Here are two better solutions to the "Epi headstock" question I asked.

[75lespaul]

My other thread went off track, but these threads are right on the money as far as the SHAPE of the headstock. These threads have given me ideas for other shapes as well. Hmmmm.

This guy actually changed the name to Gibson, which I wouldn't do, but it looks like the easier process. New Epi moniker would have been more "real" imo.

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=188611&highlight=Junior

This guy kept the Epiphone name and I think it looks great. Look for pics starting on page 4.

http://everythingsg.com/forum/index.php?topic=3333.0

^^^This is what I'd want to do, and my father-in-law is a master carpenter and furniture maker who would be able to do this for me. Maybe one day...

 

[Aceman]

Re: Here are two better solutions to the "Epi headstock" question I asked.

I have always wondered about doing that! I was kind of thinking you could glue a couple of corners on and paint it up.

I like that approach better...

 

[Ayrton]

Re: Here are two better solutions to the "Epi headstock" question I asked.

Converting the headstock to the Gibson "open book" (with or without the Epiphone name) is actually quite common.

Doing it yourself is cost effective, but paying a pro does not make much sense.

 

[Bayou_Picker]

Re: Here are two better solutions to the "Epi headstock" question I asked.

I have always wondered about doing that! I was kind of thinking you could glue a couple of corners on and paint it up.

I like that approach better...

Depends on the model of epi. I've seen some done that don't need wood added at all, others do.

To 75Lespaul: What model of epi are you converting?

 

[75lespaul]

Re: Here are two better solutions to the "Epi headstock" question I asked.

Depends on the model of epi. I've seen some done that don't need wood added at all, others do.

To 75Lespaul: What model of epi are you converting?

At the moment, it's kind of one of those things where if I THINK about it, I want to do it. The other 99.999999% of the time, I don't worry about it, ha ha. An Epiphone Pro/Fx. The one with the Floyd that the price dropped by hundreds of dollars after I bought one, lol.

Thanks for the message too. Cool beans.

 

[SoundAt11]

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They just look like the Japan-made Epiphones. The first page is similar to the older ones that looked "sorta" like a Gibson headstock (but wider at the bottom) and the second link looked like the newer ones with the exact same shape as Gibson, but with the Epi logo.
I'm OK with Epiphone's various headstocks with the exception of the ones on the Elitist line: YUK!

 

[Chickenwings]

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the time you spend working on that headstock is time you can not replace. relax and play your guitar.

 

[75lespaul]

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the time you spend working on that headstock is time you can not replace. relax and play your guitar.

Yeah, but what if I enjoy the finished product? Then it is time well spent, not time wasted. Remember, one man's trash is another's treasure. Will I ever get around to it? Probably not. Plus, I wouldn't be doing the work, my father-in-law would. I've got guitars I can play while this is being done.

 

[Bayou_Picker]

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the time you spend working on that headstock is time you can not replace. relax and play your guitar.

No. The time I wasted in the Louisiana education system is time i cannot replace. Working on your guitar is always a joy, and you learn alot of really cool things for future input on forums such as this. You see?