neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

[Ninja Guitar]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

I prefer bolt-ons for their sound and cheapness. Cosmetically, I prefer the neck-thrus, but I can't afford em.

[BigDaddyD]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Bolt-on does not equal cheap. That is one of the most ignorant statements that I have ever heard. There are cheap bolt ons and cheap neckthrus (musicyo anyone?) The quality of the guitar has nothing to do with how the neck is joined to the body

[Ninja Guitar]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Guitars with bolt-on neck joints are often sold at cheaper prices than neck-thrus. Should they be? No. But I can't control people.

[Ninja Guitar]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Actually, neck-thrus take more labor to build than bolt-ons or set-necks, so yeah they should generally be a bit more expensive. Go to Jackson, Conklin, Carvin, or any other custom shop and you will get charged more for a neck-thru guitar than a bolt-on. Luthier's need to make money for what they do, so if it takes more work for them to make a certain type of guitar, you bet they'll charge you.

[BigDaddyD]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Originally posted by Ninja Guitar:
Guitars with bolt-on neck joints are often sold at cheaper prices than neck-thrus. Should they be? No. But I can't control people.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not all of the time. You are generalizing. Some companies that build bolt ons put a lot more effort into them then others. Tom Anderson, Suhr, Melancon,....these guitars are well worth the price...just as a neckthru is. I would rather have a new Anderson Cobra S then pretty much any guitar that you could throw at me. New it is probably around $2500 and worth every penny. Don't let your opinion get in the way of fact. It might be true that a neckthru might involve more work, but that depends on the company that makes it. I am pretty sure that Cobra S involved a lot more work than a JP PLayer, Music yo or other such neck thru. It isn't the joint, it is the combination of parts and attention to detail that make a guitar. \Jackson has a high attention to detail on all of their USA guitars. When you compare one of those bolt on to neckthrus, then your comparison MIGHT be valid. Your initial statement was that bolt ons are cheaper. That is simply a generalized and incorrect statement. That is what I am responding to.

[Ninja Guitar]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

I'm just talking about neck-to-body construction. Of course a musicyo neck-thru guitar shouldn't be more expensive than a custom Tom Anderson bolt-on. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[BigDaddyD]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

That is exactly what your statement implied.

[Ninja Guitar]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Should I be punished? [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[data187]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

i too prefer a bolt on guitar for the sound.

i compared a prs ce-24 which is a bolt on to a prs custom 24 which is a set neck and actually preferred the cheaper ce 24's sound which cut thru better in the mix imo.

[BigDaddyD]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Originally posted by Ninja Guitar:
Should I be punished? [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">NO, just corrected. [img]graemlins/nono.gif[/img]

[Newc]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Dude, lighten up. Bolt-ons are GENERALLY less expensive than a similar neckthrough model by the same or a competing company (i.e. Dinky/Soloist, ESP, etc) - that's what I got out of his post.
There's no need to "correct" him.
Yes the Andersons and other boutique guitars are far more expensive, but they are boutique instruments.

Newc

[RacerX]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Really, man!

[lerxstcat]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Since you mention the MusicYo Kramers, note that the Yo Focus is $79 while the Yo Barettas start at $199. Comparing apples to apples you can see that the neckthrough is more expensive within the millieu of the same manufacturer, which was Ninja's point. A neckthrough Anderson, if made, would probably cost more to make than a bolt-neck Anderson,
all other aspects of the two guitars being equal.

[xjimmyleungx]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

a good adjusted bolt-on can be very low-action and responsive in general...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">actually i wanted to ask this question for a long time but didnt want to start a new thread...

which usa jackson guitars has low actions...and....is RR1 considered to be a good lowaction compared to others? (i havent played others) [img]graemlins/baby.gif[/img]

[chopper45hd]

Re: neck thru vs set neck vs bolt on guitars

Originally posted by lerxstcat:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by chopper45hd:
bolt on for me. then again i havent found a lefty neck thru so my model6's get flipped over hendrix style. while the necks feel fine to me i think thats cause i learned that way,bodies just dig into my ribs too much so i got a lefty and those are all bolt on necks. i find a lefty neck thru charvel model6 and that would be the holy grail to me.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How long have you been playing? he reason I ask is that Rik Emmett of Triumph is a lefty, but plays right-handed. He says he feels it's an advantage to have his stronger hand on the fretboard. I guess if you've played for many years it'd be tough to switch.
My sister's friend married a guy who was ambidextous. He could play left or right hand, on a right hand guitar! He'd flip the same guitar back and forth and play just as well each way.

Anyway, make a favorite search at Ebay and you'll get an email when that lefty
comes it. I'd just say lefty Charvel, lefty Jackson or similar. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">been playing less than 1 yr, but with that said i have no choice but to play lefty. i have 2 missing fingers on my left hand,ring and long or bird fingers are cut off. i am left handed so its actually more natural for me this way and also is great for learning to use what i have left to me to use. thanks for the idea about ebay tho, but i dont think any model6's or 4's were made in lefty style. but hey...keep an eye out for me,i find one and i would even hock my harley to buy it [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]