bearclaw, love it or not?

[sgarnett]

I really like when it occurs very heavily and symmetrically.
When it's really sparse and asymmetrical, it can look okay, but imo usually feels visually off balance.

To me, sparse and asymmetrical can look like damage to the finished guitar, or just poor wood selection. I like the bearclaw to look intentionally selected instead of like a random defect.

Fwiw, the nicest sounding L-03 or L-05 that I've tried had a heavily bearclawed top. It was an 03. The B&S mahogany had a lot of white mineral speckles, which I don't like at all. I was about to pull the trigger anyway when the SD-03 was released. The B&S mahogany