New headstock day on my Peavey Axcelerator. I came close to selling this but after recording a track, I decided to keep it. Love the bass, headstock not so much, so I reshaped it. I think it fits the streamlined shape of the body more than the original clunky design. Now I love the whole thing. A CAR matching headstock would be cool, maybe one day and I'd probably refine the curve more where the logo is now.
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that's pretty good! I'm a headstock guy and love the early USA style, but the Asian reshape is sucky, I keep wanting to copy the oldie but they rounded it too much to nail the lower points...
always had an itch for the Axcelerator after missing out on a cheap beauty, what did you not like in the sound? what led you to change your mind? can it do a convincing P bass tone? thx
always had an itch for the Axcelerator after missing out on a cheap beauty, what did you not like in the sound? what led you to change your mind? can it do a convincing P bass tone? thx
Thanks, I highly recommend making your own shape even if you can't match the oldie. I was going to sell it because I have a boutique fretless 5 and didn't think I needed the Axcelerator. However, after doing a recording, the Axcelerator tone worked alot better (my other fretless does a better acoustic fretless tone) for the song so I decided to keep it as another tool in the shed. The tone I used was all bridge pickup with bass wide open and treble around 75%. I think the neck does a decent P-Bass simulation and both pickups a nice PJ sound but with the preamp I think it really has its own flavor.
that's how I feel about my Millennium AC BXP (soapbars) and why I haven't chased an Axc
those headstocks are great, and of course it's hard to beat Peavey necks!
Hmmmm....
I have an AXCL as well, but my HS is not as rounded as yours.
Mined has the same HS as my T40.
As for sounding like a P, I actually haven't played it much,
I'm ashamed to admit, because I'm a passive kindda guy.
But the last time I played it, it reminded me more of a J than a P,
if memory serves me right.
What kind of strings are you using?
I have SS lo riders I think, on mine.......057912
I have an AXCL as well, but my HS is not as rounded as yours.
Mined has the same HS as my T40.
As for sounding like a P, I actually haven't played it much,
I'm ashamed to admit, because I'm a passive kindda guy.
But the last time I played it, it reminded me more of a J than a P,
if memory serves me right.
What kind of strings are you using?
I have SS lo riders I think, on mine.......057912
I had that headstock on a Fury I just sold which is interesting because this Axcelerator has alot more tilt back than the Fury did.
This one has Fender flats on it. I find the neck pickup to be alot thicker than a single coil jazz.
Looks awesome, sharper but not pointy. Nice job.
I think it looks nice and matches the body even better 
Looks pretty cool ... Reminds me of Mike Lull headstocks:
Looks much better, it almost looks like you couldn't get that shape out of the original head. Look classy in chrome.
Did you change the door knob to match the bass.
Did you change the door knob to match the bass.
