10 of the Coolest Guitar Headstocks We’ve Ever Seen

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Oct 17, 2017 Guitar makers invest a lot of time into honing their craft and developing their stylistic individuality... Guitar makers invest a lot of time into honing their craft and developing their stylistic individuality. Over the years, as luthiers grow in skill and personality, their creativity begins to shine through in their woodworking style. Take, for example, the intricacies of guitar headstocks. As a rule, like in any part of an instrument’s manufacturing process, headstock designs pivot heavily on performance functionality. The shape of the headstock has a significant impact on tuning stability and the way the strings slide through the nut grooves. With this in mind, check out the following ultra-cool designs that have found the perfect marriage between artistic design and technical perfection: 1. Michiro Matsuda Michiro Matsuda was born in Nagoya, Japan. After graduating from the Robert Venn School of Lutherie, he completed an apprenticeship under…

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Metallica’s James Hetfield’s Iron Cross

Specs: Black and Gold color - Mahogany wood body - Mahogany wood neck - Rosewood Fretboard - Set-in construction - White Pearl Inlays - Scale Length 24.75" - 22 Frets - H/H Wilkinson Pickups - 2 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-way toggle Switch Controls - LP Bridge - Gold Hardware - Lock-in mechanism tunersExtremely easy to play, not buzzing and clean sound. You may check how the guitar plays on that cover video: Orion from Metallica I have had my eyes on the James Hetfieled's (Metallica's rhythm guitar and vocals) Iron Cross since I first saw on their Frantic video clip; from St. Anger album. The one he owns is a Gibson model from the early 70's which he personally bolted on the golden iron cross left-over from a motorcycle he was building with his uncle. Needless to say that this model is no longer made which makes it a very…

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