Necessary is a subjective thing. Are you going to notice a huge difference between the 3 piece and 5 piece bodies? No.
But that's kinda like buying a Porsche and debating if you should pay a little more to get the sun roof. Go for it!
We could all play on $200 pos basses, that's all that is "necessary". You're looking for a quality instrument, for a quality musician.. The 5/7 piece options are mostly cosmetic, but it does make a bit of difference in tone and a huge difference in overall beauty of the bass (to me at least, I love the look of the 5 and 7 piece bodies)
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