A stringed instrument comprising a stringed instrument neck, a stringed instrument body and an attachment mechanism for selective attachment of said stringed instrument neck to said stringed instrument body, further comprising: a recess formed in the stringed instrument body including a forward stop surface, upper and lower neck capturing surfaces, and side walls, the recess further including a first part of a latch mechanism fixed rearward of the forward stop surface; and the stringed instrument neck having a capture block at a forward end thereof adapted to fit snugly between the upper and lower neck capturing surfaces (49, 41) and side walls of the recess, a forward wall of the capture block abutting the forward stop surface of the recess when the stringed instrument neck is in an locked position with the stringed instrument body, the capture block further including a second part of the latch mechanism fixed rearward of the forward wall of the capture block; the first part of the latch mechanism including a latch hook projecting upward out of the recess and having a sloped upper surface and a lip, the latch hook being biased into a forward position with a spring, the second part of the latch mechanism including an aperture in the capture block and including a cooperative latch ledge therein, the latch hook having an actuator fixed therewith for manually moving the latch hook away from the forward position against the spring into a rearward position; whereby with the stringed instrument neck seated in the recess of the stringed instrument body with the forward wall partially contacting the forward stop surface, the neck, when pressed down until the sloped surface contacts the second part of the latch mechanism, moves the latch hook away from the forward position to the rearward position until the latch hook lip clears the latch ledge, the spring thereafter forcing the latch hook back into the forward position to lock the stringed instrument neck into the stringed instrument body into the locked position; wherein the stringed instrument body further includes a threaded bolt traversing a bolt aperture in the stringed instrument body at the recess, and wherein the capture block further includes a cooperative threaded aperture plug formed therein, such that with the stringed instrument neck in the locked position on the stringed instrument body, the bolt, when tightened within the threaded aperture plug, further secures the stringed instrument neck to the stringed instrument body; and wherein a distal end of the threaded bolt includes a manually-actuable knob; characterised in that the threaded bolt is captured within the stringed instrument body between a collar and a collar bolt, a second biasing spring fixed therebetween, the collar fixed within the stringed instrument body, such that the second biasing spring urges the threaded bolt upward into the recess of the stringed instrument body. a recess formed in the stringed instrument body including a forward stop surface, upper and lower neck capturing surfaces, and side walls, the recess further including a first part of a latch mechanism fixed rearward of the forward stop surface; and the stringed instrument neck having a capture block at a forward end thereof adapted to fit snugly between the upper and lower neck capturing surfaces (49, 41) and side walls of the recess, a forward wall of the capture block abutting the forward stop surface of the recess when the stringed instrument neck is in an locked position with the stringed instrument body, the capture block further including a second part of the latch mechanism fixed rearward of the forward wall of the capture block; the first part of the latch mechanism including a latch hook projecting upward out of the recess and having a sloped upper surface and a lip, the latch hook being biased into a forward position with a spring, the second part of the latch mechanism including an aperture in the capture block and including a cooperative latch ledge therein, the latch hook having an actuator fixed therewith for manually moving the latch hook away from the forward position against the spring into a rearward position; whereby with the stringed instrument neck seated in the recess of the stringed instrument body with the forward wall partially contacting the forward stop surface, the neck, when pressed down until the sloped surface contacts the second part of the latch mechanism, moves the latch hook away from the forward position to the rearward position until the latch hook lip clears the latch ledge, the spring thereafter forcing the latch hook back into the forward position to lock the stringed instrument neck into the stringed instrument body into the locked position; wherein the stringed instrument body further includes a threaded bolt traversing a bolt aperture in the stringed instrument body at the recess, and wherein the capture block further includes a cooperative threaded aperture plug formed therein, such that with the stringed instrument neck in the locked position on the stringed instrument body, the bolt, when tightened within the threaded aperture plug, further secures the stringed instrument neck to the stringed instrument body; and wherein a distal end of the threaded bolt includes a manually-actuable knob; characterised in that the threaded bolt is captured within the stringed instrument body between a collar and a collar bolt, a second biasing spring fixed therebetween, the collar fixed within the stringed instrument body, such that the second biasing spring urges the threaded bolt upward into the recess of the stringed instrument body.