Favorite headstock shapes...

[j-raj]

Eric, those are nasty...

Here are some past headstocks from basses I have owned, that I like:

My old Bennie SCD5
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SSW that a friend built for me:
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A Dean 10'er that I sold to Branford Marsalis/Cassandra Wilson's bassist Reginald Veal:
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[monkeyhaiku]

Monkeyhaiku; Great minds think alike:

Sweet Mando Basss!

Wow, that's cool. Can you tell me more about it? Is there a thread dedicated to it?

 

[Ric5]

 

[Mr. Mig]

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I always liked this headstock:

That is nice.

 

[RexNFX79]

Got to go with the original. 51p

 

[moonshinegtrs]

Wow, that's cool. Can you tell me more about it? Is there a thread dedicated to it?

Thanks. It is a side project that I have been building off & on for awhile now. I haven't started a thread yet. I've been planning to; Been taking lots of photos. Hopefully get it going this weekend. I'll PM you when I do.

Moonshine

 

[Tommygunn]

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Someone might get the last one!

 

[rptrsn2]

simple,classic

 

[GrinchBass]

Well, not to seem too self promoting, but some others have stated their own as their favorites, so.....

I vouch for mine. I wouldn't have done them if I didn't love 'em!

Here's the first:

 

[GrinchBass]

Here's the next step:



as well, I've always liked the Lawrence headstocks, the Bongos, and the ones that Flaked Beans pointed out. Fender is classic, but like some other classics, that shape is far too common. Doesn't make the design a bad thing, it has proven useful and economically viable from the production standpoint.

My computer is bogging, but there's one Ken Bebensee headstock that always grabbed my attention, a sixer.

 

[Reynoldbot]

Here are some of my favs:

And how could we possibly go this many pages without seeing one of these?

 

[steve_rolfeca]

The nice thing about making a one-off for yourself, is that you have the freedom to do whatever you want...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abr_studios/5071274090/

 

[jhay]

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[Jonathan1990]

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[Eater_of_Birds]

love Traben Array stocks, the bongo, Lakland/musicman, the classic BC Rich head (say what you will about the basses, sound etc etc, at the end of the day, big and pointy looks badass, even if it'll snap in two if you have a cough ^ ^). i HATE the classic fender shape unfortunately :/ just cant get around it.

 

[Ric5]

 

[nemo]

 

[john_g]

I love the Ric's, the Guild's, and the Fender's, and this one:

 

[SlingBass4]

OR...

 

[bostrowskij]

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