To fix the string sticking out of the headpiece...Dont fully tighten the string at the bridge end...lightly lock the string with the headpiece screw and cut off the string.. then loosen the headpiece screw, push the sharp end of the string back in flush to the headpiece and re tighten the screw... finally tighten the string at the bridge.
this would only work with hex cored strings, round core strings need to be clamped then cut to prevent unwinding, one option would be to make an ebony cap to go over the end with a recess for the ends of the strings, either held on with a couple of allen bolts or a couple of high strength magnets. I have to say that this is one beautiful guitar, the attention to detail and workmanship is first rate, and the end product is absolutely wonderful, certainly puts some big name manufacturers to shame!
Why not just pull out the xuron flush cutters? I have two pairs, one that i use for soft wire and one that i beat up cutting strings, but they do make a hard wire cutter designed to leave a square end instead of a gnarly point
That exposed piece of maple between the fretboard and the neck pickup is such an eyesore...why did you leave it bare?? Otherwise it's a nice one. I'm not a headless guy but you really did a good job man
Check out the carvin... or I guess its keisel now.. check out the keisel Allan Holdsworth signature its beautiful they also make other beautiful headless guitars.
I don't question the pros of the headless concept but I can't accept that their isn't a more aesthetically pleasing way of finishing the end of a neck than that. Looks like an amputation. Great work as always.
I'd like a Steinberger GM2T body with a Floyd Rose routing. I'd have to use the Sophia 2.92 tremolo system because I'd need the full range tuners. Can you (would you) build that? Have a price in mind?
I mean it’s possible it would have looked a little off having one texture and color (ash with black grain filler) on the body and then a little patch of very flat satin with a possibly brighter blue on that part, since it is a very blonde piece of maple. He would have had to try and tint the maple slightly and then spray the color over but, again since maple is so different in its grain structure it would look like an almost completely sealed (like primered) piece of wood with paint on it surrounded by obviously open pore ash. Edit: I worked at a custom shop and was recently laid off cause of covid but I saw these types of finishes all the time on neck through guitars that had like limba, ash, or even walnut with a neck stripe down the body that was maple, and people would do the satin color open pore finishes on them, and it always looked wrong having two vastly different textures side by side painted. I would actually say never do open pore satin on maple for that reason, especially not painted cause it seals it even more.
Really nice and clean build! I'm most impressed with the job you did on the finish, you aren't exaggerating those types of finishes sans the proper facilities can be challenging to say the least, ask me how I know! I have a friend with the whole setup for applying UV cured finishes i.e. lights/suit and it makes a huge difference. I would love to see more of your personal guitar builds you are one of the few I've seen with the eyes and hands for both high end repair and custom builds, keep up the great work!
I never really liked the headless guitars but this one is very well done. I really like this one. How much would it cost to have another one built? It sounds top quality.
I'm a huge fan of headless guitars. Though i don't have one, i'm definitely going to some day. Your design is super beautiful ! Great job. Your customer's idea is something to praise also. Wish we could have had the full build video, not just the end result. I'm totally in for this kind of jam. Although i must say, i'm never disapointed with your videos.
I am intrigued by headless guitars. It seems that by removing the head you remove one of the weakest points on the instrument. It seems to me that it’s main downside is that it doesn’t look “cool.”
The main downside right now is that we don’t know how long these bridges last over time. It’s a relatively newer system and I noticed on some Kiesel that the knobs at the bottom have some plastic spacers (thicker than a washer but not by much) and overtime with the tension that is on them they will wear and break. Other than that I couldn’t agree more, in terms of accidental drops this is a godsend.
@@neilbarnwell I think I 'see' what you mean. The thumbnail makes it look like the tuners attach to the saddles but, from his description, I think that they pull on the ball ends, that are cradled. Just guessing, as I haven't ever seen it, outside of this video. 😜
Hi! Do you think I can out this bridge in a guitar that originally has a normal 2 edge (Wilkinson) tremolo cavity? Is it enough to carve behind the bridge or I have to lower the level under the plate as well? Thank you
Never saw this "episode". I'm not a headless fan but something about this guitar says "I'm a guitar that just happens to not have a traditional headstock". I actually really do dig it. Finish came out great. The geometry is practical. And it's got solid components and wiring. From the sound clip it certainly seems like the kind of guitar that would feel great to play. Certainly sounds great.
Is it floated? If so how much? How much "pull up" can you get with the standard route? And how tall was your fretboard over the the body? Trying to figure out a 7 string one. No real route pdf's on the site for that.
When the wife wants to know what this NEXT project sprouting on the workbench is, I'm gonna show her this video and say it's all YOUR fault. :D I found a good price on a Nova headless bridge system, and at some point that pile of walnut and poplar is going to be a headless Telecaster for travel. :D
How thick guitar body did you make to fit the tremolo block? Did you mill any wood to place the bridge? If yes, how many mms? Thank for answer and sorry for too much questions :)
Awww, I'm sure you didn't mean it but @ 0:08 you referred to your unique beauty as, "this Thing here." ...just because it doesn't have a head... You'll hurt its feelings. LOL
7:23 Sharp pokey strings - how about a nice 'cap' on the end of the neck. Removable or hinged, subtle - perhaps dark wood, just enough to dress up the end, and cover the sharp pokey strings.
Nice job.and really nice sounding guitar player...this guy has some chops...keep studying Holdsworth and Terje Rypdal ...great sound man... give guy a mention
So you know how to make guitars. Myself I'm old school. Couldn't ever get used to a headless guitar. One time I was in a music store that I used to go to alot. And my buddy told me, "you got to try out this guitar!" It was a carbon fiber guitar? I insisted that there is no such thing as a carbon fiber guitar!!! If there is no wood, there is no guitar. Well he wouldn't let me touch any guitars until I played it. So I did. I was quite impressed. No truss rod, no bracing and the sound was loud and it's water proof. Than of course I flipped over the price tag and I handed it back. That guitar costed as much as a Martin. I told him yeah it's a pretty good guitar but because it isn't made of wood that it doesn't have a personality. There are solid state amps than there are tube amps. Have you ever noticed that the solid state amplifiers are always trying to imitate the tube amps. Yes solid state has its place and I guess so does carbon fiber guitars. But give me the old trusted and true stuff and I'm happy. Never could stand Devo!
Apologies if someone has already suggested this (there are 108 comments ahead of me) -- why not just cut off the strings a little bit long, and bend each of them over in a little loop? (I confess that I came up with this method only after I punctured myself more than once. Sigh.)
Just wondering why you didn't paint the wood near the truss rod wheel. Doesn't seem to add anything besides calling attention tp itself. Otherwise, beautiful!
cant you just twist the string till they break? like you do on normal guitar tuners? I never had the issue of them comming lose. Sick guitar. Looks great. the only thing which puts me off is the white nut. personally i whould liked a black graphtec nut. But other then that prestine work
I am surprised you didn't think to fabricate a black metal end-cap to cover the sharp string ends. That would really finish it off nicely. Great work, and beautiful. I've never played one.
How would that work without getting in the way of pulling the strings though, while also completely covering the ends? Unless it was something you remove and put back, but then it’s just an extra thing to lose.
Is Dan a really big dude, or is that guitar on the smaller side? I really like your channel btw. It's inspiring to a budding luthier like myself. Learning plenty. Thanks. PS: I have dealt with Hipshot products a few times and I really think they need to provide more literature. Just using their Solo single string bridges was a challenge at first, and they arrived in just a box with no usage instructions or tips. Their customer service was great and helped with free replacements on a few occasions, when something was off spec or damaged.
7:27 from i understand you can pull the string though there, keep tension then cut the string, then you carefully back the string towards the bridge side just enough so they dont stick out, then you clamp down
It is higher than normal, but perhaps he's been getting weak signal. Plus the string doesn't vibrate as much near the saddles, so it won't buzz even if it's closer.
I have a Kiesel with the hipshot. When you put the strings on, get them close before clipping them, then back them in the nut and screw down to hide the sharp edges.
I want to try building a headless guitar or two (in the distant future, other projects on at the moment). There aren't many tuner/bridges out there to investigate - so it was great to see this breakdown. One thing, do you lose the ability to adjust for intonation with the tuners like that?
Some people apparently have a problem navigating the fretboard after switching(neck seems to end confusingly abruptly to them), but I think it depends of the body shape. Plus you have to count on somewhat rare, non standard and costly headless hardware (Hipshot bridge/headpiece set above is over $500). Other than that, using a guitar which is so compact while being actually a full scale instrument is IMO pretty nice. Straight-pull headless tuners are also apparently more stable than a regular ones, no idea if scientifically confirmed but my own headless keeps in tune pretty well.
On one hand I wouldn't mind a headless guitar, on the other hand they just look so weird and small lol. You did a great job with this! But.. No kill switch? You got everything else, might as well toss in a kill switch! lol. I just put a kill switch on my bass and another one an SG I have, they are fun to mess with lol. Question about the finish - that black pore filler you used, will stuff like that work well on a Maple top? I understand the point of that stuff is to soak into the open pours and since Maple has such tight grain Iam not sure if it would work or not. I have a Les Paul that I don't really want to paint Opaque but I would rather use stain or paint that is transparent so the grain shows through, however there is not much going with the grain so I am concerned it would look to plain and be boring. Any suggestions of how to add more bling to the otherwise boring maple top?
One thing that I hate about guitars Is how close the volume knob is to the bridge/Tremolo. When sweeping I find that the volume knob gets in the way. So in my designs and self build I've positioned the control knobs farther down for extra clearance. About your headless though, I love the shape and finish. I'm curious, what's the tremolo like?
Probably a stupid question, I really like the headless thing and I am going to buy one, but given the amount of winding you have to do on any guitar electric or acoustic, how is there enough wind on the very minimal keys to get even close to standard tuning given that all my Floyd rose trems are usually for fine tuning not actual to key tuning
Headless tuners are not so minimal - they sit on rather long screws allowing for a lot of travel, hence the full range tuning. FR fine tuners are completely different principle (they just give string saddles a lil tilt for small pitch corrections).
After seen this beast, and all those perfect specs on it, it remind me the tremolo bridge called System I, I think, in my '85 MIJ Fender Contemporary Telecaster H-S-S, it has an german Schaller design. I wonder if you came across with one of these guitars and if you know about the weird two piece tremolo arm (a cap and a screw in one end). There are other 2 tremolo systems too, II and III. They are "Royd Flose" tremolo systems with odd specs like a clamp on the nut (or a lock nut .... after the nut in my case). Hope you can shed some light about theses systems. BTW, I've been following your videos, big lessons and lots of info !. Cheers.
I have a Floyd Rose Discovery Series. It has bullets on each end of the premeasured strings. But the strings are no longer in production. And some guy that thought he knew what he was doing cranked the very small allen key fine tuner on the A string, so much that I couldn't change strings even if I had a new pack. Grrr!! So I have to put a normal neck on with tuners and I had to go from the original Floyd Rose SpeedLoader Tremolo and replace the bridges with Floyd Rose Licensed bridges!! I loved that guitar...tune it once and you were pretty much set for good. Even replacing strings was as easy as pushing down on each bridge piece and taking the bullet end out and the same on the neck then replace it and BAM you're in tune.
i have this old ibanez guitar that doesn’t have tuning pegs... is there a way i could cut the neck off and make it a headless guitar??? i need some opinions
I'm thinking of using this bridge system to do a headless conversion to my ibanez RG, it currently has ibanez's version of a floyd rose system on atm but I was just wondering if you think the standard locking nut would work with just the hipshot bridge or would I need to get the full headless kit and say a graphtec nut? Thanks in advance 🙂
Would it be possible to convert a headstocked guitar to a headless guitar with this system? I know it’s a crazy question but I’d like to know your opinion. Thanks in advance. And thank you for your videos.
its super nice an all, but I think as a lefty, hipshot stuff is extremely overpriced, i checked them out lately among other aftermarket inspired manufacturers for my worn out crapmetal strato tremolo, thb most of them are that offers floating non locking left handed and made from a metal thats not melted by a candle...
I have been trying to find out what the name of those tuners forever lol, been contemplating a CNC acoustic guitar modeled after the MotherPluckers Boudica (that one is a harp /6 string bass, he has it on his website as the “one of a kind) i love the shape and want to try making my own version. Love your videos, i work with computers all day and am always looking for physical stuff to change gears at home, your stuff has inspired me to get into guitar.
Great job, and honestly described in the building process. 30 years now that I'm wondering why guitar players are so resistant to headless instruments, as they are structurally more balanced, especially in standing position. You're right, the only downsinde of the Hipshot nut is these string ends popping out. A small 3mm metal lip underneath the cut strings and included in the nut itself could easily fix this issue without adding much weight. Let's write to Hipshot :-)
I just made a flying v out of rosewood and tiger maple with a hotrails quad bucker. I decided to make the fingerboard a zero radius with stainless frets I bought the wilkinson headless trem and for my application you can use it like a floyd style nut i was just going for the ultimate shred v though so an exception I suppose
Beautifully executed build. Finish looks great! I'm not always a fan of satin but between the color and contemporary design it so fits the vibe of this instrument. Is this a 24.75/Gibson scale length?
The blue ash with the dyed grain is awesome. Great build man.
Could you make a blue color-matched little hat for the nut end?
To fix the string sticking out of the headpiece...Dont fully tighten the string at the bridge end...lightly lock the string with the headpiece screw and cut off the string.. then loosen the headpiece screw, push the sharp end of the string back in flush to the headpiece and re tighten the screw... finally tighten the string at the bridge.
Great idea! Thanks for the tip.
or just coil the string ends into a pretty curly hairstyle - why not
Use fret pullers to nip ends of strings
this would only work with hex cored strings, round core strings need to be clamped then cut to prevent unwinding, one option would be to make an ebony cap to go over the end with a recess for the ends of the strings, either held on with a couple of allen bolts or a couple of high strength magnets.
I have to say that this is one beautiful guitar, the attention to detail and workmanship is first rate, and the end product is absolutely wonderful, certainly puts some big name manufacturers to shame!
Why not just pull out the xuron flush cutters? I have two pairs, one that i use for soft wire and one that i beat up cutting strings, but they do make a hard wire cutter designed to leave a square end instead of a gnarly point
Holy shit, that's absolutely amazing. That's one of my favorite finishes I've ever seen, and I love the shape...
Ha! It’s the first headless guitar in your shop that’s not broken.
That guitar looks and sounds amazing! Great job on building that one of a kind gem. Wish I had the skills to build something that nice.
"Do you mean like this?" Beautifully dry comedic quality!
That exposed piece of maple between the fretboard and the neck pickup is such an eyesore...why did you leave it bare??
Otherwise it's a nice one. I'm not a headless guy but you really did a good job man
I like that bit 8-) wish he'd extended it thru the PUs like a laminated body look
@@SNORKYMEDIA If he had extended it through i'd find it great looking...but why just leave that one blank spot
@@IrisGalaxis he wanted to piss you off
@@clartypaths840 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve. Never taken to the look of a headless guitar but I really like the look of this ,
Same, they're lovely tho! Balanced and weigh less. Great design. Get one!
Did William Shatner write this comment?
Check out the carvin... or I guess its keisel now.. check out the keisel Allan Holdsworth signature its beautiful they also make other beautiful headless guitars.
The new pickups keisel makes sound a lot better. Keisel manages the company a lot better in general now I believe.
I don't question the pros of the headless concept but I can't accept that their isn't a more aesthetically pleasing way of finishing the end of a neck than that. Looks like an amputation. Great work as always.
Out of interest, how much does a guitar like this cost from an indy luthier compared to a shop bought custom (Fender, Gibson etc)?
I'd like a Steinberger GM2T body with a Floyd Rose routing. I'd have to use the Sophia 2.92 tremolo system because I'd need the full range tuners. Can you (would you) build that? Have a price in mind?
Excellent job, beautiful grain in that piece of ash
Great Work !!
Do you mind if I asked what is the distance from the nut to the bridge pivot post , exactly? (suppose this is 25.5 Inches scale )
Ooh, Dan's wearing a Majora's Mask shirt.
Very nice guitar! I'm just curious as to why the wood surrounding the truss rod wasn't stained (or covered)?
Gray Bryan i was thinking the same thing
I kept waiting for him to say "and here's the awesome nut cover I made" I don't understand. It looks like something fell off the instrument.
Probably an aesthetic choice. I quite like the contrast. Reminds me of the German LeFay basses.
I mean it’s possible it would have looked a little off having one texture and color (ash with black grain filler) on the body and then a little patch of very flat satin with a possibly brighter blue on that part, since it is a very blonde piece of maple. He would have had to try and tint the maple slightly and then spray the color over but, again since maple is so different in its grain structure it would look like an almost completely sealed (like primered) piece of wood with paint on it surrounded by obviously open pore ash.
Edit: I worked at a custom shop and was recently laid off cause of covid but I saw these types of finishes all the time on neck through guitars that had like limba, ash, or even walnut with a neck stripe down the body that was maple, and people would do the satin color open pore finishes on them, and it always looked wrong having two vastly different textures side by side painted. I would actually say never do open pore satin on maple for that reason, especially not painted cause it seals it even more.
Yes, could have used a piece of the rosewood fingerboard, a way to fasten it and it would all but disappear.
What a beautiful guitar. Props and thanks for the video.
Looks like a guitar that Buck Dharma would use.
So after having to fix so many heads just go to a headless design for durability lol
I never thought about it that way before. Makes sense though!
Really nice and clean build! I'm most impressed with the job you did on the finish, you aren't exaggerating those types of finishes sans the proper facilities can be challenging to say the least, ask me how I know! I have a friend with the whole setup for applying UV cured finishes i.e. lights/suit and it makes a huge difference. I would love to see more of your personal guitar builds you are one of the few I've seen with the eyes and hands for both high end repair and custom builds, keep up the great work!
I never really liked the headless guitars but this one is very well done. I really like this one. How much would it cost to have another one built? It sounds top quality.
I'm a huge fan of headless guitars. Though i don't have one, i'm definitely going to some day. Your design is super beautiful ! Great job. Your customer's idea is something to praise also.
Wish we could have had the full build video, not just the end result.
I'm totally in for this kind of jam. Although i must say, i'm never disapointed with your videos.
I am intrigued by headless guitars. It seems that by removing the head you remove one of the weakest points on the instrument. It seems to me that it’s main downside is that it doesn’t look “cool.”
The main downside right now is that we don’t know how long these bridges last over time. It’s a relatively newer system and I noticed on some Kiesel that the knobs at the bottom have some plastic spacers (thicker than a washer but not by much) and overtime with the tension that is on them they will wear and break. Other than that I couldn’t agree more, in terms of accidental drops this is a godsend.
@@JosePineda-jn8jk drops, string trees, dinging the headstock / run into things
Some people think it looks cooler
finally someone who does a proper review of that bridge, thanks
Yeah, although how do you tune it without affecting the intonation?
@@neilbarnwell I don't understand why the intonation would be affected. Everything on the guitar stays in the same place. Am I missing something?
@@neilbarnwell I think I 'see' what you mean. The thumbnail makes it look like the tuners attach to the saddles but, from his description, I think that they pull on the ball ends, that are cradled.
Just guessing, as I haven't ever seen it, outside of this video. 😜
Though I’m an acoustic player, I still felt the need to say that I find this guitar to be pretty awesome. Nicely done!
Hi! Do you think I can out this bridge in a guitar that originally has a normal 2 edge (Wilkinson) tremolo cavity? Is it enough to carve behind the bridge or I have to lower the level under the plate as well? Thank you
Mercuri’s channel - some real pretty playing: th-cam.com/channels/xumoKyZw0HIs6M_2Do-M1w.html
I would love to see you build another!
You should go into business with Gibson, since they're already making very poor headless guitars...
Never saw this "episode". I'm not a headless fan but something about this guitar says "I'm a guitar that just happens to not have a traditional headstock". I actually really do dig it. Finish came out great. The geometry is practical. And it's got solid components and wiring. From the sound clip it certainly seems like the kind of guitar that would feel great to play. Certainly sounds great.
Not to imply that Ted didn't create a very playable, high quality, guitar here....but man...I hate headless guitars.
He sounds like a fan of Eric Johnson. Great looking guitar
Is it floated? If so how much? How much "pull up" can you get with the standard route? And how tall was your fretboard over the the body? Trying to figure out a 7 string one. No real route pdf's on the site for that.
Why are headless guitars always played by the same fusion-jazz spidernoodle-playing guitarists.
When the wife wants to know what this NEXT project sprouting on the workbench is, I'm gonna show her this video and say it's all YOUR fault. :D I found a good price on a Nova headless bridge system, and at some point that pile of walnut and poplar is going to be a headless Telecaster for travel. :D
How thick guitar body did you make to fit the tremolo block? Did you mill any wood to place the bridge? If yes, how many mms? Thank for answer and sorry for too much questions :)
Awww, I'm sure you didn't mean it but @ 0:08 you referred to your unique beauty as, "this Thing here." ...just because it doesn't have a head... You'll hurt its feelings. LOL
I just wish hipshot make one with bent saddle and 6 screw.
Tho i knew they wouldn't make it since the market is pretty slim
Hi where did you buy the headless bridge system? I'm about to change my bridge to headless. Thank you.
7:23 Sharp pokey strings - how about a nice 'cap' on the end of the neck. Removable or hinged, subtle - perhaps dark wood, just enough to dress up the end, and cover the sharp pokey strings.
Is that a Framus acoustic behind thegent playing that incredible axe?
Nice job.and really nice sounding guitar player...this guy has some chops...keep studying Holdsworth and Terje Rypdal ...great sound man... give guy a mention
Do those hip shots do the who’s
up/down and “warble” effect?
Looking at Kiesel stuff
So you know how to make guitars. Myself I'm old school. Couldn't ever get used to a headless guitar. One time I was in a music store that I used to go to alot. And my buddy told me, "you got to try out this guitar!" It was a carbon fiber guitar? I insisted that there is no such thing as a carbon fiber guitar!!! If there is no wood, there is no guitar. Well he wouldn't let me touch any guitars until I played it. So I did. I was quite impressed. No truss rod, no bracing and the sound was loud and it's water proof. Than of course I flipped over the price tag and I handed it back. That guitar costed as much as a Martin. I told him yeah it's a pretty good guitar but because it isn't made of wood that it doesn't have a personality. There are solid state amps than there are tube amps. Have you ever noticed that the solid state amplifiers are always trying to imitate the tube amps. Yes solid state has its place and I guess so does carbon fiber guitars. But give me the old trusted and true stuff and I'm happy. Never could stand Devo!
Beautiful guitar
Apologies if someone has already suggested this (there are 108 comments ahead of me) -- why not just cut off the strings a little bit long, and bend each of them over in a little loop? (I confess that I came up with this method only after I punctured myself more than once. Sigh.)
Just wondering why you didn't paint the wood near the truss rod wheel. Doesn't seem to add anything besides calling attention tp itself. Otherwise, beautiful!
What if the headless neck stock extended out just a 1/4 inch? That would provide a natural barrier to protect against inadvertent finger puncture.
cant you just twist the string till they break? like you do on normal guitar tuners? I never had the issue of them comming lose.
Sick guitar. Looks great. the only thing which puts me off is the white nut. personally i whould liked a black graphtec nut.
But other then that prestine work
I’m more of an acoustic chap, but OMG what a beautiful job.
I am surprised you didn't think to fabricate a black metal end-cap to cover the sharp string ends. That would really finish it off nicely. Great work, and beautiful. I've never played one.
How would that work without getting in the way of pulling the strings though, while also completely covering the ends? Unless it was something you remove and put back, but then it’s just an extra thing to lose.
Thanks very much for your channel man.
Love your sharing, knowledge, patience and skills
Is Dan a really big dude, or is that guitar on the smaller side? I really like your channel btw. It's inspiring to a budding luthier like myself. Learning plenty. Thanks.
PS: I have dealt with Hipshot products a few times and I really think they need to provide more literature. Just using their Solo single string bridges was a challenge at first, and they arrived in just a box with no usage instructions or tips. Their customer service was great and helped with free replacements on a few occasions, when something was off spec or damaged.
7:27 from i understand you can pull the string though there, keep tension then cut the string, then you carefully back the string towards the bridge side just enough so they dont stick out, then you clamp down
1:10 that bridge pickup is too high, gotta lower that
It is higher than normal, but perhaps he's been getting weak signal. Plus the string doesn't vibrate as much near the saddles, so it won't buzz even if it's closer.
How long is that guy's pinky finger?
Bro I laughed so hard at the drawing bit in the beginning. Really beautiful work here. Reminds me of a stranberg
What kind of bridge is that? Is there a way to use Steinberger style tuners in a Floyd rose bridge?
I have a Kiesel with the hipshot. When you put the strings on, get them close before clipping them, then back them in the nut and screw down to hide the sharp edges.
I really appreciate your thoughtful and pragmatic approach to your craft and the way you share your knowledge. Muchas gracias.
Looks and sounds fantastic, but where are you going to park your ciggie?
A bit like the guitars Allan Holdsworth played.
I want one,in a natural wood color.
Reminds me of those old Parker guitars but fuller in the low end.
That sounded great! But can he play greensleeves?
If it were me I would have come up with a solution for those sharp string ends.
It's amazing! Love you videos!
Ab-so-tivly and Posi-lutely gorgeous !!
I want to try building a headless guitar or two (in the distant future, other projects on at the moment). There aren't many tuner/bridges out there to investigate - so it was great to see this breakdown. One thing, do you lose the ability to adjust for intonation with the tuners like that?
Oh, I meant to say, it's a beautiful guitar.
Oh ! I completely forgot to mention that. Intonation is fully adjustable. It works just like a Fender bridge.
Beautiful. Is there an advantage/ disadvantage of a headless design?
Some people apparently have a problem navigating the fretboard after switching(neck seems to end confusingly abruptly to them), but I think it depends of the body shape. Plus you have to count on somewhat rare, non standard and costly headless hardware (Hipshot bridge/headpiece set above is over $500). Other than that, using a guitar which is so compact while being actually a full scale instrument is IMO pretty nice. Straight-pull headless tuners are also apparently more stable than a regular ones, no idea if scientifically confirmed but my own headless keeps in tune pretty well.
@@ZeeKat Thanks
Can this Hipshot nut be used on a left-handed headless Strat?
Double pole, triple throw, if it is on-on-on.
A really beautiful guitar, if it had a head...hate the headless.
On one hand I wouldn't mind a headless guitar, on the other hand they just look so weird and small lol.
You did a great job with this! But.. No kill switch? You got everything else, might as well toss in a kill switch! lol. I just put a kill switch on my bass and another one an SG I have, they are fun to mess with lol.
Question about the finish - that black pore filler you used, will stuff like that work well on a Maple top? I understand the point of that stuff is to soak into the open pours and since Maple has such tight grain Iam not sure if it would work or not. I have a Les Paul that I don't really want to paint Opaque but I would rather use stain or paint that is transparent so the grain shows through, however there is not much going with the grain so I am concerned it would look to plain and be boring. Any suggestions of how to add more bling to the otherwise boring maple top?
Looks like it's been amputated.
How much do you charge to make a copy of that left handed?
I would use different knobs
Very cool, it turned out great.👍
So rad! Now I want one... in red!
One thing that I hate about guitars Is how close the volume knob is to the bridge/Tremolo. When sweeping I find that the volume knob gets in the way.
So in my designs and self build I've positioned the control knobs farther down for extra clearance.
About your headless though, I love the shape and finish. I'm curious, what's the tremolo like?
Ugh, don't sweep. :D
Ash is just the greatest wood
Probably a stupid question, I really like the headless thing and I am going to buy one, but given the amount of winding you have to do on any guitar electric or acoustic, how is there enough wind on the very minimal keys to get even close to standard tuning given that all my Floyd rose trems are usually for fine tuning not actual to key tuning
Headless tuners are not so minimal - they sit on rather long screws allowing for a lot of travel, hence the full range tuning. FR fine tuners are completely different principle (they just give string saddles a lil tilt for small pitch corrections).
How much did it cost u
8:53 I just wish my fingers would fly over the fretboard like this...beautiful guitar 🎶🎶🎶
price?
After seen this beast, and all those perfect specs on it, it remind me the tremolo bridge called System I, I think, in my '85 MIJ Fender Contemporary Telecaster H-S-S, it has an german Schaller design. I wonder if you came across with one of these guitars and if you know about the weird two piece tremolo arm (a cap and a screw in one end). There are other 2 tremolo systems too, II and III. They are "Royd Flose" tremolo systems with odd specs like a clamp on the nut (or a lock nut .... after the nut in my case). Hope you can shed some light about theses systems. BTW, I've been following your videos, big lessons and lots of info !. Cheers.
I have a Floyd Rose Discovery Series. It has bullets on each end of the premeasured strings. But the strings are no longer in production. And some guy that thought he knew what he was doing cranked the very small allen key fine tuner on the A string, so much that I couldn't change strings even if I had a new pack. Grrr!! So I have to put a normal neck on with tuners and I had to go from the original Floyd Rose SpeedLoader Tremolo and replace the bridges with Floyd Rose Licensed bridges!! I loved that guitar...tune it once and you were pretty much set for good. Even replacing strings was as easy as pushing down on each bridge piece and taking the bullet end out and the same on the neck then replace it and BAM you're in tune.
i have this old ibanez guitar that doesn’t have tuning pegs... is there a way i could cut the neck off and make it a headless guitar??? i need some opinions
Stain the bare wood in between the neck and neck pickup too. Then it will be finished. Anyway a nice guitar. I think you should make more.
Serious question, how much for the 7 string equivalent. Like same guitar, just with Fishmans and a 5 way?
I'm thinking of using this bridge system to do a headless conversion to my ibanez RG, it currently has ibanez's version of a floyd rose system on atm but I was just wondering if you think the standard locking nut would work with just the hipshot bridge or would I need to get the full headless kit and say a graphtec nut? Thanks in advance 🙂
Would it be possible to convert a headstocked guitar to a headless guitar with this system? I know it’s a crazy question but I’d like to know your opinion. Thanks in advance. And thank you for your videos.
its super nice an all, but I think as a lefty, hipshot stuff is extremely overpriced, i checked them out lately among other aftermarket inspired manufacturers for my worn out crapmetal strato tremolo, thb most of them are that offers floating non locking left handed and made from a metal thats not melted by a candle...
wishing.....
I have been trying to find out what the name of those tuners forever lol, been contemplating a CNC acoustic guitar modeled after the MotherPluckers Boudica (that one is a harp /6 string bass, he has it on his website as the “one of a kind) i love the shape and want to try making my own version.
Love your videos, i work with computers all day and am always looking for physical stuff to change gears at home, your stuff has inspired me to get into guitar.
Great job, and honestly described in the building process. 30 years now that I'm wondering why guitar players are so resistant to headless instruments, as they are structurally more balanced, especially in standing position. You're right, the only downsinde of the Hipshot nut is these string ends popping out. A small 3mm metal lip underneath the cut strings and included in the nut itself could easily fix this issue without adding much weight. Let's write to Hipshot :-)
I just made a flying v out of rosewood and tiger maple with a hotrails quad bucker. I decided to make the fingerboard a zero radius with stainless frets I bought the wilkinson headless trem and for my application you can use it like a floyd style nut i was just going for the ultimate shred v though so an exception I suppose
👍 if someone told me you built your own crib as a child to sleep in, I’d believe it. Great work
Very nice
Kahlers don't have set radii. Unless there's a model I haven't seen. They can be adjusted for individual string height and saddle spacing.
That's really nicely done. A strange looking guitar for a chap with a strange sounding style. Cool
Beautifully executed build. Finish looks great! I'm not always a fan of satin but between the color and contemporary design it so fits the vibe of this instrument. Is this a 24.75/Gibson scale length?
I’m Enjoying the results of the build. Have you thought of other woods for a another guitar?