ESP M-II bolt-on or neck-thru?? What's the difference?
ESP M-II bolt-on or neck-thru?? What's the difference?
Yup, what is it? What's the different between a bolt-on and a neck-thru guitar?? Or I mean, is the sound different?
In my experience, Neck thrus do sustain better and tend to have a fuller sound with bolt ons having a more treble sounding. The other advantage is access to the highest frets.
I also think they look much better.
Horses for courses though.
hmmm i have had the oppostie experience. all the neck thus have sounded brighter/more treble and all my bolt ons have had a fuller sound.
I think it's more a player preference than generalizing that one will inherently sound better than the other.
IMO, the advantage of bolt-ons for shredder type players is the increased adjustability of a bolt-on neck (shimming and such) to get the best action.
For me, my most consistent guitars have been bolt-ons. But, that doesn't mean much I don't think.
Tonally yes...
Quality wise, very debatable, best you go out there and have a try of both...
Some argue neck thrus sustain better than bolt on, which I myself reckon is untrue, as I own a KH2 bolt on and a KH2 Vintage, and they sustain pretty much as well as each other...
Of course neck thrus have the neck running thru the body, thus more maple, and generally brighter sounding...