Headless anyone?

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Headless. Ugh. I just can't, but I'm going to try. Pretty easy to be open minded with no head I suppose. Going to see what's up with this Strandberg Boden Std NX6 and its multiscale, weird geometric shaped neck profile. So much, so new all at once! Can an old man find his place in the new world order or should he just go back to his boomer fiddles?
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I’ve seen the light on headless guitars. They are great.
Still love my “regular” guitars, but going back to them feels like driving a car without power steering.

I will say it’s much more noticeable on 7+ string guitars though since you are removing those giant headstocks.
But my 6 string Strandberg is comfy too. The balance is just perfect
 
Strandbergs are overpriced for what they are IMO.

I like the Ibanez Q series; I had one but sold it...waiting for one with a floating trem system.
 
What was most shocking to me is that they still hang on hangers lol.
Makes no sense
 
got my first Steinberger L (bass and guitar) in the mid/late '80s. still have a newer Steiberger Synapse SS-2F I like headless, but haven't found one that does / has everything I want.

An EBMM Majesty headless would do it all for me: looks, features, playability,...
 
They look odd, but they have their place.

Functionally they work quite well. They sound just fine if you don’t need a specific LP, Strat, 335 etc kind of tone. They’re comfortable to play. One aspect I liked was how compact they are, practically travel guitar size.

I sold my headless 7 because I didn’t love the pickups & a proper swap would’ve been pricey. I’d gladly consider another though.

I still prefer more traditional guitars, but I have no problem with a headless being among whatever else I own.
 
cobrahead1030 said:
They look odd, but they have their place.

Functionally they work quite well. They sound just fine if you don’t need a specific LP, Strat, 335 etc kind of tone. They’re comfortable to play. One aspect I liked was how compact they are, practically travel guitar size.

I sold my headless 7 because I didn’t love the pickups & a proper swap would’ve been pricey. I’d gladly consider another though.

I still prefer more traditional guitars, but I have no problem with a headless being among whatever else I own.
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I’m willing to give them a go just never picked one up to try it 🤔
 
cobrahead1030 said:
They look odd, but they have their place.

Functionally they work quite well. They sound just fine if you don’t need a specific LP, Strat, 335 etc kind of tone. They’re comfortable to play. One aspect I liked was how compact they are, practically travel guitar size.

I sold my headless 7 because I didn’t love the pickups & a proper swap would’ve been pricey. I’d gladly consider another though.

I still prefer more traditional guitars, but I have no problem with a headless being among whatever else I own.
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The 7 string pickup market still kinda sucks, especially if you aren’t playing all metal all the time.
 
Dan Gleesak said:
The 7 string pickup market still kinda sucks, especially if you aren’t playing all metal all the time.
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This one in particular had a pricey set of BKP's that were a big part of the guitars aesthetic. It felt wrong to put some plain black ones in there, and a replacement set would've been quite expensive. At the end of the day, it just made more sense to move onto another guitar altogether.
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Headless guitars can be fun to have something super compact to play around with on the couch or at your desk or something. I’d buy one for that. The Strandbergs are really fun to play, too. Good ergonomics. And the ones I’ve played sound good too.

BUT on stage they are just about the most dork ass looking things you can put on. I’d rather step on stage with a keytar. It would look cooler.

They also really mess with me. Turns out I’m used to using headstocks as a visual reference for where I am on the neck, so when I play headless, I always think I’m a lot farther down the board than I am. Like I think I’m about to play an octave bar chord on the 7th fret combined with the open string, one string down, but after I look down to orient myself and then hit the note, woops I’m actually on the 9th fret.
 
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I have I believe 8 or 9 headless guitars. None are 6 string, but all multiscale. They're all comfy ergonomically and I can rock them with my wireless and walk through the house and chill pretty much whatever in comfy positions, but one of them is actually my heaviest guitar (a bit over 13lbs)

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