Freboard binding on a JP model?

[beachjammer]

I've been noticing this for a while but have thought that it was a trick of the light or something. When I really noticed it though was on the new special edition DVD. It appears that JP has two pre-BFR guitars. One is the one on the Score DVD. The other looks just like it except it has his usual pickups and appears to have binding on the fretboard which I totally love! Am I just seeing things or has someone else noticed this as well Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

[Colin]

you are absolutely correct, the one with binding was a prototype

 

[beachjammer]

That just rocks my world!!! I wished they'd kept the fretboard binding...

 

[KennethB]

Yeah, binding like that looks real classy. I hope they'll do it someday maybe as a limited run even if it's a bitch work with binding. I'd pay the extra it would cost.

 

[Colin]

if John Petrucci had wanted binding, it would be on the production model now

 

[roburado]

It's apparently a big pain in the neck to do, and it will be expensive.

 

[Colin]

It's apparently a big pain in the neck to do, and it will be expensive.

have a look at an Axis, it has binding on the body. I don't think for EBMM it's that much of a manufacturing problem.

 

[roburado]

IIRC, BP said something regarding how much of a pain and expense it was. I'll see if I can find the post.

 

[Larry]

In my opinion I think a binding is a waste of time on the neck. It looks nice but I like to feel the wood of ball.

 

[beachjammer]

I've always loved neck binding. I think that it's classy and I would pay the extra $ for it.

 

[adamrogo]

The binding was expensive because it is not conventional neck binding; there is still a small wood edge on the neck, so the binding is basically a stripe a few mm from the edge.

 

[robelinda2]

binding aint so great. i can do without it just fine!

 

[Spudmurphy]

IIRC, BP said something regarding how much of a pain and expense it was. I'll see if I can find the post.

Also its a "bind" to refret - that's why a refret on a Les Paul costs a damn fortune!!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

When I got my first EBMM I thought the neck looked unfinished without binding. But as the sands of time have passed, I love the look of having no binding!

 

[greenwizard]

Why would you have binding on the neck? Sorry if this is a stupid question...

 

[Rossie]

Yeah, I could do away with the bindings, a refret on a binded fretboard cost much much more...
I think it looks kinda weird with just binding on the fretboard as opposed to the whole guitar...
But that's just me

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Why would you have binding on the neck? Sorry if this is a stupid question...

Just for looks really!