Abstract: A musical instrument capable of obtaining direct tone transfer from the neck wood to the body wood as well as dramatically increased resonance sustain. The musical instrument comprises a neck portion having an extended neck tenon running a predetermined distance beyond the area of the fretboard, a body portion having a neck pocket designed to accommodate the extended neck tenon, a neck-to-body joint that combines connecting the body and neck tenon via metal screws through the back of the instrument as well as laminating/hard-gluing the neck to the wooden top of the instrument.

Abstract: A music instrument capable of emulating particular tones comprises an instrument body, a neck portion having a neck tenon that extends a predetermined distance into the instrument body to form a neck-to-body joint, a neck position pickup mounted above the neck tenon such that the sound captured by the neck position pickup resonates in concert with the neck portion, and a bridge position pickup mounted upon the instrument body such that the sound captured by the bridge position pickup resonates in concert with the instrument body. The neck position pickup and the bridge position pickup emulate respective vintage tones.