The headstock (headstock) or “head” of the guitar is the part of the guitar located at the very end of the instrument’s neck. This part of the guitar’s anatomy, as it holds the tuning pegs and tuning posts, is where the tensions on the stings are adjusted.

Some headstock form a flat continuous surface with the body of the instrument while others are set at an angle to the instrument’s body. Different guitar manufacturers use different headstock pitches, the “magic angle,” which range  between angles of  three to 25 degrees.

Most guitar manufacturers place their logos on the headstock. Headstocks play other decorative functions as well, as different shaped are signature styles of various guitar manufacturers.