Bass Guitar goes Headless vs. Headstock Conversion Mod.
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2024
- Headless vs. Headstock Bass Guitar Experiment. Which of the two construction types has advantages and disadvantages when it comes to sound. Welcome to a slightly different Video on my Luthier Workshop Channel. I already had the idea for this Video 3 years ago and I am so happy that I have finished finally the first Part. I was alway curious about the Sound differences between Headless and Headstock Instruments not just on Basses also on Guitars. So I decided to cut off the Headstock of my Handmade Bass that I have build 10 years a go to answer this question for myself. In the first Part you can follow the process how I construct a brass clamp for clamping the String in position. And at the end there will be a Soundcheck comparison section. Please let me know if you hear any differences and what construction do you prefer and why? There will be a second Part coming up soon. There you can follow the process how I build a Brass looking Nut for this Instrument from scratch and install new Monorails with fine-tuners to make it playable again. So if you are interested in my Luthier Craftsmanship stay tuned and enjoy the Video. I love doing stuff like that - if you are interested in more of my Luthier life Projects, please feel free to check out my other extended Workshop Videos on this channel.
Enjoy watching and sharing.
Best Regards Nik
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Headless vs. Headstock Bass Guitar Experiment in Luthier Workshop Ep.31
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Right hand position changes…
Thanks for your feedback. Oh yes I didn’t recognize this. Thanks for watching and your comment. Best Regards Nik
Yess it is lol
@@dadanggunawan58 Thanks a lot for your comment. Best Regards Nik
Amazing!! Nice design!! And I like the new look for the bass!!
Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive Feedback. Best Regards Nik
Very insightful! I admire you doing this with one of your own builds 😅🎸
Looks great and sounds great, my eyes want to believe the headless take is brighter but without looking it's tough to say 😂
I look forward to the next video on this! Does this neck have an adjustable truss rod? I couldn't see but your work is also so slick 😎🎸
Thank you so much for watching and commenting my Video. Yes it's really not a big difference....but this is also very surprising to me. Yes there is a Trussrod integrated. The nut is on the Body side like on the old Tellys. Best Regards Nik
Great experiment - I prefer the with headstock sound, as it to me is more round and less metallic than the headless version.
Thanks a lot for your positive Feedback and for sharing your thoughts. Best Regards Nik
Listening through studio monitors, any difference if present is negligible. Anyone tossing up between a headless/regular bass should have zero concerns about a negative effect on tone :) that brass end you previewed in the next video is amazing
Thanks a lot for analyzing the sound difference on your Studio Monitors Mate. Yes that's the surprising result that I also didn't expect... The Sound difference is really very minimal... In the upcoming Part 2 I will make a comparison with the Handmade Brass Stringclamp and new Hardware and with the two Soundchecks that I already did in this Video. And this will be also very surprising... Best Regards Nik
@@nadie6907 So you assume that If there was Wood behind the Bridge the sound difference would be more intense?
@@nadie6907 Thanks for your Feedback and for sharing your experience. I have also a Hohner Headless Bass and in my ears it sounds really good. Great Instruments.Best Regards Nik
I would have also expected a more significant difference. However, perhaps the feel is a little different 🙂
@@a-bass-player Thanks for your feedback. Yes this is absolutely correct I will talk about this significant change in the upcoming Part 2 . Best Regards Nik
the sound without a headstock seems to have less low resonance, but I saw that you played on the bridge pick up. I assume that the final result is purely aesthetic, with the advantage that the instrument probably weighs less
Thanks for your Feedback. Yes you are correct I switch my right Hand position... But I have released the second Part of this Project today and there is all a Soundchech Video at the End were the position stays the same:-) Let me know what difference do you hear. Thanks for watching. Best Regards Nik
Scary experiment. But at least if it did not work out you sure have the skills to make another neck. That is a fantastic sounding Bass and there was a slight difference in sound but I could not pin point what it was. It did sound great either way but looks very good headless.
Thanks a lot for watching and for your feedback Gary. Yes there will be a Part 2 coming up soon where you can follow the process how I make a Headless Clamp Hardware for this neck and change the Bridge to Fine Tuner Monorail.. probably in 3 weeks. Feel free to to check out this upcoming Video 👍Best Regards Nik
Threaded inserts and bolts for the clamp.
It has a zero fret so i dont think the sound changed at all.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your opinion. Best Regards Nik
I love the magnetic back plate.
Thanks a lot Mate. Stay tuned for the full Video tomorrow evening. There will be a couple other interesting Details to discover … Best Regards Nik
I didn't hear any change really, but It's my understanding that headless design moves deadspots up the neck, meaning there are often deadspots at the higher end, from around the 12'th fret and up, so we'd need to hear playing examples from the 12 to 20'th fret to really hear the effect. FWIW
Thanks a lot for watching and for sharing your thoughts. There will be a second Part of this Video were I will compare three evolution stages of this modification and there will be also playing in the high positions. Thanks and stay tuned for the upcoming part. Best Regards Nik
I heard a slight more highs on the headless but you played your right hand above the bridge pickup so I cant rly tell if its the right hand or that piece of wood you took of. ❤ amazing project keep it up ❤
Thank you sir much for your kind word and for sharing your impression. Yes that's correct. Stay tuned for the upcoming Part 2 . You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
We all felt strange watching that head being cut off..😮
Thanks a lot for your feedback....Me too 😅Best Regards Nik
Cut the horns too!
Thanks for your Feedback. Stay curious.... the full Video will start in a few minutes. Best Regards Nik
Years ago I met Robert Godin, he argued that longer headstocks made guitar sound better, when I asked him about headless he said: no no no no
Maybe is not an exact science...
Thanks a lot for sharing. Sounds interesting but I was also surprised about the results of my experiment… I didn’t expect that. Thanks for watching and your feedback. Best Regards Nik
I don't hear any significant difference. At one point I imagined? to hear a little more treble 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks a lot for your comment and for watching and listen to Video. And of course to for sharing your impression 👍Best Regards Nik
I love headless basses (for their aesthetic appeal). I tried not hearing with my eyes, but maybe, just maaaaaybe the headless version has a bit more of that pianolike ring to the notes. Then again, maybe not at all. Won't matter to me as I'm a fan of the headless bass anyway so take this for whatever it may be worth to you.
Also: no truss rod in the bass? My headless has a face plate at the end of the neck through which the truss rod can be adjusted.
Thanks a lot for your Feedback and for sharing the difference that you hear. I am his from the 80´s and that's the time when the first Headless Instruments become popular. Yes of course there is a Trussrod integrated the the Nut is on the Body side like on the old Tellys. Thanks for watching. Best Regards Nik
Y cuando el bajo desafine, como lo vuelve a entonar?, ya no tiene clavijas, entonces como se entona?. Pesima idea, mala muy mala.
Tranks for sharing your opinion. I have released a Video how I have made a handbuild Brass Clamp and install Fine Tune Mono Rails on this Instrument. Feel free to check out the Video ( Part 2) of this Project. Best Regards Nik
thats a fail
No it's an experiment:-) Thanks for watching and your Feedback. Best Regards Nik