What's your favorite headstock?

[JIO]

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Having fun looking back at the whole thread… but this one, as cool as it is, makes me wonder about the 'off-90 degree' interface of string-wrap to posts. A lot of tension occurs at that juncture that standard post/string interface addresses w/o drama. However, it looks like it works and kudo's for attempting something different.

 

[Skybone]

Rickenbacker 4000 series headstock.

The Gibson Thunderbird headstock is rather fine as well.

 

[BecDeCorbin]

 

[BassmanM]

^ Can also be useful for digging in the garden.

 

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I like this one.

 

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[woodyng2]

Posted some of my Rick headstocks earlier,but i think this relatively rare bass has a very elegant and balanced headstock. I especially like the faux binding look of the maple halo around the black finished front. (This is my '90's era Fernandes Gravity 8 string bass.)

 

[woodyng2]

And then there's the Guild.

 

[woodyng2]

This 77 Yamaha Broad Bass also has a sweet looking headstock.

 

[mindwell]

STEINBERGER.

 

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STEINBERGER.

And you even included a pic of it in your post!

 

[TheCouchBassist]

Mine

 

[tlc1976]

My favorite headstock is still my Ibanez EX. I liked it so much I used it as a design cue when building my 6.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I think the Sadowsky, Alembic and Ampeg scroll are all very cool.

 

[west al]

My Ric 4003W.

 

[Ryan L.]

 

[fourlow]

Perfection.

I have always thought that earlier Lado headstocks hit the mark.

A few more beauties.

 

[Watchootognbout]

 

[Polfuste]

 

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