Phot shop guys, a little help?

Thought I'd give it a try, try not to laugh too hard

btw I couldn't find decent pics of a 5-string jazz so I used a 4

 

Here it is with a warwick headstock...

 

And again with a Wal headstock...

 

The Wal headstock looks great on that bass! I think the Warwick one looks kind of dumb because its black on a natural bass.

 

Thge warwick is bad because of the coloring. I wonder how it would look with a maple HS. Someone needs to go find the pic of the bleached blonde warwick and use that headstock.

The Wal headstock is SWEET!

 

Heres a quick hack job, with a terrible pic of the bleached blonde, but it gives an idea


Looks kinda tasty I say

 

I think that the Warwick looks horrible, but I don't like any of their designs so I'm probably not the one to ask. The Wal on the other hand look mighty nice.

 

The Wal looks better no question (IMO). I think it has less to do with the finish and more to do with the shape. The Warwick headstock is just too stubby to look right on a Jazz bass. It works on Warwicks, but not on Fenders. The Wal headstock on the other hand, just fits better with the overall aesthetic...

 

I agree Dan.
No offence Shazzorilla, but that Warwick headstock on jazz body just looks, put bluntly, Dumb. Square peg in a round hole, like a sore thumb, odd man out, fat guy with a tiny head, etc.
The designs don't match at all, basically.

And I like the Wal/Jazz combo just a tiny bit more than the Warwick one. I think the major thing that just grosses me out is the 3&3 tuners vs. the 6 inline that is customary for ye ol' Fender headstock.

YMMV, of course. If it were me, I'd experiment with an inline tuner motif & see what kinda design I could come up with that goes with the curves of a jazz bass... but it ain't me.

Have fun with it & g'luck.
-Mike

 

Okay, looks like I'm part of the minority here, I liked the Warwick one better. Granted it does look kinda out of place as is but its different, and I like that.

If it was me, I'd have me a pencil and paper, doodling a slightly different shape, give it a bit of liposuction, take a tad of the bulkiness away. It definitely looks better with the bleached blonde colour, so matching it to the colour of the body will make it look heaps better.

I'd also see if I make some changes to the body slightly so that they match up a little better, I like the Jazz shape but if you are going to get a custom, make it real personal. I can't give you any advice on what you could do a little modding and the Jazz with the Warwick head would look really sweet.

Josh D

 

If you're having it built, why go for a 'Frankenbass' look? I'd suggest thinking about what you consider makes a good headstock.

For example, you might want the pointiness of the Wal headstock, which (IMO) helps the aesthetic flow of the design, but with backwards slanted tuners of the Warwick (if you find they make the tuners more accessible).

Like daveze says - get a pencil and paper and do some doodling.

Wulf

 

Call me a traditionalist, but a Fender-style headstock with 4+1 tuners would look the best, IMHO.