how to protect your pointy headstok?

[Charlz]

I don't recall... found em on ebay... They popped up every so often when I was browsing... Keep looking I guess. Sorry.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Mine always seem to get dinged when I'm rolling around the stage during my guitar solo after Ozzy pulls my hair.

Nah, I'm pretty good with a pointy Strat by now. My Fusion HH is almost mint, one little ding in the "scoop" on top of the lower cutaway, I knocked a coat hanger off a coat rack and it landed right on the corner.

How I think the tips get gashed up is 2 things, accidents, and the old "put the tip of the headstock on your amp" trick (Don't know what I mean? Try it. You're welcome!)

You can try to avoid accidents by being super careful but chances are one is going to happen sooner or later. I never thought in a million years I'd knock that coat hanger off the coat rack, or that it would land on my guitar, or that if it did, it would actually crack the finish down to the wood. But it did. I got over it. See, just now.

[djford]

Sorry i think that you guys got it all wrong about "dings give character?" where i come from, the cleaner the better. i guess why don't you hook your guitar up to a truck with a chain and drive around the block and see how much character/mojo your guitar has after that.

[Jacksonguy666]

Sorry i think that you guys got it all wrong about "dings give character?" where i come from, the cleaner the better. i guess why don't you hook your guitar up to a truck with a chain and drive around the block and see how much character/mojo your guitar has after that.

Because that's clearly not the same thing. But it does show how much of a Douche you are.

Haha Obvisouly I am joking, but I hope you were joking too.

[RR666]

Originally Posted by Jacksonguy666
Yes, The back of my explorer has a lot of buckle rash, and on the lower protrusion there are a couple white spots where it hit the wall (after that though, I have never scratched a guitar again

im sorry but dude thats a lie, all your guitars are diged and scratched like crazy

[djford]

yeah i was joking but i'm still just getting beat around the bush answers, nothing straight forward. i want to play my usa soloist as much as possible but i want to keep it mint. but i guess ill just have to be extremely careful and not let anybody ever touch it. dont mean to change the subject, but the seymour duncan i'm assuming is a jb? sounds funny hollow low end. my wolfgang standard kills the soloists tone. what pick up would compare besides a wolfgang pickup? cause those are damn high. and are not all black. emgs don't have enough mid-range for me.

[Jacksonguy666]

Originally Posted by Jacksonguy666
Yes, The back of my explorer has a lot of buckle rash, and on the lower protrusion there are a couple white spots where it hit the wall (after that though, I have never scratched a guitar again

im sorry but dude thats a lie, all your guitars are diged and scratched like crazy

I mean't the wings and head tips on the wall. I do have buckle scratches on all of my guitars, because I wear belts with REALLY pointy edges, but in My defense, I had your DK2 for like a week, and nothing happened to it.

[VitaminG]

yeah i was joking but i'm still just getting beat around the bush answers, nothing straight forward. i want to play my usa soloist as much as possible but i want to keep it mint. but i guess ill just have to be extremely careful and not let anybody ever touch it. dont mean to change the subject, but the seymour duncan i'm assuming is a jb? sounds funny hollow low end. my wolfgang standard kills the soloists tone. what pick up would compare besides a wolfgang pickup? cause those are damn high. and are not all black. emgs don't have enough mid-range for me.

my answer was straight forward. If you watch what you're doing and be careful when you're moving about with the guitar, you will be fine. If you want to play it at all, there's always a risk that something could happen to it.

Alternatively, you could get yourself a large block of styrofoam and hollow it out, before sliding it over your headstock. You could also see if you could find an Axsack, a material condom that will slip over the body of your guitar to protect everything except the pickups & bridge. Of course, once you've done both of those things, no one will ever know what you're playing or what your Soloist looks like. But it will be protected.

[Danzo]

-The make buckle rash protector accessory
- You can put a thick sock over it. Cheap and works well ;P

[jpitt916]

-The make buckle rash protector accessory
- You can put a thick sock over it. Cheap and works well ;P

Or, you know, just take off your pants.