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The wood costs exactly the same - they don't even know if they're going to be "10"s until the guitar is finished... many of them have "Poss 10" - crossed out if it didn't make the grade - written in the pickup cavity. The grade is defined by the *evenness* of the grain pattern too, not whether it's especially pretty.
Personally, I don't like them - I prefer more uneven and interesting tops. If you like the particular top, buy it. If you don't, buy one you do - assuming you can afford it, if it's the more expensive one. Don't buy according to whether it passed some irrelevant test, graded by someone else.
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now I understand all the times I've gone "eh, what makes that a ten top?"
Certainly not to me anyway. Some of those tops look great but generally, I am so bored with stripey flame or crumpled quilt. Its over-bling! Much prefer plain old linear grain, or even just a solid colour paint job.
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Stands to reason, if they can charge more because it's a 10 top then lowering the grade for a ten top suddenly makes your inventory more valuable.
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Bit of trading feedback here.
"A very small percent of the maple trees cut in North America are actually figured. To make “10-Top” status, a PRS top must have clearly defined figure across its entire top with no “dead” spots. A guitar designated as a 10-Top will usually have a small “10” written or stamped on the back of the headstock in the upper right corner."
Ok...so thats good point..but in this instance Im trying to broaden my knowledge from those maybe more experienced so I can make a more informed purchase at least.
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BOTTOM LINE #1 - Visually attractive wood grain is no indicator of how the finished instrument will sound.
BOTTOM LINE #2 - Just as some buyers of used prestige cars expect to get all of the optional extras, some buyers of pre-owned PRS guitars will be swayed by the fancier tops. Thus, a 10 top may help with reselling at a slight premium over other examples of the identical model.
like joinery workshops do every day as a matter of course when making any furniture
A sheet of veneer laid on board 1.2 m wide by 2.4 m long costs £130 to £180 depending on the wood and cut (that's a lot of guitar tops ie a unit price of about £10 each )
Selling hamburgers and calling it steak here I think but it looks nicer in a "woody" way
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
As for looking like a bellend, once that sweet music leaves your fingertips to poke the audience in the earholes, they will not care what your guitar looks like.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
did I miss one?
My 10 top is on a Wood Library guitar which has a maple neck rather than the usual mahogany.
Only four grades as far as I am aware.
Whether it is a solid flame maple top or a veneer on a solid maple top, it'll sound the same.
This is my FGN with a veneer ontop of a solid chunk of maple: