Why is it called "bolt on neck" when they all use...

[longfinger]

Why is it called "bolt on neck" when all these types of builds have screws?

http://www.dailycivil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bolt-vs-screw.jpg1_.jpg1_.jpg

C'mon people. We know the difference between screws and bolts that require nuts to fasten. Anyone want to take part in the new social movement to call these instruments "screw on necks"?

Rallies? Marches?

 

[Joe Nerve]

Sorry to do this right out of the gate, but....

bolt1
bōlt/
noun
noun: bolt; plural noun: bolts
1.
a metal pin or bar, in particular.

 

[FingerDub]

 

[bholder]

Ovation Magnums have T-nuts buried in the neck heel under the fingerboard and actually mount to the bass with real neck bolts rather than screws. So there.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

Why is it called "bolt on neck" when all these types of builds have screws?

http://www.dailycivil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bolt-vs-screw.jpg1_.jpg1_.jpg

C'mon people. We know the difference between screws and bolts that require nuts to fasten. Anyone want to take part in the new social movement to call these instruments "screw on necks"?

Rallies? Marches?

Neck bolts GOOOOOOD

 

[John Swartz]

To me, a "screw on neck" sounds like the neck is pointed/threaded and you "screw" it into the body...

Or maybe that's a "screw IN neck"...

 

[charlie monroe]

Ovation Magnums have T-nuts buried in the neck heel under the fingerboard and actually mount to the bass with real neck bolts rather than screws. So there.

I think you will find that they are machine screws, not bolts.

 

[Watchootognbout]

It's an obvious misnomer.

bolt
(bōlt)n.
1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.

3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.


screw

(skro͞o)n.
1.
a. A cylindrical rod incised with one or more helical or advancing spiral threads, as a lead screw or worm screw.
b. The tapped collar or socket that receives this rod.

2. A metal pin with incised threads and a broad slotted head that can be driven as a fastener by turning with a screwdriver, especially:
a. A tapered and pointed wood screw.

 

[Hoochie Coochie Man]

The Machinery Hanbook is a good reference accepted by engineers as an authoritative guide. I don't have my copy handy, so I can't quote it directly, but this is what I think it says about screws and bolts.

A bolt is an externally threaded fastener designed for insertion through holes in assembled parts, and is normally intended to be tightened or released by torquing a nut.

A screw is an externally threaded fastener capable of being inserted into holes in assembled parts, of mating with a preformed internal thread or forming its own thread and of being tightened and released by torquing the head.

Thus, "bolt on" is not an accurate term for wood screws, or machine screws used to attach a neck.

 

[Wisebass]

Hi longfinger you nailed it.

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[two fingers]

There's gotta be something else we can talk about.

The grout in my office is looking a little rough. Perhaps I should brush it and maybe reseal it.

I don't know what to have for dinner tonight....

How can I get my 5 year old to quit picking her nose?

 

[dreamadream99]

There's gotta be something else we can talk about.

The grout in my office is looking a little rough. Perhaps I should brush it and maybe reseal it.

I don't know what to jave for dinner tonight....

How can I get my 5 year old to quit picking her nose?

Yes.
Burritos.
Hot Sauce.

 

[charlie monroe]

How can I get my 5 year old to quit picking her nose?

My gran used to say "don't pick your nose, it will cave in"

 

[bassplayertom77]

"Real" bolted joints as opposed to wood screw[edit]
The term is usually a misnomer, introduced mostly by Fender whose guitars traditionally had what is called bolt-on necks. Real bolted joints (i.e., using bolt coupled with a nut) exist—particularly in acoustic guitars—but are less common in electric guitars.[3] However, at least one aftermarket manufacturer[4] offers a replacement for Fender neckplates and screws that uses captive inserts—embedded in the guitar body by means of an external self-tapping thread — and M4 machine screws. The maker claims this permits a higher fastening torque than ordinary wood screws, and hence a better coupling between neck and body.

 

[twinjet]

Some cheaper models use actual screws. My cheapo Lyon LB-10 does. I don't recall what my L-2000 uses.

 

[Nofrets2]

Lag bolts do not require nuts to fasten and the nuts & bolts you refer to can also be called machine screws. Why be concerned about such triviality. Let's play music.

 

[Klaxxi]

Ovation Magnums have T-nuts buried in the neck heel under the fingerboard and actually mount to the bass with real neck bolts rather than screws. So there.

I own a Magnum 1 myself and I did not know this. I've never needed to take the neck off admittedly.

 

[pappabass]

Why is it called a 'neck thru' ? neck thru what ? ? why not 1 piece?

 

[jwilson67]

Because "Screw on neck" sounds very lurid.

 

[Ant Illington]

I know, I'm still looking for the wheels and bed on all of my pick-ups. Don't get me started on bass nuts. We can go on but hopefully we won't.