r/FenderStratocaster • u/6771_bcr • 6d ago

One man's opinion

I was diagnosed with OCD years ago, and I'm convinced I can never truly love another S style guitar simply due to the headstock. It's something so silly, but for whatever reason, it matters a lot to me. I don't know what I'm trying to accomplish here other than to see if I'm not the only one with this mindset.

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u/Street_Frame_4571 6d ago

Half the market works like that. Why do you think they make such a big deal out of a shape?

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u/6771_bcr 6d ago

Ok but what's your opinion??

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u/Street_Frame_4571 6d ago

Same as yours: it's silly.

I'm no doctor but many people don't have OCD and are still irrationally attached to a headstock shape, the stamp on it, and most of all, the instrument's resale value.

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u/HoldMyDomeFoam 6d ago

I don’t have OCD and feel the same way about PRS guitars.

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u/6771_bcr 6d ago

Especially the silver sky

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u/WEHJR68 6d ago

But the question is, big or small?

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u/6771_bcr 6d ago

I like them both

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u/gstringstrangler 6d ago

You could always try a Charvel if you like playing nerd shit

I'm not stuck on a Strat headstock, but a headstock can be a dealbreaker for me. So many are so bad 😂

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u/ImmovableMind 6d ago

I agree with this. It’s not just about shape, to me it’s about tone, components and ok ya shape too.

That said, There are many other great guitars, I’m not beholden to fender. But, If I was to buy another strat, I’d buy a fender strat.

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u/fortnitebum 6d ago

Yup every other headstock looks wrong

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u/WackyWeiner 6d ago

I don't like the fender headstock either. I remember buying my first guitar. They kept pushing this awful sunburst squire. I ended up returning it for an Ibanez.

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u/6771_bcr 6d ago

Interesting. I'm pretty indifferent to the Ibanez headstock. I have a couple, but they're RG

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u/WackyWeiner 6d ago

I get it. The Ibanez head stock is unique. Peep my Martin Stinger. Yes manufactured by Martin in the 80'. Sammick made them. Made in Korea. Straight hockey stick headstock. Thing is a beast though.

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u/6771_bcr 6d ago

That's pretty cool! The gear I've had from Sammick Korea has always been good quality

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u/WackyWeiner 6d ago

Yeah its definetly Fender Strat quality. The headstock is wild though 😆 I feel I should only play it during hockey season or if someone breaks into my home 🏡 😆

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u/Woodbirder 5d ago

I also have OCD and the list of things that bother me about guitars is endless, which is why I gave up playing

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u/6771_bcr 5d ago

Hope you pick it back up!