jeremywills Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 just wondering, and sorry i posted a topic instead of a poll too so disregard that one my mistake, im new here thanks for voting, i just wanted to post a poll Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 No worries and welcome to the forum Kind of curious though, would that be prefered or what kind of necks you currently have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremywills Posted December 10, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 bolt necks cause i can do those with ease, cant everyone, but some day im going to learn how to set a neck properly, then ill tackle the neck through, just cause i think they look so kick ass and they remind me of les pauls log wich started the whole electric guitar thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 Bolt-on neck with metal inserts and machine bolts so you can crank it tighter, which means better tone. With a tight neck-to-pocket fit, plus metal inserts and machine screws, you get about the same tonal results as if it had a set-neck design, if not better, because the contacting wood pieces don't have any glue. Glue is often at least somewhat of a tone sink. It's also better than neck-through because of less glue and less hard maple which makes the tone more brittle. I have a full-sized, hard maple, tapered neck shim, so there's no gap between the neck and neck cavity bottom. Not all strats need the neck to be shimmed, but almost everyone that I had did. The other great thing is that you can take your neck on and off and you're not wearing out any wood threads, like in the traditional wood screws into wood design. I can put my strat in a normal size suit case by having the neck removed from the body. I have done it and it was so much better than if I would have had a guitar in a long flight case. Your clothes are used as padding around the body and neck. No damage to mine going through 6 airports and 3 countries. My suit case is one of those old Samsonite aluminum ones. Only problem is that sometimes airport security wants to know what the hell you got in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremywills Posted January 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 yea, guitar and violin cases are known for those tommy guns arent they, hehehe well walking into a bank with a instrument case is not advisable, seriously it isn't hehehehehehe and your right bolt necks are very convienent when it comes to transporting an instrument in minimal space, im sure you would wanna steam out your neck every time you took a trip right ??? hehehe yea right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 bolt on for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 I prefer bolt on incase something was to happen to the neck, but neck through are really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 way to dig up a dead one. lol. joke. just love saying that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 actually sounds kinda necro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw rocker Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 now that this is dug up, I was actually going to post a poll like this. I think neck throughs and the best for transfer for tone and energy but bolt ons offer more interchangeability (i.e. when you want a scalloped neck or you have a vintage truss rod that has run out of turns. It really doesn't matter THAT much but the neck guitar that I build will be a neck thru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Neck thru. I play bass, and there is no contest regarding looks and upper fret access. My next bass is gonna be neckthru. I ditto what was said about machine bolts and inserts. However, if you have a 10-24 tap, you can tap a perfectly strong hole directly into a hardwood neck. That works too. This is especially nice if you have the truss rod access at the heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryL Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Bolt for me fellas. I understand the reasoning for Neck-thru and ease of reach with the lower frets but IF something were to awry it is much easier to repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 (edited) I'm a neck-thru kinda guy. All the scratch guitars I have built so far are neck thru and despite most everyone else's opinions, I believe them easier to build overall than bolt-ons and setnecks. My guitars sustain forever, reduced heel size. And you can get away with building the old style SG without worrying about neck joint cracking...because there IS NO neck joint! Edited September 28, 2004 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bichmaker Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Neck thru. Bolt on's are easier, set necks are a pain. If you're building a custom, it's not gonna be a beater, so why not just do it! Hasta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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