reverse headstocks

[amimbari]

to ME:
as far as "cool" goes..no way...different and very noticeable?....yes.

I threw a lefty neck on my righty to kinda copy the white Jackson for a while despite the sticker being upside down.

holding it instead of on the stand is a different prospective, as the live shot pics show in the thread, but still cool to me?...nope, just different.

 

[dudelove]

some are great, many are awfull

 

[ledyard]

i think it depends on the bass and what application your using it in. If its pointy and metal or hair metal or if its vintage -ish and playing old school stuff. If its put in the right application it looks fine to me. It depends on the person wearing the bass too. That makes a difference in how the bass comes across as far as looks IMHO. How they play, how they look, ect. But we're just talking appearances here.

 

[cnltb]

Shonna thinks they're cool -


And I think Shonna is cool -


Therefore, they must be cool -

...but who is Shonna?

 

[Dark Horse]

...but who is Shonna?

Shonna Tucker, bass player for DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS

 

[El Pelusa]

I love my squier Bronco bass strung Leftie. Only real advantage is you can use a long scale e string and it will taper properly to the tuning post.

 

[Marcury]

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[bholder]

Cool or not, ergonomically, the tuners belong on the bottom where the left hand is. Putting them on top was the biggest mistake Leo ever made.

 

[Helaskold]

I like them on certain models but for the most parts, prefer the tuners to be facing up when the bass is held.

 

[yodedude2]

Cool or not, ergon(o)mically, the tuner(s) belong on the bottom where the left hand is.

i was going to mention this but now i don't have to.

 

[bholder]

i was going to mention this but now i don't have to.

Thanks, my keyboard had been dropping letters of late (yeah, that's what happened, riiiight).

 

[Up the dose]

With a reverse headstock, the "fattest" string (larger diameter) is the longest, which increases tension... In other words, it feels "stiffer." It also means the shorter strings are easier to bend (less tension). This is the way it should be (IMO), especially for guitar. I find this to be a benefit of the reverse headstock (as did Jimi Hendrix). The E feels tighter, and less "floppy" (I'm sure the B on a 5 string bass would also feel tighter). YMMV

Yes!! This!!!
I have a five string Hamer Chaparral that has a reverse headstock and the low B is vicious. It sounds huge! It also was a big advantage for tuned down metal type music. The string did not feel as loose when tuned down.