Creedmaniac
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i wonder what u guys mean by saying the neck bolt on..i wonder what thats mean..and what the disadvantage for bolt on..psl help me guys im buying guitar tomorow..
guys i really need help on guitar
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Creedmaniac
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somebody pls help me..
JonEthan
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Bolt-on are bolted (screwed, to be more precise) to the body, while Set-Necks are glued. Most strats (Fender, Ibanez) are bolt-on, while Gibson usualy glues the neck.
Glued neck allows better sustain but is more difficult to replace in case of damage or upgrade. Bolt-on is preferred by more manufacturers because it's easier, cheaper, and faster to bind.
Glued neck allows better sustain but is more difficult to replace in case of damage or upgrade. Bolt-on is preferred by more manufacturers because it's easier, cheaper, and faster to bind.
i own all bolt on guitars, they're babes to me!
le_Doucereux
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Some people say bolt on necks have less sustain that set necks but in my experience, the tighter the neck pocket on bolt ons, the better the sustain..
To my ears, bolt on necks also have a particular sound which I kinda like.. Most of my guitars are bolt on.. All except one, actually.. And I rarely play that..
To my ears, bolt on necks also have a particular sound which I kinda like.. Most of my guitars are bolt on.. All except one, actually.. And I rarely play that..
A well bolt on neck can sustain just as well as a neck thrus or setnecks! Says who? John Suhr.
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And when you BREAK A NECK!!!!! You're just a click away from www.usacustomguitars.com for a new neck!
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Generally bolt on models have faster more "in-your-face" attack of the notes. Why is sustain so important anyway? It's the least of my concerns when choosing a guitar. I mean look, even if a set neck guitar sustains more than a bolt-on guitar that difference is like 1 second or less.
kentheman2000
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I'd love to compose one of them, One-note solos one day... throw in sustainability, gain, reverb, and a flanger... That one-note solo can go a long way on it's own... Don't forget the feedback!
loldude333
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Actually it's up to personal preference. If u want bolt-on, set-neck,neck-thru etc............go ahead. No one's gonna condemn u for it except very obnoxious ppl. Personally, i find that neck-thrus having more sustain is just a myth. My RGTCR2 which is neck-thru doesn't sustain as well as my friend's bolt-on SA260FM. And pertaining to the super-sustain thingy, here's my take:
Fernandes FR-55(bolt-on) w/ Sustainer on max and with EMG 81 bridge position selected+super high gain settings on BOSS MT2+MXR Dynacomp+Peavey XXX Head connected to Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cab on Lead Channel set to max gain+Noise gate(any type, so long as it can remove most noise)set to 50%(approximately)=ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM SUSTAIN+TOTALLY KILLER LEAD TONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Fernandes FR-55(bolt-on) w/ Sustainer on max and with EMG 81 bridge position selected+super high gain settings on BOSS MT2+MXR Dynacomp+Peavey XXX Head connected to Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cab on Lead Channel set to max gain+Noise gate(any type, so long as it can remove most noise)set to 50%(approximately)=ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM SUSTAIN+TOTALLY KILLER LEAD TONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
penta-tonic
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i think honestly the bridge type has more part to play in sustain than the neck joint. cos as much as they argument goes that thru neck more stable and stuff if u get a bolt on which is tight fitting theres plenty of surface area in contact with the body. i think personally its neck mass as well as bridge. if ure a really die hard sustain-iac den i suppose fixed bridge would be the way to go. and u would also have to make the string action high so that it doesnt crash against the frets and lose sustain. then the pickups also cant be too near to the strings so that the magnets have too much pull on the strings preventing them from vibrating. and i think the denser the fret material the better the note rings out and this would go for the nut material, and saddles. hahahaha.
penta-tonic, if I play classical guitar, will I have more sustain than your Suhr? :wink:
Of course, my classical will have a titanium nut, titanium bridge block and miniature frets.
EDIT: My classical has 1 mic located inside the sound hole... small mics so sustain not affected... there is 1 miniature speaker too. There is 1 1/4" output. There is 1 knob beside the output. The guitar when plugged up will sustain indefinately. The knob is to control the pitch of the sustained feedback.
The reason I would get a set neck or neck thru (especially) is the better upper neck access they can afford over bolt-on necks...
Of course, my classical will have a titanium nut, titanium bridge block and miniature frets.
EDIT: My classical has 1 mic located inside the sound hole... small mics so sustain not affected... there is 1 miniature speaker too. There is 1 1/4" output. There is 1 knob beside the output. The guitar when plugged up will sustain indefinately. The knob is to control the pitch of the sustained feedback.
The reason I would get a set neck or neck thru (especially) is the better upper neck access they can afford over bolt-on necks...
penta-tonic
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wah shred, i didnt know u had titanium nuts. :lol:
ok time to put away the suhr. im gonna take my daddys takamine classical guitar and plug into my amp, put on some gain and wail away. u guys with all ur ibanez and shreddy guitars just suck man. big time.
end of story. 8O
ok time to put away the suhr. im gonna take my daddys takamine classical guitar and plug into my amp, put on some gain and wail away. u guys with all ur ibanez and shreddy guitars just suck man. big time.
end of story. 8O
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