Quilt Top vs. Flame Top

[UberMetalDood]

Most of the time I prefer flame over quilt, but I'm guessing most people prefer quilt tops.

 

[jaybonitrane]

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Most people prefer nice vivid flame. But there are killer quilts out there.

 

[Sprinter]

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Flame!

 

[PFDarkside]

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Flame... It has to be a special quilt for me to like it.

 

[That90'sGuy]

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I very rarely ever like a quilt top. Most of the time they're pretty one dimension and ugly. A guitar with a real flame top, even if it's subtle, can still look impressive.

 

[treyhaislip]

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Personally it all depends on the wood grain and color. I think Flame tops look better with reds and yellows while Quilt tops look better with blues and greens. My favorite top I've ever seen was an Ibanez prestige with a grey flame top...beautiful.View attachment 46969

 

[That90'sGuy]

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Jeebus that gray flame top is hawt.

 

[UberMetalDood]

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It's still early but I'm surprised that flame tops have already taken the early lead.

Personally it all depends on the wood grain and color. I think Flame tops look better with reds and yellows while Quilt tops look better with blues and greens. My favorite top I've ever seen was an Ibanez prestige with a grey flame top...beautiful.View attachment 46969

That's a sick flame top.

 

[Myaccount876]

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Quilt tops for me. It looks more interesting than flame to me.

 

[AlexR]

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I usually like flame more than quilt......but a basic quilt is quite nice - nothing too dense.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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I tend to like flames more, overall. I like some quilts, but it really depends on the guitar.

 

[JeffB]

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I have always hated quilt. I just do not like it all, on a guitar or on a aesthetic lam on a longbow/recurve or a table top. Ick. I had a Tokai with a super quilty top oam, that everyone always comments positively about, and even get some requests if it is still available to buy. I thougyt it was the ugliest les paul I have ever owned.

I dig flame, but the older I get the more particular I am about it, most flame bores me, especially the outrageous tight precison bookmatched flame stained to accent it, and with a hard crystal clear shiny finish like on PRS, Ibanez, Dean USA, etc.

Just some age rings and mineral stains on a plaintop with a good lacquer finish is most appealing to me these days.

 

[BloodRose]

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Funny, years ago, I liked only 80s metal type guitars in solid colors or graphics. Then thanks to Carvin catalogs, I started like flame and quilt. THEN, I found out what caused the figuring and I got even more into it. I LOVE quilt and really like flame

 

[Bludave]

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My Bluesbird with killer quilt

 

[J E C]

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It depends on the piece of wood and how it is used. Color, grain shape, body shape, other woods involved, hardware shape and color. I like both! But there are times were I don't like one or the other.

 

[blueman335]

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To me, there's nothing as beautiful as tiger-stripe flame on a Gibson-design guitar. Quilt usually seems gaudy and excessive, although on some modern guitars it can look nice.

 

[JOLLY]

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I'm not particular. I like them both.

 

[bluesbend]

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I've never much liked quilt tops on guitars. Furniture, yes. Give me a medium Flame top on any guitar, any time.

With the exception of course of anything with a Floyd Rose bridge.

 

[agentzero12]

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I like both. But if I'm picking one, I'll go with quilt top.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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Depends,I guess...