Chords for The Ups and Downs of Headless Guitars - Gear Gods
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Today [Eb] I want to talk to you a little bit about the upsides and downsides of owning a headless guitar.
This video is [Gb] sponsored by [G] DistroKid, which is, in my opinion, the best way for you to get your music on the internet.
[Eb] I use it for In [Gbm] Virtue, and we use it for [G] the Dread Machine song.
And in my opinion, one of the best parts about it is the ability [Cm] to split the [Bb] earnings among everyone who is involved in the song who has a [G] DistroKid account.
Let's start with the [Bb] five upsides of owning a headless guitar.
Number [Am] one, and definitely the most [D] important as far as I'm concerned, is the ergonomics.
Headless guitars tend [Gb] to be [G] quite a bit lighter than traditional guitars, because [D] not only have you [Ebm] eliminated a big [Dm] chunk [G] of wood out of the guitar, [D] but also the tuners that come with [G] it.
The tuners on the [Eb] headstock are [G]
very heavy, a lot heavier than you might think, and having a nice light guitar [Eb] overall [G] is much better for your body, for your bones.
It's so much better for your [Cm] bones!
Some people [Bb] have no problem playing heavy guitars.
[F] You know, Slash has never [G] complained about playing a 400-pound [C] Les Paul around his [Bb] neck for 30, [F] 40 years.
But [D] for me, having a light guitar is paramount, because when you play standing [G] up and you've got a strap and it's [D] weighing down on your shoulder, it pinches off a couple of important nerves that run through your shoulder and down your arm and into your hand.
[G] Because there's no weight of the headstock, [Eb]
[G] headless guitars are generally a lot better balanced than your typical guitar, and that means that there's no [Eb] neck dive, which means you're not [G] fighting with the guitar to keep it up like an SG, which is the worst guitar [Cm] ever made.
SG [Bb] stands for shitty guitar.
Mr.
Gibson said that.
[G] Upside number two is [C] faster string changes.
[Bb] Because of the way that headless guitar hardware and locking nuts are set up, [D] it's kind of like locking tuners.
When you don't have to wrap a string around a post, you're going to save hours of your life that you would otherwise never get back.
Upside number [Ebm] three [Dm] is super convenient [Gb] [D] travel.
So, as you can see, the case for these guitars [E] is extremely small.
People [Eb] will probably ask you [Gm] if you play a violin or a ukulele, and they might laugh at you, but you're going to laugh all the way to the airplane, [B] where they're going to let you bring it on [G] and stick it in the overhead compartment or in the closet.
Also, just day-to-day convenience [Cm] of carrying it around to rehearsal, [Bb] to gigs, all that [Dm] kind of stuff.
It's a lot lighter [G] and easier to carry.
[C] Number four, squeaks.
[Bb] Upside number four, they just [D] look cool.
I mean, look at this.
Where's the head?
And upside number five, you're not going to smack your bandmates in the face with the headstock of your guitar while you are on stage.
This is a very real danger.
It has happened to me before, and this makes [G] me feel a lot safer.
[Eb] These days, [Gb] having your music on [Gm] every available [G] platform and getting multiple income streams from your music [Eb] is [Gb] absolutely [G] paramount.
And DistroKid just makes it [Dm]
[G] incredibly easy for you to do this.
[Cm] All you have to do is [Bb] upload your song, and then you choose what platforms it goes [G] to.
Or you can choose [C] to put it on every platform, [Bb] Apple Music, iTunes, [Dm] Google Play, Amazon, [D] Spotify, all those.
And really, it's just an incredibly convenient way to get your music in [Gm] front of [Gb] your [D] fans.
DistroKid is also really affordable, and if you check the description [Ebm] below, [Dm] we've got a link for [Gb] 7 [Eb]% off of your first year membership.
So now let's talk about the downsides of having a headless [D] guitar.
[G] Downside number one, you can't hang your headless guitar [Eb] off of a typical [Gb] hanger.
It just [G] doesn't work.
[Eb] There's no headstock to [G] hang it on.
It's [Ab] not that big of a deal, but if [Bb] you've already got a bunch of hangers in your house and [G] traditional guitar stands,
headless guitars [C] just don't [Bb] really work with them all [Dm] that well.
It makes me a little nervous.
Some of them you can kind of put on them, but then I'm always [D] worried that it's going to fall over and break.
So, just something to keep in mind.
Downside [C] number two, there's just [E] a much smaller [D] variety of headless guitars available on the market.
There's a bunch of companies that are making them now.
They are gaining [Eb] popularity, but you [G] can't just get a headless Les Paul or a headless Tele from your local guitar center.
They just don't exist.
Actually, you can get a headless Les Paul.
Every Les Paul eventually becomes a headless [Cm] Les Paul, but they don't [Bb] work after that.
So [F] if you're looking at headless guitars, [G] there's just kind of a small number of companies [D] that make them,
and then of course [Bb] custom one-off builders, [F] but that starts to get pretty [D] expensive.
Downside number three, you can't tune and play at the same time.
[Gb] Because [Eb] the tuners are down [C] at the bridge, you [D] can't play your [G] guitar and [D] tune at the same time.
You have to hit the note, let it decay [G] as you tune.
So if you've seen my tutorial on the best way to tune your guitar,
I like to hit the string repeatedly [Gbm] while [G] I'm tuning so that I can tune to the attack note rather than the decay.
You can't do that [Cm] with a headless guitar [Bb] because with a traditional guitar, you can hit the note and tune the [G] tuners up here,
but you [C] can't really reach down.
[Bb] You can, but it's incredibly uncomfortable and terrible.
[D] So if you don't tune like that, that might not be a problem [Eb] for you, but [Gb] that's something that I [C] found that was a little bit annoying for me.
[D] Downside number four, they don't really look that cool.
The guitar [Gb] community is kind of [D] split as to whether or not they think that the [G] headless guitar looks cool.
So far, [Eb] [Ab]
I think [G] that it hasn't really gained that much popular acceptance.
So a lot of [B] people don't think they look that cool.
[G] I think that they do, but I'm kind of a dork, so what the hell do I know?
[Ab] Cool, of course, is sort [Bb] of a relative term, [B] and as old fuddy-duddies [G] die out and [C] young people come [Bb] into power over their decaying corpses,
the headless guitar [D] may one day reign supreme.
You never know.
Downside number five, a lot of people [Gm] think that headless [Gb] guitars [D] feel like toys.
I hear this all [C] the [D] time.
People who have played traditional guitars their whole [G] life pick up [Dm] a nice little light Strandberg or Vader,
and they think, [G] wow, this just feels like [Eb] a toy.
In [G] reality, it's probably just going to take you a week or two to get used to the feeling of it, [Eb] and then you'll be [Gb] fine.
But some [G] people just can't get past it.
So it's definitely something to keep in mind if you're looking into getting a [C] headless guitar.
All right, guys, thanks [Bb] so much for watching.
If you haven't [F] already, mash that [G] subscribe button for more reviews and original content,
[C] and I'll see you [N] real soon.
This video is [Gb] sponsored by [G] DistroKid, which is, in my opinion, the best way for you to get your music on the internet.
[Eb] I use it for In [Gbm] Virtue, and we use it for [G] the Dread Machine song.
And in my opinion, one of the best parts about it is the ability [Cm] to split the [Bb] earnings among everyone who is involved in the song who has a [G] DistroKid account.
Let's start with the [Bb] five upsides of owning a headless guitar.
Number [Am] one, and definitely the most [D] important as far as I'm concerned, is the ergonomics.
Headless guitars tend [Gb] to be [G] quite a bit lighter than traditional guitars, because [D] not only have you [Ebm] eliminated a big [Dm] chunk [G] of wood out of the guitar, [D] but also the tuners that come with [G] it.
The tuners on the [Eb] headstock are [G]
very heavy, a lot heavier than you might think, and having a nice light guitar [Eb] overall [G] is much better for your body, for your bones.
It's so much better for your [Cm] bones!
Some people [Bb] have no problem playing heavy guitars.
[F] You know, Slash has never [G] complained about playing a 400-pound [C] Les Paul around his [Bb] neck for 30, [F] 40 years.
But [D] for me, having a light guitar is paramount, because when you play standing [G] up and you've got a strap and it's [D] weighing down on your shoulder, it pinches off a couple of important nerves that run through your shoulder and down your arm and into your hand.
[G] Because there's no weight of the headstock, [Eb]
[G] headless guitars are generally a lot better balanced than your typical guitar, and that means that there's no [Eb] neck dive, which means you're not [G] fighting with the guitar to keep it up like an SG, which is the worst guitar [Cm] ever made.
SG [Bb] stands for shitty guitar.
Mr.
Gibson said that.
[G] Upside number two is [C] faster string changes.
[Bb] Because of the way that headless guitar hardware and locking nuts are set up, [D] it's kind of like locking tuners.
When you don't have to wrap a string around a post, you're going to save hours of your life that you would otherwise never get back.
Upside number [Ebm] three [Dm] is super convenient [Gb] [D] travel.
So, as you can see, the case for these guitars [E] is extremely small.
People [Eb] will probably ask you [Gm] if you play a violin or a ukulele, and they might laugh at you, but you're going to laugh all the way to the airplane, [B] where they're going to let you bring it on [G] and stick it in the overhead compartment or in the closet.
Also, just day-to-day convenience [Cm] of carrying it around to rehearsal, [Bb] to gigs, all that [Dm] kind of stuff.
It's a lot lighter [G] and easier to carry.
[C] Number four, squeaks.
[Bb] Upside number four, they just [D] look cool.
I mean, look at this.
Where's the head?
And upside number five, you're not going to smack your bandmates in the face with the headstock of your guitar while you are on stage.
This is a very real danger.
It has happened to me before, and this makes [G] me feel a lot safer.
[Eb] These days, [Gb] having your music on [Gm] every available [G] platform and getting multiple income streams from your music [Eb] is [Gb] absolutely [G] paramount.
And DistroKid just makes it [Dm]
[G] incredibly easy for you to do this.
[Cm] All you have to do is [Bb] upload your song, and then you choose what platforms it goes [G] to.
Or you can choose [C] to put it on every platform, [Bb] Apple Music, iTunes, [Dm] Google Play, Amazon, [D] Spotify, all those.
And really, it's just an incredibly convenient way to get your music in [Gm] front of [Gb] your [D] fans.
DistroKid is also really affordable, and if you check the description [Ebm] below, [Dm] we've got a link for [Gb] 7 [Eb]% off of your first year membership.
So now let's talk about the downsides of having a headless [D] guitar.
[G] Downside number one, you can't hang your headless guitar [Eb] off of a typical [Gb] hanger.
It just [G] doesn't work.
[Eb] There's no headstock to [G] hang it on.
It's [Ab] not that big of a deal, but if [Bb] you've already got a bunch of hangers in your house and [G] traditional guitar stands,
headless guitars [C] just don't [Bb] really work with them all [Dm] that well.
It makes me a little nervous.
Some of them you can kind of put on them, but then I'm always [D] worried that it's going to fall over and break.
So, just something to keep in mind.
Downside [C] number two, there's just [E] a much smaller [D] variety of headless guitars available on the market.
There's a bunch of companies that are making them now.
They are gaining [Eb] popularity, but you [G] can't just get a headless Les Paul or a headless Tele from your local guitar center.
They just don't exist.
Actually, you can get a headless Les Paul.
Every Les Paul eventually becomes a headless [Cm] Les Paul, but they don't [Bb] work after that.
So [F] if you're looking at headless guitars, [G] there's just kind of a small number of companies [D] that make them,
and then of course [Bb] custom one-off builders, [F] but that starts to get pretty [D] expensive.
Downside number three, you can't tune and play at the same time.
[Gb] Because [Eb] the tuners are down [C] at the bridge, you [D] can't play your [G] guitar and [D] tune at the same time.
You have to hit the note, let it decay [G] as you tune.
So if you've seen my tutorial on the best way to tune your guitar,
I like to hit the string repeatedly [Gbm] while [G] I'm tuning so that I can tune to the attack note rather than the decay.
You can't do that [Cm] with a headless guitar [Bb] because with a traditional guitar, you can hit the note and tune the [G] tuners up here,
but you [C] can't really reach down.
[Bb] You can, but it's incredibly uncomfortable and terrible.
[D] So if you don't tune like that, that might not be a problem [Eb] for you, but [Gb] that's something that I [C] found that was a little bit annoying for me.
[D] Downside number four, they don't really look that cool.
The guitar [Gb] community is kind of [D] split as to whether or not they think that the [G] headless guitar looks cool.
So far, [Eb] [Ab]
I think [G] that it hasn't really gained that much popular acceptance.
So a lot of [B] people don't think they look that cool.
[G] I think that they do, but I'm kind of a dork, so what the hell do I know?
[Ab] Cool, of course, is sort [Bb] of a relative term, [B] and as old fuddy-duddies [G] die out and [C] young people come [Bb] into power over their decaying corpses,
the headless guitar [D] may one day reign supreme.
You never know.
Downside number five, a lot of people [Gm] think that headless [Gb] guitars [D] feel like toys.
I hear this all [C] the [D] time.
People who have played traditional guitars their whole [G] life pick up [Dm] a nice little light Strandberg or Vader,
and they think, [G] wow, this just feels like [Eb] a toy.
In [G] reality, it's probably just going to take you a week or two to get used to the feeling of it, [Eb] and then you'll be [Gb] fine.
But some [G] people just can't get past it.
So it's definitely something to keep in mind if you're looking into getting a [C] headless guitar.
All right, guys, thanks [Bb] so much for watching.
If you haven't [F] already, mash that [G] subscribe button for more reviews and original content,
[C] and I'll see you [N] real soon.
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Today [Eb] I want to talk to you a little bit about the upsides and downsides of owning a headless guitar.
This video is [Gb] sponsored by [G] DistroKid, which is, in my opinion, the best way for you to get your music on the internet.
[Eb] I use it for In [Gbm] Virtue, and we use it for [G] the Dread Machine song.
And in my opinion, one of the best parts about it is the ability [Cm] to split the [Bb] earnings among everyone who is involved in the song who has a [G] DistroKid account.
Let's start with the [Bb] five upsides of owning a headless guitar.
Number [Am] one, and definitely the most [D] important as far as I'm concerned, is the ergonomics.
_ Headless guitars tend [Gb] to be [G] quite a bit lighter than traditional guitars, because [D] not only have you [Ebm] eliminated a big [Dm] chunk [G] of wood out of the guitar, [D] but also the tuners that come with [G] it.
The tuners on the [Eb] headstock are [G]
very heavy, a lot heavier than you might think, and having a nice light guitar [Eb] overall [G] is much better for your body, for your bones.
It's so much better for your [Cm] bones!
Some people [Bb] have no problem playing heavy guitars.
[F] You know, Slash has never [G] complained about playing a 400-pound [C] Les Paul around his [Bb] neck for 30, [F] 40 years.
But [D] for me, having a light guitar is paramount, because when you play standing [G] up and you've got a strap and it's [D] weighing down on your shoulder, it pinches off a couple of important nerves that run through your shoulder and down your arm and into your hand.
[G] Because there's no weight of the headstock, [Eb] _ _
[G] headless guitars are generally a lot better balanced than your typical guitar, and that means that there's no [Eb] neck dive, which means you're not [G] fighting with the guitar to keep it up like an SG, _ which is the worst guitar [Cm] ever made. _
SG [Bb] stands for shitty guitar.
Mr.
Gibson said that.
[G] Upside number two is [C] faster string changes.
[Bb] Because of the way that headless guitar hardware and locking nuts are set up, [D] it's kind of like locking tuners.
When you don't have to wrap a string around a post, you're going to save hours of your life that you would otherwise never get back.
Upside number [Ebm] three [Dm] is super convenient [Gb] [D] travel.
So, as you can see, the case for these guitars [E] is extremely small.
People [Eb] will probably ask you [Gm] if you play a violin or a ukulele, and they might laugh at you, but you're going to laugh all the way to the airplane, [B] where they're going to let you bring it on [G] and stick it in the overhead compartment or in the closet.
Also, just day-to-day convenience [Cm] of carrying it around to rehearsal, [Bb] to gigs, all that [Dm] kind of stuff.
It's a lot lighter [G] and easier to carry.
[C] Number four, squeaks.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Upside number four, they just [D] look cool.
I mean, look at this.
Where's the head?
_ _ And upside number five, you're not going to smack your bandmates in the face with the headstock of your guitar while you are on stage.
This is a very real danger.
It has happened to me before, and this makes [G] me feel a lot safer.
[Eb] These days, [Gb] having your music on [Gm] every available [G] platform and getting multiple income streams from your music [Eb] is [Gb] absolutely [G] paramount.
And DistroKid just makes it [Dm] _
[G] incredibly easy for you to do this.
[Cm] All you have to do is [Bb] upload your song, and then you choose what platforms it goes [G] to.
Or you can choose [C] to put it on every platform, [Bb] Apple Music, iTunes, [Dm] Google Play, Amazon, [D] Spotify, all those.
And really, it's just an incredibly convenient way to get your music in [Gm] front of [Gb] your [D] fans.
DistroKid is also really affordable, and if you check the description [Ebm] below, [Dm] we've got a link for [Gb] 7 [Eb]% off of your first year membership.
So now let's talk about the _ downsides of having a headless [D] guitar.
[G] Downside number one, you can't hang your headless guitar _ [Eb] off of a typical [Gb] hanger.
It just [G] doesn't work.
[Eb] There's no headstock to [G] hang it on.
_ It's [Ab] not that big of a deal, but if [Bb] you've already got a bunch of hangers in your house and [G] traditional guitar stands,
headless guitars [C] just don't [Bb] really work with them all [Dm] that well.
It makes me a little nervous.
Some of them you can kind of put on them, but then I'm always [D] worried that it's going to fall over and break.
So, just something to keep in mind.
Downside [C] number two, there's just [E] a much smaller [D] variety of headless guitars available on the market.
There's a bunch of companies that are making them now.
They are gaining [Eb] popularity, but you [G] can't just get a headless Les Paul or a headless Tele from your local guitar center.
They just don't exist.
Actually, you can get a headless Les Paul.
Every Les Paul eventually becomes a headless [Cm] Les Paul, but they don't [Bb] work after that.
So [F] if you're looking at headless guitars, [G] there's just kind of a small number of companies [D] that make them,
and then of course [Bb] custom one-off builders, [F] but that starts to get pretty [D] expensive.
Downside number three, you can't tune and play at the same time.
[Gb] Because [Eb] the tuners are down [C] at the bridge, you [D] can't play your [G] guitar _ and [D] _ tune at the same time.
You have to hit the note, let it decay [G] _ as you tune.
So if you've seen my tutorial on the best way to tune your guitar,
I like to hit the string repeatedly _ _ [Gbm] while [G] I'm tuning so that I can tune to the attack note rather than the decay.
You can't do that [Cm] with a headless guitar [Bb] because with a traditional guitar, you can hit the note and tune the [G] tuners up here,
but you [C] can't really reach down.
[Bb] You can, but _ it's incredibly uncomfortable and terrible.
[D] So if you don't tune like that, that might not be a problem [Eb] for you, but [Gb] that's something that I [C] found that was a little bit annoying for me.
[D] Downside number four, they don't really look that cool.
The guitar [Gb] community is kind of [D] split as to whether or not they think that the [G] headless guitar looks cool.
So far, [Eb] _ [Ab]
I think [G] that it hasn't really gained that much popular acceptance.
So a lot of [B] people don't think they look that cool.
[G] I think that they do, but I'm kind of a dork, so what the hell do I know?
[Ab] Cool, of course, is sort [Bb] of a relative term, [B] and as old fuddy-duddies [G] die out and [C] young people come [Bb] into power over their decaying corpses,
the headless guitar [D] may one day reign supreme.
You never know.
Downside number five, a lot of people [Gm] think that headless [Gb] guitars [D] feel like toys.
I hear this all [C] the [D] time.
People who have played traditional guitars their whole [G] life pick up [Dm] a nice little light Strandberg or Vader,
and they think, [G] wow, this just feels like [Eb] a toy.
In [G] reality, it's probably just going to take you a week or two to get used to the feeling of it, [Eb] and then you'll be [Gb] fine.
But some [G] people just can't get past it.
So it's definitely something to keep in mind if you're looking into getting a [C] headless guitar.
All right, guys, thanks [Bb] so much for watching.
If you haven't [F] already, mash that [G] subscribe button for more reviews and original content,
[C] and I'll see you [N] real soon. _ _ _ _ _ _
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This video is [Gb] sponsored by [G] DistroKid, which is, in my opinion, the best way for you to get your music on the internet.
[Eb] I use it for In [Gbm] Virtue, and we use it for [G] the Dread Machine song.
And in my opinion, one of the best parts about it is the ability [Cm] to split the [Bb] earnings among everyone who is involved in the song who has a [G] DistroKid account.
Let's start with the [Bb] five upsides of owning a headless guitar.
Number [Am] one, and definitely the most [D] important as far as I'm concerned, is the ergonomics.
_ Headless guitars tend [Gb] to be [G] quite a bit lighter than traditional guitars, because [D] not only have you [Ebm] eliminated a big [Dm] chunk [G] of wood out of the guitar, [D] but also the tuners that come with [G] it.
The tuners on the [Eb] headstock are [G]
very heavy, a lot heavier than you might think, and having a nice light guitar [Eb] overall [G] is much better for your body, for your bones.
It's so much better for your [Cm] bones!
Some people [Bb] have no problem playing heavy guitars.
[F] You know, Slash has never [G] complained about playing a 400-pound [C] Les Paul around his [Bb] neck for 30, [F] 40 years.
But [D] for me, having a light guitar is paramount, because when you play standing [G] up and you've got a strap and it's [D] weighing down on your shoulder, it pinches off a couple of important nerves that run through your shoulder and down your arm and into your hand.
[G] Because there's no weight of the headstock, [Eb] _ _
[G] headless guitars are generally a lot better balanced than your typical guitar, and that means that there's no [Eb] neck dive, which means you're not [G] fighting with the guitar to keep it up like an SG, _ which is the worst guitar [Cm] ever made. _
SG [Bb] stands for shitty guitar.
Mr.
Gibson said that.
[G] Upside number two is [C] faster string changes.
[Bb] Because of the way that headless guitar hardware and locking nuts are set up, [D] it's kind of like locking tuners.
When you don't have to wrap a string around a post, you're going to save hours of your life that you would otherwise never get back.
Upside number [Ebm] three [Dm] is super convenient [Gb] [D] travel.
So, as you can see, the case for these guitars [E] is extremely small.
People [Eb] will probably ask you [Gm] if you play a violin or a ukulele, and they might laugh at you, but you're going to laugh all the way to the airplane, [B] where they're going to let you bring it on [G] and stick it in the overhead compartment or in the closet.
Also, just day-to-day convenience [Cm] of carrying it around to rehearsal, [Bb] to gigs, all that [Dm] kind of stuff.
It's a lot lighter [G] and easier to carry.
[C] Number four, squeaks.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Upside number four, they just [D] look cool.
I mean, look at this.
Where's the head?
_ _ And upside number five, you're not going to smack your bandmates in the face with the headstock of your guitar while you are on stage.
This is a very real danger.
It has happened to me before, and this makes [G] me feel a lot safer.
[Eb] These days, [Gb] having your music on [Gm] every available [G] platform and getting multiple income streams from your music [Eb] is [Gb] absolutely [G] paramount.
And DistroKid just makes it [Dm] _
[G] incredibly easy for you to do this.
[Cm] All you have to do is [Bb] upload your song, and then you choose what platforms it goes [G] to.
Or you can choose [C] to put it on every platform, [Bb] Apple Music, iTunes, [Dm] Google Play, Amazon, [D] Spotify, all those.
And really, it's just an incredibly convenient way to get your music in [Gm] front of [Gb] your [D] fans.
DistroKid is also really affordable, and if you check the description [Ebm] below, [Dm] we've got a link for [Gb] 7 [Eb]% off of your first year membership.
So now let's talk about the _ downsides of having a headless [D] guitar.
[G] Downside number one, you can't hang your headless guitar _ [Eb] off of a typical [Gb] hanger.
It just [G] doesn't work.
[Eb] There's no headstock to [G] hang it on.
_ It's [Ab] not that big of a deal, but if [Bb] you've already got a bunch of hangers in your house and [G] traditional guitar stands,
headless guitars [C] just don't [Bb] really work with them all [Dm] that well.
It makes me a little nervous.
Some of them you can kind of put on them, but then I'm always [D] worried that it's going to fall over and break.
So, just something to keep in mind.
Downside [C] number two, there's just [E] a much smaller [D] variety of headless guitars available on the market.
There's a bunch of companies that are making them now.
They are gaining [Eb] popularity, but you [G] can't just get a headless Les Paul or a headless Tele from your local guitar center.
They just don't exist.
Actually, you can get a headless Les Paul.
Every Les Paul eventually becomes a headless [Cm] Les Paul, but they don't [Bb] work after that.
So [F] if you're looking at headless guitars, [G] there's just kind of a small number of companies [D] that make them,
and then of course [Bb] custom one-off builders, [F] but that starts to get pretty [D] expensive.
Downside number three, you can't tune and play at the same time.
[Gb] Because [Eb] the tuners are down [C] at the bridge, you [D] can't play your [G] guitar _ and [D] _ tune at the same time.
You have to hit the note, let it decay [G] _ as you tune.
So if you've seen my tutorial on the best way to tune your guitar,
I like to hit the string repeatedly _ _ [Gbm] while [G] I'm tuning so that I can tune to the attack note rather than the decay.
You can't do that [Cm] with a headless guitar [Bb] because with a traditional guitar, you can hit the note and tune the [G] tuners up here,
but you [C] can't really reach down.
[Bb] You can, but _ it's incredibly uncomfortable and terrible.
[D] So if you don't tune like that, that might not be a problem [Eb] for you, but [Gb] that's something that I [C] found that was a little bit annoying for me.
[D] Downside number four, they don't really look that cool.
The guitar [Gb] community is kind of [D] split as to whether or not they think that the [G] headless guitar looks cool.
So far, [Eb] _ [Ab]
I think [G] that it hasn't really gained that much popular acceptance.
So a lot of [B] people don't think they look that cool.
[G] I think that they do, but I'm kind of a dork, so what the hell do I know?
[Ab] Cool, of course, is sort [Bb] of a relative term, [B] and as old fuddy-duddies [G] die out and [C] young people come [Bb] into power over their decaying corpses,
the headless guitar [D] may one day reign supreme.
You never know.
Downside number five, a lot of people [Gm] think that headless [Gb] guitars [D] feel like toys.
I hear this all [C] the [D] time.
People who have played traditional guitars their whole [G] life pick up [Dm] a nice little light Strandberg or Vader,
and they think, [G] wow, this just feels like [Eb] a toy.
In [G] reality, it's probably just going to take you a week or two to get used to the feeling of it, [Eb] and then you'll be [Gb] fine.
But some [G] people just can't get past it.
So it's definitely something to keep in mind if you're looking into getting a [C] headless guitar.
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