best headstock shape contest --- compete for beer!

[JRA]

for fun/funny/beer/money: i thought i'd get some POV's from TB members!

this is an allen eden paddle neck: 34" scale, jazz/nut (1.5) spec. it will (should) eventually go onto a fender p-lyte body. i will have to marry the neck and body (heel/neck pocket) with some wizardry, but i intend to use the cheap neck ($65) and the old body i have (currently unused) to get a gig-worthy instrument...

i've been downloading templates, but as the neck arrived today, i'm thinking that this is a perfect place to get current opinions. i'm looking for both worthless and priceless opinions... and maybe even some creative ones, too.

pics of the 4-string neck/headstock:



anyway: i'd like your responses to the age-old question: "what is the best headstock shape?"

if i use your headstock shape suggestion = i will send you a case of fine mexican beer (tecate!) for your sipping pleasure (or monetary equivalent, i.e. $20 USD --- this is the fine print: read carefully)!

thanks in advance for your thoughtful attention!

jim

i didn't see anything in the rules forbidding this thread, but if it's not allowed, i will assume that it will be properly dispatched. my apologies a priori that possibility. i will dispose of the beer in my own way.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

 

[chaak]

Fodera, Fender, Sadowsky , Mike Lull

 

[Plake]

 

[JJR58]

 

[Oddly]

Just go headless...save yourself all the hassle!

 

[JRA]

Just go headless...save yourself all the hassle!

ha! maybe next time!

 

[Killed_by_Death]

as long as it's a 2+2

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[JRA]

Fodera, Fender, Sadowsky , Mike Lull

i may have some templates close to those --- i have to look --- but they're nice!

 

[JRA]

as long as it's a 2+2

i like that one just because it's smaller than some. i have 2+2's and 4 in line, both. hadn't thought about a preference for this one yet. probably 2+2 to 'get small'.

 

[bryan gibson]

...was at the Musicgoround in St. Louis last month and they and a Turser with a headstock shaped like.....uhhh..... Phallic would be the appropriate word I guess LOL

 

[Atshen]

The legendary, the almighty Fender Precision. Perfect from headstock to endpin.

 

[JRA]

with a headstock shaped like.....uhhh..... Phallic would be the appropriate word I guess

is there enough wood on that paddle to do it justice?

The legendary, the almighty Fender Precision. Perfect from headstock to endpin

i haven't ruled it out, but i've already got that one among my instruments --- thought i'd look at options!

 

[Felken]

I've always been a fan of the bombastic look of the fender headstock. It's based off the look of an upright bass by the way:

 

[tpaul]

 

[bass2020]

Sire V7? Kind of a modern take on the Fender design. Or, Ibanez ATK for the 2+2.

 

[Felken]

Here are my official entries:

For a more traditional look: an inverted telecaster style

For a more modern look: an inverted round style:

 

[foolforthecity]

Just trace out a G&L headstock and get to cuttin'.

 

[Ninevolt]

Not mine but I like the look...

 

[McG]

Old and beat up but it will be brought back to life soon.

1970 Gibson EB-0 slotted headstock with banjo style reverse tuning keys. Gibson only manufactured slotted headstocks for two years, 70-71. I always loved the look.