Attractive back and sides, post pics of your favorite

[nowgypsy]

So much stunning wood!

[Triggs]

Taylor 612 (flamed maple)
Furch jumbo (African Blackwood)

[Triggs]

Originally Posted by vld

Furch OM-LX 2018 Limited

Tasmanian Blackwood

Beautiful guitar!! Have the same one,,, except its a lefty (only one made in the run)

[edward993]

Small bod, and so lush: quilted maple with coco binding


My workhorse: dred in quilted maple with rw binding


The 12-er ...what a sound!



Edward

[justonwo]

Hog. Brondel A-2c with an Adirondack spruce top and plum/flamed mahogany back and sides. I love the vintage German celluloid used to bind the guitar. The guitar is approximately OM-size.



Madrose. Brondel A-2c with a Carpathian spruce top and Madagascar rosewood back and sides.



Pernambuco. Brondel A-1c with an Adirondack spruce top and pernambuco back and sides. This is Laurent's larger body guitar.



Braz. Brondel OM-42. Mostly a copy of a 1930 OM with an Adirondack top and Brazilian rosewood back and sides.



Madrose. Circa OM-30. Adirondack spruce top and Madagascar rosewood back and sides. Killer style 30 purflings made by Howard Klepper.



Maple. Circa 000 12 fret with a German spruce and German maple back and sides.



Braz. Circa OM-28. Mostly a 1930 OM copy with an Adirondack spruce top and Brazilian rosewood back and sides.



Hog. Circa OM-18. Adirondack spruce top with flamed mahogany back and sides. Style 21 details for the most part and a pyramid bridge.



Hog. Fairbanks SJ replica. Kalamazoo Gals version. Adirondack spruce and mahogany back and sides.



Hog. Schoenberg 000 12 fret built by Howard Klepper. Adirondack spruce top and flamed mahogany back and sides.



Amazon rosewood. LeGeyt CLM with a Swiss spruce top and Amazon rosewood back and sides. OM-ish size body.



Maple. Blazer and Henkes "Euphonon" replica with a Euro spruce top and maple back and sides.



Hog. Blazer and Henkes 12 fret dreadnought. Euro spruce top and mahogany back and sides.

[NorCal Strummer]

Taylor 2013 Spring Limited African Ebony:



Taylor K66CE (nothing special, but special to me):

[Ludere]

Wow! Just some stunning specimens here! One of the things I enjoyed about knife collecting (traditionals) was the natural beauty and variance you can discover in natural materials ... almost like treasure hunting!

Here’s my 2016 Taylor 612 ... flamed maple with brown sugar stain ...

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re: some of the thoughts previously shared ... yes, I have seen prettier flamed maple, prettier 612’s in fact ... but the lack of perfection in pattern makes it unique and lends some character, I can spot her a mile away and I find I am developing a fondness for this specific guitar ...
and more importantly, this girl can sing.

[KenL]

Just another Guild that came off the line in 1981. A D-46 with swamp ash back/sides.

It's been my favorite guitar since I found it 20 years ago.

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[Methos1979]

Current guitar: Martin Custom D-1 in flamed mahogany (also on the top and sides)



Past guitars:

Santa Cruz 1929 shade top mahogany:



Martin 00-18VS UMGF mahogany back (top was ambertone so the whole thing was gorgeous!)









Kronbauer TDK ziricote:

[Nemoman]

Love seeing these threads as it's so cool to see all these amazing guitars.

I'm currently blessed to be the caretaker of a few great guitars...

Spalted Manchinga--Baranik Meridian


Cocobolo--Wilborn Arum


EIR--Wilborn EllieBelle


Malaysian Blackwood--Razo OM


BRW--Stehr Auditorium


Oregon Myrtle--Stehr Auditorium

[edward993]

Originally Posted by billyg

Micheletti Osprey - Claro Walnut
There has been some discussion about tone vs. looks, but, this one, this one has the backside and the tone to match.
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SO many gorgeous wood offerings here, without doubt! But this one has all sorts of lutherie magic going on. Wow ...I'd love to see more detailed closeups of this back and "ring" thing going on here!

Edward

[LakewoodM32Fan]

The BRW on the Stehr a couple of posts up...holy crow that's gorgeous. And stellar wood on the bevels as well.

[islandguitar]

Tony Vines Artisan-Quilted Sapele
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Tom Doerr Legacy- Cocobolo
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[Earl49]

Originally Posted by MinTac

Holy click bait Batman! .....Sorry for the lame attempt at being humorous but I'm hoping to see some examples of really attractive wood, specifically guitar backs.
Of the guitars I own my favorite is the ovangkol on the back of my Taylor DN4. It has very distinct grain pattern but I love the flame that overlays.
Show me yours.

My ovangkol 414ce from 2001 looked a lot like yours, MinTac. I used to call it "koa lite". My most visually spectacular guitar these days is a flamed koa/spruce GS from 2006. Taylor does not use koa that good any longer, probably because they cannot get it or have to charge master grade prices for it. [You have me beat - as a fellow registered user, you have actually figured out how to post pictures. I've never managed to do it successfully, despite several tries. And there is no point in giving me a tutorial yet again, so please don't bother].

[Rinaz]

Originally Posted by Earl49

My ovangkol 414ce from 2001 looked a lot like yours, MinTac. I used to call it "koa lite". My most visually spectacular guitar these days is a flamed koa/spruce GS from 2006. Taylor does not use koa that good any longer, probably because they cannot get it or have to charge master grade prices for it. [You have me beat - as a fellow registered user, you have actually figured out how to post pictures. I've never managed to do it successfully, despite several tries. And there is no point in giving me a tutorial yet again, so please don't bother].

https://reverb.com/item/31781911-r-t...ntent=31781911

The tree hog from taylor. Beautiful. No affiliation