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As the term comes from the French for cats eye, it's hardly surprising...
Veneers have just as much chatoyancy as a solid wood top - we do only see the surface. On a flat top guitar you would see no difference at all with a veneer or solid top
But things do start to change when you start to carve a top through the figure. Veneers can start to look a bit too consistent in the figure when applied over a curved surface, even with a high level of chatoyancy. Things get more inconsistent with a carved top as you carve away from its ideal flat face, which we perceive as more chatoyancy.
Ironically, the highest grades of consistently quartersawn tightly flamed maple make it impossible to distinguish between veneer or carved
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I'm a huge fan of faux binding on a figured top (think PRS Custom, Suhr Modern), looks like shit with a veneer.
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Tone is obviously in the eye of the beholder.
I always assumed a veneer wouldn't be at all chatoyant(?) and generally associate flamed maple caps with Les Pauls and other carved topped guitars, so my preference would be for the real thing.
Veneer: 1/20" thick (or even thinner)
Les Paul Maple cap: 5/8"
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