What would you call this neck construction?

[Artie]

Is this "set-neck", or "neck through", or something else altogether? This is my MIJ Vantage VP-795. (Matsumoku.)

Thanks all.

 

[hamerfan]

I have had the same experience with an black Aria PE series guitar (Les Paul style). Obviously screws in the neck route under black finish.

 

[Artie]

I'm pretty sure that your Aria, and my Vantage, rolled out of the same factory.

 

[Artie]

Also, (I'll keep this in the same thread), this thing has brass saddles and brass nut. What kind of tonal impact might that have?

Thanks again.

 

[jeremy]

brass isnt bad, just can be heavy. clear and fairly warm sounding for metal, meaning its not as bright as steel or titanium but brighter than a graphtech saddle for example

 

[PFDarkside]

Well it’s not neck through, you have the laminated strips in the body but not the neck. Is it glued or is that screw all that’s holding it?

 

[Artie]

It's definitely glued in. I think the screw was just to hold it while it "set."

 

[Artie]

brass isnt bad, just can be heavy. clear and fairly warm sounding for metal, meaning its not as bright as steel or titanium but brighter than a graphtech saddle for example

I was thinking that some AII Pro's would go nice in here, but it doesn't look like they're available in zebra.

 

[jeremy]

sure they are, i used to have a set. or maybe they were reverse zebra actually, but they are out there

 

[NegativeEase]

it's a set neck with extra support

 

[Artie]

sure they are, i used to have a set. or maybe they were reverse zebra actually, but they are out there

Ah, good. They removed the menu item from the dropdown on the webpage.

it's a set neck with extra support

Thanks. I was just curious.

 

[alex1fly]

Screw in neck.

I have a bass with brass nut and brass bridge. Sustains like crazy. Could be any number of factors though.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Long tenon set-neck, meant to look like a neck-through. Probably more lively than an actual neck-through.
IME neck-throughs, despite good sustain, tend to feel very stiff. Especially the multilayer laminated ones.
Matsumoku knew what they were doing; they make good stuff.

 

[Top-L]

I would call it "Chinese."

Seriously though, it looks like a bolt on where they attempt to make it look like neck through.

 

[ehdwuld]

thats a pickup adjustment

 

[PFDarkside]

I was thinking that some AII Pro's would go nice in here, but it doesn't look like they're available in zebra.

Check it out, you can order zebra and reverse zebra for “neck” and “bridge”, but not “set”. Also it says Trembuckers are temporarily unavailable. It might be an odd website thing.

 

[playas]

If you're looking for a name, how about "bolt through"?

 

[formula73]

It’s a set neck.

 

[Artie]

I would call it "Chinese."

There's pretty good documentation for it online. It's definitely made in Japan.

Check it out, you can order zebra and reverse zebra for “neck” and “bridge”, but not “set”. Also it says Trembuckers are temporarily unavailable. It might be an odd website thing.

Over at the Vantage forum, they're saying that the original pups were fairly hot. Like DiMarzio Super Distortions. I think I might go with "Whole Lotta's."

 

[nexion218]

BC Rich had marketed something similar recently as their new technology, they called it "Invisibolt"...

" In 2006, they introduced the IT (Invisibolt Technology) series, which combines elements of bolt-on and neck-through designs: The neck is bolted inside the body to make the guitar look much like a "neck-through", but the neck joint is still visible."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.C._Rich