EBS_freak Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 I dont really mind either. There's more things that annoy me about the rest of the bass in the second picture than the headstock... and some of them aren't the bass itself! Quote
josie Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Much as I love my GMRs, the headstock design is a bit weedy. (Mind you I have a tattoo based on it :-) But my pet hate - given that I prefer a 5 - is 5-string headstocks with four tuners on top and one on the bottom (like the standard Jazz 5). It makes it look as if the fifth string is an afterthought that hasn't been thought through properly. Should be either balanced (GMR) or all on one side (Jazz Plus 5, which uses much smaller tuners to fit all five on one side). Imho :-) Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 That looks too long to me, doesn't help that the Fender fives from that era were awful to play! Quote
winterfire666 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 i personally cant stand over large headstocks, i think they should be functional but not excessive in size, i particularly like the xylem headstocks, one of the reasons i went for one. there are a hell of a lot of basses i wouldn't consider due to headstock design although playability comes before aesthetics its important to find a balance. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 ^ I've never seen a bass with so much fret left either side of the outer strings. Quote
Machines Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Bias aside, I love the Bongo headstock. Looks like a bladed weapon. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Straight strings and full size tuning posts Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Straight strings and full size tuning posts Those Germans nailed it again. Very efficient... and all that. Quote
winterfire666 Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/13/2018 at 11:01, stingrayPete1977 said: ^ I've never seen a bass with so much fret left either side of the outer strings. i think it s a trick of the camera, angles and the binding making it look more that it is and all that, its not a profound as it looks, its super comfortable to play though. amazing quality and unique bass Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 On 12/02/2018 at 06:51, LeftyJ said: Never have I seen a guitar look more like an '80s corporate training video... 1 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, winterfire666 said: i think it s a trick of the camera, angles and the binding making it look more that it is and all that, its not a profound as it looks, its super comfortable to play though. amazing quality and unique bass It certainly looks nicely made. 1 Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, EliasMooseblaster said: Never have I seen a guitar look more like an '80s corporate training video... Ha! It just needs to be on a black background with the writing in acid pink!:p Quote
Rich Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) This, I like... This, not so much. Edited February 15, 2018 by Rich Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Just now, Rich said: This, I like... The string lie is awful though. Tuning issues anyone? Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 On 13/02/2018 at 11:55, Machines said: Bias aside, I love the Bongo headstock. Looks like a bladed weapon. One man's bladed weapon, another man's... 1 Quote
BigRedX Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Just now, EBS_freak said: The string lie is awful though. Tuning issues anyone? Having actually owned one - it's an Andreas Shark Guitar, no tuning issues at all one account of a properly cut nut that allows for those string angles. Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: One man's bladed weapon, another man's... 1 1 Quote
Machines Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 7 hours ago, wateroftyne said: One man's bladed weapon, another man's... You leave Cedric out of this. Quote
Jus Lukin Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) - Edited February 25, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote
LeftyJ Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 6 hours ago, Jus Lukin said: And a great name for my next prog album. Nostalgia And Dichotomy, by That Talentless Knob with the ugly headstock FTFY Quote
ambient Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 10/02/2018 at 22:11, ambient said: I like mine . I have to admit though, I don't think the usual headed versions of this bass look so good. Quote
Jus Lukin Posted February 17, 2018 Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) - Edited February 25, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
josie Posted February 17, 2018 Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jus Lukin said: Are they graphite string trees? If so, any improvement in tuning stability? Not sure, sorry. They look like it, and the Plus was overall a high-spec design. Stability is pretty good. Edited February 17, 2018 by josie Quote
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