What is a Slotted Headstock? (And What Does It Do?)
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Published 2022-02-04
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In this piece we're going to be discussing slotted headstocks on acoustic guitars - why do they exist, what purpose do they serve, and what are their pros and cons? Let's find out!
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Timestamps:
0:00 What are Slotted Headstocks?
0:54 Why#1 - Aesthetics
2:03 Why #2 - String Break Angle
3:01 Difference #1 - Direction of Tuners
3:48 Difference #2 - Restringing Process
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All Comments (19)
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You did a great job explaining the Slothead Neil, Well done! I agree with everything you said. I just wish I could grow my fingernails back. That’s a beautiful Martin 00NY by the way. My current favorite is my Huss and Dalton 00 custom (which I have currently leant to my granddaughter to play at open mics while she is in town). Regarding the practical function of the Slothead (my nickname one the Unofficial Martin guitar forum by the way). I feel that the break angle provides a deeper richer response (I’ll bet you feel the same way). Take care, Slothead Tom
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I own two Taylor 12 fret guitars and I love them. I have a tailor 312 CE in a tailor 322e. They sound wonderful and they are very easy to play.
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I love stocked guitars, mainly aesthetics
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I just learned something new today. Thank you!
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It's great to see another vid from you!
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It was probably for stability, with the bar having a stopper on the top and bottom it would not bend. It should change the tone. That's about 1/3 of the wood that would normally be there. The whole Guitar is a interactive system, everything affects everything else.
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I agree. Love them.
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Never knew steel string acoustic guitars could have slotted headstock, very informative video.
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Wow, this was well done!
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can you make videos on breakdown of songs. i mean any particular song unique pices and also share inside how the artist compose that song why he choose certain kind of chords or what makes that song unique?
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I have a slot-head 12-string Martin D-35, I hate restringing it 😫
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I have one question sir , if we want to add chord in the arrangement , can we play only leading tone and bass and in the middle can we play rest notes from the scale?
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I’m not a physicist but is string “pressure” or “tension” the same on all guitars tuned up to A440? 🤔
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Hei Neil, can i ask you some question? the width and length of the guitar neck using the size of a classical guitar or acoustic guitar?
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Neil is there any differences in the distances between each string cuz I feel like that classical headstoke have more distance between each string
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What are slotted headstock guitars to try in india
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I got a guitar with a slotted headstock only because it looks cool.
