Does anybody here KNOW if the vintage 1960's Epiphone Embassy and Newport basses headstock's are the exact same size??? Thanks
The batwing version? I'm going to guess yes based on pics I've seen of both but that's purely speculative on my part.
Yes the Batwing...(which most people don't know it's NOT a batwing but the letter "E") but I need someone to confirm. can someone measure the headstocks starting from the nuts to the tip of the headstock??
I believe Uwe will be able to help you but he's very busy with work right now.
That would be cool! My buddy Tony Carl has an Embassy with a repaired headstock...I saw a Newport neck for sale...thought that he could possibly use it for a NICE restoration scarf joint!
Unfortunately nope! Embassy is 11" (nut to end), Newport only 10 1/2" (nut to end) because the cheesy Newport tuners take up less room on the back ...
What exactly is so cheesy about them? :o
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Quote from: Basvarken on August 08, 2018, 10:53:01 PM
What exactly is so cheesy about them? :o
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Some of the Newports had the cheaper tuners Gibson used on the Kalamazoos and occasionally on regular Gibsons.
Those look like they have a wider footprint than the ones in my pic.
I think you're right.
That's the general issue with thought, not always to correct conclusions it doth lead! :mrgreen:
The cheesy tuners are only 1 3/4" wide (the ones in Rob's pic almost 2"), they seem larger because the (my?) Newport headstock is a perfect miniature of the Embassy headstock (so they seem to take up more space). The Newport headstock is not only shorter but also less wide than the Embassy's (2 3/4" at the jagged protrusion in the middle of the "E"/batwing as opposed to 3" with the Embassy).
What I can't rule out though is that the batwing headstock of the Newport came in two sizes (large and small), depending on what tuners they used.
Si(gh)ze matters! :-\
Quote from: uwe on August 10, 2018, 10:30:12 AM
What I can't rule out though is that the batwing headstock of the Newport came in two sizes (large and small), depending on what tuners they used.
Looks like it, yes.
Thanks Guys!