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Headstock sniffers and the anti-cloners.
Guitar criticisms that you really don't get or understand.
- Thread starter Flamencology
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reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I'm not sure why you advocate on behalf of ugly guitars.
Ignored Member
Neutered male
Uncomfortable heel or neck joint. I get it. It's just not that big a deal to me.
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
I'm not sure why you have such narrow definitions.
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
It would be inaccurate to suggest that aesthetics don't play a big role in why most people like one guitar over another. At the lest, they geneally have to find it aesthetically pleasing. I think the whole every headstock is beautiful campaign is really a little bit of contrarian role play.
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
there are so many other feature issues that come before the headstock shape. If you won't buy an Epi, 70s Fender, or Heritage because of a slight difference in shape even if the other features are exact and the playability is right, then you've missed the boat. And you're not buying a Dean ML because of the body shape, not the headstock.
335clone
Living the dream
Well, lets say you play slide on a resonator in an open tuning. I'd like a neck joint at the 14th fret or higher, instead of the common 12th. It's nice to be able to tune to D, capo to E and still access the octaves with the slide. Some have them, some don't.
cuffdc
chicken n waffles
I agree with you on the slight variations of the Fender etc...but I'm not certain a company like B.C. Rich for instance has ever made an acceptable headstock.
thecornman
BREAUX
People that get all offended by Strats and Tele's with humbuckers and say why not just play a Gibson! Simple I like the way Strats and Teles play, but I like the way humbuckers sound in them. I don't like the way Gibsons feel to play so I don't play them.
BATCAT
Monkey With Tools
That would only really make sense if a single-coil Strat or Tele was thrown into a volcano every time they made one with humbuckers.
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
I am totally unsympathetic to this POV.
cuffdc
chicken n waffles
Who told you about that policy?
reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Agreed, Im not spending my money on something that is ugly. It would be one thing if there was an advantage to one of these ugly designs but there is not. I dont think a headstock has to look a certain way, but it has to be asteticly pleasing or Im never going to play it anyway.
When this first started I though he was talking about dismissing a guitar because of the brand name stamped on the headstock. That I would agree with, but not its ok to be ugly. Espeacially since I can choose from hundreds of guitars that arent hidious looking.
If the argument is that as along as it has the same parts that function the same, than Im sure Howie would choose this:
Over this
I mean they have the same parts, and they function the same way. Whats the difference?
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rsadasiv
Burnin' Daylight
I was going to bring up my need for the flexibility of a two pickup configuration, but now that you mention it....
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
But you wouldn't play one if it had a different headstock anyway. The shapes are too weird for most people.
As for revs post, he completely misses the argument.
Kerouac
weird musical dildo
I think Howie means that it doesn't matter if the hot chick's head was on the fat chick's body. You're not interested in the Lard Shape or Stretch Mark Finish, so it could have a perfect headstock on it and you still wouldn't buy it.
