Sire bass headstock shape: yay or nay?

[doctone]

Apologies if I had better posted this in the Sire club, but I'm looking for a wide range of opinions. Sire basses are generally well recieved here, especially regarding value for money, but it struck me how many comments are saying "if it wasn't for the headstock..." and similar. This shape seems to divide folks.
Personally, I love it and I'm curious what people don't like about it in particular. I like how small it is compared to 7ender and the straight angled line at the tip, which reminds me of the beak of a bird of prey. When I look at my Sonic P-bass, I wonder why the headstock's upper edge, parallel to the line of tuners, is raised so much over them. What's the purpose of having such a big "breakfast board"? For a moment, I thought about sanding it down and, while at it, give it the Sire shape altogether. (Don't worry, won't do it.)
Of course it's always useless fighting about taste... just curious. If this thread makes no sense at all, just let it sink down into the darker waters of this great forum.

 

[buldog5151bass]

When I bought my Lull P4 about 20 years ago, I was struck by how ugly the headstock looked. After playing it, I realized how silly it was to worry about it.

In other was, it doesn't matter. You won't notice while you are playing?, and the audience doesn't care.

 

[backin82]

I've read great things about Sires, and considered buying one for some time. I disliked two things about them, and it was enough to keep me away.
1. Headstock shape. Not for me.
2. Weight. I've heard they were heavy. This was confirmed when I played one of my friend's Sires, and it was like a boulder around my neck.

Luckily there are many other great choices out there, so I looked elsewhere.

 

[ClassicJazz]

Na. They are awesome basses but never warmed up to that headstock.

 

[timmus]

I have 4 Sire basses....the headstock grows on you. There are uglier ones out there.

 

[DWBass]

Headstock is fine. Don't like them for other reasons.

 

[polokojo]

Most headstocks on "fender style" basses just look wrong to me, you just can see the struggle of having (for copyright reasons) to avoid that classic, beautiful shape that suits so perfectly the J and P body shapes. Sire is not the worst, some other expensive brands' headstocks really look like a drawing of a Fender headstock made by a 5 yo kid (I won't mention names and yes, I love Fender)

 

[Heiwa]

I hate it, makes the basses look cheap

 

[UntitledProject]

I'm fairly indifferent. Don't love it, don't hate it. Sometimes I look at it and see how much it reminds me of some high end fso's. Sometimes I look at it and see post lawsuit 90's Fernandes. The last I can never get past is the terrible font and location of their logo on the headstock.
All that said. I have a sire p5 that I leave at a studio for myself, and others, to record with. And I replaced the neck on my carvin sb4000 (another terrible headstock) with the neck from a sire p7 and it really made me like playing that bass again.

 

[UntitledProject]

Might actually look better with this funky body shape than on the actual sires.

 

[HelpImaRock]

#allheadstocksarebeautiful

 

[gregmon79]

Most headstocks on "fender style" basses just look wrong to me, you just can see the struggle of having (for copyright reasons) to avoid that classic, beautiful shape that suits so perfectly the J and P body shapes. Sire is not the worst, some other expensive brands' headstocks really look like a drawing of a Fender headstock made by a 5 yo kid (I won't mention names and yes, I love Fender)

Second this. Leo/Fender nailed it when they designed the P and J headstocks. Really hard to get that image out of your head when you see other brands takes on them. It's far and few in between for me. I think the Sire design does make it look "cheap" too. BUT, it's very tough to get around what Fender has already done and has copyright to. Even how G&L did theirs to get around the Fender design....not a fan

 

[Rip Van Dan]

Apologies if I had better posted this in the Sire club, but I'm looking for a wide range of opinions. Sire basses are generally well recieved here, especially regarding value for money, but it struck me how many comments are saying "if it wasn't for the headstock..." and similar. This shape seems to divide folks.
Personally, I love it and I'm curious what people don't like about it in particular. I like how small it is compared to 7ender and the straight angled line at the tip, which reminds me of the beak of a bird of prey. When I look at my Sonic P-bass, I wonder why the headstock's upper edge, parallel to the line of tuners, is raised so much over them. What's the purpose of having such a big "breakfast board"? For a moment, I thought about sanding it down and, while at it, give it the Sire shape altogether. (Don't worry, won't do it.)
Of course it's always useless fighting about taste... just curious. If this thread makes no sense at all, just let it sink down into the darker waters of this great forum.

Pictures??

 

[Hundred proof]

 

[Deleted member 407575]

I think the Sire headstock looks weirdly blunt and also pointy at the same time, creating a sort of visual dissonance. Not for me.

 

[bassicmike]

It's too bulbous.

 

[bassicmike]

I have 4 Sire basses....the headstock grows on you.

You can get an ointment for that

 

[mcnach]

Apologies if I had better posted this in the Sire club, but I'm looking for a wide range of opinions. Sire basses are generally well recieved here, especially regarding value for money, but it struck me how many comments are saying "if it wasn't for the headstock..." and similar. This shape seems to divide folks.
Personally, I love it and I'm curious what people don't like about it in particular. I like how small it is compared to 7ender and the straight angled line at the tip, which reminds me of the beak of a bird of prey. When I look at my Sonic P-bass, I wonder why the headstock's upper edge, parallel to the line of tuners, is raised so much over them. What's the purpose of having such a big "breakfast board"? For a moment, I thought about sanding it down and, while at it, give it the Sire shape altogether. (Don't worry, won't do it.)
Of course it's always useless fighting about taste... just curious. If this thread makes no sense at all, just let it sink down into the darker waters of this great forum.

I don't like that headstock at all. It lookes to me like they started the design and didn't finish it

But my Sire Z7-5 is a great bass, despite the headstock.

 

[Lava]

Nay

 

[doctone]

The last I can never get past is the terrible font

Yeah, it's really not pretty. Just short of Comic Sans. Way too high, too. At least they should have stretched it a little.