steve's specials are the 6 string version of the blaze, very scooped, but they work quite well if you have a mid happy amp. you can get some absolutely crushing tones out of them, especially if you tune low.
Yeah, I figured you might, Stewey
So I glued in a splice to fill in the truss channel (messed it up on the test run last year, no biggie). With that dry, I added ears on the headstock and just glued the mahogany veneer on the headstock. My plan is to sand the veneer in a such a way that the nut will sit over it. Kind of like what people will do to the binding on the side of a headstock, give it a nice little sharp point under the nut. We'll see how it turns out.
In other news, I've been debating the headstock for a bit now. I was very much set on my traditional Ibanez-ripoff headstock, which I think is definitely one of the more pleasing designs as far as headstocks go. Since this again will be another hard rockin' body style, I was thinking the same, but I'm looking to challenge myself a bit more. Now some of you might not think a different headstock is challenging, but it certainly is different. I didn't know if anyone had any opinions about the following:
A: My usual headstock
B: The Ibanez 3x3
C: The Jackson 3x3
I was thinking of tossing in the ESP 3x3, but I don't feel that it would fit the proposed body style enough. Thoughts?
Also, anyone have any firsthand experience with the Steve's Special pickup? I hear it's very different to work with, and was wondering what the learning curve might be.