Prefer the look of a bare wood headstock?

[wagnerite]

 

[Colin]

it's great having the choice, I like the matching on the Axis though...

 

[tommyindelaware]

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[Larry]

Holy flame on that AL...

 

[Nulph]

It all depends on the guitar body finish and fretboard material. I tend to like natural headstocks with a maple fretboard.

 

[John C]

Unless there's no choice, i.e. my BFR Luke and LE Silo Spec, it's always a natural headstock for me, and a rosewood fretboard...

I'm with you - unless there isn't a choice I'll go with the natural headstock, particularly with a maple fingerboard neck. Of course, I love the painted headstock on my LE Silo Special; it just seems to complete the look.

 

[mb99zz]

I only like natural headstocks with a maple neck. The light coloured headstock next to a dark rosewood neck doesn't look as good personally.

I couldn't agree more.

 

[slukather]

i think it depends on the color of the guitar, I think the BFR's look awesome painted, the rad red/black headstock looked great. Some guitars l've seen, were l hated if the headstock was painted/unpainted.

It's much of a muchness.

Scott.

 

[JeffreyB]

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TOMMY! OMG! I HAD NO IDEA....WHAT A COLLECTION!
Also, was that a picture of you from behind with your jeans falling down? (lol)

cheers and happy holidays!
-jeff

 

[whitestrat]

Am I the only one? Somehow the look of just a bare headstock has always been more appealing to me than the painted ones.

Like this?

I like!!!!!

 

[fogman]

so i take it when you get an AL it will have natty head........08 is the year Fogman!! Join our great club!

Natty all the way baby!!!!

 

[CudBucket]

Count me in. I prefer natural headstocks. Especially on EBMM guitars. All 3 of mine have natural headstocks. Painted headstocks look a little too blingy for me.

 

[Headstock]

Matching headstock. Looks ok IMHO if the neck is maple and non matching, but I don't care much for rosewood with non-matching. Although I do have one of those. I would pay to have it painted in a heart beat.

 

[phatduckk]

i like natural too. never been into the painted headstock for some reason

 

[Thirdpole]

I like both ... to me it depends of the fretboard wood and the body color.

Generally i like natural headstock on guitars with rosewood boards or with maple board and a light body color.

 

[Mark-NL]

I like both ... to me it depends of the fretboard wood and the body color.

Generally i like natural headstock on guitars with rosewood boards or with maple board and a light body color.

+1

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

I'm a rosewood/matching maple/natural type of guy - and I love rosewood fretboards. The only natural headstocks I have are on my Blue Dawn Axis Sport and Blue Dawn AL - both maple fretboards.

I do have one maple/matching as part of the '07 LE package, and it looks great.