Author Topic: Vee fans, check this out... (Read 7950 times)

dave_mc · « **Reply #15 on:** July 15, 2007, 07:18:17 PM »

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Quote from: indysmith
Man that dean headstock on a Vee owns the gibson one hands down doesnt it.

Can't agree with that, but it is a lovely guitar!

ditto, i prefer the gibson one.

Manji · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2007, 10:36:38 PM »

I do rather like the Dean headstock, but it looks much better on their Cadillac-

Seriously, that's a sexual guitar. I need to get one at some point. :D

indysmith · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2007, 10:58:03 PM »

the headstock on the cadillac is the only thing putting me o0ff thinking it's the sexiest guitar EVER

sgmypod · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2007, 11:28:31 PM »

yeah never been sure of there headstocks....or others with large/oddshaped headstocks

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #19 on:** July 16, 2007, 12:20:35 AM »

Quote from: Manji

I do rather like the Dean headstock, but it looks much better on their Cadillac-

Seriously, that's a sexual guitar. I need to get one at some point. :D

The point being on the underside is possibly the worst design idea Dean have ever thought of :S

WezV · « **Reply #20 on:** July 16, 2007, 08:08:42 AM »

Gibson actually came up with that headstck shape and it was originally meant to go on flying vee's - i think there may have actually been a few early ones that were built with it.

There was also a very similar shape that gibson intended on using on the Moderne but that never made it past being a prototype anyway and they went for an even worse design for the headstock when the reissued it in the 80's

Both of these where designed around 1958!! - imagine what that headstock looked like to people then

indysmith · « **Reply #21 on:** July 16, 2007, 08:22:34 AM »

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The point being on the underside is possibly the worst design idea Dean have ever thought of :S

the idea is that it's half explorer, and half les paul.
Explorers were never difficult to play; i don't think the point would cause any problems

gwEm · « **Reply #22 on:** July 16, 2007, 11:55:50 AM »

i like the dean headstock on certain models. on that korina V, it just looks wrong. perfect in my opinon on their flame topped and spalted maple Vs.

i guess this thread just goes to show massive differences in taste ;)

regarding the cadillac, i'm also not sure about the dean headstock on that - but what other shape can you imagine that would look right? not an explorer or a les paul headstock anyway...

WezV · « **Reply #23 on:** July 16, 2007, 12:09:11 PM »

I think there is an article in next months guitarist magazine about one of the early gibson flying vees with a vee shaped headstock - at least there was a picture in this months that said they were doing a fuller article about it

anyway - it looks pretty much like the dean korina V

Philly Q · « **Reply #24 on:** July 16, 2007, 12:49:55 PM »

Quote from: gwEm

regarding the cadillac, i'm also not sure about the dean headstock on that - but what other shape can you imagine that would look right? not an explorer or a les paul headstock anyway...

I like the Dean headstock on the Cadillac - in fact I think the Caddy is one of the coolest Les Paul variants on the market. Flash but quite conservative at the same time.

It doesn't work on the V though - on the Gibson V the headstock and body "fly" in the same direction, but the Dean V looks like two guitars going in opposite directions have crashed into each other.

dave_mc · « **Reply #25 on:** July 16, 2007, 02:47:14 PM »

Quote from: WezV

Gibson actually came up with that headstck shape and it was originally meant to go on flying vee's - i think there may have actually been a few early ones that were built with it.

There was also a very similar shape that gibson intended on using on the Moderne but that never made it past being a prototype anyway and they went for an even worse design for the headstock when the reissued it in the 80's

Both of these where designed around 1958!! - imagine what that headstock looked like to people then

yeah, in this month's guitarist magazine, there's an article about some US vintage guitar fair (dallas?) and there's a 58 (something like that) explorer with the "dean" headstock. I think it was going for $1,000,000.

I think the "dean" headstock suits explorers and ML shapes. Doesn't suit the v at all, which is strange, as you'd think it would...

horsehead · « **Reply #26 on:** July 16, 2007, 10:29:53 PM »

gotta say...BOY! I love that Vee. I'm not a big Vee fan...but I've been getting that funny feeling in the pit of my belly

oh no it's GAS

Ted · « **Reply #27 on:** July 16, 2007, 10:30:55 PM »

I love that Vee style. Not a big Dean fan though.

Will · « **Reply #28 on:** July 16, 2007, 11:34:05 PM »

I think it looks fine, but its a bit too big, then again if it was too small it would look odd, but then, i really dislike the gibson one, its far too smooth. V headstocks are a hard one.
Anybody comment on whether it suits the splittail?

WezV · « **Reply #29 on:** July 17, 2007, 08:00:22 AM »

the split tail is an abomination right from the start - when i first saw it i quite liked it but then realised they only showed it from extreme angles - from head on it just looks plain wrong!!!