tunaman4u2
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The last PDNs were Mahogany... cool, very warm wood... now how about a body wood of maple for that aggressive bite? Ever done before? Just wondering.... not suggesting 
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Any Maple Body special runs ever made?
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Musicman Nut
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1985 Namm show and I also have a Maple Body BFR Sterling, I'm sure theres a few more out there.
tunaman4u2
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Thanks, great info.
Smallmouth_Bass
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Maple as a body wood is generally quite heavy, no?
tunaman4u2
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I've recently come across a famous German bass builder who made their maple bodied LTD editions 5ers with 2 pickups at 9.5 lbs so I'm imagining Ball could pull it off too?
mmbassplayer
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Musicman Nut's Sterling has a quilted maple body. Wish the picture was still up in the BFR thread it is quite enjoyable to look at. JOSH
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There were some maple-topped LEs, don't recall which one
but it can't be too rare, as I saw it at a small GC.
As to maple being heavy, I have a solid maple Spector 5
and it kinda big, a lotta body beyond the bridge, 35" neck,
but it's about average weight for any 5-string. I have a
solid maple Guild Pilot that IS heavier than my solid poplar
version of the same, but the poplar is pleasantly very light
whilst the maple one is about average for a 4-string.
There were some maple-topped LEs, don't recall which one
but it can't be too rare, as I saw it at a small GC.
As to maple being heavy, I have a solid maple Spector 5
and it kinda big, a lotta body beyond the bridge, 35" neck,
but it's about average weight for any 5-string. I have a
solid maple Guild Pilot that IS heavier than my solid poplar
version of the same, but the poplar is pleasantly very light
whilst the maple one is about average for a 4-string.
