Ultimate Headstock update

Looks great Mike - very glad to see that you didn't feel the need to go overboard trying to make it look distinctly "Shishkov" from a distance.

I am talking to you Tyler, G&L and Valley Arts. At one time I probably would have added Parker to that list but upon seeing one in person it made sense so now I like it. :-)

 
HAMERMAN said:
Looks great Mike - very glad to see that you didn't feel the need to go overboard trying to make it look distinctly "Shishkov" from a distance.

I am talking to you Tyler, G&L and Valley Arts. At one time I probably would have added Parker to that list but upon seeing one in person it made sense so now I like it. :-)
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Excellent point! I am grateful about how nice nicely the headstock is looking. My gosh, to consider the possibility of me having plopped down my deposit and the initial post of this thread had have a photo like this?:

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I am certain they are fantastic guitars, well above my pay grade and playing ability, and no offense meant to any Tyler owners, but dang!

Edited to fix my grammar (man, I'm slipping). /emoticons/default_blink.png

 
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No worries. Even Tyler owners/players hang their heads in shame and put paper bags over those gawdawful headstocks.

 
velorush said:
HAMERMAN said:
Looks great Mike - very glad to see that you didn't feel the need to go overboard trying to make it look distinctly "Shishkov" from a distance.

I am talking to you Tyler, G&L and Valley Arts. At one time I probably would have added Parker to that list but upon seeing one in person it made sense so now I like it. :-)
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Excellent point! I am grateful about how nice the headstock is looking. My gosh, to consider the possibility of me having plopped down my deposit and the initial post of this thread had a photo like this?:

IMG_0011.jpg


I am certain they are fantastic guitars, well above my pay grade and playing ability, and no offense meant to any Tyler owners, but dang!
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The extra space is where your ad could be...

 
For all the criticism of the Tyler headstock, the company is still in business after all these years. Apparently something about those guitars is worth putting up with that headstock design.

Does anyone else think it has the silhouette of a big camper trailer?

 
cmatthes said:
No worries. Even Tyler owners/players hang their heads in shame and put paper bags over those gawdawful headstocks.
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I used to hate Tyler headstocks, but their horrible ugliness grew on me after a while. Kinda like with Telecasters.

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Austin

 
Northfield said:
The truss rod nuts and washers came in today. I think I crossed my own line of sanity by having the washers machined, and I'm just getting started.
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FukkinA RIGHT you're getting custom washers! I mean, WTF am I paying for, anyway?

 
Steve Haynie said:
Does anyone else think it has the silhouette of a big camper trailer?
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I've always seen it as a hand with the ring and pinky fingers folded down, like a peace sign without the fingers spread... But I definitely see the camper now, too!Love the Ultimate headstock... The size and placement of the logo looks great as is.

 
cmatthes said:
Yes, Rick. That excess wood gets removed when the neck is carved to final thickness. It provides some extra strength while the headstock is shaped at this point.
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Males especially should never remove excess wood.

Oh...wait.

We're talking guitars.

Never mind.

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Funny, when I first looked at it it seemed too elongated. I did a search on explorer headstock images and it's right on. I guess I'm been looking at too many recent Standards (which have always looked blocky to me).

 
RobB said:
Northfield said:
The truss rod nuts and washers came in today. I think I crossed my own line of sanity by having the washers machined, and I'm just getting started.
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FukkinA RIGHT you're getting custom washers! I mean, WTF am I paying for, anyway?
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I'm not sure why, but I don't see "Northfield's" post at 7:54pm. I only see this response. No need to comment further! Every day is a day closer to Mike finishing the first one. I wonder who gets it? No I don't.

 
For the record, I like what I see of the headstock study, but I am one of the ones who is expecting it to be Mike's design in the end. And I'll like it. Unless it's ugly. But so far I'm not worried.

 
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