Neck Pocket? What Neck Pocket?

[Mickguard]

Okay, I admit it, I'm never going to rest until I have me one of them Guitarlins...in the meantime, I'm thinking of building my own, only with a normal scale neck...don't know how that'll work out but it's worth a try.

Anyway, I've been wondering about the neck pocket--there ain't any! So what's all this fuss about having a tight neck pocket if Danelectro got away with this?

Here's a shot of the Guitarlin

and here's another of the Convertible

and it looks like Dano wasn't the only one, cause here's a shot of a (really nice looking) Epiphone (okay, the Epi has a bit more meat in the pocket, but still)

Comments?

[mledbetter]

well first you have to remember that the dano is 2 thin sheets of masonite caping a lattice which was made out of some other kind of really light wood, or paper based product. There was no weight to challenge the neck joint.

The epi is a set neck and i would bet there is a tongue or tenon you can't see. PRSs have no heel, but they do have a neck tenon that slides up underneatht he neck humbucker.

I would say it's arguable whether or not having a tight neck pocket necessirly makes or breaks a bolton, although I can't believe you will get as good a tone and sustain withough having a snug neck pocket - it just depends on how tight the neck is bolted down. However, for a set neck, you have to maximize surface area touching between the body and the neck, so the more the better.