at another Headstock question...

[m4rk0]

I always thought the Variax was straight or at least it was an option, but when I checked it out recently I couldn't find that option..

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Does warmoth make a 3 x 3 non-tilt back headstock?  i didn't think they did?

Paddle head maybe, or custom headstock design they cut.

 

[Wyliee]

Does warmoth make a 3 x 3 non-tilt back headstock?  i didn't think they did?

Paddle head maybe, or custom headstock design they cut.

The challenge with 3+3 non-tiltback headstocks is getting a straight string pull.  There can/will be mechanical issues.

 

[T50]

This headstock design is very close to what I am designing for my custom neck:
Straight head, 3x3 tuners, no string tees... In the pic, it seems to me that they
used 6 inline tuner set instead of 3x3 set. Maybe they used a staggered set?
As you can see, the strings have almost a straight pull but not quite. Obviously,
ESP thinks that this type of headstock design is sound mechanically and structurally.

I'm also planning to use Schaller 6 staggered inline tuners instead of using string tees.
I just picked up a single Schaller short tuner off eBay. Now I will have 2 tall tuners and
4 short ones (the original set consists of 3 tall, 3 short). Maybe I should use 4 short ones
for A, D, G, and B???

Hope I'm making some sense here...

 

[Rick]

So you're making your own neck, like one of Leo Fender's early designs.  There's a reason he added a string tree ...

Honestly, I've never played a guitar with a peg head like that.  I'm sure it'll be fine ... but I have to say it's not common.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

So you're making your own neck, like one of Leo Fender's early designs.  There's a reason he added a string tree ...

There sure is.  The nut work wasn't the best.  A straight peghead, even without staggered tuners, shouldn't need tees if the nut is done right.

 

[mayfly]

Every Rickenbacker 6 string is a 3 on the side straight headstock without string trees.  They work just fine - but then again they come stock with graphtech nuts to prevent binding (the strings leave the nuts at odd angles).

 

[T50]

Well, I plan to use a LSR roller nut. I have a LSR on
my Fender Strat with no tees, and it stays in tune just
as well as my other guitars... (I don't use the tremolo at all)

I just mailed my headstock design to Warmoth today.
Let's see if they will go for it.

 

[DangerousR6]

This headstock design is very close to what I am designing for my custom neck:
Straight head, 3x3 tuners, no string tees... In the pic, it seems to me that they
used 6 inline tuner set instead of 3x3 set. Maybe they used a staggered set?
As you can see, the strings have almost a straight pull but not quite. Obviously,
ESP thinks that this type of headstock design is sound mechanically and structurally.

I'm also planning to use Schaller 6 staggered inline tuners instead of using string tees.
I just picked up a single Schaller short tuner off eBay. Now I will have 2 tall tuners and
4 short ones (the original set consists of 3 tall, 3 short). Maybe I should use 4 short ones
for A, D, G, and B???

Hope I'm making some sense here...

Is that what you're looking to built, pretty interesting? And what the obsession with the non-tilt, what's wrong with a 3+3 tilt? :dontknow:

 

[T50]

Is that what you're looking to built, pretty interesting? And what the obsession with the non-tilt, what's wrong with a 3+3 tilt? :dontknow:

Yes. I just ordered the body from KnE. Thanks for the info about KnE
Tonar will be doing the finish.
I want to avoid the angled headstock because I don't want the truss rod cover on it.
I think it looks ugly with the headstock I designed...

 

[DangerousR6]

Is that what you're looking to built, pretty interesting? And what the obsession with the non-tilt, what's wrong with a 3+3 tilt? :dontknow:

Yes. I just ordered the body from KnE. Thanks for the info about KnE
Tonar will be doing the finish.
I want to avoid the angled headstock because I don't want the truss rod cover on it.
I think it looks ugly with the headstock I designed...

No problemo man....glad to help.......I got a second custom body in the works with them... :icon_thumright: