1/4" Maple face over Pine. Bright or not?

[Guitartom_ca]

I tried a all maple tele .. It was way to bright with not much warmth at all.
I like the sound of Pine teles.
I am thinking of building a Pine tele with a Birdseye Maple top and maybe back as well.
Will the maple top and/or Back make it sound more like a maple tele or will the sound be more of a pine sound?
Thinking of buying O.C. Duff plankster bridge pickup and tall boy neck pickup.

[flatfive]

Are you putting maple on the top and maybe back because
of the appearance? If so, you could consider maple veneer
on the front and back -- it won't affect the sound.

Originally Posted by Guitartom_ca

I tried a all maple tele .. It was way to bright with not much warmth at all.
I like the sound of Pine teles.
I am thinking of building a Pine tele with a Birdseye Maple top and maybe back as well.
Will the maple top and/or Back make it sound more like a maple tele or will the sound be more of a pine sound?
Thinking of buying O.C. Duff plankster bridge pickup and tall boy neck pickup.

[Guitartom_ca]

will veneer look ok without binding?

[flatfive]

Originally Posted by Guitartom_ca

will veneer look ok without binding?

The usual thing is either veneer or some kind of burst finish.

How were you going to finish the body if using a maple top?

[crane550]

Originally Posted by Guitartom_ca

will veneer look ok without binding?

I did a 1/4 cap of Shedua with no binding on my latest and really liked how it turned out. I was convinced a binding would be the only way to go, but after seeing it this is what I decided on.

[Guitartom_ca]

Originally Posted by crane550

I did a 1/4 cap of Shedua with no binding on my latest and really liked how it turned out. I was convinced a binding would be the only way to go, but after seeing it this is what I decided on.

Wow .. Looks really good.. thats what i planned to do with the birdseye maple and pine.

[BigDaddyLH]

Anyway, does a 1/4" cap of maple or whatever really effect the tone?

I've been thinking of of a partscaster with a mahogany body and a rosewood on mahogany neck. Nothing bright there! I'm wondering if a 1/4" cap would change that.

[Colt W. Knight]

[QUOTE=Guitartom_ca;2821650]I tried a all maple tele .. It was way to bright with not much warmth at all.I bet!
I like the sound of Pine teles.Me too
I am thinking of building a Pine tele with a Birdseye Maple top and maybe back as well.A maple top would be cool, but I think putting one on the back is going to make the guitar look awkward, and you are adding an uneccessary building and finishing steps
Will the maple top and/or Back make it sound more like a maple tele or will the sound be more of a pine sound? With just a maple top, the sound would be like a pine tele.
Thinking of buying O.C. Duff plankster bridge pickup and tall boy neck pickup.Having installed 3 sets of Planksters, and few other duff pups, I can tell you Duffs pups tend to be on the bright side. I just put a plankster in an eastern white pine tele, and it was fairly bright in the bridge position.[/QUOTE]