And The Award For The Ugliest Headstock Goes To...

[Afghan Dave]

Epiphone. Horrible.

I know this is a common headstock we see every day, but I really, really hate the standard Korean Epi Les Paul headstock.  Those "cut off" top corners are just awful (there's something strangely distressing about the three-screw truss rod cover, too).

I have an Epi LP Custom that is a bloody great guitar... it's just... I can't get over the headstock..

I bugs the hell out of me..

Like an emotional splinter that irritates me every time I pick up what is an excellent guitar.  :(

[gwEm]

I *like* the Tyler headstock and don't care about the Epiphone one.

That Valeno is truly horrible though, as is the Lodestone.

[WezV]

it makes more sense on the pro ones,  I think the lodestone headstock concept is pretty neat


those standard seem to just be a normal headstock in the same shape

[darkbluemurder]

I've always hated those huge Dean headstocks.

+1.

But that Valeno is really scary.

I also dislike those pointy headstocks. Probably OK for big stages but very dangerous in small club stages.

Cheers Stephan

[Mr. Air]

I can name a few ugly headstocks: B C Rich warlord, Parker fly, Blackmachine B2, 80s hockey stick headstocks in general, anything that's too pointy.

[Dave Sloven]

I like the old Kramer hockey sticks!!

I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned the Gibson Melody Maker headstocks yet

[Telerocker]

The headstock on the Gibson Moderne is totally weird. Looks like a foot without toes.

[Philly Q]

The headstock on the Gibson Moderne is totally weird. Looks like a foot without toes.

Any headstock which needs four string guides can only be a bad design.

The Futura is bloody weird too.

[Telerocker]

The headstock on the Gibson Moderne is totally weird. Looks like a foot without toes.

Any headstock which needs four string guides can only be a bad design.

The Futura is bloody weird too.

Yeah, four stringguides is a designflaw pur sang. That Futura-headstock is bizar too.
It looks like they lost direction at Gibson in those days. Or everybody was constantly drunk in the designdepartment.

[Philly Q]

It looks like they lost direction at Gibson in those days. Or everybody was constantly drunk in the designdepartment.

Well, the Futura evolved into (or was the bar-steward cousin of) the Explorer.

So back in 1958 they had Moderne and Futura - misses.  Flying V and Explorer - definite hits (in the long term anyway)!

Probably a better success rate than Gibson's designers in 2013......

[Andrew W]

It looks like they lost direction at Gibson in those days. Or everybody was constantly drunk in the designdepartment.

Well, the Futura evolved into (or was the bar-steward cousin of) the Explorer.

So back in 1958 they had Moderne and Futura - misses.  Flying V and Explorer - definite hits (in the long term anyway)!

Probably a better success rate than Gibson's designers in 2013......

I'd say Ted McCarty knew his onions. Well knew his funny shaped guitars at any rate.

[xXNicFlairXx]

Speaking of pointy!
Guild X-79

[MrBump]

Speaking of pointy!
Guild X-79

Ooh, yes.  Pointy.

But I actually quite like that, despite being a rotten traditionalist.... The geometry makes sense to me somehow.

[Philly Q]

Speaking of pointy!
Guild X-79

Ooh, yes.  Pointy.

But I actually quite like that, despite being a rotten traditionalist.... The geometry makes sense to me somehow.

I remembered seeing an old ad with Allen Collins playing one, and thinking it looked cool.  But he actually looks pretty awkward, I think....

[Mr. Air]

Speaking of pointy!
Guild X-79

Very very ugly - not just the headstock but the body as well.