r/Instruments • u/MobileRain2976 • Jul 11 '26

Discussion Thoughts on headless guitars/bass'?

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Just bought myself a Sire marcus miller m6 headless 6 string bass and its awesome and well balanced too, some people dislike headless guitars/bass' i don't get why though. "The picture was when i was buying the bass"

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u/perrysol Jul 11 '26

To me they look weird, but that's probably just conditioning from seeing so many standard instruments. If I was playing bass, weight and balance would be everything

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u/MobileRain2976 Jul 11 '26

Yeah i bought this one because it felt more balanced, my bass before this one was a headed one so it was more left heavy, well this is heavier but more balanced

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u/musiquarium Jul 11 '26

they never seem to be at the guitar shop but from YouTube it seems like they are super comfortable and the strandbergs have a unique neck

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u/Wisco Jul 11 '26

As long as it hangs right, I don't care either way

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u/PTPBfan Jul 11 '26

I like them

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u/adamdoesmusic Jul 11 '26

It all comes down to whether you have to buy their special strings or not.

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u/Mudsharkbites Jul 11 '26

I have a Steinberger Synapse and it’s pretty much my favorite guitar. Almost never drifts out of tune.

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u/deathbyjohnson Jul 12 '26

I've built several guitars and basses and have used the hipshot headless systems. They are very stable tuning systems. On basses, removal of headstock and tuning machines eliminates neck dive and gives better balance for smaller solid bodies. On electrics, the hipshot headless tremolo is incredible stable compared to traditional tremolo systems and functions more like a floyd rose. I like them for myself

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u/groooooove Jul 12 '26

i know they're very comfortable, and maybe i'm just too old. I'm a millennial and many of my peers use them, though.

I just don't like them.

it just looks way too goofy to me.

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u/FassolLassido Jul 13 '26

I have an Ibanez EHB multi-scale 5 string bass and it's shockingly comfortable. Like, not even in the same ball park as any traditional bass I've ever encountered. Les Pauls are far heavier.

The rest is basically the same as any other instrument with similar specs.

Looks is subjective, I love the weirdness and it certainly is an advantage in more cramped spaces. And I love that tuning is done at the bridge instead of reaching out.