I don't like the swimming pool rout because I'm a traditionalist.
Not sure it sounds the same either but there's no way to prove there's a difference.
Kinda have to go with your instincts...or ask Eric Johnson. I'm sure he has an opinion.
I know he does not want a glue joint in the neck pocket and likes one piece bodies.
I do like the idea of being able to use a range of pickups. Like a Tele bridge pickup or a bridge humbucker. Or two humbuckers.
Personally, i think a neck fit extremely well to the neck pocket with zero slop couples the sound of the neck and body and results in a sound, resonance and sustain that might benefit the guitar even more.
Not sure it sounds the same either but there's no way to prove there's a difference.
Kinda have to go with your instincts...or ask Eric Johnson. I'm sure he has an opinion.
I know he does not want a glue joint in the neck pocket and likes one piece bodies.
I do like the idea of being able to use a range of pickups. Like a Tele bridge pickup or a bridge humbucker. Or two humbuckers.
Personally, i think a neck fit extremely well to the neck pocket with zero slop couples the sound of the neck and body and results in a sound, resonance and sustain that might benefit the guitar even more.
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