Types of historic tops

Tim Plains · 08-16-2008, 05:24 PM

If this has been done before, I apologize...

How about posting pictures of the types of tops as described in BOTB?
I know what a few of these look like, but not all. For example, I have no idea what bird's eye looks like. I know there's an example in BOTB, but I couldn't see it.

From BOTB:

1. Flame
2. Tiger stripe
3. Curly
4. Fiddleback
5. Pin stripe
6. Ribbon curl
7. Blister
8. Bird's eye

Same with the different cuts, quarter, rift & flat.
Things of that nature...

***delawaregold*** · 08-16-2008, 05:37 PM

Tim Plains · 08-16-2008, 06:02 PM

A wise guy, eh?

***delawaregold*** · 08-16-2008, 06:42 PM

N’yuck…n’yuck…n’yuc…

Actually, no. If I didn’t show the definitive figured tops, people would
start posting their opinions of what those tops look like. We would have
five different versions of Tiger Stripe…etc., and the value of the post would
be gone. My hope is that now, after seeing what these tops are supposed
to look like, they will start to show us theirs.

Why coitenly!

stinger · 08-16-2008, 06:51 PM

Might this be flame?

***delawaregold*** · 08-16-2008, 06:58 PM

And a beauty!

blueheeler · 08-16-2008, 07:11 PM

Yes delawaregold, a smart post.I just picked this up yesterday-an 02 R8-shipped here in 02 but never sold.It was way overpriced,so it remained on display-unsold.Anyway,i'll post a thread about that later.I think it's a good lookalike for the pinstripe in BOTB.

***delawaregold*** · 08-16-2008, 07:17 PM

A N.O.S. Flamed R8! Oh…well done, blueheeler.
I’ll be looking forward to that story, and more photo’s
of that sweetie.

jkinnison90 · 08-16-2008, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinger

Might this be flame?

Vintage_Burster · 08-16-2008, 11:58 PM

Wow my USA Standard is 4/5 of those catogories, its got different flame types all over it! (that 5 picture box Im talking about)

Anyone got more pics of the different types that havent been covered by pics?

Nick59 · 08-17-2008, 03:08 AM

My R9 has a very similar top to the Tiger Stripe in BOTB, but with a stronger burst colour. I like it anyway....

dkirwan · 08-17-2008, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinger

Might this be flame?

Might this??

Tim Plains · 08-17-2008, 09:44 AM

So, is this bird's eye around the pots?

***delawaregold*** · 08-17-2008, 11:25 AM

No.

stinger · 08-17-2008, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkirwan

Might this??

I do believe we have another winner here!

Liam · 08-17-2008, 03:35 PM

My '01 R9 is a "Tiger Stripe", but can start looking like pin stripe from some angles. A top with a lot of movement is impossible to photograph with any real meaning. The following composite shot gives an idea of a few of her "moods". The area around the pickup switch is totally mad...

jkinnison90 · 08-17-2008, 04:32 PM

She's beautiful I can tell you that.

LPCollector · 08-17-2008, 05:40 PM

Tiger stripe

Fiddleback?

Liam · 08-17-2008, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkinnison90

She's beautiful I can tell you that.

I like to think so, lovely to hear someone else's opinion!

Liam

arcanis494 · 08-17-2008, 07:33 PM

Liam, that top is a monster!!!!

badhabit · 08-18-2008, 10:54 AM

might this be Flame?

Tim Plains · 08-18-2008, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LPCollector

Fiddleback?

Is "stunning" a type of top? 'Cause if it is, this one falls into that category.

Is this fiddleback....anybody know?

***delawaregold*** · 08-18-2008, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R9.

Is "stunning" a type of top? 'Cause if it is, this one falls into that category.

Is this fiddleback....anybody know?

Yes, I would say it qualifies.
Mark, I think this may obligate you to playing this guitar with a bow,
Page style. Whaddayathink?

LPCollector · 08-18-2008, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delawaregold

Yes, I would say it qualifies.
Mark, I think this may obligate you to playing this guitar with a bow,
Page style. Whaddayathink?

Thanks R9....I love her too.

DG........you can now call me Zoso Stradivari...........

Delawaregold for VIP!

Nick59 · 08-19-2008, 02:02 AM

Don't think my pic "took" last time (all I get is a small box), so here it is again. I knew I wanted a Tiger Stripe top, and if the BOTB is correct then mine fits the description.

blueheeler · 08-19-2008, 02:40 AM

Nick59-when you get tired of owning that hottie,you just let me know...

blueheeler · 08-19-2008, 04:26 AM

Liam,what a wicked top that is.Another one for the flame buff's...

Liam · 08-19-2008, 05:39 AM

Is that yours, Blueheeler? I know "psychedelic flame" doesn't appear in the official list of descriptions, but that's what it is! I really like the spaced out and uneven ones.

Stowburst · 08-19-2008, 07:18 AM

I got a nice flame..on my new R9 and fiddle back on my old R9 that now belongs to Stumble.

Liam · 08-19-2008, 07:34 AM

Stow - tell me about that cute looking Marshall combo! Is it yours? Looks very Paul Weller...

08-16-2008, 05:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tim Plains Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9,352 Thanks: 638 Thanked 672 Times in 76 Posts	Types of historic tops If this has been done before, I apologize... How about posting pictures of the types of tops as described in BOTB? I know what a few of these look like, but not all. For example, I have no idea what bird's eye looks like. I know there's an example in BOTB, but I couldn't see it. From BOTB: 1. Flame 2. Tiger stripe 3. Curly 4. Fiddleback 5. Pin stripe 6. Ribbon curl 7. Blister 8. Bird's eye Same with the different cuts, quarter, rift & flat. Things of that nature... __________________ Tim. Future Bartlett Retrospec winner!!

08-16-2008, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
*delawaregold* ________Artie________ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: DELAWARE Posts: 4,216 Thanks: 189 Thanked 333 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops __________________ The original "Idiot Savant" Just because I’m paranoid, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Carpe scrotum

08-16-2008, 06:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tim Plains Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9,352 Thanks: 638 Thanked 672 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops A wise guy, eh? __________________ Tim. Future Bartlett Retrospec winner!!

08-16-2008, 06:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
*delawaregold* ________Artie________ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: DELAWARE Posts: 4,216 Thanks: 189 Thanked 333 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops N’yuck…n’yuck…n’yuc… Actually, no. If I didn’t show the definitive figured tops, people would start posting their opinions of what those tops look like. We would have five different versions of Tiger Stripe…etc., and the value of the post would be gone. My hope is that now, after seeing what these tops are supposed to look like, they will start to show us theirs. Why coitenly! __________________ The original "Idiot Savant" Just because I’m paranoid, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Carpe scrotum

08-16-2008, 06:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
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08-16-2008, 06:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
*delawaregold* ________Artie________ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: DELAWARE Posts: 4,216 Thanks: 189 Thanked 333 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops And a beauty! __________________ The original "Idiot Savant" Just because I’m paranoid, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Carpe scrotum

08-16-2008, 07:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
blueheeler Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane,Australia Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Types of historic tops Yes delawaregold, a smart post.I just picked this up yesterday-an 02 R8-shipped here in 02 but never sold.It was way overpriced,so it remained on display-unsold.Anyway,i'll post a thread about that later.I think it's a good lookalike for the pinstripe in BOTB.

08-16-2008, 07:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
*delawaregold* ________Artie________ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: DELAWARE Posts: 4,216 Thanks: 189 Thanked 333 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops A N.O.S. Flamed R8! Oh…well done, blueheeler. I’ll be looking forward to that story, and more photo’s of that sweetie. __________________ The original "Idiot Savant" Just because I’m paranoid, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Carpe scrotum

08-16-2008, 11:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Vintage_Burster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,207 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops Wow my USA Standard is 4/5 of those catogories, its got different flame types all over it! (that 5 picture box Im talking about) Anyone got more pics of the different types that havent been covered by pics? __________________ "Bursting with a Vintage 07 Standard!"

08-17-2008, 09:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
Tim Plains Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9,352 Thanks: 638 Thanked 672 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops So, is this bird's eye around the pots? __________________ Tim. Future Bartlett Retrospec winner!!

08-17-2008, 11:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
*delawaregold* ________Artie________ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: DELAWARE Posts: 4,216 Thanks: 189 Thanked 333 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops No. __________________ The original "Idiot Savant" Just because I’m paranoid, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Carpe scrotum

08-17-2008, 03:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
Liam V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Posts: 5,184 Thanks: 87 Thanked 105 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops My '01 R9 is a "Tiger Stripe", but can start looking like pin stripe from some angles. A top with a lot of movement is impossible to photograph with any real meaning. The following composite shot gives an idea of a few of her "moods". The area around the pickup switch is totally mad...

08-17-2008, 04:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
jkinnison90 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nelsonville, Ohio Posts: 1,379 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Types of historic tops She's beautiful I can tell you that. __________________ 2003 Epiphone Les Paul Standard - Heritage Cherry Sunburst

08-17-2008, 05:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
LPCollector V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where the Universe is conspiring in my favor. Posts: 4,893 Thanks: 33 Thanked 332 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops Tiger stripe Fiddleback? __________________ http://soundcloud.com/MarkDarby33/tracks

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arcanis494 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,785 Thanks: 224 Thanked 33 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops Liam, that top is a monster!!!! __________________

08-18-2008, 10:54 AM	#21 (permalink)
badhabit Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 499 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Types of historic tops might this be Flame? __________________ Have MERCY !!!

08-19-2008, 02:02 AM	#25 (permalink)
Nick59 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops Don't think my pic "took" last time (all I get is a small box), so here it is again. I knew I wanted a Tiger Stripe top, and if the BOTB is correct then mine fits the description.

08-19-2008, 02:40 AM	#26 (permalink)
blueheeler Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane,Australia Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Types of historic tops Nick59-when you get tired of owning that hottie,you just let me know...

08-19-2008, 04:26 AM	#27 (permalink)
blueheeler Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane,Australia Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Types of historic tops Liam,what a wicked top that is.Another one for the flame buff's...

08-19-2008, 05:39 AM	#28 (permalink)
Liam V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Posts: 5,184 Thanks: 87 Thanked 105 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops Is that yours, Blueheeler? I know "psychedelic flame" doesn't appear in the official list of descriptions, but that's what it is! I really like the spaced out and uneven ones.

08-19-2008, 07:18 AM	#29 (permalink)
Stowburst V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,857 Thanks: 71 Thanked 32 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops I got a nice flame..on my new R9 and fiddle back on my old R9 that now belongs to Stumble.

08-19-2008, 07:34 AM	#30 (permalink)
Liam V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Posts: 5,184 Thanks: 87 Thanked 105 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Types of historic tops Stow - tell me about that cute looking Marshall combo! Is it yours? Looks very Paul Weller...

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