Electric guitars with an arched top, such as Les Paul and PRS styles, need a thick cap on the front of the body. The thickness of the cap allows for the carving of the deep arch which gives these guitars their beautiful look.

The cap is glued onto the front of a regular body blank. The body is often made of a more plain timber such as Mahogany.

Queensland Maple has been used for many years in the Australian guitar industry. Australian guitar manufacturer Maton have used this timber in their electric guitars for several decades.

The Queensland Maple pieces we stock for drop-tops and caps exhibit beautiful figuring, which gives a finished instrument a stunning look

The timber is lightweight and stable. It is easy to work with but care must be taken and sharp tools must be used to avoid chipping, as with any figured timber.

*Please Note* - Outline is for reference only, the blank in large enough for all standard size guitars and basses.

- Cap for a carved-top solidbody electric guitar or bass
- Individually photographed - the set in the photo is the set you will receive
- The pictures with darker shade are photographed with alcohol applied to surface to replicate finished colour
- Highly figured with nice colour
- Thicknessed to minimum 18.5mm
- Two halves minimum 501mm long x 191mm wide

Quality - We have the highest quality Queensland Maple available, these tops are stable, free from flaws and exhibit very beautiful figure.

Look - Figured Queensland Maple has a look from flame to quilt to marble. Colour is generally a pinky orange but can have grey hues.


Price - The price is very reasonable when compared to other tonewoods of its quality and beauty, because Queensland Maple is a local timber we can supply premium tops at a reasonable price.

Availability/Renewability - Good quality Queensland Maple is beginning to become scarce as less of the timber is being cut each year. Our sets come from naturally grown trees. There are plantations of Queensland maple but the timber is quite plain and not as stable as old growth timber.