Disadvantages
Typically cited disadvantages of bolt-on neck include:
- For solid body electric guitars, harder access to top frets, especially if screw plate is used and visible. Slick heel with hidden plate (such as depicted one) makes playing the top frets more comfortable and special neck joint techniques, such as the Ibanez AANJ, Music Man Silhouette and Stephen's Extended Cutaway mitigate this problem.
- Less resonance due to minimized contact with body. Gluing or "set-neck" guitars allow for better overall contact between the guitar neck and the body.
- Sloppy construction or assembly of a bolt-on guitar exacerbates any of its inherent disadvantages.
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