gub Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Nasty gash! Be sure to post a pic when it's sorted ! Poor guy, bet he was going crazy inside ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 My '74 SG Special fell off a table IN IT'S CASE and got a headstock crack. I pretty much cried when I found out it was cracked days later, I have such a strong emotional attachment to it (18th birthday present, s/h!). It does seem to happen to Gibsons more than other mahogany-necked instruments. May be a combination of truss rod acess and voloute design and headstock angle. I've read even Gibson copies of the sme materials are far less prone to this. I think this was on a youtube vid of Gibson headstock repairs from a guy who had seen tons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 How does a luthier go about repairing something like this, just glue or some way of 'letting' in new wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Peter Green gave Gary Moore his 59 Les Paul Standard. It was valued at £500,000 and had the neck snapped when GM's BMW was rear ended at lights! Any good luthier can fix a broken Gibson. There are a lot of them to practice on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 any other product you would stop buying them as they have a clear design fault... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1358112877' post='1933437'] I don't care what anyone says about Fender; they bounce and Gibson's don't. [/quote] One of the main reasons I sold my Les Paul and replaced it with a Mex strat. Plus I think I'm a single coil man, despite growing up wanting to be Jimmy Page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTaff Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1358112877' post='1933437'] I don't care what anyone says about Fender; they bounce and Gibson's don't. [/quote] The jazz bass I dropped a few years ago didn't bounce very well, fell about 6ft off the stage & landed headstock first, at least Fender parts are cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Bouncing after a 6ft drop is a big ask even for a Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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