Category:Figured maple top guitars

References edit

• Iwanabe, Yasuhiko (1997 / 1999 / 2012) [1996 / 1998] The Beauty Of The 'Burst: Gibson Sunburst Les Pauls from '58 to '60, Rittor Music / Hal Leonard Corp. ISBN 978-4845602223 (Japanese paperback ed.), ISBN 978-0793573745 (English ed.)
  According to this book, figured maple patterns on 1958-1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard are categorized into following 8 patterns: 1.Flame, 2.Tiger stripe, 3.Curly, 4.Fiddleback, 5.Pin stripe, 6.Ribbon curl, 7.Blister, 8.Birds eye; (For details, see excerpted images on [1], [2])

Further Readings edit

• LPCollector, et al. (2012-2014). Name of the Flame. MyLesPaul.com forum. "",
  "... We will not be speaking of Blister or Bird’s Eye, as I define those as figure and NOT flame.",
  "TYPES OF FLAMES:  1) Curl  2) Ribbon Curl  3) Flame  4) Tiger Stripe  5) Pin Stripe  6) Fiddleback",
  "THE DIRECTION OF THE FLAME:  1) Chevron  2) Reverse Chevron  3) Gullwing  4) Horizontal"