Typical headstock of an electric guitar

This article is about part of a stringed instrument. A headstock is also the motorized chuck on a lathe.

Headstock or peghead is a part of guitar or similar stringed instrument. The main function of a headstock is holding the instrument's strings. Strings go from the bridge, pass the nut and are usually fixed on machine heads on headstock. Machine heads are used to tune the guitar by adjusting the tension of strings and, consequentially, the pitch of sound they produce. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 555 KB) Copyright by KeeperX7 13. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 555 KB) Copyright by KeeperX7 13. ... Conventional metalworking lathe In woodturning, metalworking, metal spinning, and glassworking, a lathe is a machine tool which spins a block of material so that when abrasive, cutting, or deformation tools are applied to the block, it can be shaped to produce an object which has rotational symmetry about an axis... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... The machine heads on a Squier Stratocaster electric guitar. ...

Construction details

Two traditional layouts of tuners are called "3+3" (3 top tuners and 3 bottom ones) and "6 in line" tuners, though many other combinations are known, especially for bass guitars and non-6-string guitars. When there are no machine heads (i.e. tuners are not needed or located in some other place, for example, on guitar body), the guitar headstock may be missing at all, as in Steinberger guitar or some Chapman stick models. Steinberger refers to a series of distinctive musical instruments, designed and originally manufactured by Ned Steinberger. ... A 10 string Stick The Chapman Stick is a musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. ...

Schematic section shows both straight and angled headstocks. Note the β angle between the fingerboard surface and headstock surface

The headstock may be carved separately and glued to neck using some sort of joint. There are two major trends in headstock construction, based on how the string will go after passing the nut. The advantages and disadvantages of both trends are very debatable and subjective, so these two variants are used: Image File history File links Guitar_headstock_angle. ... Image File history File links Guitar_headstock_angle. ... Joinery is the part of woodworking that involves the joining together of parts of wood. ...

• Straight headstocks form a single plane with a flat surface of neck (and fingerboard). This makes neck and headstock easier to manufacture, they can be constructed from a single piece of wood. Fender usually uses non-angled, straight headstocks.

• Angled headstocks form some kind of acute angle with a surface of neck. The value of "magic angle" (called headstock pitch) that gives the best tone and stability is also very debatable, but it is usually in a range from 3° to 20°. For example, Guild Guitars use 4°, Gibson, Peavey, Washburn usually use 13-14° angle, Epiphone Casino uses 17°.

Luthiers of both styles frequently cite better sound, longer sustain and strings staying in tune longer as advantages of each style. Fragile construction is cited as a disadvantage of each style too: single piece necks are more likely to break on ocassional hit and are harder to repair, while glued-in necks can break with time. The Fender logo, often called the spaghetti logo. ... This article is about angles in geometry. ... Gibson Guitar Corporation is one of the worlds best-known manufacturers of acoustic and electric guitars. ... Peavey may refer to: peavey tool, A logging tool used to move timber Hartley Peavey, the founder of the Peavey Electronics Corportation. ... Washburn or Washburn Guitars is one of the oldest music instruments manufacturer. ... Epiphone Emperor Epiphone is the name of a guitar manufacturer. ... A luthier is someone who is capable of crafting and repairing any of the many types of stringed instruments. ... Sustain is a parameter of musical sound in time. ...

Apart from its main function, headstock is an important decorative detail of a guitar. It is the place where overwhelming majority of guitar manufacturers draw their logo. Some guitars without machine heads (for example, ones equipped with Floyd Rose Speedloader) have a headstock for purely decorative reasons. A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand, which is set in a special typeface and/or font, or arranged in a particular, but legible, way. ... Floyd Rose SpeedLoader Tremolo Floyd Rose SpeedLoader is a floating, double-locking, guitar bridge based on the Floyd Rose Original. ...

Signature headstock outlines

All major guitar brands have a signature headstocks that make their guitars or guitar series easily recognizable. Unwritten ethic law of guitar industry allows copying of overall guitar body designs, but no major brand copies headstock designs. As seen in a section below, even "copied" at the first glance designs retain clear visible changes in dimesions, proportions of elements, etc, so it is almost always possible to tell a major brand of a guitar by looking at headstock.

Fender-like curved 6-in-line headstocks

Fender Telecaster Image File history File links Fender_headstock_telecaster. ... The Fender Telecaster is a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ...	Fender Stratocaster, regular version, used on modern Mexican and American-built guitars Image File history File links Fender_headstock_normal. ... Strat redirects here. ...	Fender Stratocaster, "big" version, used in 1970s and nowadays used on Squier guitars Image File history File links Fender_headstock_big. ... Strat redirects here. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Squier is an off-brand to the Fender guitar manufacturer, as Epiphone is to Gibson. ...	Gibson Firebird series (also used in reverse) Image File history File links Gibson_headstock_firebird. ... The Gibson Firebird is a solid-body guitar marketed by Gibson in the late 60s. ...
Washburn N-series (reverse) Image File history File links Washburn_headstock_n. ... Washburn or Washburn Guitars is one of the oldest music instruments manufacturer. ...	Floyd Rose Guitars decorative headstock, no machine heads at all Image File history File links Floyd_rose_headstock. ...

Classic-like 3+3 headstocks

Gibson Les Paul, 1960 issue Image File history File links Gibson-headstock-LP.svg Summary Gibson Les Paul guitars signature headstock outline. ... The Gibson Les Paul signature model is one of the classic solid-body electric guitar designs. ...	ESP EC-series Image File history File links ESP_headstock_EC.svg Summary ESP guitars signature headstock outline, used now on EC series. ... The ESP Guitar Company (Electric Sound Products), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses. ...	PRS asymmetric, used on most guitars Image File history File links PRS_headstock. ... PRS Dragon III PRS Guitars is a well known American company, based in Stevensville, Maryland, that mostly makes high-end guitars. ...	PRS symmetric, used on Santana 3 model Image File history File links Prs_headstock_santana_3. ... PRS Dragon III PRS Guitars is a well known American company, based in Stevensville, Maryland, that mostly makes high-end guitars. ...
Gibson Flying V, 1958 issue Image File history File links Gibson_headstock_flying_v. ... The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar first released in 1958 by Gibson. ...

Pointed headstocks, 6-in-line

ESP "pointed" headstock, used on Horizon NT-II and M-II guitars, as well as many signature models (also used in reverse) Image File history File links ESP-headstock-sharp. ... The ESP Guitar Company (Electric Sound Products), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses. ...

Ibanez "pointed" headstock, used on most rock-series solid-body electric guitars Image File history File links Ibanez_headstock_pointed. ... Ibanez Jem This article is about the guitar manufacturer. ...

Jackson "pointed" headstock, used on almost all solid-body electric guitar series (also used in reverse) Image File history File links Jackson_headstock_pointed. ... Jackson is a guitar manufacturer originally owned and operated by Grover Jackson, a partner of Wayne Charvel of Charvel Guitar Repair. ...

Washburn "pointed" headstock, used on almost all rocker-series electric guitars (also used in reverse) Image File history File links Washburn_headstock_pointed. ... Washburn or Washburn Guitars is one of the oldest music instruments manufacturer. ...

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