What do people think about bolt-on 24.75" scale guitars?

[meresing]

Neck joints? Set-necks = fuller tone, longer sustain.(unless you crank up a strat and drive your amp into a little distortion, youll notice the lesser sustain compared to a set-neck) Bolt-on = stronger attack, quicker decay, punchier, more percussive sound. Is one better than the other? No. Its a preference (personal),

[twotimingpete]

 

Neck joint type really makes no difference to playability or sound. Many times, on non-fenders, it's a sign of a budget made guitar (because outside of fender style guitars, it doesn't seem to be done much other than on really low end guitars), but in practical terms, the joint itself makes no difference.

 

 

meresing wrote:

 

Neck joints? Set-necks = fuller tone, longer sustain.(unless you crank up a strat and drive your amp into a little distortion, youll notice the lesser sustain compared to a set-neck) Bolt-on = stronger attack, quicker decay, punchier, more percussive sound. Is one better than the other? No. Its a preference (personal),

 

 

This is the common wisdom we've all grown up with, I just don't find it to be true in any way. It's pure hype. If you think bolt on guitars sound punchier and more percussive it's likely because of the longer scale length that typically accompanies these guitar styles.

[honeyiscool]

How many people have placed a Strat pickup in a Gibson? Until you do, that's still the biggest difference IMO.

[skybluegary]

Yep, not just warmoth, some other outfits like USACG also make them.

 

http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/necks/warmoth_conversionneck.aspx

[skybluegary]

Sorry, that was a reply to jpnyc's question;

 

I had no idea I could even do that. Is that just a drop-in thing with a Warmoth neck?