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i was wondering if anyone had experience with playing or hearing an sg with a quilt top on it and if they had does it sound different than a regular all mahogany sg. and if it did what was the difference between the tone?
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It will sound slightly brighter, that's the effect of a maple top. -
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will it sound more like an lp?Comment
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you know... Les Pauls are pretty heavy guitars. there is much more wood in them than SGs. Also, remember the neck woods matter too.Originally posted by natelc1979 View Post
It'll sound like an SG with more sharpness than usual.Comment
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Re: will sg with maple quilt top sound different than a reg sg
No, LP's have a lot of thick mahogany on them, which gives them more low-end and sustain. SG's can't quite do that with their thin bodies. The single cutaway/double cutaway designs also make a difference.Originally posted by natelc1979 View Post
Of course individual pieces of wood vary, so some all-mahogany SG's could sound brighter than one with a quilt top. But everything else being equal, maple makes for a brighter, tighter sound."Completely Conceded Glowing Expert."
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Re: will sg with maple quilt top sound different than a reg sg
I've never seen a production SG with a maple top.
Does anyone know of such a thing or have pics?
FWIW, I'm not overly fond of SGs, but Ex-Nihilo on MLP custom made a carved top, faded burst SG that was absolutely gorgeous.MM
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Gibson posts maple topped SG's on their facebook page all the time.Originally posted by MojoMonster View PostMy Blog: thisismyhatnow.blogspot.com
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Pics?Originally posted by youngthrasher9 View Post
Model names?
Not doubting you, but I perused their Facebook and didn't see any.MM
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SG SupremeOriginally posted by MojoMonster View PostComment
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just google SG Supreme and a crap ton should pop upOriginally posted by MojoMonster View Post
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Jolly beat me by mere seconds! 
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Originally posted by JOLLY View PostAwesome guys, thanks.just google SG Supreme and a crap ton should pop up
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Yea, now that I see it, I remember.
Mostly I recall that flame burst finish.
I found this while searching.
Was the SG Carved Top Autumn Burst a custom shop creation?MM
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While the Supremes have a flamed top, isn't it a veneer? Seems like it would be too thin to be a real maple top.-=The Dali
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I have a Gibson Raw Power SG which is all-maple. Body, neck, fingerboard, everything. GIbson says it's chambered but it really isn't. Even it doesn't sound that much different than a normal mahogany/rosewood SG. You notice the difference but it's nothing major. It affects more to the way the guitar feels. The attack of the notes is abit snappier and it feels stiffer but sound-wise not so much."Biologists think they are biochemists,Originally posted by Jamie Hyneman
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Re: will sg with maple quilt top sound different than a reg sg
I don't think it'll brighten up.
Yes a LP with a maple top sounds brighter than one with a mahogany top. But...- ... that's a thick carved top, but thin veneer. The latter probably only dampens
- ... the mahogany top LP has a glued on top and isn't a one-piece thing
- ... an SG is extremely thin
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Re: will sg with maple quilt top sound different than a reg sg
In theory, I think it would make quite a difference. I would think this because the SG is already thin, and the body-to-top ratio would be less than it would on a Les Paul, so the maple top would have a more drastic effect. No idea on if it really is as big of a difference as it seems.Comment
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