to reverse or not reverse headstock a strat

darcym

I've got a bee in my bonnet for matching headstocks on guitars at the moment, my current build I've got a sonic blue start, but I've got a reveres head stock and a non-reverse headstock option for it, and I'm torn which to go for.

I want to have a reverse headstock as I've not got one at the moment, so it's different, and a matching headstock, which looks great to me, but when I look at the non reverse headstock option, it looks really good too, and I'm torn.

Both are great necks, and I do mean really good, one is a little darker than the other on the fretboard buttoner than that they are identical.

Opinions please.

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Rox

Usually I really like reverse headstocks - but for some reason, in that colour, it just looks better the usual way around.

Sarge

darcym

Rox said:

Usually I really like reverse headstocks - but for some reason, in that colour, it just looks better the usual way around.

this is what's killing me, I didn't expect the normal way to look as nice

hobbio

Rox said:

Usually I really like reverse headstocks - but for some reason, in that colour, it just looks better the usual way around.

Ya see, I'm the other way around. I'm not a huge fan of reverse headstocks, but colour matched like that I love it.

Hope that helps! Hehe.

John_P

Both are cool and with the colour match the normal one looks great.    The reverse one looks even better.   

darcym

I'll reverse it, I can always swap it, I wish this normal neck wasn't painted as it's fantastic too, I'd put it on another guitar in a heart beat, but unless it's sonic blue it will look odd.

TonyR

I'm not a fan if reverse head stocks so I say keep it the right way round. 

Nice colour BTW - it'll match my sonic blue Super Champ X2 quite nicely!  

http://i.imgur.com/DKH2RZF.jpg

usedtobe

Rox;711039" said:

Usually I really like reverse headstocks - but for some reason, in that colour, it just looks better the usual way around.

This.
Not a big fan of matching headstock's, but that seems to work..

paulnb57

Reverse...

DrBob

Reverse

Almost always reverse.

Cept on Tele's, doesn't work with the smaller headstock

Rox

I always think reverse headstocks for Fenders must be the large headstock...

JohnB

Not normally a fan of reverse headstocks but that looks better to me

DrBob

Rox;711605" said:

I always think reverse headstocks for Fenders must be the large headstock...

I'm inclined to agree....


http://s526.photobucket.com/user/lorddonricci/media/C8778E14-3A0A-4A9F-B240-5EA2EB646C0B_zpsgotipz16.jpg.html

suspiciousminds

I had a mim fender reverse headstock hendrix tribute guitar and as guitars go it was cracking apart from the headstock - i dunno why but it really used to wind me up, thats why i got rid, which is weird because 3 a side tuners like lp's etc dont bother me.

axisus

Reverse. My no 1 guitar is a reverse strat. Always reverse. Even Reverse headstock Gibson LPs look better

Sassafras

Reverse headstocks always confuse me, they look like optical illusions. I also prefer the tuners on top, makes tuning easier.

sawyer

Non reverse for me