Best Maple Guitar You've Played Or Heard Or Own

[TomB'sox]

This Kinnaird quilted maple is not only stunning looking, it is one of the nicest guitars I have ever played. There is no harshness or brittleness to the sound. Smooth, lots of bass, wonderful balance and the sustain may be the most in any I have, and I am embarrassed to say I have a few very nice guitars. Why not get something built to your exact specs and help design it if you can? I am very impressed with this guitar. They are great to work with and you will have the maple guitar of your dreams:

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[Beakybird]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

This Kinnaird quilted maple is not only stunning looking, it is one of the nicest guitars I have ever played. There is no harshness or brittleness to the sound. Smooth, lots of bass, wonderful balance and the sustain may be the most in any I have, and I am embarrassed to say I have a few very nice guitars. Why not get something built to your exact specs and help design it if you can? I am very impressed with this guitar. They are great to work with and you will have the maple guitar of your dreams:

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That's such a beautiful guitar!

[PorkPieGuy]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

Please tell me about the best or your favorite 6-string guitar with Maple back and sides.

A wonderful instrument. I've only played one, but I've never forgotten it.

[NotALuth]

Legend OM-307QM

https://www.flickr.com/photos/571475...7628993023391/

NB. This is not my actual guitar but a much better photo than I have of my one.

[cmd612]

Originally Posted by Jeff Mc

I have a John Walker Ruby Elite that is really a great guitar. If you go to his website, the pictures and sound clips are my guitar.

Nice! I'm a fan of John Walker's guitars but haven't played a maple one. Yet.

Brucebubs, in case you're looking for a BIG guitar, John makes a jumbo, too, the Selway.

Lots of beautiful guitars in this thread!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by Beakybird

That's such a beautiful guitar!

Thank you, it truly is and I know we always say this, but I mean it, the sound of this guitar overshadows its beauty which makes it perfect to me, wonderful to look at and SMELL, and even better to play and hear!!!! I have it tuned to open E working on a song right now and it is hard to concentrate as I just keep playing that open E and listening to her ring.

[srick]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

This Kinnaird quilted maple is not only stunning looking, it is one of the nicest guitars I have ever played. There is no harshness or brittleness to the sound. Smooth, lots of bass, wonderful balance and the sustain may be the most in any I have, and I am embarrassed to say I have a few very nice guitars. Why not get something built to your exact specs and help design it if you can? I am very impressed with this guitar. They are great to work with and you will have the maple guitar of your dreams:

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Wow - the beauty of nature augmented by Mr. Kinnaird, Was that a Woodstock purchase Tom?

[Toby Walker]

The Waterloo Scissortail.

Hands down, it has WAY more punch than a Gibson J-200, which is aptly called "The Sleeping Giant."

[Beakybird]

I would never buy a maple guitar.
I hate getting syrup on my fingers.

[golfreggie]

Originally Posted by Vinnie Boombatz

Sweet guitar there Vinnie

[Shadowfox]

The reworked Taylor 614. That was a awesome guitar.

[boombox]

Only own one maple guitar - my Huss & Dalton CM 12 string. Looks very nice and sounds gorgeous too. I've wondered what a 6 string in this body size would sound like.

[6L6]

It's a tie between my former 1970 Guild G-37 and my 2006 Guild F-412NT.

[L20A]

Not a Gibson fan but the best Maple guitar that I have played was a J-200.

[Mad Rose]

Originally Posted by woodbox

My Martin J65-M I bought new in 1988.

Being a big body jumbo, it has low end to match the inherent highs of the Maple/Sitka.
It was my only guitar for many years and it did it all quite well, until I moved to Mahogany as my preferred tone wood.
But even now, my "Big Maple Martin" (as a friend calls it) brings a smile.

+1 on a Martin J-65M! One of Martins best kept secrets...imo. It was my return to playing guitar after a 15 year break. Great big sound & beauty to match. A good friend begged me to sell it to him but, no way! Eventually I found another for him & it remained his only acoustic for years.
Sadly, they are both no more. My buddy died last year, so his mom took ownership & sold it for a song. I finally made the decision to sell mine for downsizing reasons & realizing that I get along much better w/ a 1 3/4” nut width. A fellow on Rvb bought it & is completely smitten with it. :-)

https://imgur.com/4lANObi