Headstock size
Moderator: jingle_jangle
Headstock size
I was comparing my '77 4001 against my '09 4003 tonight and noticed that the 4003 headstock is quite a bit larger than the 4001. I read that the headstocks were shortened in 1969 but what year did the head stocks go big again?
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Re: Headstock size
There is more to it than just being shorter, the shape of the perimeter is more like the vintage basses, too.
Re: Headstock size
Do you mean the 4001 headstock shape and perimeter is more like a vintage bass or the 4003 headstock is more like a vintage?jps wrote:There is more to it than just being shorter, the shape of the perimeter is more like the vintage basses, too.
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Re: Headstock size
The newer 4003 has the '60s vintage look.
Re: Headstock size
The newer headstocks are shaped to look like a 60's era bass, nice look IMO, but are 1/2" shorter than a 60's instrument. The early CS and V63s basses, up to '97 or so, also had a long headstock as on a '60s vintage.
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Re: Headstock size
The shortness comes in mainly at the nut end of the headstock.