What is a Guitar Headstock? All the Different Types Explained The headstock is important because it holds some of the most vital parts of the guitar Without the headstock and the parts that it houses a guitar wouldn’t hold its strings in place or with any tension
Guitar Headstock: What It Is and Why It Matters The headstock is the top part of a guitar, located at the end of the neck It holds the tuning pegs (also called machine heads or tuners), which are used to tighten or loosen the guitar strings, which changes the string’s pitch
Guitar Headstock Shapes and Types: Everything You Need To Know A guitar headstock in which each side of the headstock holds three of the tuning keys, giving the headstock a symmetrical appearance Both acoustic and electric guitars often feature 3+3 headstocks
Guitar Headstock Types Explained - Custom Guitar Build Thus, to ensure you can select the right headstock, some common guitar headstock types that all first-time buyers need to know about are jotted down below in detail
What Is A Guitar Headstock? - Guitar Aficionado Believe it or not, “headstock” doesn’t refer to a large music festival (though it would make for a cool name) Instead, the headstock is what can be found at the very end of the guitar, opposite to its body