Guitar Back and Side Set – Figured Maple for acoustic guitar

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AAA-grade figured maple back and side set featuring wavy curl and subtle quilting. Light natural tone with consistent figure throughout.

$150.00

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Big leaf maple only grows in the Pacific Northwest. It is sought after for its figure. We offer two grades, with different figure intensities. All back and side sets are carefully matched.

Maple grading structure:
AAAA – our highest grade of maple with strong and uniform figure
AAA – good figure with less intensity

Nominal Dimensions:
Back: 0.160” (4mm) x 8.5” (216mm) x 21.5” (546mm)
Sides: 0.160” x 5” x 34”

AAA Quality

Clean top, minimal color bands and light compression rings, uniform grain.

Below are some examples of AAA quality products.

AAAA Quality

Our best soundboard visually; stiff, silky and uniform in color across the whole pattern of the guitar.

Below are some examples of AAAA quality products.

Miroslav Tadić testing a custom acoustic guitar with figured koa back and sides and a light-coloured spruce top.

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Being a luthier-hobbyist myself, I recently built a Flamenco guitar using sonically graded Sitka spruce from Pacific Rim Tonewoods. The quality of their wood helped me make a clear step forward as an instrument builder, and I'm looking forward to collaborating with this amazing company for many years to come.

Miroslav Tadic, Musician & Luthier

Man in blue shirt inspecting tonewood pieces on a workbench surrounded by guitar body templates and stacked wood sheets.

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One of my jobs at Collings Guitars for the last 33 years has been ordering and putting into production Pacific Rim Tonewoods Sitka spruce tops. The quality and consistency of their soundboards is outstanding—it doesn’t get any better.

Bruce VanWart