flat top vs carved top?
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Nite_Maresz_25
on Elm Streetologist
Re: flat top vs carved top?
I can't even tell a difference in sound. I think it feels slighty different but not much.
I can't even tell a difference in sound. I think it feels slighty different but not much.
theboatcandream
dreamonologist
Re: flat top vs carved top?
With les pauls, carved tops usually have a maple cap, while flat tops have a body with no cap.
nooklear said:
With les pauls, carved tops usually have a maple cap, while flat tops have a body with no cap.
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: flat top vs carved top?
If you were to take the top of a Les paul or PRS and make it flat (but keep the depth), it would become brighter (and heavier)
But usually, Flat tops don´t even have the slab of maple, as boat stated
That´s for Electrics. With Jazz boxes the terminology is slightly different.
If you were to take the top of a Les paul or PRS and make it flat (but keep the depth), it would become brighter (and heavier)
But usually, Flat tops don´t even have the slab of maple, as boat stated
That´s for Electrics. With Jazz boxes the terminology is slightly different.
bloodswords
New member
Re: flat top vs carved top?
carved tops benefit hollow bodies more than solid bodies. Les Paul insisted flat tops for the Les Paul models but the Gibson people prefered otherwise.
"I've still got my first 2 Les Pauls & they're the 2 best guitars i've got. They were made the way I thought they should be made- with a flat top." -Les Paul. (Taken from GUITARISTicons, 2002)
carved tops benefit hollow bodies more than solid bodies. Les Paul insisted flat tops for the Les Paul models but the Gibson people prefered otherwise.
"I've still got my first 2 Les Pauls & they're the 2 best guitars i've got. They were made the way I thought they should be made- with a flat top." -Les Paul. (Taken from GUITARISTicons, 2002)
theboatcandream
dreamonologist
Re: flat top vs carved top?
Ok, so if Les Paul had the Les Paul the way he would have it:
It would be all maple
It would have a flat top
His original design looked like an e-160
Sounds good to me!
Ok, so if Les Paul had the Les Paul the way he would have it:
It would be all maple
It would have a flat top
His original design looked like an e-160
Sounds good to me!
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: flat top vs carved top?
Sounds to me like I need to get a good 'ole flat top Tele done with a mahogany body and maple cap
Sounds to me like I need to get a good 'ole flat top Tele done with a mahogany body and maple cap
Re: flat top vs carved top?
a carve top guitar - aside from sometimes looking better (perosnal pref. aside) allows a thicker (typically) mpale capto be added adding a bit of brightness and defintion to the tone
that being said, given a mahogany flat top LP and one with the maple top, the maple carved otp model with have a littlem ore sparkle to the top end and a little better bite and definiton - but not as much as a maple necked version would have
cheers
a carve top guitar - aside from sometimes looking better (perosnal pref. aside) allows a thicker (typically) mpale capto be added adding a bit of brightness and defintion to the tone
that being said, given a mahogany flat top LP and one with the maple top, the maple carved otp model with have a littlem ore sparkle to the top end and a little better bite and definiton - but not as much as a maple necked version would have
cheers
MattPete
New member
Re: flat top vs carved top?
Do you mean mahogany neck and body with maple cap vs. all mahgoany body with maple neck?
I would have thought that the maple capped version would have a brighter tone, since (1) the bridge is mounted directly to the maple, and the wood closer to the bridge will have a greater effect on tone (I'm assuming that the waveform of the string changes along it's length) and (2) with a maple neck, the frets sit in rosewood, and this dampens the highs a bit.
I would think that the maple neck version would be snappier, and the maple capped version brighter. Add the maple neck to the mapled capped body, and I'd bet you have a nasty sounding guitar that's booth overly bright yet bassy.
Blueline said:
Do you mean mahogany neck and body with maple cap vs. all mahgoany body with maple neck?
I would have thought that the maple capped version would have a brighter tone, since (1) the bridge is mounted directly to the maple, and the wood closer to the bridge will have a greater effect on tone (I'm assuming that the waveform of the string changes along it's length) and (2) with a maple neck, the frets sit in rosewood, and this dampens the highs a bit.
I would think that the maple neck version would be snappier, and the maple capped version brighter. Add the maple neck to the mapled capped body, and I'd bet you have a nasty sounding guitar that's booth overly bright yet bassy.
theboatcandream
dreamonologist
Re: flat top vs carved top?
Also known as an epiphone.
MattPete said:
Also known as an epiphone.
Boston Joe
New member
Re: flat top vs carved top?
Add some walnut to that and you a have a 70's Les Pual.
MattPete said:
Add some walnut to that and you a have a 70's Les Pual.
theboatcandream
dreamonologist
Re: flat top vs carved top?
I know "The Paul" was made with a walnut body, but there were les paul models made with walnut as well? :smack:
Boston Joe said:
I know "The Paul" was made with a walnut body, but there were les paul models made with walnut as well? :smack:
