If I could buy another guitar, it would be..that.

yorolpal
Gregy...that headstock looks a mite big for a 58 (or an early 60s model for that matter)...I thank some ol cuss was pullin on yor lariat.

That could be... he was well known as a b-esser. I took him at his word because I didn't know much about the history of guitars back then. Don't know much more about it now.
 

It was about 67-68, if memory serves, when CBS...yup, THAT CBS...bought Fender and immediately started mucking about. Many players of today think that the larger headstock was made to give the guitar greater sustain. And a great number of 70s and later players actually prefer it. But the sole reason for the big headstock was they could put a bigger logo decal on the guitar. Pure marketing. Perhaps that's a 68...could very well be.

EDIT...just checked...like Spacey said it was actually 65/66 when the change was made.

Well, as long as you went a good kind of "nuts"!

 
 

Always nice to buy your own toys, enjoy Ol'pal

Beautiful Ol Pal....very nice!