Fender Frontline 2003 BOOK. Everybody has the magazinestyle soft cover Frontlines, but this was a limited run hardcover edition, fully bound and factory sealed in. Fender American Standrad P Bass Rosewood 3 Tone Sunburst The American Standard Precision Bass is the same bestselling and solidly powerful instrument it has always. Images1/IMG_0542.JPG' alt='Schaller Floyd Rose Intonation Tool' title='Schaller Floyd Rose Intonation Tool' />Headless Guitar Parts Resources. Headless guitar designs are particularly suited to ergonomic guitars. By eliminating the weight of the headstock and centralizing the weight of the tuners close to the players body, headless stringed instruments can end up with significantly better balance. Bass guitars particularly benefit from moving those heavy tuners off the end of a long scale neck. But its also clear from all the guitars that neck dive that there are benefits to be gained from going headless. But unlike building instruments with conventional headstocks, resources for headless instruments are a little harder to come by. Fortunately, there are a number of resources and approaches. The first portion below focuses on a number of vendors delivering quality headless parts. If youre willing to take an unconventional approach there are examples of headless instruments using conventional parts. And finally, theres even the opportunity to make your own. Lets take a look at whats out there. Musicyo. com. Once one of the main providers of headless Steinberger parts, Musicyo. January 1, 2. 00. The Steinberger line that was once carried will be available through a retail network but its as yet unclear whether the bridge parts will also be available. A quick check of several of the listed retailers did not show any parts availability at this time. However, if the lower cost models remain available, an alternative is to purchase one and strip it of its bridge, neck and headpiece. If you are fine with a wood neck, the least expensive model in the lineup is the Steinberger Spirit GU Deluxe seen below It was the tactic I took with my Klein style guitar project. Get the guaranteed best price on Solid Body Electric Guitars like the Kramer Striker 211 Custom Electric Guitar at Musicians Friend. Get a low price and free. Get the guaranteed best price on Signature Model Electric Guitars like the Fender Artist Series Jeff Beck Stratocaster Electric Guitar at Musicians Friend. Get a low. Guitars. Buying a new guitar is a considerable investment for most of us. To get the best possible experience, it is therefore important that. In this Fender Squier Stratocaster review, I explore what makes Squier unique and which Squier yes, theres more than one is right for your guitar needs. Im aware of at least one guitar builder, Francis Lannie, who has resorted to this method. If you prefer a composite neck, models are available but they are significantly more expensive. As with the standard Steinberger parts, Synapse parts are no longer available through Musicyo. Slackware Old Versions. It remains to be seen if these will become available through retail channels. FRT300_1.jpg' alt='Schaller Floyd Rose Intonation Tool' title='Schaller Floyd Rose Intonation Tool' />ABMABM makes a fixed bridge for headless designs however, it is incompatible with Steinberger necks. This bridge is compatible with Strat type necks which can be modified to accept the headpiece ABM manufactures. For examples of ABM guitar parts in use, see the following 1. Mats Eriksons Klein Electric Guitar replica uses ABM single bridges. Chris Forshages ergonomic hollowbody electric guitar uses the more typical ABM bridge. Bondy Guitar Bridge. Jon Bondy makes a fixed bridge drop in replacement for the Trans Trem, S Trem and R Trem Steinberger bridges. See the article Jon Bondy Headless Guitar Bridge. ETS Hardware. German guitar parts manufacturer, ETS also makes headless guitar bridges ranging from 4 string to 7 string solutions. Theyre also open to custom solutions. For more, see ETS Headless Guitar Bridge. Floyd Rose Speedloader. The Floyd Rose Speedloader Bridge is another potential option. As seen to the left, the Speedloader based guitars are essentially headless guitars. The headstock exists merely for aesthetic value it serves no functional purpose. According to Tech Support at Guitar. Parts. Depot. com, the Floyd Rose Speedloader Bridge will work on a Strat guitar. Thus, a headless guitar using the Speedloader can take advantage of the many Strat compatible necks that exist on the market. One caveat with the Speedloader bridge is that it uses specialized strings which are neither compatible with Steinberger double ball end strings nor conventional strings. Long term availability could be a concern. Moses Graphite. If you manage to obtain just the bridge and headpiece, Moses Graphite makes a composite neck which is essentially the neck they make for Musicyo. They also make a Strat compatible composite neck for use in headless instruments. Strandberg Guitar Works. Strandbergs Floyd Rose Replacement Tremolo Ola Strandberg has designed his very own Floyd Rose drop in replacement tremolo which will work with headless or conventional headstock design. No special strings are required. Make Your Own Headless Tuners. Several articles have covered various approaches to making your own headless tuners. Reader Jeff Turpin shows us three approaches hes taken to making your own headless guitar tuners. Marcin Marynowski shows us another approach to headless guitar tuning keys. Eric Olds Klein style guitar includes a tuning tailpiece. Included in the article is a detailed PDF illustrating how to build one. Using Conventional Parts. With a little outside the box thinking, conventional tuners can be used in a headless design. Here are a few notable examples Romano Zambon Electric Guitar Plan uses Steinberger tuners in the body. Henry Olsens Ma. Sh Acoustic Guitar also uses Steinberger tuners in the body but lines them across rather than stack them like Romanos design. Garncarz Fanned Fret Bass moves the headstock to the back of the bass. Guitar Building Books and Headless Guitars. If youre looking for a book on building guitars with headless guitar coverage, look no further than Building Electric Guitars by Martin Koch also available as an ebook in PDF format.