Fil1ip Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Hi Has anybody but a reverse/upside neck/headstock on their bass? Phil Quote
rushbo Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Yep. Proud owner of a Squier PJ bass with a left handed, Mexican Jazz bass neck. It's my go-to bass. No issues with tuning stability, intonation blah blah. It's a great sounding instrument and a bit of a head turner. Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 My Dusty Hill P has one, but it came like that 😀 4 Quote
rushbo Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Here’s my upside down bitsa. The body is an Indonesian Squier PJ, the neck is off a Mexican Jazz, the J pup is an Entwistle, the P pup is an American Fender. It’s got a Schaller bridge, Gotoh tuners and a Kiogon wiring loom and selector switch. It’s been my main bass for the last three years and has never let me down. 2 1 Quote
Fil1ip Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: My Dusty Hill P has one, but it came like that 😀 Liking that 😮 1 Quote
Fil1ip Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, rushbo said: Here’s my upside down bitsa. The body is an Indonesian Squier PJ, the neck is off a Mexican Jazz, the J pup is an Entwistle, the P pup is an American Fender. It’s got a Schaller bridge, Gotoh tuners and a Kiogon wiring loom and selector switch. It’s been my main bass for the last three years and has never let me down. That is lovely 😍 Was it a new nut? Quote
Bluewine Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: My Dusty Hill P has one, but it came like that 😀 That yellow P Bass looks familiar. Blue Quote
rushbo Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 20 minutes ago, Fil1ip said: That is lovely 😍 Was it a new nut? I don’t think it was... I put it together and loved it so much, I wanted to play it straight away, so I just widened the two narrowest slots, so they could accommodate the E and A strings. My intention was always to get a new nut, but so far, that hasn’t happened. 1 Quote
Fil1ip Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, rushbo said: I don’t think it was... I put it together and loved it so much, I wanted to play it straight away, so I just widened the two narrowest slots, so they could accommodate the E and A strings. My intention was always to get a new nut, but so far, that hasn’t happened. Ace I think I prefer the look to standard 😁 Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Bluewine said: That yellow P Bass looks familiar. Blue It’s not yellow, it’s gold and there are only 50 of them. 1 Quote
Bluewine Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: It’s not yellow, it’s gold and there are only 50 of them. My eye sight is not what it use to be. Mine is actually called Butterscotch. Blue Quote
ped Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Bluewine said: My eye sight is not what it use to be. Mine is actually called Butterscotch. Blue Take your sunglasses off!! 😎 1 Quote
Bluewine Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: It’s not yellow, it’s gold and there are only 50 of them. Is the gold P Bass MIJ ? Did you take the plate around the volume and tone controls off? Blue Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Bluewine said: Is the gold P Bass MIJ ? Did you take the plate around the volume and tone controls off? Blue It’s this one.... http://www.fendercustomshop.com/series/artist/dusty-hill-signature-precision-bass-maple-fingerboard-nocaster-blonde/ 1 Quote
kodiakblair Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 My latest slab body has a reverse headstock because I like the look. 7 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 more 'fitting' with a 'tele' rather than a 'P' Quote
Maude Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 My Precision bodied, Jazz necked Stingray (eh?) will be reverse headstock, but it's not finished yet. I just tapped out the nut gently and fitted it back in the other way around, a little filing to get the bottom of the slots sloping the right way and it's fine. In this thread if your interested. 🙂 1 Quote
rushbo Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 53 minutes ago, Fil1ip said: Ace I think I prefer the look to standard 😁 I think an inverted headstock makes it easier to tune, than a standard 4 in a line. Your arm isn’t going over the top of the neck, but coming from underneath. This isn’t based on any scientific testing, though! 1 Quote
dudewheresmybass Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 I have a reverse headstock on one of my warlocks and one on my Kramer. I love the look 1 Quote
Fil1ip Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, dudewheresmybass said: I have a reverse headstock on one of my warlocks and one on my Kramer. I love the look Kramer looking good 1 Quote
kodiakblair Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, rushbo said: I think an inverted headstock makes it easier to tune, than a standard 4 in a line. I wouldn't say that, I find standard 4 in a line much easier. Thing is , reverse headstock on a Tele or 51 looks very cool so I'll bear the burden of awkward to reach tuners 😃 Quote
Merton Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Yep my ACG Skelf has a reverse 1+4 headstock 3 Quote
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