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Neck through or no neck through ?

neck throught or not neck throught

  • Total voters
    89
  • Poll closed .
#61
Doner Designs said:
How often do we even use the sustain that a bolt on offers? I like being able to mix and match necks on the builds in my personal lineup.
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I'll admit that I don't really have any high end basses but I find my self wanting more sustain at times. Like when I play over a sustained note I can only get about a measure and a half before it's not loud enough, I've been considering getting a freeze pedal.
 
#62
Will_White said:
I'll admit that I don't really have any high end basses but I find my self wanting more sustain at times. Like when I play over a sustained note I can only get about a measure and a half before it's not loud enough, I've been considering getting a freeze pedal.
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I was about to say the same. Pink Floyd's "Time" is about the only time I remember needing more sustain, but a compressor would probably do the trick and is a useful tool to have on your pedal board. I could even see having two - one for always on light studio type compression and one set up as a sustainer.
 
#63
4StringsEnough said:
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It is really hard to compare two basses with different neck joints even if they are exactly the same. This is due to:

a) Even if they're made out of the same wood from the same tree, they're going to sound slightly different as they would be from the different parts of the tree.
b) Even if the guy is playing the same riff as much identical as possible on both basses, he is not a robot and, there'll be a slight difference in playing.

That's being said, I think they did a good comparison. My thoughts are:

They sound very much like the same. To me it sounded like the bolt on one has more 'snap' or brightness that is more percussive, and imo better for slapping/popping. I liked the bolt on better, but again the difference is very small.

I prefer bolt ons because I like P and J basses, and like the advantage of swapping the necks.
 
#66
Mantis Tobaggan said:
Words cant describe it. The sound is just better. I used to play a bolt on and switched to a neckthrough.
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What I'm getting at is; "better" is a subjective term. To make a blanket statement like: "neck-throughs sound better" is like saying "Steak is the best tasting food". Without qualifiers, it's a meaningless statement, and ultimately a matter of personal preference.

You say you used to play a bolt-on bass and your current neck-through bass sounds better. The fact that it's a neck-through has little or nothing to do with it sounding better than your old bass. It's like saying; "I drive a convertible and it has more power than my old car, which wasn't a convertible... Therefore, convertibles must be more powerful than all non-convertibles".
 

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