Has anybody gigged an emmons bolt on?

Silas Hamilton · Post by **Silas Hamilton** » 6 Feb 2021 8:20 pm

Im just curious, has anybody gigged an emmons bolt on? Ive recently bought a 66 bolt on, I wonder about the tuning instability with temperature.

George Seymour · Post by **George Seymour** » 7 Feb 2021 5:59 am

A lot...have three. Touch up every now and then when the band leader is talking to the audience. There is a fair amount of past threads on the presumed or actual tuning instability of the aluminum neck bolt on changer.. I play them for the tone, exactly what I like to hear...more tuning issues connected to peoples bar hand than bolts tuning issues..
My 1966 is D-1036, your guitar number?

Silas Hamilton · Post by **Silas Hamilton** » 7 Feb 2021 9:28 am

George Seymour wrote:A lot...have three. Touch up every now and then when the band leader is talking to the audience. There is a fair amount of past threads on the presumed or actual tuning instability of the aluminum neck bolt on changer.. I play them for the tone, exactly what I like to hear...more tuning issues connected to peoples bar hand than bolts tuning issues..
My 1966 is D-1036, your guitar number?

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Mine is D-1045, weâ€™re mighty close!

Abe Levy · Post by **Abe Levy** » 7 Feb 2021 10:05 am

When giggling was possible I gigged mine all the time. I have two and neither has been any more susceptible to tuning issues than my cut tails. Iâ€™m in LA though where we donâ€™t have huge differences between indoors and out. I have 1066D by the way. Close!

George Seymour · Post by **George Seymour** » 7 Feb 2021 2:08 pm

Abe Levy wrote:When giggling was possible I gigged mine all the time. I have two and neither has been any more susceptible to tuning issues than my cut tails. Iâ€™m in LA though where we donâ€™t have huge differences between indoors and out. I have 1066D by the way. Close!

D-1063 number two of three ðŸ˜Š

Got five gigs on the books starting in May...
Light at the end of the tunnel....

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 7 Feb 2021 3:00 pm

There was a long thread not too long ago about aluminum neck bolt-ons and tuning, I think I posted my experience on that one as well. I'm in Texas and this gig from a few years back is typical.. Outdoor, direct sunlight, and I really didn't have any problems. I mentioned on the other thread the only time I've ever had any issue was where I started in the shade and then the sun crept in before the end of the set. Even then, a couple of mid-course tuning tweaks and it was fine. I'm not sure any guitar would be perfect in that situation.

This one is 1016-D, probably a '67 based on what I've read about 'D' numbers. I've also got a 'practice' (like I EVER practice

) guitar. It's an invoice number bolt-on, 2542.. I'm sold on bolt-ons, and they stay in tune MUCH better than a couple of well known all-pull guitars I've owned.

EDITED: I've always wanted to say this: "I'm nuts about bolts!"

Hey George, I've got a couple in May myself, assuming we're somewhat past this pandemic stuff. It's looking up!

Jim Cooley · Post by **Jim Cooley** » 7 Feb 2021 3:18 pm

Bill Terry wrote:"I'm nuts about bolts!"

Well, you can washer hands of that one now.

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 7 Feb 2021 3:22 pm

Well, you can washer hands of that one now.

My apologies to the OP, this thread has gone awry...

George Seymour · Post by **George Seymour** » 7 Feb 2021 4:12 pm

Not really Bill...ðŸ˜€ not derailed
People are bottled up...the light will be much brighter come Mayish
Unfortunately some clubs wonâ€™t make it....but where thereâ€™s a will thereâ€™s a way

Andy Beisel · Post by **Andy Beisel** » 8 Feb 2021 2:36 pm

Abe Levy wrote:When giggling was possible I gigged mine all the time. I have two and neither has been any more susceptible to tuning issues than my cut tails. Iâ€™m in LA though where we donâ€™t have huge differences between indoors and out. I have 1066D by the way. Close!

I hope you are still giggling daily.

Abe Levy · Post by **Abe Levy** » 9 Feb 2021 7:41 am

Haha - I try Andy!

Randy Gilliam · Post by **Randy Gilliam** » 20 Apr 2021 9:14 pm

67 Emmons Bolt On D 10 Rosewood Mica 8 and 5 Emmons Setup Bryan Adams Guitar.

George Kimery · Post by **George Kimery** » 21 Apr 2021 5:21 am

I have a 74 wood neck. It is not connected to the changer, so there is no issue with temperature change. I would take a metal neck in a heartbeat. It would only be once in a blue moon that I would be in a temperature change situation and I would just deal with it the best I could. I wouldn't throw away 99% of no problem for a 1% problem.

Silas Hamilton · Post by **Silas Hamilton** » 21 Apr 2021 7:13 am

George Kimery wrote:I have a 74 wood neck. It is not connected to the changer, so there is no issue with temperature change. I would take a metal neck in a heartbeat. It would only be once in a blue moon that I would be in a temperature change situation and I would just deal with it the best I could. I wouldn't throw away 99% of no problem for a 1% problem.

I agree, ive played my bolt-on on many gigs since this post and ive had no issues.

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 22 Apr 2021 1:25 pm

No issues when I had my bolt on; in fact the guitar seemed to "play itself".

Bud Harger · Post by **Bud Harger** » 7 Nov 2022 2:51 pm

I gigged my ‘67 Bolt-On for 40+ years… from 1973 until I retired at 80 years old in 2017. I never had any troublesome tuning issues. Occasionally, I had to “touch-up” the E9th neck. The C6th, hardly ever.

Make sure everything on the under-side is adjusted properly, and enjoy the bolt-on-tone machine.

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