Here's the wood you and Susan were discussing:  

 

 

  It's totally wild looking. Hope you like it.

Wow!!!!!

Nice. The close up just seals the deal. Dang, A brand new series 2 guitar, you have to envy this guy. Good luck on the guitar, hope to see it further on down the road in its creation.

Here's the super cool macassar Ebony board my dad and I picked out a couple of weeks ago:  

 

  It's extremely straight grained with a very regular alternating pattern of dark and light. I think it's just grand, hope you like it too.

Your guitar is in spray and looking amazing:

  You've got to see this wood up close. Check out the intricate lacing:

  and the super tiny tight flames near the center:

 The back also has the micro flames. James and Tony and I were admiring the wood tonight. You will be shocked when you see it in person.

Yes, it is REALLY stunning in person...I walked by it this morning and had to stop & go back to look at it more closely...what can you say...mother nature's still the number one artist.
 
Valentino

Wow, is that just a regular spalted maple top? It might be the nicest Ive witnessed so far. Wow is as good a description as I can find right now.

The higher my posting number the more silent I get in here... wew ...speechless again
 
Paul the bad one

Needless to say, I'm thrilled!

Paul - thrilled?  Is that the best you can manage?  ;-)
 
It's stunning - the figuring on the wood is a once in a lifetime opportunity!  What a fantastic instrument that is going to be once it's finished!!!
 
Cheers,
 
Rog

Shshshshsh- Roger ...I think we have a brand new specie of a Paul here!!!!  
He's a little shy perhaps, so let's be careful! It's also a guitarplayer, mind them thay are always a little weird. So don't frighten them with bassy-talk and sounds.
I think it's still a wild Paul coming in from the outer world. Maybe we should call him Paul the wild one.  
Anyway: welcome Paul and enjoy your stay at the club.  
LOL  
 
Paul the bad one
 
(Message edited by palembic on November 16, 2003)

zappahead - it's not a regular spalted maple top, it's an incredible one! We've had many many nice pieces of spalted maple, but this one is very special. For me, those little micro flames make it.  
 
Did you catch the continuous wood truss rod cover? Of course the back is all CWB, but that will be a future picture.

I agree on the flames, the curvy wavy figuring with the black lines is the topper. The back almost looks like butterfly wings. Ive never seen a spalted top with so much figuring and I dont recall seeing flames in a spalted top either. I love the fingerboard too. Add in the series II electronics and this might be the nicest factory to customer Ive seen to date. It should be a featured custom!
 

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More than speechless (and jealous of course)
 
Oliver

Actually Paul chose a different fingerboard than the one pictured, more along the lines of the one on Yahya's Big Bass to be a little more understated.