Ugliest damn headstock on boutiques (and the purtiest)

[LanierP]

The EVH headstock look like an old school can opener. The Tyler like a canoe paddle. It's the ugliest by far. Like a license plate bolted on the end of the neck. You could tack a full size Led Zeppelin poster on it and still see about 4 of the 'James Tyler' logos. Seriously, you know it's bad when you aren't sure which end to plug your cable into,,,

 

[Tone Monster]

The KL is perfection IMO. That's one of the many reasons I had one built.

 

[AmpliFIRE]

I like the Tyler headstock.

 

[Purpleibby]

I dig the Charvel variant of the Strat headstock:

Always liked the Ibanez one as well!

 

[Knockout]

So Tyler's are the winners.
What would be the best name for one of the models
The Shocker
or
The butterface

 

[snowdog]

Suhr & Anderson, both garbage headstocks on otherwise nice guitars.

 

[V2a]

Lindert.

 

[Knockout]

At least I can tell what they were going for with Lindert

 

[screamindemon]

SHOCKER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[vultures]

I always liked ESP's cockstock, some people can't stand em.

 

[Knockout]

Yeh, those have to go upwords (Mayones, Caparison) tipping down just doesn't do it much

 

[sgill72]

The Tyler headstock, I believe, is a big middle finger to Fender who was having issues with everyone using the Strat headstock design. They sent out cease and desists to everyone and their brother unless you got licensed. So, Jim Tyler, said FU to the establishment and made the most non-conforming headstock out there...hence the motto, "either you get it or you don't." I think it's a thing of beautiful if you know the story. This is all by memory so please forgive if it's not 100% correct...

It's definitely grown on me. I prefer traditional guitar design so the Dimebag shape, or the Explorer don't do anything for me just as Tyler headstock does to others. To each their own.

Suhr looks like the old Kramer beaks, and the Suhr hybrid headstock looks like the headstock off the old Steve Stevens Washburns.

 

[rsm]

The "best" is none (at least for me

 

[arh828]

The Tyler was hilarious looking to begin with. LMFAO when I saw the shocker.

 

[mentoneman]

either you know or you don't know

for me this represents a tone machine my heroes landau and huff rode to glory in the rack golden years and it does not disappoint

 

[Knockout]

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either you know or you don't know

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I think you can have a mild seizure by looking at that headstock for too long

 

[Johnny LaRue]

yes? no? i like!

 

[garey77]

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Suhr Landau

 

[Knockout]

^ Damn that's fugly!