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I wish fender made one...

#24
etechstan said:
I'm sorry, but when the big names and the players who inspire me move away from bolt-on, I will then consider it. If it's good enough for Geddy, Steve, Norm Stockton and countless more, its good enough for me.
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UH? Yeah... I don't think it's about being "good enough" or not "good enough" but rather about people's preference. Yeah....
 
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#28
kaputsport said:
First off... What you were trying to say was the point is MOOT, not mute.
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OMG, I mistyped something, the horror of it all.

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#35
IMHO -

Bolt On = Bouncier Feel

Neck Through = Controlled / Keyboard Like Feel


(this is from my experience with my Neck Through vs Bolt On Basses).

I guess you can say its like playing a Piano vs a Weighted Keyboard. Piano Bolt On / Neck Through is the Weighted Keyboard.
 
#36
I own a couple of neck thru's, a couple of set necks, and a handful of bolt ons, and once it's run thru an amp, I really don't notice much of a difference between any of them that can't be made up thru EQing - YMMV, though...

I've always heard the "what if the neck goes bad" argument in support of bolt-ons, but in over 30 years of playing, I've replaced exactly zero necks, so I guess that isn't much of an issue *for me*...


- georgestrings
 
#37
Avezzano said:
evidently for your own experience. Now, try to be in a jazz combo playing a slow ballad "in two" and tell me that the sustain factor is not into the equation!!! Not that you cannot play a ballad with a short sustained axe, but sustain sometimes IS definitely a much welcomed factor!!!

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^ This. Ditto if you want to play a vaguely melodic solo that doesn't involve slapping, popping or playing 40 notes to the bar! Good sustain can be very welcome.


I've never owned a neck-through so I can't really comment. What I've found with bolt-on vs set necks, however, is that the set will deliver more bottom end and give a smoother sound (which will sound amazing north of the 12th fret), whereas the bolt-ons tend to have more prominent low mids that give a rather delightful snarl, particularly on the lower notes.
 
#38
georgestrings said:
I own a couple of neck thru's, a couple of set necks, and a handful of bolt ons, and once it's run thru an amp, I really don't notice much of a difference between any of them that can't be made up thru EQing - YMMV, though...

I've always heard the "what if the neck goes bad" argument in support of bolt-ons, but in over 30 years of playing, I've replaced exactly zero necks, so I guess that isn't much of an issue *for me*...

- georgestrings
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True. Pedulla PentaBuzz since '88. Never a problem. Always an enjoyable journey.
 

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