[stubhead]

I have a Warmoth 7-string body & neck on order, with a straight "paddlehead" peghead:
Warmoth Direct - Replacement Guitar Necks, Custom Guitar Necks, Guitar Conversion Necks
I'm making it with a NON-locking whammy & Schaller locking tuners for tonal reasons (Floyds sound sterile to me), so the paddlehead gives you a straight string pull over the nut. A friend of mine just suggested that I could sink two more tuner homes on the opposite side, like on a Petrucci MM 7-string:
MusicMan® Instruments - JohnPetrucci
I can see no downside, and a couple of big advantages: a shorter headstock for better balance & case-fitting convenience, and no need for a string T. My RG7421 with a straight-7 headstock works fine, but that's angled back with a scarf joint. Has anybody ever done this on a home build, to either a 7 or a 6-string? (Music Man does a similar 4+2 tuner arrangement on their 6-strings for the exact same reasons).