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Old 07-03-2012, 12:46 AM
Tuffythepug Tuffythepug is offline
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Well I've had a couple dozen acoustic guitars over the years and the slot-head I currently own is the only one out of the bunch with that type of head. Some people claim that the string break angle beyond the nut is increased by this method and contributes to an improved sustain, volume, or whatever. I'm not sure about that. Here's what I do know about them: 1. they can look very cool on the right guitar. 2. they are, at least for me, more difficult to change strings on. It takes me about twice as long to change 6 strings on my Larrivee 000-50 slothead compared to any of my standard paddlehead style guitars. But it's not a big deal and wouldn't discourage me from getting another one someday.

I've noticed that more and more builders are including at least one model with slotted peghead. They seem to be "in style" right now.
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