Bass Guitar goes Headless vs. Headstock Conversion Mod.

[@petrekguitars]

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[@Karhujoki]

Right hand position changes…

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for your feedback. Oh yes I didn’t recognize this. Thanks for watching and your comment. Best Regards Nik

[@dadanggunawan58]

Yess it is lol

[@petrekguitars]

@@dadanggunawan58 Thanks a lot for your comment. Best Regards Nik

[@BBGuitars]

Listening through studio monitors, any difference if present is negligible. Anyone tossing up between a headless/regular bass should have zero concerns about a negative effect on tone :) that brass end you previewed in the next video is amazing

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for analyzing the sound difference on your Studio Monitors Mate. Yes that's the surprising result that I also didn't expect... The Sound difference is really very minimal... In the upcoming Part 2 I will make a comparison with the Handmade Brass Stringclamp and new Hardware and with the two Soundchecks that I already did in this Video. And this will be also very surprising... Best Regards Nik

[@petrekguitars]

@@nadie6907 So you assume that If there was Wood behind the Bridge the sound difference would be more intense?

[@petrekguitars]

@@nadie6907 Thanks for your Feedback and for sharing your experience. I have also a Hohner Headless Bass and in my ears it sounds really good. Great Instruments.Best Regards Nik

[@a-bass-player]

I would have also expected a more significant difference. However, perhaps the feel is a little different 🙂

[@petrekguitars]

@@a-bass-player Thanks for your feedback. Yes this is absolutely correct I will talk about this significant change in the upcoming Part 2 . Best Regards Nik

[@Kadehr]

Do you have any link for the headless tuners please?

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for your question. These are made by ABM in Berlin Germany. Hope this will help you out. Best Regards Nik

[@acondroidplastick]

Amazing!! Nice design!! And I like the new look for the bass!!

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive Feedback. Best Regards Nik

[@WeirdandWired]

Very insightful! I admire you doing this with one of your own builds 😅🎸 Looks great and sounds great, my eyes want to believe the headless take is brighter but without looking it's tough to say 😂 I look forward to the next video on this! Does this neck have an adjustable truss rod? I couldn't see but your work is also so slick 😎🎸

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting my Video. Yes it's really not a big difference....but this is also very surprising to me. Yes there is a Trussrod integrated. The nut is on the Body side like on the old Tellys. Best Regards Nik

[@niltonsilva8182]

Como ele faz pra afinar o baixo?

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your question... Check out Part 2 of this modification🙂 Best Regards Nik kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJO2eWB_qdSAeK8

[@snowmaneffect]

Threaded inserts and bolts for the clamp. It has a zero fret so i dont think the sound changed at all.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your opinion. Best Regards Nik

[@ColeW.02]

I love the magnetic back plate.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot Mate. Stay tuned for the full Video tomorrow evening. There will be a couple other interesting Details to discover … Best Regards Nik

[@garypannone7755]

Scary experiment. But at least if it did not work out you sure have the skills to make another neck. That is a fantastic sounding Bass and there was a slight difference in sound but I could not pin point what it was. It did sound great either way but looks very good headless.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your feedback Gary. Yes there will be a Part 2 coming up soon where you can follow the process how I make a Headless Clamp Hardware for this neck and change the Bridge to Fine Tuner Monorail.. probably in 3 weeks. Feel free to to check out this upcoming Video 👍Best Regards Nik

[@Clameni]

the sound without a headstock seems to have less low resonance, but I saw that you played on the bridge pick up. I assume that the final result is purely aesthetic, with the advantage that the instrument probably weighs less

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for your Feedback. Yes you are correct I switch my right Hand position... But I have released the second Part of this Project today and there is all a Soundchech Video at the End were the position stays the same:-) Let me know what difference do you hear. Thanks for watching. Best Regards Nik

[@rogerhedin8069]

Maybe a bit more resonance with headstock. Maybe a bit more focused headless. Many maybe... ;)

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@boddumblues]

I didn't hear any change really, but It's my understanding that headless design moves deadspots up the neck, meaning there are often deadspots at the higher end, from around the 12'th fret and up, so we'd need to hear playing examples from the 12 to 20'th fret to really hear the effect. FWIW

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for watching and for sharing your thoughts. There will be a second Part of this Video were I will compare three evolution stages of this modification and there will be also playing in the high positions. Thanks and stay tuned for the upcoming part. Best Regards Nik

[@sirdeetoh]

Years ago I met Robert Godin, he argued that longer headstocks made guitar sound better, when I asked him about headless he said: no no no no Maybe is not an exact science...

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for sharing. Sounds interesting but I was also surprised about the results of my experiment… I didn’t expect that. Thanks for watching and your feedback. Best Regards Nik

[@Mike_Hoffmann]

We all felt strange watching that head being cut off..😮

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your feedback....Me too 😅Best Regards Nik

[@DamonDeville]

I heard a slight more highs on the headless but you played your right hand above the bridge pickup so I cant rly tell if its the right hand or that piece of wood you took of. ❤ amazing project keep it up ❤

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you sir much for your kind word and for sharing your impression. Yes that's correct. Stay tuned for the upcoming Part 2 . You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@RonJames-rb7eg]

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for your feedback. The Bass is doing well don’t worry 😉💫🕺🏻Best Regards Nik

[@steingeilstein]

Great experiment - I prefer the with headstock sound, as it to me is more round and less metallic than the headless version.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your positive Feedback and for sharing your thoughts. Best Regards Nik

[@ulvatro]

I don't hear any significant difference. At one point I imagined? to hear a little more treble 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your comment and for watching and listen to Video. And of course to for sharing your impression 👍Best Regards Nik

[@rikjones5924]

Cut the horns too!

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for your Feedback. Stay curious.... the full Video will start in a few minutes. Best Regards Nik

[@deak21]

I love headless basses (for their aesthetic appeal). I tried not hearing with my eyes, but maybe, just maaaaaybe the headless version has a bit more of that pianolike ring to the notes. Then again, maybe not at all. Won't matter to me as I'm a fan of the headless bass anyway so take this for whatever it may be worth to you. Also: no truss rod in the bass? My headless has a face plate at the end of the neck through which the truss rod can be adjusted.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your Feedback and for sharing the difference that you hear. I am his from the 80´s and that's the time when the first Headless Instruments become popular. Yes of course there is a Trussrod integrated the the Nut is on the Body side like on the old Tellys. Thanks for watching. Best Regards Nik

[@fernandomoyanomunar1825]

Y cuando el bajo desafine, como lo vuelve a entonar?, ya no tiene clavijas, entonces como se entona?. Pesima idea, mala muy mala.

[@petrekguitars]

Tranks for sharing your opinion. I have released a Video how I have made a handbuild Brass Clamp and install Fine Tune Mono Rails on this Instrument. Feel free to check out the Video ( Part 2) of this Project. Best Regards Nik

[@VanStein277]

thats a fail

[@petrekguitars]

No it's an experiment:-) Thanks for watching and your Feedback. Best Regards Nik

[@florkgagga]

​@@petrekguitars it would be more satisfying if you took a cheap worn out bass (like my hurricane) or a Fender knock off with their unwieldy headstocks (the one thing I don't like about "the standard", I have a very small room) and not this absolute beauty...

[@petrekguitars]

@ Thanks a lot for your feedback and for sharing your opinion 👍 I decided to take my own instrument because I like to have a nice traveling Bass and also because the Body shape was perfect to I install the fine tuning bridge. Best Regards Nik