When did Jackson stop their 3 ply maple neck thru ?

[Ward]

Interesting conversation. I've got a custom shop mahogany soloist that is full depth. Always wondered how common a spec it is...

[hopkinsWFG]

I will take a snap shot of my sl2h mah back body...and to my vague recollection i think its a full depth...

But i still recall off from a luthier words as said a neck thru will sound more on emphasis of the wood used on the neck... where a bolted on or set neck will have tone emphasis more of the wood from the body...

Thus the new process from regular alder which has a back plate covering the neck thru and body sides... i am not sure if its tonal character will be based on the alder back or still on the thinner maple neck thru...

[shreddermon]

Opinions, not facts. IMHO at least. LOL

[shreddermon]

Interesting conversation. I've got a custom shop mahogany soloist that is full depth. Always wondered how common a spec it is...

Depends on the build era, as the construction methods evolved with time. Earlier guitars: common. More recent guitars: not so much. Again, there are always exceptions and customer-spec'd customs.

[CaptNasty]

Mahogany soloists are 'full depth' for some reason

I have a natural oiled Custom Shop Soloist that has a Mahogany neck and body. It was produced in June 2017. Being a natural finished guitar, it is easy to see exactly how it was made. It is not full depth.

[hopkinsWFG]

I have a natural oiled Custom Shop Soloist that has a Mahogany neck and body. It was produced in June 2017. Being a natural finished guitar, it is easy to see exactly how it was made. It is not full depth.

Hi appreciate your input.. but do you mind show a pic of your guitar back ? And the heel portion ?

[Ward]

Depends on the build era, as the construction methods evolved with time. Earlier guitars: common. More recent guitars: not so much. Again, there are always exceptions and customer-spec'd customs.

Mine is a 2007. I'm guessing it's not that common from that era. It's a 3 piece mahogany neck. It's also a speed neck profile, so they wasted even more of the wood

[shreddermon]

Definitely. Sounds like a custom shop order or special run. And a keeper.

[Ward]

Definitely a keeper. My absolute favorite guitar.

[neilli]

Ah, well that's a Custom Shop, so full depth / 3 piece neck / unobtainium frets are all options. But the production guitars have had the 'shallow' neck blank for a long time now.

That's a beautiful guitar!

[Ward]

Thanks!

Yeah, I know they're available options, I'm just curious how often people order the full depth on a custom shop. I didn't spec this one out, and I don't think I would have thought of asking for full depth, but it is a cool feature.

[neilli]

I guess it would be pretty rare that people order full depth because it would (probably) be a master built only feature, and it seems like 99% of custom shop orders are Custom Select now. I'm not sure it would really make that much difference to the sound of the guitar though. A 3 piece neck would add stability, but that's been rare for over 30 years..

[shreddermon]

I remember those. There were a few made in that same finish. Most had chrome hardware, looks like your's got black. Great looking guitars. Definitely a keeper.

Yeah, it's not often a customer orders a full depth or multi-piece neck. Especially with the masterbuilt charge in recent years. I did it a couple of times for my Kellys, both have 3 piece necks. IMHO, not much of a difference in tone, but the necks are much more stable and sustain more. Plus it looks cool. If you're already going masterbuilt, it's worth the upgrade for the option. But I wouldn't go MB just for that.

[CaptNasty]

Hi appreciate your input.. but do you mind show a pic of your guitar back ? And the heel portion ?

https://i.imgur.com/u40CzvX.jpg

[Ward]

I remember those. There were a few made in that same finish. Most had chrome hardware, looks like your's got black. Great looking guitars. Definitely a keeper.

Mine had chrome hardware when I got it. I switched it to black.