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Old 05-09-2007, 04:07 AM   #1
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Reverse headstock?

What's the advantage? I figure it makes the low strings tighter and the high strings looser, but how much so? How does it figure into your playing?

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Old 05-09-2007, 04:15 AM   #2
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It changes the percived tensionso the lower strings would feel looser and the higher strings tighter, actually.

With a locking nut in use, the only difference is asthetic.


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Old 05-09-2007, 04:18 AM   #3
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Tension wise, wouldn't it be the oposite of a standard headstock?
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differences in string length dont change the tension, differences in string guage, and scale length will change the tension tho.

it seems like its mainly for aesthetics though, as having all the tuners on the bottom is kinda inconvenient, for me atleast, because i always turn the wrong tuner, gah
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From what I've heard, it's the opposite actually. I think it's Noodles that has a custom KXK (the same company that made Karl Sander's awesome V), and he reckons he needs thicker strings on his reverse headstock guitar to have the same feel as the thinner strings on his other guitar, if that makes sense. Both have the same scale length, so the apparent lessening of the tension seems to be the fault of the reverse headstock. Bit of an eyeopener, I thought.

Still, they look so damn cool, it's probably worth it

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Well, I guess I was way off there, lol.
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Reversed headstock.. i dont know whatadvantages it has..


But its looks killer ... and that counts for me
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With a locking nut it'll make no difference.
With a regular nut the difference will be slightly noticable when string bending - the change in total length means there's more (or less) metal to contribute to the stretching. Longer string should mean it'll be easier to bend.
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With a locking nut it'll make no difference.
With a regular nut the difference will be slightly noticable when string bending - the change in total length means there's more (or less) metal to contribute to the stretching. Longer string should mean it'll be easier to bend.
Spot on. The tension of the string will be identical for reversed or standard headstocks assuming the scale lengths, string gauge and tunings are the same. As ZPQ says the bending ability will alter, but this difference is only a slight one. Also as ZPQ said, a locking nut negates any differences anyway.
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My hair doesn't get caught as much in reverse headstocks. Shallow, i know.

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