Question JP models Maple top thickness

[ltduyhien]

Hello guys

I just rewatched this video of the JPX making process and I notice that the maple top layer is a bit thin (or is this just veneer maple top?) at [1:47]

I would expect something like 1cm thick maple top.

Does anybody know what is the specification for the maple top thickness of JP models ?

 

[MrJJoncas]

1/4 of a inch or so. In the JPXX series (beside the jp15) they are all painted, the top is for tone. It would be pointless to put a veneer top on a painted guitar, it wouldnt really change the tone.

 

[GoKart Mozart]

I could watch that video all day!

 

[mankindzoo]

More like a 1/8 of an inch... That's also about the thickness of the Koa top of my Petrucci BFR (looking at the pickup cavity). It's rather thin but you're right MM would not bother putting a maple cap and then paint over it if it had no significant tonal impact.