Unattractive Heads....

I have been reading on-line about 'T' Series and 'S' Series guitars... the Strat and Tele body style guitars built by people other than Fender. Some leave the headstock the same as Fender. In the world of building guitars, that is not really allowed...as we all know, headstocks are like emblems on old cars... they are used to let people know who the luthier/ manufacturer/ builder of the instrument is. Some leave the headstock the same, but leave the Fender decal off... allowing the purchaser to decide what they would or wouldn't like to put on it. Others put their own logo, or some opt to completely change the shape of the headstock. One little problem..the headstock designed by Leo and his crew not only looks great, but is familiar (after all these years). Only one manufacturer that I have seen reshape a Fender headstock has actually done it as well as Leo (for my mind). Linhof re-designed the headstock on his guitars, and it looks great. One person on-line commenting in a blog sums it up... even if the guitar sounds great... if it has one h*ll of an ugly headstock he said he isn't buying one. I feel the same way... sorry... I mean, imagine a Tele that is 10/10 for tone... let's say it plays like a '51 Esquire, shreds and screams... bringing audiences to their feet... but it also has a big Eagle Head Bird-of-Prey on it. Tough... right? This reminds me of a card game someone got me for Christmas; on one card it asks what you would do if you got to blind-date a really hot girl, but had to wear a really dumb shirt on the date?