Matching headstocks: Yea or Nay?

[doubleR]

Who cares how a guitar sounds--we want to look cool, right?



What's your preference on your EBMM axe? Painted or natural?


Let's see some pics of matching headstocks.

 

[Katana6506]

Matching. It creates a "continuous" look with the guitar that I like.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

All mine have them - They look great!

 

[shreder75]

depends on the color....I like my pearl redburst with the natural head stock....I like matching headstocks on other colors though..like the lighter reds and the blues..

 

[cocobig]

Yeah!

 

[Larry]

yeah from me it looks killer with the maple fretboard

 

[spkirby]

Yeah!

 

[savannah_sean]

depends on the color....I like my pearl redburst with the natural head stock....I like matching headstocks on other colors though..like the lighter reds and the blues..

I agree- I got the matching headstock on my vintage sunburst Morse- but I went with natural on the purple sunset Y2D I ordered. I guess I wanted one of each-

 

[GWDavis28]

Nope now see I prefer a non-matching headstock. I like the to see the wood. I've passed on a bunch of guitars because they had matching headstock.

None of mine have matching headstocks and never will.

It's all preference, remember that.

Glenn |B)

 

[beej]

I'm a natty guy too- like the neck to look like wood.

Two exceptions in my gear- the matching headstock on my amber axis looks natural just b/c of the colour. And the red headstock on my bongo just looks cool

 

[GWDavis28]

And the red headstock on my bongo just looks cool

I think it would be cool if the headstocks on the Bongo's went painted!!!!

Glenn |B)

 

[Spudmurphy]

One of the first threads I posted was "should I paint my head?"

I decided not to order a painted headstock - for me the AL looks better "au naturele"
SO NO TO A PAINTED HEAD!!!

 

[Philip]

sometimes Yea , sometimes Nay. I don't know, there're the days when I think that matching heads are super awesome, and sometimes I think that I like non-matching better,

The simplest answer is: buy the same EBMM with matching headstock and then without

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

I generally prefer matching headstocks. All but one of mine have it, and that was because I couldn't pass up Glenn's Blue Dawn Axis Sport I have seen several colors that look sharper (in my opinion) with a natural headstock, like Rolls Burgundy. Man, that color with a white/pearloid/ice guard and a natural headstock looks killer

JP - yes
Axis - no
y2d - yes
Kramer - yes (unless Tommy sanded it bare for me)
Flying V - yes
Frankenstein - yes

 

[tommyindelaware]

I generally prefer matching headstocks. All but one of mine have it, and that was because I couldn't pass up Glenn's Blue Dawn Axis Sport I have seen several colors that look sharper (in my opinion) with a natural headstock, like Rolls Burgundy. Man, that color with a white/pearloid/ice guard and a natural headstock looks killer

JP - yes
Axis - no
y2d - yes
Kramer - yes (unless Tommy sanded it bare for me)
Flying V - yes
Frankenstein - yes

i wouldn't do that unless u were to tell me to. if it was mine....i would......but it ain't.......

i can if u want though......

 

[mbgreene]

Depends on the fretboard material

With a maple board I like the natural because it continues the natural line.

With a rosewood board I like the matching headstock beacause it compliments the guitar. ( kinda like matching shoes and bag ). Natural headstock on a rosewood board adds a third color which doesn't compliment as well IMHO

 

[Roubster]

I personally like matching head stocks. However it also depends on what color you have on the guitar. I have a vintage sunburst Silo with rosewood, and matching headstock looks unfreakin belieavably good on it. However if I were to have a light colored guitar I would probably go with natural head. However I personally dont like too many light colors on guitars. The next 2 EBMMs I'm gonna get are gonna be in carbon blue pearl with the matching head, and another one in Pacific Bule Burst w/ matching headstock as well .

 

[doubleR]

Depends on the fretboard material

With a maple board I like the natural because it continues the natural line.

With a rosewood board I like the matching headstock beacause it compliments the guitar. ( kinda like matching shoes and bag ). Natural headstock on a rosewood board adds a third color which doesn't compliment as well IMHO

That's why I've always thought Strats with rosewood fretboards look slightly odd.

You would have loved the Silo I saw in a guitar shop. Radience Red, white pickguard, maple fretboard and black (yes, black!) headstock. Talk about a mishmash of colors...

 

[Colin]

If it's an Axis yes, if it's a Morse no.

Colin

 

[mhorse]

That's why I've always thought Strats with rosewood fretboards look slightly odd.

You would have loved the Silo I saw in a guitar shop. Radience Red, white pickguard, maple fretboard and black (yes, black!) headstock. Talk about a mishmash of colors...

That was a (first year?) Limited Edition color. I really liked the Envy Green Limited Edition, there is a EG Silo on gearbase, and, funds permitting..... Damn, GAS again.

I agree with mbgreen here, maple looks cooler with non-matching, rosewood better with matching. I like rosewood, so matching for me