Guitar WIP
Being a guitarist of over 10 years, I decided to make mine in max. I made the model in max 7, but when I made the switch to 9, some of the parts of the guitar model *really* got screwed up - most notably the bridge and tailpiece...polys went missing and it broke the model up in an ugly way. Anyhow, I would really appreciate a crit. For the most part, I'm done modeling - I just laid down UV's and textured today. I'm not happy with the white stroke on the body though - it's pretty jaggy atm.
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in the standard, and custom range (looks like you're going for a custom) they typically use flame maple tops, quartersawn, which looks like this:
you can sometimes see the woodgrain on the back of the body too, which is uaually quartersawn mahogany, that doesn't carry a flame pattern. you can usually only see it in standard models though, the custom models have a thicker laquer.
in custom models, the white banding around the maple edge on the body also goes up the neck, over the edge of the fretboard.
on custom necks, you usually get a choice of brazilian rosewood, which has a deeper colour than the indian used for standard models, or ebony, which is typically black (although, i've got one which has been cut close to the center of the tree and has a white/pink "bleed" to it...)
hope this helps a bit.
head down to your local guitar store for a better look at how the curve looks though.
you can kinda see in those pictures where and how it curves, there is a very VERY slight concave to the top as well, but it's only really noticable if you're playing it.