r/HeadlessGuitars

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Getting close to pulling the trigger on a Hils HN6, just wondering if anyone knows if the tubers still are delivered without ball bearings?

Bonus question: If anyone has it in the color, can you share some pictures?

Cheers in advance

Hey y'all, been wanting to try out a Hils guitar after seeing some vids about it, and then recently found out they released a new Baritone model this year. Since I've literally never touched a baritone or a headless, I thought this was a good moment to pull the trigger.

So far I've only tried and tested it out for a few minutes, and will share some of my observations:

-The weight of the instrument is roughly 2.8kg or 6.2 lbs (measured by me standing on a scale with and without the guitar) which is decent for it being a baritone, tho I hoped it would be closer to 5 lbs.

-I thought people were over exaggerating with the stiffness of the tuners, but no in their default form they are horrible. In order to turn the tuners I had to jam a pick in the tuning slot, and even then it is annoying. One of the first things I'll do is install the bearings (that I bought separately).

-While you can hold it in the "Andre Fludd right leg ~45 degree angle", the instrument has a tendency to neck dive if you don't support it with your left hand and/or anchor it with your right arm. Tbh I think it's probably better to use a strap for most comfort.

-If you play in classical position, it feels comfy there but you will need an angled cable for best results. A foot stool isn't needed to get a (at least for me) good neck angle imo.

-As for the set-up, there definitely some issues (sharp fret ends, high action etc.), but luckily these can be resolved. I'm kinda puzzled as to why they didn't cut off the string ends at the "headstock", and instead tied it up like that (look at that red thingie).

-The pickups seem serviceable, so at least I won't replace them right away.

Overall I have to say it is pretty much what I expected it to be. Some people say they punch way above their price point but I respectfully have to disagree. I also recently bought a PRS SE Custom 24/08 for roughly ~ 1060 EUR and that one feels quite a bit better (which is to be expected as it is double the price).

So yeah, if you want a Headless baritone (w/o multiscale), there's not a lot of choice afaik so at least you will get a decent instrument for the money (tho like I said it will likely need some work).

p.s I will probably get a GOC Ilumina and another custom made instrument later this year so stay tuned for that!

Is there a bearing or just washers ? Want to know to use the Right lube because they are very stiff

I need a guitar that I can travel with and carry-on. I've done a lot of research on headless guitars, and I'm getting a Cort.  Can't decide on a color. Here are the choices. I don't have a black guitar. I certainly don't have a turquoise guitar and I've never really desired one, but I think it'd be interesting to see the opinion of others.  The black one is $55 more. Thank you.

This is my response to "your guitar looks stupid without a headstock." Would you rather your premium guitar be adorned with a boring piece of wood or a literal Jedi master? Come on now. I also got a good laugh out of this 3d-printed Ola Strandberg head someone posted a while back. What else do people put on the head of their guitar?

Gotten so many requests for 6 strings, we’re looking forward to releasing these later this summer!

I'm looking for companies that produce high quality 7- and 8-string guitars with more understated aesthetics.

To each their own, but the whole "extreme" aesthetic that so many headless guitars have is not my jam... and there are so many.

I know about Omne but they're still not quite what I'm looking for (I really dislike what I can only describe as exposed grain finishes).

I really just want a 7-string salen jazz strandberg but it doesn't seem like they'll ever make one.

EDIT:

Here's an example of what I mean by "understated": https://i.imgur.com/DJT0Nuf.png

Here's one with a nice body shape (don't like the burst finish or the pickguard though, and this is also discontinued): https://i.imgur.com/agKxdZw.png

And here are some examples of what I mean by "extreme":

https://i.imgur.com/qUY74Pw.png

https://i.imgur.com/QXWA0YE.png

https://i.imgur.com/bBDKED3.png

Hey Dick here. People are always bugging me about this at shows and lately I've seen alot of discussion on the internet about what my guitar is. Some FUCKER said I play an ^(SG) which I'm not going to stand for; so I figured I'd make this post about it...

The headless "BattleSmash Green" with space invader inlays guitar that I play is my SIGNATURE MODEL. It is based off a design that I drew on a pizza box in the early 60's that was later stolen by Ned Steinberger. I had my guitar tech Booth build it.

He usually only modifies guitars, this is the only one he built so far. It uses a floating R-TREM system; specifically a heavily modified "Overlord of Music" bridge. The posts have been drilled out and heavy brass inserts have been installed with real Floyd Rose posts. The screws have all been changed from grubs to proper good screws and the main thumbscrew has been reinforced with multiple bolts to hold tuning on heavier gauge strings. I can lock the bridge into fixed position with a latch thing on the bottom of it (like all floating bridges should have... but they don't).

It only has a volume knob, pick up selecter switch and an EMG killswitch because thats all you need. Inside the wiring is a modified EMG solderless system including a B245 Pickup Buss and buffer capable of integrating the Seymour Duncan Dimebucker (DickBucker) as well as the EMG H4A. Basswood body, maple and rosewood 24 fret neck.

It's finished with possibly the thickest coat of TRU OIL I've ever seen, The neck is a bit thinner then a strat, they fucked this up; I wanted like a Schecter neck or whatever Ibanez has "Wizard" (insert whatever number here). The body is just shiny and hard from a furniture lacquer. It's set up to use normal single ball strings.

I use the lightest strings possible even though Ryan has it set up to handle shit heavier then "fat bottoms skinny tops" just to fuck with him haha.

^(K, I'm all done doing this now.)

Hi all! I may have the chance to buy a nicely-discounted second-hand Solar H2.7C, but before pulling the trigger, I wanted to see what others that have it or have played it might have to say about it.

I love the shape of it and the multiscale fretboard, and in general I like Solar as a brand. However, I've also read of some QC issues with this specific model, so I'm trying to understand if it's worth it overall, even at a lower price.