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I'd probably best leave others to judge

Here's some more thinking out loud.

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cheers, Mark.
This puts me in mind of an idea i'd doodled about a JM with a solid timber or alloy scratchplate recessed into the face of the guitar.
I do like your single piece idea, a reduction of the 'Busy' look across the face of the guitar.