding stock neck pup. Unfortunately, the geetar is for sale locally on Craigslist. I put it up last night with my VSB Sheraton. The Sheraton is pretty much already sold. They have to go because I brought home an Emperor Regent recently, and I already have other LP type guitars and another SHeraton. It is beautiful though, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyelcrrt1281733995 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Isn't that top 2 pieces? Yes. Fancy figured tops on nice guitars - and fancy figured tops on really cheap guitars trying to pass as expensive guitars, too - are often 2 pieces made by splitting a thick piece that has nice grain edgewise so you wind up with 2 much thinner pieces that have nearly identical grain. If you turn the top piece bottom-side up and lay it beside the bottom piece, you can mirror the grain but moving in the opposite direction. Its called "book-matched" after the manner the top piece is "opened". Otherwise, any guitar that has an opaque finish doesn't need pretty wood in the top. So, if you are already using several pieces of wood to construct the body, why not use 2 or more pieces of scrap from a better piece of wood and fit them together to allow the finish to lay on, maybe, a maple cap or veneer. Saves on material cost, allows the use of at least some better woods in the final product, opens up an entire range of advertising and marketing possibilities, justifies a higher price while allowing deeper discounts at point of sale. Its why sometimes you get a good surprise and sometimes you get a bad surprise when stripping a guitar body for re-finishing. There's probably more to it than that, and now I've broken the ice I'm sure there will be somebody else with more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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