What are your favorite back and sides you've ever seen?
 

Hello,

It's a holiday, and after stuffing myself with turkey and all the sides, I would like some guitar eye candy.

I ran across this amazing Greven prairie state with Macassar Ebony back and sides. What back and sides stand out in your mind for their visual beauty?

Thanks.

http://www.guitarbench.com/wp-conten...10/07/ps5b.jpg

I like that very well. Congrats on the guitar. I really like my Seagull S6 with the wild cherry back and sides. Has interesting wood grain patterns and are very visible.

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...ight=Sassafras This is a dramatic as any Ive seen but I thought Id share it as its a little different than what we usually thing of.

B&s
 

Try this one:

http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/...pscuhux1f3.jpg

Gibson 'Mystic Rosewood' L-20

Oh, I don't own it, just saw it online. I wish I owned it!

I've seen so many beautiful ones on here that I wouldn't know where to start, so I will show you the favorites of the ones I've owned.

Here's an interesting cocobolo Charis I used to own:
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...t/P5120601.jpg

And a really nice mahogany Caldwell that I have for sale in the classified section right now:
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...t/P7150776.jpg

But I shouldn't say favorites: my preference is really for straight grain, well quartered stuff that is not that visually eye-catching.

My H and D Brazilian - - -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psidviae6k.jpg

This is the most striking of the ones I own. It's an EIR back to a Bourgeois redwood OM.

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6wszrw9l.jpg

For me it was the incredible Braz on the back and sides of the 1969 Martin D-12-35 I owned for many years. Wish I'd taken some pics...

My favorite back is on my 1977 Kazuo Yairi. It's two-layer parallel grain Coral Rosewood. The guitar is currently on permanent loan to a granddaughter:

https://sites.google.com/site/markst...=320&width=240

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...in/1958D28.jpg

The Brazilian on this '58 D-28 is outstanding for patterned old growth rosewood.

As is this on what I think is a '59 D-28E conversion belonging to a friend...

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/x...version/4f.jpg
http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/x...version/5a.jpg

What are your favorite back and sides you've ever seen?
 

Here's a few interesting ones:

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...ba34bf328f.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...abcafa5149.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...74bf030ed8.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...a81f2f81fc.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...e7e600ffa4.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...34f0c0d542.jpg

Some interesting sides:

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...6af185da81.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...19d26fdac1.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...988e942ca9.jpg


Guitar Player

Couple more pics I have:

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...3bcdc8a3bd.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...8ddc204d9c.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...63abb57908.jpg


Guitar Player

Here's a nice one from "hobby builder" Jared Booth, from a thread over in custom builds. It's not just the wood that can be spectacular! He's building this for his daughter - how cool is that?

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3j9ic7tx.jpg