Best headstock ever?

[Auer]

 

[SteveCS]

First, one that was mine a long time ago. The later Mk.1 Custom was a vast improvement on this in terms of weight distribution and straight string pull:

...and two that are mine;

and two I have never owned but would like to hold in my hands again one more time;

 

[G-Dog]

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[JIO]

I've got the perfect amp to pair with that BassKing!

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[JIO]

 

[JIO]

 

[JIO]

 

[cataract]

 

[Mikeus]

poor ugly-a** headstocks.. plz say a kind word for the little darlings..

 

[Clark Westfield]

These are cool:

 

[TBird1958]

Even better 'coz it's broken.

 

[zyxwfish]

 

[JIO]

 

[jd56hawk]

No nonsense classic shape that sill looks as good as the day it came out.

 

[IronLung1986]

 

[SteveCS]

I quite like this one from a recent 'addition':

The Young Chang factory made some of the late '80s and early '90s Korean Fender and Squier instruments, alongside their own 'Fenix' line. The early Fenix headstock was Fender shaped - it seems this 'axe' shape was developed to avoid being sued. I think the hook might double as a shepherd's crook to control wayward drummers!!

For anyone interested, NBD thread here : https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nbd-early-90s-fenix-p-j.1635810/

 

[JIO]

I quite like this one from a recent 'addition':
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The Young Chang factory made some of the late '80s and early '90s Korean Fender and Squier instruments, alongside their own 'Fenix' line. The early Fenix headstock was Fender shaped - it seems this 'axe' shape was developed to avoid being sued. I think the hook might double as a shepherd's crook to control wayward drummers!!

For anyone interested, NBD thread here : https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nbd-early-90s-fenix-p-j.1635810/

Somewhat similar "hook-wise" to my Grass Roots/ESP Bass IV hs shape (based on the Fender IV) -