Help decoding on which burst

searswashere · May 20, 2025

(Buy the one that makes you want to play all the time).

mudface · May 20, 2025

Get the one with the butt crack and sell it to @VictorB ,.. for an up charge.

He likes that kind of,… stuff.

Peter M · May 20, 2025

I dunno...I could see myself getting into the crack.

mjross · May 20, 2025

The correct answer is always BOTH!

Tim Plains · May 20, 2025

Not gonna lie. I would try and steal that mineral streak from under your nose if I was in the market for another Les Paul.

DonP · May 20, 2025

Pass on both. I’m picky.

Pageburst · May 20, 2025

I’m picturing the mineral streak one but without that full length mineral streak and I’m really liking it. I like those types of tops and really like mineral streaks as well but that particular streak is just way too prominent for my tastes and imho dominates the entire aesthetic of the guitar. Afaic Mineral streaks should enhance not dominate a burst top. Well that’s my 2 cents

mudface · May 21, 2025

Here’s a Spanish Cedar Junior @LtDave32 made,…

Mineral streaks done right.

(corrected wood species)

LtDave32 · May 21, 2025

Mineral Spanish cedar, actually..

SC doesn't usually have such strong mineral streaks. That piece was rather unique.

mudface · May 21, 2025

LtDave32 said:
Slightly spalted Spanish cedar, actually..

Well,.. you know i got this off another MLP member and didn't have the COA,.. i just assumed it was swampash. It sure is light.

I fixed it.

LtDave32 · May 21, 2025

I first said "spalted", but there's not heavy enough streaking for that.

I choose my blanks for light weight. The great thing about Spanish cedar is, you can still often get body blanks near that magical 2.3 lbs bd/ft.

mudface · May 21, 2025

LtDave32 said:
I first said "spalted", but there's not heavy enough streaking for that.

I choose my blanks for light weight. The great thing about Spanish cedar is, you can still often get body blanks near that magical 2.3 lbs bd/ft.

Of all 6 of my Desert Star guitars,.. not one is heavy at all,.. even the Tele with the B-bender is under 8lbs.

LtDave32 · May 21, 2025

mudface said:
Of all 6 of my Desert Star guitars,.. not one is heavy at all,.. even the Tele with the B-bender is under 8lbs.

And for that one, I climbed over a few pallets of swamp ash blanks to find a few light ones!

DanD · May 23, 2025

mudface said:
Fretboard of the first one is just ugly,.. second one would be fine without the ass crack mineral streak.

Mineral streaks and freckles are fine,.. i like them. But when it's a foot long and thick,.. nope.

That’s not what she said….

mudface · May 23, 2025

DanD said:
That’s not what she said….

I knew someone would take advantage of that line,..

That thing looks like an ass with stretch marks (figured maple). I can’t be the only one who sees it,.. the round bottom bout with a crack that hasn’t been wiped in years.

Just me own brain I guess.

ampguru68 · May 24, 2025

I think the mineral streak looks really unique and I would buy it if I was in the market but at the end of the day it’s your money your choice.

DanD · May 24, 2025

mudface said:
Here’s a Spanish Cedar Junior @LtDave32 made,…

Mineral streaks done right.

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(corrected wood species)

Is that rhythm Jr yours?

I’m totally digging mine.

There’s no way a Jr should do Jazz this well.

But I guess it’s not much different than a Tele neck pup for Jazz.

I think my next build will be a rhythm Tele.

I’ve got a body and neck, just need a bridge plate without a pup cut out.

Or I’ll just screw a flat plate in place of bridge pup… :hmm:

mudface · May 24, 2025

DanD said:
Is that rhythm Jr yours?

I’m totally digging mine.

There’s no way a Jr should do Jazz this well.

But I guess it’s not much different than a Tele neck pup for Jazz.

I think my next build will be a rhythm Tele.

I’ve got a body and neck, just need a bridge plate without a pup cut out.

Or I’ll just screw a flat plate in place of bridge pup…

Yes,.. I acquired it from one of our fellow members @Pop1655 .

It sounds wonderful and of course plays like a dream.

lpfan1980 · May 24, 2025

scovell001 said:
Need help deciding on one of these two - the wide flamed ultra heavy burst weighs 8.5lb feels and plays great & looks AMAZING ! - the heavy aged Mineral Burst (as I’ve named it) weighs 8lb plays ‘absolutely killer’ but I’m not sure on the heavy mineral streak (although I do really like it) - one is like showing people what you spent your money on, the other is like, listen to what you spent your mo eh on ! - which one do you prefer

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Mineral Streaks for me what a unique LP

01GT Eibach · May 25, 2025

I am not fond of "heavy aged" or really any 'aged' except maybe VOS, so my choice would definitely be neither. Although, that really wasn't the question, was it? Okay, so if I had to choose, it would be the Mineral Burst. So, yes, I am okay with the streak, and I hate the excessive wear on the left body bout on the first one. So ... are these both new heavy-aged R9's? If not, what models and years are they?

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