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This is a discussion on Single Piece bodies within the Music Man Basses forums, part of the Gear Talk category; defy gravity?...

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    defy gravity?
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    That's not it. I saw him do that once.
    Starting to think about returning to bass playing in the very near future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Poppa
    its a lock joint that gives you 50% more glueing surface and better structural integrity. This is one of the changes that Dan Norton added

    Hummm....interesting. I do believe you told us that during the open house tour but I was hungover and forgot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dlloyd
    I can't remember the name of that type of joint, but it's easier to see from the heel side...



    It's sort of a mortise and tenon type of affair, with the slots adding strength to the join.
    Tounge-n-groove? I see only one joint though.

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    I might well be wrong, but I think it looks like this in cross section (difficult to see with the strap button and the neck pocket)...

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    Last edited by dlloyd; 04-22-2006 at 10:37 AM.
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