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whats the difference? apart from one being flat and the other being carved i mean..

is there a difference in sound? or just feel?

I can't even tell a difference in sound. I think it feels slighty different but not much.

Price usually...


Originally Posted by nooklearwhats the difference? apart from one being flat and the other being carved i mean..

is there a difference in sound? or just feel?With les pauls, carved tops usually have a maple cap, while flat tops have a body with no cap.

If you were to take the top of a Les paul or PRS and make it flat (but keep the depth), it would become brighter (and heavier)

But usually, Flat tops don´t even have the slab of maple, as boat stated

That´s for Electrics. With Jazz boxes the terminology is slightly different.

carved tops benefit hollow bodies more than solid bodies. Les Paul insisted flat tops for the Les Paul models but the Gibson people prefered otherwise.

quot;I've still got my first 2 Les Pauls amp; they're the 2 best guitars i've got. They were made the way I thought they should be made- with a flat top.quot; -Les Paul. (Taken from GUITARISTicons, 2002)

Ok, so if Les Paul had the Les Paul the way he would have it:It would be all maple
It would have a flat top
His original design looked like an e-160Sounds good to me!


Originally Posted by bloodswordscarved tops benefit hollow bodies more than solid bodies. Les Paul insisted flat tops for the Les Paul models but the Gibson people prefered otherwise.

quot;I've still got my first 2 Les Pauls amp; they're the 2 best guitars i've got. They were made the way I thought they should be made- with a flat top.quot; -Les Paul. (Taken from GUITARISTicons, 2002)

With all due respect I gotta admit, I´m glad Gibson DIDN´T listen to him on that point and the all-maple-body

Hmm it wld have been a an all Mahogany model and not all Maple, I guess.

No, he really did want all maple from what I´ve understood

Sounds to me like I need to get a good 'ole flat top Tele done with a mahogany body and maple cap

...or a nighthawk

1 to what Zerb said.Personally I like the look of an arch top,but a nice even arch.I don't like the PRS style arch with the body divot and then the arch on top of it.
I always thought,(for as much as I love PRS),that it looked like they tried to route out an arch and then attempted to sand it the rest of the way.

a carve top guitar - aside from sometimes looking better (perosnal pref. aside) allows a thicker (typically) mpale capto be added adding a bit of brightness and defintion to the tone
that being said, given a mahogany flat top LP and one with the maple top, the maple carved otp model with have a littlem ore sparkle to the top end and a little better bite and definiton - but not as much as a maple necked version would have

cheers


Originally Posted by Bluelinea carve top guitar - aside from sometimes looking better (perosnal pref. aside) allows a thicker (typically) mpale capto be added adding a bit of brightness and defintion to the tone
that being said, given a mahogany flat top LP and one with the maple top, the maple carved otp model with have a littlem ore sparkle to the top end and a little better bite and definiton - but not as much as a maple necked version would have

cheers

Do you mean mahogany neck and body with maple cap vs. all mahgoany body with maple neck?

I would have thought that the maple capped version would have a brighter tone, since (1) the bridge is mounted directly to the maple, and the wood closer to the bridge will have a greater effect on tone (I'm assuming that the waveform of the string changes along it's length) and (2) with a maple neck, the frets sit in rosewood, and this dampens the highs a bit.

I would think that the maple neck version would be snappier, and the maple capped version brighter. Add the maple neck to the mapled capped body, and I'd bet you have a nasty sounding guitar that's booth overly bright yet bassy.


Originally Posted by MattPeteAdd the maple neck to the mapled capped body, and I'd bet you have a nasty sounding guitar that's booth overly bright yet bassy.Also known as an epiphone.


Originally Posted by MattPeteI would think that the maple neck version would be snappier, and the maple capped version brighter. Add the maple neck to the mapled capped body, and I'd bet you have a nasty sounding guitar that's booth overly bright yet bassy.

Add some walnut to that and you a have a 70's Les Pual.


Originally Posted by Boston JoeAdd some walnut to that and you a have a 70's Les Pual.I know quot;The Paulquot; was made with a walnut body, but there were les paul models made with walnut as well?