Neck-thru

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Neck-thru or neck-through or in full form neck through body is a method of electric guitar or bass guitar construction that involves cutting both a guitar's neck and part of its body from a single piece of wood. The strings, fretboard, pickups and bridge are all mounted on this piece. So-called "ears" or "wings" (i.e. side parts of the body) are glued or laminated to the central "stick". The "wings" may be bookmatched in order to give a symmetrical appearance, and are often cut from one piece of wood.

Advantages

As this is one of the most expensive guitar construction process, it is usually found on high-end guitars. It is somewhat more common in basses than in guitars. Neck-thru construction also allows easier access to upper frets, because of the non-existent heal.

This structure is used by many companies, including Alembic, Carvin and Rickenbacker. The Gibson Firebird and Thunderbird use this technique, and it is also popular with independent guitar builders.

String instrument neck joints
Bolt-on - Set-in - Neck-thru body

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