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I have to say I love this place you're all so helpful and friendly. Seeing them side-by-side it is easy to see why there is a preference for the smaller headstock.

egosheep wrote:

dpowell wrote:I don't think that last picture is correct. The slimmer headstock on the right labeled "1990" was only produced on the 1997(ish) and up 325v63. All other models were produced with the large headstock until about '07.

My '93 330 has the center style.

That's serial # K34666. I thought it seemed odd as well, but the date is correct.

I wasn't really going by dates, I just wanted to show a comparison of big vs small. I thought a matching background would be easier to compare side by side.

Edit: upon checking the register, it's clear that a lot of 355's in 1990 had the smaller headstock.

-Yes, you're right. I forgot that they made the JLs that early...they updated the shape of the 325v63 sometime after the JL Limited Edition. However, the standard line kept the old shape for a long time.

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-Yes, you're right. I forgot that they made the JLs that early...they updated the shape of the 325v63 sometime after the JL Limited Edition. However, the standard line kept the old shape for a long time.[/quote]
You're right... I didn't mean to imply a change happened between 89 and 90, as I knew that wasn't the case.

Here's a 2007 360 with the new, CNC'd smaller headstock:

Here is a a gratuitous photo of the headstock on my '67 330.

l love the contrast of the plexi TRC, Jeff. It really jumps out at you.

These headstock mugshots should be compulsory for every guitar & bass - would be interesting to see the small differences from the eras before the current tooling! Thanks all for sharing - comparing all these I think the current shape's the best one - in size it could maybe be a bit bigger though, although not as big as the really big ones from the 80s.

Wildberry wrote:These headstock mugshots should be compulsory for every guitar & bass - would be interesting to see the small differences from the eras before the current tooling! Thanks all for sharing - comparing all these I think the current shape's the best one - in size it could maybe be a bit bigger though, although not as big as the really big ones from the 80s.

Yeah, I agree. It's really cool to look at the rounded lower horns on some of the older 330's and imagine the templates wearing out and thus the shape changing slightly.

I should be trying to get similar pictures as I still didn't add my guitars with proper pictures into the register - although my photographic skills are less than existing I'll try to take something decent

The early-to-mid 80s Schallers were the big ones. My AZ blue WB has them; it was built in Nov.`84. Rich''s `79 WB has the big Grovers on it, but then some early 80s Ricks have the tiny headstock and Klusons (Mitch Easter's `82 330) My friend's `83 WB came with big Govers like Rich's.

Johnny Marr's '83 330JG has a small headstock with the Grover Slimline tuners:

egosheep wrote:Johnny Marr's '83 330JG has a small headstock with the Grover Slimline tuners:

Interestingly the headstock seems to be the big variety? Or is that just me eyes playing tricks?

Mitch Berger once posted this:

Wildberry wrote: Interestingly the headstock seems to be the big variety? Or is that just me eyes playing tricks?

Playing tricks! His headstock/tuners are the same as the one you posted of Mitch's.

egosheep wrote:

Wildberry wrote: Interestingly the headstock seems to be the big variety? Or is that just me eyes playing tricks?

Playing tricks!

Optometrist, here I come