Sunday, May 16, 2010

Broderick's head(stock)

I was looking at Chris Broderick's custom Ibanez RGA headstock. Noted the following:

  1. The headstock is free from a string retainer. However, there's a sponge-type wedge behind the nut, this is not a replacement contraption but an implement to reduce/prevent string buzz.
  2. Do you see any string excess wrapped around the tuner's machine heads? There isn't any. This implies the instrument features a locking device which is a prudent inclusion as the nut is of the non-locking variety. If there is any secondary measure to ensure some tuning consistency, it has to be in this form.

2 comments:

Ijau D. Koceng said...

i guess this was his fav custom RGA, he used it throughout megadeth's live concert (pre-end game)...

subversion.sg said...

i thought it's a proto of sorts but he has some S-series currently so nothing's for sure...