RARE JP6 BFR Ebony Fretboard and Roasted Maple Neck?

[Edo619]

Hey everyone, greetings from Italy!


I’ve just bought (and it should arrive in a few days) a used 2010 JP6 BFR. The guitar has a black sugar finish — glossy black with sparkles — and features a beautiful roasted maple neck and headstock, along with an ebony fretboard. It also has the pearl “shield” JP inlays and the large BFR inlay at the 12th fret.


I checked the serial number and the certificate of authenticity, and it turns out this one was made in November 2010.


Looking around online, I noticed that most JP6 models (even the BFRs) don’t seem to have ebony fretboards or roasted maple headstocks. I was wondering if anyone here has more information about this particular run, and maybe how rare this configuration is.

 

[Sweat]

Looks like a run they did called Black Sugar , especially since the neck is glossy, limited run and no idea on numbers but betting semi rare

Cool color I had a Silo Special in that color years ago

 

[DrKev]

That was the first time Music Man did roasted maple necks and unusual in that it was one of the are times Music Man did a gloss finished neck. It was offered on most models and they all had ebony fretboards. Music Man keep production numbers to themselves but the ordering window was pretty short so numbers are overall low.