DIFFERENT TYPES OF GUITAR NECKS CONSTRUCTION

There are different solutions for inserting the neck onto the body of a guitar or electric bass.

Left to right clockwise: bolt on neck, set through neck,
trough neck, set neck.

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The most common are:

- Bolt on,
- Neck through,
- Bolt in or set in or set neck,
- Set through.

Each of these solutions has a different impact on the various factors that determine the sound of an instrument that is: harmonic content, the definition on the fundamental note, attack, sustain. Click on the links to find out the difference between different types of construction.

Galeazzo Frudua

As a luthier and guitar making and repair teacher, since 1988 he has built making more than 350 boutique guitars and basses priced from 2,900 to 5,600 Euros and repaired and customized thousands of stringed instruments. His instruments and amplifiers are used by flagship artists, such as Chick Corea, Peter Gabriel, Ennio Morricone, Carl Verheyen. He owns two YouTube channels—where he teaches music—that count over 40 million views and about 200,000 subscribers and almost 200.000 subscribers.