Slot head electric guitars.....anyone ??
Does anyone have a slot head electric guitar. I don't see many any where. Why do you think that is ?
I am in the early stages of ordering a custom electric and am pondering having it made with a slot head. It will be my first electric guitar. What are your views on this. Thanks. daniel |
Slot heads are a historic touch for acoustic guitars. They also change the tension at the nut. Electric guitars don’t have as much history as acoustic guitars - they are a lot newer than historic acoustics. That is why you don’t see them.
If I were you I would not build or have built your first electric. Electrics are different than acoustics in that you need to have some experience to know what you like first. If I were you, start with a telecaster before building anything. It’s hard to go wrong with a Tele. |
I think there was one back in the 80s I can't call the name to mind but they were made from metal, or aluminum.
Some guys went for em, they were supposed to be stable, kind of like composite acoustics are today. The fad died out after awhile and they didn't really have great tone IIRC. |
First one I remember was the circa-1966 MIJ Domino Rebel, influenced by both the Vox Phantom and Ampeg AEB and pitched toward the surf crowd in the waning days of surf music here in America - here's the Eastwood tribute model:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/16...g?v=1654617008 There's also the current B&G Little Sister, which filters a variety of prewar influences into a straight-ahead modern blues-machine package: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/16...g?v=1651682145 |
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Thanks in advance! Howard Emerson |
An "almost local to me" builder comes to mind:
http://www.wetterstrand.org/electric.php?ePageID=27 http://www.wetterstrand.org/e/files/...1415d2f7a4.jpg |
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Hi Daniel, slotheads are nowhere near as popular as acoustics. I'm guessing that Gibson, Fender, and PRS have none in production but it's possible there's one out there in limited quantities.
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I played custom Teles for several years and finally decided to gift them to others since I hadn't played an electric gig in quite a while. A short while after they were both gone a friend handed me a Seymour Duncan lil' 59 humbucker and asked me if I had any use for it. Coincidentally I had recently ran across The B&G Cedars Of Lebanon model (on Youtube), so I did a slot head single bucker based on that. I think it's a very nice option, and there's nothing wrong with using a slot head design on an electric guitar. It's not an accepted normal for electric, so most players wouldn't consider it.
https://i.imgur.com/5h7RTHU.jpg |
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B&G Crossroads Series Guitars |
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It's a lot different than my Teles were, but it's fun to grab and play occasionally. |
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