Help! need your input (Morse PDN Neptune content)

[soupcon]

so if you had the choice between maple or rosewood neck, which one would you choose? (i already have an old morse standard from 1988).

 

[mtrejo]

Personally I'd go with the Maple (fretboard right?)
Simply because of the rare offering for a Morse in this case. I have no real preference for fretboard material as I enjoy them all. Variety is the spice of life, try something different from what you have now. Some players agree with one wood more than the other so personal preference is also something to think about. If you hate maple boards than it wouldn't make sense to get something that you will not bond with and be apt to sell later because of it.

So for me, I'd say go maple board.

 

[jzeijen]

If you already have a Morse with a rosewood board, I'd go for the maple fretboard. In fact I did go for that. Might be the only ever chance to get a Morse with full maple neck, roasted even. But that's just my opinion..

 

[joe web]

maple all the way! maybe the only chance in lifetime to get a morse with maple board.

 

[Siddius]

Maple. I love the neck on mine, and I happily sold my Y2D to afford it.

 

[Tollywood]

I agree with the guys: full roasted maple.
It's unusual offering on a Morse. It's an unusual offering in general. And, it is beautiful and feels wonderful.

 

[soupcon]

thanks guys.. i may just end up getting both

but for sure the maple. sometimes maple doesn't agree with me and sometimes it completely agrees with me. i think with the taller frets versus my axis guitars, it should be fine. in any case, it may never be able to compete with my '88 morse because that thing literally plays itself. it's spooky.

thanks again.

 

[Siddius]

I'm sorry, I misread. I'd take maple over rosewood 9/10, EXCEPT rosewood NECKS. An all-rosewood neck is fantastic! I have an all-rosewood and an all-roasted maple neck, and they are both fantastic. The rosewood silhouette sounds a little better, but that is only because I took a leap on a pickup for my pdn morse and it was totally a bad choice, but the clean tones on both are fantastic.

 

[mystixboi1]

If I had a choice between anything and a full rosewood neck, it would be full rosewood every time

 

[soupcon]

hey guys- thanks for the input. i bought both actually... one with rw board and one with maple. we'll see if they both stay.

i'm curious to see what the neck profile is on these new morses. my 88 is different from the 2 90/91 6 bolts i had.

 

[beej]

The profile changed with the introduction of the Y2D- they re-scanned #1 and the subsequent Morses & Y2Ds used the new, more worn-in profile. Sure you'll love it.

 

[kestrou]

I'm hard over towards rosewood fretboards - have five Morses (one a Y2D) and all are rosewood fretboard (the Y2D is solid rosewood neck) - so I was going to be the "lone voice of dissension", but then you went for the best answer of all - BOTH!

beej - good info - thanks for posting it!

 

[Eric O'Reilly]

I know this must sound dumb, but what does Y2D stand for? Im an axis guy and have never tried a Morse. Only because ive never got the chance, they look pretty badass.

 

[kestrou]

I know this must sound dumb, but what does Y2D stand for? Im an axis guy and have never tried a Morse. Only because ive never got the chance, they look pretty badass.

Paraphrasing here...

Morse's original design (blueburst) was done in about 1986 - to cover the huge sonic spectrum he inhabits from rock to jazz to chicken-pickin.


He updated the design in the late 90s for his Deep Purple "more rock" needs - Y2K was approaching... he was in Deep Purple... play on words to call it Y2D.

kestrou

 

[beej]

It came out after 20 years of Steve being an MM artist ... 2 decades, so Y2D.

 

[kestrou]

It came out after 20 years of Steve being an MM artist ... 2 decades, so Y2D.

Well, that's YOUR theory!

Honestly, I defer to the esteemed Mr. beej - go with his answer.

kestrou

 

[beej]

Ha ha!

 

[joe web]

Year 2 Decades - that's it. i remember a video where BP or someone else said it this way.