ihavenothingprofoundtosay
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Just kickin' around some ideas, but what if I were to get a straight paddle headstock and slap on the Hipshot headless system. I figure a bit of dremeling & drilling would be all that's needed to get the headpiece unit on there, then chop off the rest of the paddle. Obviously, I'd have to make the body myself (or have one made) to be compatible with that bridge. Or would it be that simple?
Similarly, I was looking at how the Kramer "The Duke" bass (scroll down a bit to see the model, or google around) is set up - with a brass tailpiece at the nut, and strings over barrel saddles, then the tuners. I'm thinking the paddle head neck, build my own body with extra space at the end for the tuners (which would probably have to be recessed a bit to keep pressure on the saddles), then get someone to build a brass or steel nut assembly and either have them put in a nut, or have them install a zero fret. Assuming I could find such a luthier, that is...
How feasable are either of those ideas - any thoughts? Has anyone done anything with the paddle headstocks to make a guess if it's possible? I haven't seen any headless works in the forum, at least not any with pics or details on the build, but has anyone else done something similar?
Similarly, I was looking at how the Kramer "The Duke" bass (scroll down a bit to see the model, or google around) is set up - with a brass tailpiece at the nut, and strings over barrel saddles, then the tuners. I'm thinking the paddle head neck, build my own body with extra space at the end for the tuners (which would probably have to be recessed a bit to keep pressure on the saddles), then get someone to build a brass or steel nut assembly and either have them put in a nut, or have them install a zero fret. Assuming I could find such a luthier, that is...
How feasable are either of those ideas - any thoughts? Has anyone done anything with the paddle headstocks to make a guess if it's possible? I haven't seen any headless works in the forum, at least not any with pics or details on the build, but has anyone else done something similar?