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Set-through neck
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<h2 id="manufacturers">Manufacturers</h2> <p>Set-through necks are relatively uncommon, and few manufacturers produce such neck joints. Sometimes, especially if neck extension inside a body does not fill full scale length, such neck joint is marketed as an extended pocket set-in neck or deep-set neck. </p><p>David Thomas McNaught claims to be the first who proposed a modern version of set-through neck joint. "Set-Thru" is a registered trademark of McNaught Guitars in United States since February 25, 2003.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>Despite the trademark, some other companies use the term to describe their products, including <a href="/facts/Dean_Guitars/REI0rRke">Dean Guitars</a>, <a href="/facts/ESP_Guitars/oWNTz8LQ">ESP Guitars</a>, and <a href="/facts/B.C._Rich/aUSMIbho">B.C. Rich</a>. </p><p>As opposed to popular neck-through designs that emphasize the neck as one piece of wood and the body wings as (laminated) separate pieces by using transparent or semi-transparent finishes and contrasting woods, there's no such trend for set-through guitars. Usually, it's hard to determine if the guitar has set-through neck or neck-through body judging only the general outlook. B.C. Rich's Invisibolt Technology is one notable exception that uses black ("shadow") body and contrasting light neck wood. A second example would be Toone Guitars' deliberate emphasis of the neck joint as an aesthetic choice, in particular the exposed asymmetrical sliding dovetail joint. </p> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060805120844/http://mcnaughtguitars.com/index15.htm">Explanation of "Set-Thru" Neck</a> at David Thomas McNaught Guitars.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070708151852/http://www.edromanguitars.com/newsite/techarticles/neckconstruction.htm">Guitar Neck Construction</a> at Ed Roman Guitars.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070114180521/http://www.edromanguitars.com/newsite/techarticles/neck_tenon.htm">Deep Set Neck Tenon</a> construction details and photos at Ed Roman Guitars.</li> <li><a href="http://www.tooneguitars.com/TOONEtigerwalnut2.html">Neck-Into-Body Construction</a> detailed variations at Toone Guitars.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Set-thru" neck trademark information, serial number 78014000, registration number 2690889 at US patents office server. <a href="http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78014000" target="_blank">http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78014000</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>