Need some headstock design help. (8 string, 4x4)

[lctdmf]

4x4 headstock design, here's the body: http://i.imgur.com/qGnUx.jpg

and here are some headstocks idk: headstocks - Imgur

They all seem pretty boring, but there isn't really much I can do with 4x4 either. Anyone got some ideas?

 

[SammerX]

I think the second one would look really nice with that body shape. You could do some sort of veneer on the headstock Vik-style to make it a bit more fancy.

 

[lctdmf]

I think the second one would look really nice with that body shape. You could do some sort of veneer on the headstock Vik-style to make it a bit more fancy.

Vik-style? Haven't been around the boards for a long time, so I don't know what you mean by this. Care to post some examples?

But yes, there will be a veneer and possible backstrap, cut the headstock material a little bit too thin

 

[Hollowway]

Can you make one with straight pull strings? Unless it's a Jackson HS, I don't like to look at any HS that isn't straight pull anymore.

 

[Sebastian]

Number 3 looks cool, I like it

 

[lctdmf]

Can you make one with straight pull strings? Unless it's a Jackson HS, I don't like to look at any HS that isn't straight pull anymore.

sure, had to stagger the tuners since I have Gotoh and the screw is at an angle and wouldn't allow the A and D tuners to be that close together.

http://i.imgur.com/SY5mD.jpg

 

[Brill]

Why not a 5x3 I think that would suit the body tbh

 

[lctdmf]

Number 3 looks cool, I like it

Thanks, that's the one I think I'm going with.

Why not a 5x3 I think that would suit the body tbh

Bought the tuners for this a long time ago, I took a long break from building and I'm just starting up again.

 

[Levi79]

I think you should do a mixture of number 2 and three. Just make the point on number 2 a bit longer and sharper and it'd be perfect. It would be edgy, yet classy

 

[noizfx]

How about something similar to a Caparison Angelus headstock?

 

[SammerX]

Vik-style? Haven't been around the boards for a long time, so I don't know what you mean by this. Care to post some examples?

But yes, there will be a veneer and possible backstrap, cut the headstock material a little bit too thin

A ViK in a week! (completed)

Check out the pictures in this thread for what I mean.

 

[jarnozz]

the second one! love the shape of the body. Those to combined create an epic combination <3

 

[lctdmf]

How about something similar to a Caparison Angelus headstock?

Oh that's pretty nice actually. I'll draw it up late when I get home from work. Thanks.

the second one! love the shape of the body. Those to combined create an epic combination <3

Thanks a lot dude. Thinking about cutting the body in half horizontally to chamber it/make it a semi-hollow (the body is actually one piece, thick enough for a really deep carve.)

 

[iRaiseTheDead]

Personally, I like the first one that came up The one with that little bit at the top

 

[lctdmf]

Personally, I like the first one that came up The one with that little bit at the top

oh gosh so many conflicting opinions lol

remember: if anyone wants to they can draw their own design on the templates I provided. And I don't mind if you share them with other people for their own work. Just remember to set the ppi in photoshop to 206 when printing on 8.5"x11" paper, and it will print full scale, nut width is 55.5mm

 

[noizfx]

Oh that's pretty nice actually. I'll draw it up late when I get home from work. Thanks.

I thought of that headstock after seeing your first drawing

 

[Murdstone]

I quite like the look of offset 4x4s. The first design but offset could look really sweet.

 

[asher]

I like the second one mostly. First one could be neat but the circular cutout's a little harsh and I think the swoop in the second fits the body better.

 

[TankJon666]

The one at the top definitely! The end of the headstock almost mimics the top of the body around the cutaway and shoulder. It looks the most original of the 3 designs too.

 

[BlackMastodon]

I like the second one mostly. First one could be neat but the circular cutout's a little harsh and I think the swoop in the second fits the body better.

My thoughts exactly.