[Glued VS Bolt on Necks]

Well... it's kind of impossible to make an SG properly with a bolt neck. The main advantage to a set neck' date=' as it's called, is that you get rid of that clunky block on the body that the neck is bolted to, so that you end up with better access to the upper frets.

 

Sonically, well, some will say that the best way to do it is with a neck through body construction, then a set neck, then a bolt-on; however if a bolt neck is fitted nice and tight and smooth it works about as well as a set neck.

 

Disadvantage? Well it's a lot more dificult to work on and a real PITA to refinish a set neck guitar. Fender went with bolt necks not so much for any sonic advantage but basically as an engineering compromise to simplify the construction process and to make maintenance easier... if a guitar got damaged in construction at least you could salvage part of it.[/quote']

 

 

Thanks for the reply...I was a little worried about the set neck.....are the Gibsons SG's with set necks too?

[Glued VS Bolt on Necks]

Well I did not realize that my G 400 Faded SG had a glued on neck when I bought it. Duh! What are the pros and cons of this?