Set neck, neck thru etc.

[gab4554]

I know bolt on is neck in the body with bolts or something like that. But whats the diffrence between

Bolt on
Neck-Thru
Set-Neck
Set-Thru

what they change on the guitar and which one is best and the worst?

[hermz]

There is no best and worst, only personal preference.

Here are the facts:

Bolt on: The neck is bolted onto the body.
Neck-thru: The neck also forms the centre column of the body.
Set neck: The neck is glued onto the body.
Set-thru: The neck is glued onto the body and the neck joint is carved smooth.

Neck-thru and set-thru guitars generally have good upper fret access. A lot of people will tell you neck-thru guitars have better sustain than the others.

[Justinschut]

Set-thu's go a bit further into the body than Set neck's right ?

[Mister Guitar Himself]

Set-thu's go a bit further into the body than Set neck's right ?

yeah they do....they'll go roughly to the middle of the body

[Justinschut]

Aight, thats what I thought.. just checkin' ;)