well wouldja lookit that. another maple body essence. kinda tempted to pick one up and see if that makes a sonic difference on a fertless set up with flats. mine's mahogany core with walnut top. very dark sounding. almost too dark for my liking. but it's a 5-er. on the other hand, i hardly ever use the B-sttring on hte freaking thing.. i dunno. price ain't bad. got the scratch laying around. kinda been in the doldrums a little lately while waiting to see if this band situation's gonna pop. the one in denver's purtier. imho. ymmv.