Brian Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 With the new Floyd Rose comming out in production with many different manufacturer's and no need anymore for tuners on the head stocks I'm begining to wonder what the shapes will turn out like on the new model's I mean for the most part everyone could identify a guitar from a distance even from behind and it has always been part of the different manufacturer's status symbol's.......... Any idea's on shape's to come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 i am sceptical of the new floyd.as much as a string stretches it seems like you would run out of adjustment at the bridge.plus what happens if they have a bad string that is slightly the wrong length?i will always want tuners on my headstocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulNeeds Posted March 29, 2003 Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 I've not ever played a headless bass or guitar. The nearest I ever came was a Gibson RD Artist with the TP6 fine tuning tailpiece. That wasn't too bad, but I can't imagine being able to replace a snapped bass string during a song whilst playing on a headless instrument.. Managed that quite a few time when I was young, foolish and too broke to carry a spare bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted March 29, 2003 Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 It is actually faster to change the new floyd strings, than any other style ever made. A single string can be added, and tuned, in less than 10 seconds. And that includes taking the string out of the packaging!! I think headstocks will continue to stay. Where else are we going to put the brand names?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 I think headstocks will continue to stay. Where else are we going to put the brand names?? They might stay but they may also change, I'm just a little worried were going to see a bunch of Steinberger clones coming out of the wood work......... Course a guitar with a round circle headstock could look silly too , It just give's all of the company's creativity back for changes in the future........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEdwardJones Posted March 29, 2003 Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 Jackson came out with a Speedloader Soloist prototype not to long ago, same headstock just without tuners. I'd think that's the way most established companies would go (copyrights/trademarks can be lost thru non-use/failure to defend you know). Newer companies? Well, shoot, they're trying to figure out the last unused headstock shape anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchool Posted March 29, 2003 Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 I hate headless guitars, and I hate headstocks without tuners. I think that new speedloader will not become as popular as the Original Floyd Rose (recently I got one and I love it even if it's not mounted yet ), so hopefully weird-shaped headstocks will remain unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 29, 2003 Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 Not interested in Headless guitars at all. Part of the turn on for me is the headstock shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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