Help me to appreciate matching headstocks

[porterbass]

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TD

Nice practice rig!

 

[porterbass]

どういたしまして。

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Is this a stock piezo bridge on your Sting Ray or was it modified? I want one. I've never seen this before. That is a sweet sweet bass.

 

[Woofer]

Matching headstocks are very nice with a dark fretboard. I prefer a maple neck with a maple board to have the headstock unpainted.

 

[amper]

Is this a stock piezo bridge on your Sting Ray or was it modified? I want one. I've never seen this before. That is a sweet sweet bass.

It's factory, a 2000 model. Music Man discontinued the piezo option in 2015. They were never very popular, but those of us who love them never want to be without piezo bridges.

Here's one that got away from me a couple of years ago, a 2004 model. It was listed on Reverb for a great price because it had cosmetic damage to the back of the headstock:

 

[Fuzzbass]

Matching headstocks are very nice with a dark fretboard. I prefer a maple neck with a maple board to have the headstock unpainted.

I generally go with this, but think that lighter colors can be ok with a maple board.

 

[Bill G.]

I'm not crazy about matching headstocks, but I've been rockin' this bass for over 10 years & have gotten used to it!

 

[dave64o]

I really like the pickguard on that, too.

 

[Yammybass]

 

[Luke S Mouse]

Klaus flouride jazz bass at DuckDuckGo

One of my personal iconic basses of all time.

You can hate matching headstocks all you want, but the Lake Placid Blue Jazz Bass with matching headstock just appearance wise is one of the best looking basses I've ever seen in my opinion.

 

[Thornton Davis]

Looooove that collection! Especially the sunburst SR5 (I had an HH version of that exact bass) and that Sterling (is that Sequoia Gold?! drool ).

Yes Dave, it's Sequoia Gold.

TD

 

[catcauphonic]

Klaus flouride jazz bass at DuckDuckGo

One of my personal iconic basses of all time.

You can hate matching headstocks all you want, but the Lake Placid Blue Jazz Bass with matching headstock just appearance wise is one of the best looking basses I've ever seen in my opinion.

Maaan, I wonder where that bass is now since never catching up with the band in Brazil in 2013 after checking it in at the airline?

 

[jimiwhite]

Some basses look good. Roscoe Beck comes to mind. I dislike the boring plain maple headstock. Then I saw a bass from Overwater and he veneers the headstock to match the body. Swamp ash. I surely would embrace that.

 

[Clark W]

Anytime you can match your socks and underwear you complete the outfit. Same with a bass body and headstock.

 

[beaglesandbass]

Can't remember If I replied to this thread with mine already, but I think they're sexy enough to warrant another picture.

 

[cosmicevan]

Anytime you can match your socks and underwear you complete the outfit. Same with a bass body and headstock.

I prefer the bra and panty analogy but I see what you did there and I approve

 

[Clark W]

I prefer the bra and panty analogy but I see what you did there and I approve

I prefer the bra and panty analogy myself. I stole the socks / underwear analogy from Troy Sanders from Mastodon talking about his Fender Signature Series Jaguar. The whole interview is kind of comical. But when he mentioned the matching headstock my brain raced back here to TB

 

[cosmicevan]

I prefer the bra and panty analogy myself. I stole the socks / underwear analogy from Troy Sanders from Mastodon talking about his Fender Signature Series Jaguar. The whole interview is kind of comical. But when he mentioned the matching headstock my brain raced back here to TB

yeah, socks just aren't sexy.

 

[Clark W]

yeah, socks just aren't sexy.

They can be if they're on the right pair of feet, kinda like the way the line runs up the back of the stocking....

 

[EmuBass]

I like a hedging madstock!

 

[mark beem]

Thread title evolution:
I ******* hate matching headstocks
I hate matching headstocks
I don't like matching headstocks
Help me to appreciate matching headstocks

My apologies for the initial title. The thread became a little not fun. I've never liked matchy matchy headstocks. Exact same finish on body and headstock when plain headstocks are available and more typical of the classic look. Fenders, G&Ls, Peaveys etc. Iconic styles like Rics and Thunderbirds that always have matching or distinctively colored headstocks don't fall into this category.

Show me your matchy matchy basses...help me to overcome this mental block.

I wasn't a fan until my newest bass. Matching headstock on a rosewood board = Money!