What Warmoth made (Fender, Gibson(esqe), Modern) headstoke....

[ChristopherG]

would you pair with this body shape.

These are sold on ebay by a guy out of NC. Custom order routed, nitro finished in several colors. $200 bucks GI. This one is available in mahogany, alder or pine but most of his stuff is only available in alder or pine. Search ebay for Rosser guitars.

 

[TroubledTreble]

I like that body shape and the carve around the edge. It's "Supro-esque".  I think a 3x3 headstock is the way to go. If you are able to do a little work but not finishing I would recommend a roasted maple neck with a paddle head. It doesn't require a finish. Then you could cut your own headstock and maybe even make it a little like the Airline, Supro, Valco heastocks.

Otherwise a Warmoth, Vortex, Regal, Snakehead would be good choices. The Warmoth would probably be my choice.

Look forward to seeing it done!

 

[Great Ape]

What he ^ said! With Ken's repro Supro pickups, of course...

 

[mayfly]

wow!  I was actually thinking that it's kinda vintage rickenbacker looking!

I think a couple of Ken's 'rickenbacker like' pickups would fit the bill there...

oh - and I'd do a rick style headstock out of roasted maple with a rosewood board.  Pretty neat.

 

[pabloman]

I agree with a funky Supro-Ricky-Airline type 3x3 headstock. But........if not, this is only the second time ever since it's inception in history that I think the ugly ol' Mooncaster neck would be cool. Check out Fano guitars.

 

[rgand]

My first choices would be Warmoth or Vortex styles but any of the ones mentioned previously would look good.

 

[ChristopherG]

Yeah, 3 by 3 is what I was thinking too.

He also offers the same body shape semi hollow with an f hole up top.

 

[Strat Avenger]

I'd go with the Warhead headstock. The Fender & Gibson just doesn't seem right on that body shape.

 

[rgand]

I agree with a funky Supro-Ricky-Airline type 3x3 headstock. But........if not, this is only the second time ever since it's inception in history that I think the ugly ol' Mooncaster neck would be cool. Check out Fano guitars.

I took a good look. The way they combine certain aspects of different guitars is most interesting. I found some I really liked.

 

[TroubledTreble]

I think the blue one with the lapsteel pickup is a Fano. The carve is different. The Rosser is more like the vintage Supros. Both are very cool.

I like that lapsteel pickup idea. The OP guitar is already routed for P90 / tele. I make a few Supro pickups that would fit under the P90 hood.

Yeah, cool lines on both of those guitars... Hmmm Christmas list......

 

[ChristopherG]

The pics on the guy's listings are just samples, he does the actual bodies to order. I was thinking about picking one up for a triple mini-humbucker project.

 

[rgand]

The more I look at this body design, the better I like it. It's refreshing.

 

[Tonar8352]

If that Ric sounds as cool as it looks I might need to get one.

I like the idea of dropping some of Ken's pickups in your guitar.

 

[ChristopherG]

Here is an F-hole one in walnut. Wish this host had bbcode support to resize pictures.

 

[Hendrix]

I like dark Warmoth one  arty07: