Jason Parrish Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 hi guys,im going to build my first guitar and have seen both methods of building on this site,so im wondering which is the best method and why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 it's all a matter of preference. Try searching this forum with the search option in the top right. There is never a best because if there was a best then there would be no competition in the market between brands like Fender, Gibson, PRS, Ibanez and all those other companies. I haven't personally tried a neck through but it sounds like what I might be doing for my first build. Neck throughs tend to add more sustain since the neck is one piece instead of two pieces bolted together or glued together. You can buy a premade neckthrough at Stewmac.com looks like a fair price (if it isn't someone correct me haha) I don't know what you mean by neckpocket if you're going to use a bolt on or a set neck or if you are referring to bother. I don't know the difference between these two but I remember reading the difference on here about a month ago. Each idea has pros and cons to people, everyone has different tastes - and hey, that's the best thing - an even better excuse to build more and more guitars to keep finding out what you're looking for between different types of necks, woods, scales, pickups, bridges, nuts, and anything else i'm missing instead of whats just available. -Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 There is no best method. Both have their advantages/disadvantages. Do a search and you'll find countless discussions on this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I find neck thru's way easier to build, provided you're not messing with a neck angle, then it can be more difficult, but not that much, there's no neck pocket to mess with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I find neck thru's way easier to build, provided you're not messing with a neck angle, then it can be more difficult, but not that much, there's no neck pocket to mess with But if you mess up anything is almost sure that the neck will get thrashed. So like everybody else said do a search, you will find tons on info and debates about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 You can buy a premade neckthrough at Stewmac.com looks like a fair price carvin has the exact same neck for less money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 You can buy a premade neckthrough at Stewmac.com looks like a fair price carvin has the exact same neck for less money Yeap, $20 to be exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six_stringer Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I would go with the Carvin because it appears to be a better deal. If you look at the specs for each you will find that although they look the same they are not identical. Stew Mac has a 9 degree angled headstock with a slotted nut while the Carvin is 11 degrees with a graphite nut. Not a big difference but the widths are also different and the Carvin has two reinforcement rods to complement the double expanding truss rod. There is no mention of the extra rods with the Stew Mac neck. I received one of these Carvin necks (NT6) for Christmas and it looks like it is made very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I would go with the Carvin because it appears to be a better deal. If you look at the specs for each you will find that although they look the same they are not identical. Stew Mac has a 9 degree angled headstock with a slotted nut while the Carvin is 11 degrees with a graphite nut. Not a big difference but the widths are also different and the Carvin has two reinforcement rods to complement the double expanding truss rod. There is no mention of the extra rods with the Stew Mac neck. I received one of these Carvin necks (NT6) for Christmas and it looks like it is made very well. wow stewmac did change them a bit.i swear they used to be identical. bet they still get them from the same place carvin does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniboy Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I would go with the Carvin because it appears to be a better deal. If you look at the specs for each you will find that although they look the same they are not identical. Stew Mac has a 9 degree angled headstock with a slotted nut while the Carvin is 11 degrees with a graphite nut. Not a big difference but the widths are also different and the Carvin has two reinforcement rods to complement the double expanding truss rod. There is no mention of the extra rods with the Stew Mac neck. I received one of these Carvin necks (NT6) for Christmas and it looks like it is made very well. wow stewmac did change them a bit.i swear they used to be identical. bet they still get them from the same place carvin does apparently, i heard stewmac got their necks from carvin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I was under the impression that they were the same too! But either one will be a good buy, they both have grafite nut, and sloted. I will get Carvin because of the price, and that I have played Carvin guitar and they are sweet. Also that I can get a shapped headstock for the same price and Stew sell tham blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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