feylya Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 I'm just wondering, which was the first company to start making neck through production model guitars? Rickenbacker? BC Rich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Alex Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 i have book with a pic of a bigsby travis guitar from like early fender days. it says it uses a method well before its time, neck through. so they were probably first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 (edited) i have book with a pic of a bigsby travis guitar from like early fender days. it says it uses a method well before its time, neck through. so they were probably first. Thats right! It was called the "Bigsby Merle Travis", designed by Paul Bigsby and Merle Travis. The BMT was considered to have been the first "production" solid-body electric guitar as they made about a dozen in 1947. So the first "production" solid-body was actually a neckthrough design. Bolt-on and set necks came later. Edited April 1, 2005 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Les Paul's original "log" guitar was actually the first neck thru, he made that in the late 30s or early 40s I know Gibson started making neck thrus in the early 60s for the firebirds and thunderbird bass MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 (edited) Les Paul's original "log" guitar was actually the first neck thru, he made that in the late 30s or early 40s No it was not. The log, made in 1941 by Les Paul, was nothing more than an existing Gibson neck attached to a slab of pine, 2 separate pieces of wood. They later added the bouts from an Epiphone hollowbody archtop to make it a full bodied guitar. Edited April 1, 2005 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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