Any Tutorials On How To Reshape A Headstock?

[Hughes]

anyone have any links of a headstock being reshaped

ex: p-bass to a mockingbird headstock

[Mickguard]

anyone have any links of a headstock being reshaped

ex: p-bass to a mockingbird headstock

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Well, what do you need to know?

I've reshaped two already -- first thing I did was figure out my design and whether it would fit on the existing headstock.

Then I traced the outline on the headstock, put masking tape on the inside of that to keep the finish from chipping up (not an issue on one, important on the other)

Then I took a rasp and started working away at it, going nice and slowly until I reached the shape I wanted. Sanded it smooth. Applied my logo then clear-coated.

On the other hand, if you have to add wood to the headstock to get what you want,

Have a look at these photos

And here's the original project link

[cyoung]

idch,

what type of wood did you glue to the existing heastock??

I need something that I can find at Home Depot, Menards, or Lowes.

I've modified a neck before but it was a paddlehead neck and I was able to use wood I cut off the paddlehead.

Thanks.

[robbieg]

I am doing the same thing with a Fender Knockoff I just bought for 30 bucks off a buddy. Just one thing dude, make sure you dont cut the headstock off and glue at the end grains, trust me, in 2 years, this will be more than hell to you if you do.

[Maiden69]

You just have to be creative, if it is a simple re-shape, like I did here use to be a Jackson copy and this was a squier fender type. If you are going to get creative, plug the holes of the one you have now, say a 6 inline, square the sides, add some ears and then shape and drill whatever shape you want.

[Kyle Cavanaugh]

Simply draw out the shape you want on it, cut with a hacksaw, sand it smooth to at least 320, refinish that part of the neck after you put masking tape on what's already finished, as well as the fretboard. Just did such a job yesterday with no trouble at all!

Hey maiden69, that neck looks awesome with the painted fretboard!

Edited April 1, 2005 by Kyle Cavanaugh

[Maiden69]

Use to ba a one piece maple with skunk stripe from myBlue Squier, no is another thing

[Mickguard]

Simply draw out the shape you want on it, cut with a hacksaw, sand it smooth to at least 320, refinish that part of the neck after you put masking tape on what's already finished, as well as the fretboard.  Just did such a job yesterday with no trouble at all!

Hey maiden69, that neck looks awesome with the painted fretboard!

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Hacksaw? I was too scared to use a hacksaw....I just used a rasp and took it little by little. The wood pretty much just crumbled away too, it was very easy and went really quickly.

[Maiden69]

hacksaw, well my vocabulary kinda runned out there, I used a mitter saw but the 1st word that came to my mind was hacksaw, then again to do the curve you can use a manual scroll saw or a machanic one.

[Guitarfrenzy]

He did mean coping saw didn't he?

The optimal tool for doing this is a bandsaw if you can find someone who would let you use theirs.

[Maiden69]

coping saw, thanks Matt, like I say, vocabulary sometimes don't work right!