PDN Neptune Blue Body -- solid 1 piece body vs 2 or 3+

[Dr.Strangenote]

Curious to know if you all got a 1 piece body, 2 piece, 3 piece, etc? I see some that have a solid 1 piece (what it looks like), some have more than 1 piece. The one that I got seems to have a 3 piece body. I'm curious to know the specs on yours.

A question to EBMM; Why not make all them a solid 1 piece mahogany body? I do understand that this is standard for most guitars, and then a finish or maple cap applied, especially for BFRs since the mahogany tone block is there with glued wings. Going by most of the pics, I am seeing solid 1 piece african mahogany on most but not on all 2014 PDN guitars showing up.

No complaints here, I love my JP6! I am just curious to know..

 

[DrewH]

I almost pulled the trigger on a L3...but...it was a 3 piece body, and it was very apparent. If I had ordered one and I ended up with a 3 piece body, I would have been very upset. No excuse for a limited edition and very surprising from MM.

 

[mystixboi1]

I feel like a new asking this, but how could you tell it was a three-piece body? Can you see it in the greens of the wood?

And does it make a difference if it's a three piece or two piece body versus one piece? Does it affect the tone? I'm curious.

 

[soupcon]

2 on the 3 PDN Neptunes i just got.

 

[Kenji20022]

This is seriously one of the silliest things to nit pick about. And just to clarify pointing this towards DrewH.

There's not structural difference between 1/2/3 piece bodies. It's not a flaw, nor is it a problem. If that's what kept you from buying a limited edition L3, then I can just say you're seriously missing out.

This is just a case of looking for things to fault, a lot of EBMMs have solid paint. And some people absolutely love their guitars, would you feel differently knowing that your guitars that have paint were 2/3 piece bodies?

 

[Benji Peterson]

This is seriously one of the silliest things to nit pick about. And just to clarify pointing this towards DrewH.

There's not structural difference between 1/2/3 piece bodies. It's not a flaw, nor is it a problem. If that's what kept you from buying a limited edition L3, then I can just say you're seriously missing out.

This is just a case of looking for things to fault, a lot of EBMMs have solid paint. And some people absolutely love their guitars, would you feel differently knowing that your guitars that have paint were 2/3 piece bodies?

I completely agree.

 

[mystixboi1]

This is seriously one of the silliest things to nit pick about. And just to clarify pointing this towards DrewH.

There's not structural difference between 1/2/3 piece bodies. It's not a flaw, nor is it a problem. If that's what kept you from buying a limited edition L3, then I can just say you're seriously missing out.

This is just a case of looking for things to fault, a lot of EBMMs have solid paint. And some people absolutely love their guitars, would you feel differently knowing that your guitars that have paint were 2/3 piece bodies?

That's what I was thinking too but I thought I was missing something

 

[DrewH]

Let me clarify. On a transparent finished body, where the wood being pieced together IS the top wood, it should not be more than a 2 piece body. The L3 I saw not only had very clear lines and grain that didn't match but the stain on the middle section was lighter than the 2 outer sections. If I had blindly ordered THAT guitar, I wouldn't have been happy. I own Music Man guitars and love them. I was just pointing out something I thought wasn't up to usual MM standards. Thats all.

 

[guitvai1]

Both my LIII Neptune's are 2 piece and look spectacular.

 

[thrillhouse]

I got a 1 piece JP6.

 

[Dr.Strangenote]

I guess it's luck of the draw in regards to the body. Again, no complaints at all. The JP6 that I have sounds fabulous, sustain is forever and the 3 pieces makes no difference to me tonally. I am only curious to know why they are inconsistent with choice of blanks. I'm wondering if maybe the first few made were solid 1 piece african mahogany blanks, the next batch 2 piece, the last batch 3 piece, etc. Maybe it's cost effective, to have several vs 1 solid piece. I too would think a limited run and a transparent finish would warrant a 1 piece, or a really superb match on grain if using more than 1. No harm in asking I hope.. Only wanted to know if there was any reason some have 1 solid body, some have multiple pieces on this limited run.

 

[Magic Jason]

While I couldn't care less if my Olive gold Luke III and my candy red AL HH are made out of multiple pieces... I must admit that I'd be pissed if my pdn AL SSS shows up with a body made out of more than 2 pieces.

Painted and/or transparent finishes are indeed a different story ... visually.

 

[Magic Jason]

I almost pulled the trigger on a L3...but...it was a 3 piece body, and it was very apparent. If I had ordered one and I ended up with a 3 piece body, I would have been very upset. No excuse for a limited edition and very surprising from MM.

Well I DO agree!!!

 

[AJS]

My Neptune Blue JP6 is 2 piece, but matched so well you have to look very closely to tell.

 

[Eric O'Reilly]

I also agree trans colors that dont have a cap should not be 3 pieces.

 

[Luc]

My Blue Dawn Luke has got 3 pieces, and under certain lighting you can see the lines. I don't like the lines, but it sounds awesome and that's what's most important. Regarding previous statements: you can see the pieces on a non-transparent color too.

 

[straycat113]

EBMM has a reputation for top shelf quality control and building instruments with amazingly figured tops and necks. On a guitar like this I understand where Dr Strangenote is coming from and on a finish like this a 2 piece body should be the max. No matter how great anyone's QC is a few mishaps always appear which someone who is not guitar savy would even notice. Not the case here.

 

[dibart77]

FWIW, my PDN Neptune Blue LIII is very clearly a single piece of mahogany.

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[mystixboi1]

FWIW, my PDN Neptune Blue LIII is very clearly a single piece of mahogany.

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Mine too

 

[straycat113]

That's it Jeff make him feel better lol.