MP63 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 What is the consensus on headstock angle? Looking for an angle that is shallow but will keep the strings steady and keep buzz away. 10 degrees looks nice but is it enough? These are my choices: 10? 11? 12? 13? More than 13 is too steep. Thanks for the help, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12056 Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 my fav has to be 13. im pretty sure that guitars like gibson, esp, and jackson are 13 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 why is 10deg not enough?? What makes 13deg too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I personally like 15, 17 is what Gibson LP headstock angles are. Then again it depends on my mood, sometimes i like 10, sometimes 13, sometimes 9. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 why is 10deg not enough?? What makes 13deg too much? Because Fender didn't know what he was doing(and of course thats why they never really took with the general public), and 90+% of the acoustics built made are wrong Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 well, a good angle eliminates the need for ugly string trees; i dont calculate to any extent what my agles are, just that i have one; you can usaully tell after you designed the template wheather it looks stupid or grossly off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12056 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 well, a good angle eliminates the need for ugly string trees; i dont really see why so many people thing string trees are ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postal Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Jackson is 15 deg. Gibson did 17 for a while, but brought it down to -I think- 15 deg because they lost too many heads too easy with the steep angle. Too shallow an angle would require string trees to get enough downward force on the nut. I've heard generally that 11 deg minimum, but it would depend on the tuner post height as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 String trees are definately not needed with straight headstocks as long as you have a slight step. On my current bass, however, I'm using a 15 degree headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 well, ive done a seven degree angle before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz tradie Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 well, ive done a seven degree angle before... In the interest of enlightenment (And I don't mean that in a smart arse way) What did you find were the pos./negs of it. what do you prefer to use? Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 positives? it looked exactly like the guitar it was a replica of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP63 Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) I finally glued it up. I went with 10 degree. I cut the maple with a crosscut saw and scraped and sanded the pieces smooth. I held the wood in one hand while I held a sheet of sandpaper with the other against a flat surface. The joint was perfect. Just need a little clarification.... If I want to make a tapered headstock to imitate the graduated style tuners, the tip of the headstock needs to be thicker, correct? Just in case the 10 degree is a problem, I can keep the top end of the headstock with more wood and shave it off if it is ok with a non-tapered head. Postal.... If I need to alter the tuner post to get it right, I will just make the head thicker. Thanks for the input. Edited September 21, 2006 by MP63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino69 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 hi all, im just a newbie here (and just got curious on the topic)...i got a pic of a parkerfly and came to ask somebody here that knows on there headstock design...was parkerfly has a slight angled headstock or just as stratocaster does? and if it has an angled headstock what was the angle? i never have a parkerfly in reality but planed on what ever!!! thanx in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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