Can you have flame mahogany?

thermionic

The spec for my guitar (The Loar LH-200 acoustic) says the neck is mahogany. However, it's almost as flamey as the maple neck on my Tele:

The grain pattern at the headstock end (left) does look like mahogany necks I've seen, but it's very flamey closer to the body. It's Chinese, so it might not be strictly mahogany.

ICBM

Yes.

http://www.guitargallery.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/PRS-Angelus-Flame-Mahogany-cutaway-back-14th-March13.jpg

PRS acoustic with a flame mahogany back!

DamianP

Yes.  That type of figure is not limited to Maple.  

impmann

Yes. I had a flamed Mahogany neck on a Tele style guitar I built.

mart

Very nice! You can also get quilted mahogany:

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k455/mart206/Mahogany double-buck/P1020848.jpg

fretfinder

I've got a mahogany chest of drawers with some flame in it!

ICBM

fretfinder said:

I've got a mahogany chest of drawers with some flame in it!

When my parents were downsizing their house about ten years ago, they sold off a lot of their semi-antique furniture. One of the pieces was an absolutely hideous - but huge - Victorian mahogany dining table. My mother asked if I would like it rather than going to auction, and after a few seconds to size it up, I said "yes - I reckon you could easily get about a dozen guitars out of that…"

Needless to say I was not given the table .

thermionic

Wisdoms awarded to everybody who contributed to me learning something new today!

JDE

Nothing to add other than the flamey-ness (I know) of the Loars is legit wood as opposed to photo flamed. I've had a fair few of their guitars and they've all had really nice woods for the body. Pony bridges on anything under the 700 series ("ebonised" wood = painted shit) but that's an easy swap and makes jack all difference anyway.

usedtobe

ICBM said:

fretfinder said:

I've got a mahogany chest of drawers with some flame in it!

When my parents were downsizing their house about ten years ago, they sold off a lot of their semi-antique furniture. One of the pieces was an absolutely hideous - but huge - Victorian mahogany dining table. My mother asked if I would like it rather than going to auction, and after a few seconds to size it up, I said "yes - I reckon you could easily get about a dozen guitars out of that…"

Needless to say I was not given the table .

Damn shame..!

thermionic

JDE said:

Nothing to add other than the flamey-ness (I know) of the Loars is legit wood as opposed to photo flamed. I've had a fair few of their guitars and they've all had really nice woods for the body. Pony bridges on anything under the 700 series ("ebonised" wood = painted shit) but that's an easy swap and makes jack all difference anyway.

The bridge on mine is supposed to be rosewood but it's much darker than the fingerboard so I guess it's painted. No black stuff coming off on my fingers though.

There's some really nice grain on the back and especially the sides (which are laminated) as well. The top is nothing special, but it's a £200 guitar!