Quilted Maple
Other names: Soft Maple, Western Maple, Bigleaf Maple
Latin name: Acer macrophyllum
Density: ca. 560 kg/m³
Description:
Quilted maple is a colloquial term of maple wood with characteristic scattern and uneven wavy pattern of wood grain. This is a typical feature of many species of maple. Its highly aesthetic looks and excellent mechanical features make this wood a perfect base for musical instruments.
Among other Northern American maple genus, the bigleaf maple is slightly lighter with slightly lower mechanical strength. Therefore it is commonly used for bodies, mostly for ornamental front and back boards in both electric and acoustic guitars.
Bigleaf maple has a very bright sound, but not as much as sugar maple, with a clear attack and fast response to articulation in whole frequency range.