A pet peeve

[Ebidis]

As most of you know by now I love Teles, and Strats too. But i have a pet peeve.

Why do they have to have big, blocky, uncomfortable neck joints?

This is the way to do a bolt on neck joint. It's much more comfortable, and a thousand times easier to access the upper frets.

 

[Inspector #20]

Because of an infatuation with tradition....I built mine differently.

 

[Inspector #20]

July 13, 2018

Robert,

I just returned from a trip to Philadelphia and found your beautiful guitar (and I do mean beautiful guitar) waiting for me at my warehouse. Thank you for such a fine work of art. Cool design. Plays like a dream, dripping with style and a load of attitude to boot. I thank you for making me a part of your legacy. God bless and continued success.

Marty Stuart

 

[Jethro Rocker]

My Godin.

 

[gball]

Fender American Ultras (and maybe some other models I haven't seen) have a sculpted neck joint.

 

[heltershelton]

July 13, 2018

Robert,

I just returned from a trip to Philadelphia and found your beautiful guitar (and I do mean beautiful guitar) waiting for me at my warehouse. Thank you for such a fine work of art. Cool design. Plays like a dream, dripping with style and a load of attitude to boot. I thank you for making me a part of your legacy. God bless and continued success.

Marty Stuart

now THIS is really cool.

 

[Astral Traveler]

I like mine like this. Glorious upper fret access.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

I like mine like this. Glorious upper fret access.

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Harder for bolt on. My LP Axcess and Goya L6-S have excellent access.

 

[SG John]

I like mine like this. Glorious upper fret access.

I'm with on that.

This is how I like neck joints.

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

As most of you know by now I love Teles, and Strats too. But i have a pet peeve.

Why do they have to have big, blocky, uncomfortable neck joints?

This is the way to do a bolt on neck joint. It's much more comfortable, and a thousand times easier to access the upper frets.

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Only YOU can prevent bulbous neck joints.

 

[SG John]

Only YOU can prevent bulbous neck joints.

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When I made my Billy-Bo copy, it had the standard Gretsch heel. It's similar to a Les Paul heel. As I was doing the fine sanding on the neck to get it how I wanted it, I decided to introduce it to the belt sander. It now has a much nicer heel.

 

[Hackmaster]

The worst neck joint that I have experienced, has to be these goofy Hondo 6 screw joints.

Pathetic upper fret accessibility.

 

[67plexi]

Send in the Hydra.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Worst high fret access ever? Stupid ass SG double neck. Can fight to hit A on high E. Have a look where neck joint is. It is very thick too just a slab of wood. Some songs I need a B or C or even bend to D. Good luck with that.

Traded it. Have the Rich Bich double neck now.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Check out the neck to body slab. Terrible! Pointy sharp thing. Mine was an Epi. Gibby wants like $7k for this abomination.

 

[Ebidis]

Fender American Ultras (and maybe some other models I haven't seen) have a sculpted neck joint.

Fender is always on the cutting edge of innovation. It only took them until what... 2018 to design the same neck joint that Ibanez designed in 1987?

 

[67plexi]

I never had an issue with Fender bolt on neck joints. Checkout the Parker FLY Deluxe

 

[Ebidis]

I never had an issue with Fender bolt on neck joints. Checkout the Parker FLY Deluxe

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It's not that I can't play a Fender with the traditional bolt on joint, but there really is just no reason that they need to be so big and blocky.

 

[Beagle]

The dust up that end is nearly as thick as the joint...

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

THIS