All major considerations. We use some pretty nice materials now and again. To some folks, I am sure, this is one of the main reasons for coming to us. The look of the guitar. In terms of figured Maple tops, we can get or have in stock pretty well anything you could want.
Some folks are after a very subdued top that relies on enhancing the colors rather than figure.
We accommodate both types. A figured maple top is included in the base price of a Timtone. It can be a Flame or a Quilt or something else. It just won't be the all out best of the breed, but it will damn fine. Infact, most of the tops you see in this site are base price tops.