Superb job. It would even pass the black light test. The headstock is likely now stronger than it was originally. Ed Roman used to joke that all Gibson headstocks should be broken and glued at the factory before they are sold.
I had my neck glued like that but it didn’t hold very long before it broke again. There’s another way to cut and put supports in but it’s way more time consuming. I would have tried had I known but it was years ago. Looks awesome . I hope for the person who’s guitar that is it never comes undone. What a heart breaker.
That was beautiful! It's the easiest repair I've ever seen. I've fixed my share of guitars and guitar necks but this is by far the easiest repair and the best I've seen personally or on UA-cam. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I have not seen a video of yours in a long time I hope you start posting like you did before I love your videos thank you so much for posting again I hope yon post like you did before
This is the 'Less+' model, thinner body with the belly cut. They also came with the robot tuners, brass nut, one tone knob, the other was replaced with a mini toggle switch, they also had real mother of pearl inlays instead of the acrylic ones.
Great glueing job, you must have managed to get every strand of the timber fibres to go back into exactly where they were ripped apart from and bonded them so tight it will be a much stronger neck. BTW thats a really cool and beautiful guitar.... a real keeper.
I have that exact guitar, I bought it because my back is not what it used to be, and the guitar weight 7lbs/ 1 Oz. Sweet. ...The nut was originally a brass nut that adjusted, but Gibson offered a Titanium replacement which works really well. I love the guitar but hate Les Paul's script signature on the head stock it. I'd love to get that off and replace it with the branded silkscreen script that graces others.
I get SOOO tired of people putting Gibson down because of Headstock breakage and ACTUALLY that isnt all that common with gibson. Ive owned Gibson and epiphones all my life and never had not even one headstock break and the ones I have heard of has always been because the instrument got knocked over in ALL the cases Ive heard of and you are right it does devalue the guitar some but if repaired properly it is stronger after the repair than it was before the repair. Jerry Rosa always cut a V shape with the top of the V being under the fretboard and headstock face and glued back in place and reshaped and when he got finished you couldnt tell it had ever been broken
Yeah as others have said, Less Plus model, i had one of these but the neck was so fat, couldn't get on with it. Hardcase was cool with these also. And good to see you upload again.
Thank you for sharing your skills with the greater community. Now, when players break their necks, they will not panic knowing that there are skilled chaps like you that can come to the rescue. Yes, we did miss your videos and we are glad you are back. Please ignore the torrent of jerks out there that try to tear your efforts down. They are just a bunch of pathetic sad sacks and we should all just feel sorry for how miserable their lives must be. Your videos inspire many to learn more about their instruments, and even attempt basic repair and maintenance ourselves. Thanks for all the great education. Cheers, Nelson! (I never knew that was your real name--just tracking to other's comments.)
Good to see you're back. Nice job on the headstock repair. Sorry you stabbed your finger removing the strings. The tuners looked like Locking Tuners. If they were Locking how come there was so much winding on the post?
Happy birthday Les Paul and thank you for inventing the solid body guitar in the Epiphone factory 1939 - 41..if not for you and Epiphone there would be No Gibson Les Paul today period!..Also I would Add that Les Paul played Epiphones especially recoding from the early 1940s to the end of the 1950's..when he was under contract with Gibson..Gibson eventually to him to stop and when his contract ended with Gibson he started playing both epiphone and Gibson Live I should know saw him in March of 2009..
Had that happen to me once. Well, not to me but it was my NEW guitar that was handcrafted by a very reputable company that was building hand crafted guitars in 70's and 80's called Hamer. Bassist asks me if he can try it. I said sure, don't drop it. No strap locks. 1 minute later it was on the floor and broken. No he did not pay for it, Then he tried to sleep with my wife. Yah, he was fired forever.
Dude, there's nothing tragic about it, assuming you know what you're doing. It's literally a chapter in the life of many many Gibson's and my Heritage btw. It will be stronger than ever after you fix it.
Great work, probably should of just ditched the sticker or removed and reapplied it, when it eventually peels off you will be able to a see and feel a square raised ridge from the paint.
It blows my mind that someone breaks a 2015 rare limited run Gibson. Use strap locks that have the treads superglued for a strap that won’t fall off. If ya have young kids or animals don’t place it on a stand still plugged in when taking a short break. Invest in a hard shell case. Then just use common sense and be careful. Have a non limited run 10,000 Les Paul as your everyday and gig guitar. I’ve had 2 90s Gibson Les Paul Studios that never were dropped by me or the previous owners. They’re great player guitar workhorses and if your careful they won’t ever get dropped. It amazes me that a Les Paul with probably under 500 playing hours already had the headstock snapped off. Unscrew those OEM strap buttons and screw 2 Schaller buttons to the guitar and dpend 30 bucks on a fender tweed strap. Stick the strap locks in then tighten the bolts down. Might take a bit of work to loosen the leather to get them set nicely. Once it’s sufficiently tightened down add superglue to the threads of the bolt and strap lock and allow to dry. Good luck ever getting the bolts back off but since the actual locks have no glue ya won’t have to worry about hurting the guitar. Now regardless if your standing or sitting out that strap on and your not gonna drop it so it hits the ground. So long as ya put it away in the Hardcase and don’t like swing the headstock into a wall ya won’t really have much chance to break it. So long as the temperatures don’t drop into like the negatives in your home or in the trunk of your car the problem is solved. Ya can always change pack the OEM buttons if ya sell your guitar and since ya haven’t snapped the neck your gonna make at least 500 or more on the resale value.
They did go from 17 to 14 degrees around 1966 and all it did was make the guitars less resonant. They still broke and will still break if you leave them on a stand and it gets tipped over. Gibson went back to the historic headstock angle post Norlin era. They also tried laminated necks with volutes and those guitars still broke at the same rate. Any angled piece of wood will break when dropped with 120 pounds of string tension on it. And I’ve personally repaired multiple Strat headstock breaks btw. My singers tele also broke when it tipped off a stand at a bar gig. It cracked right through every tuner hole. Obviously a Strat with zero degree headstock angle is gonna survive way more abuse than a 17 degree Gibson. Any angled headstock guitar (which is probably 75% of them) will break when dropped. Gibson’s design is what makes them sound and feel the way they do. The design is good, it how violins and other stringed instruments have been made for over 500 years, but people just tend to be careless with guitars and either drop them, lean them against the couch, or a wall, or on a stand. I’ve owned a 1968 Hummingbird for 30 years, and before that my dad owned it since 1970 and it has never been broke- because I won’t allow that to happen. Just put them in the case when you’re done playing and they’ll never break. It’s actually very easy to prevent a headstock break from happening- you just don’t allow it to happen. People who can’t do that shouldn’t own a Gibson guitar
Less Plus model - amazing guitars, wish they had pup covers though! I do wonder if the guy who replaced the nut went too far to hide the original, a titanium replacement was offered for free. But hey, we all know it's a weak spot.
Yes it was a good repair but I think I still would have done a couple of Mahogany wood strips from the neck into the headstock. This is double security that this won't happen again unless you did something almost deliberately to break the headstock again.
If I'd smacked over something that cost as much as a Les Paul as a toddler, my baby pictures would be all over UA-cam in videos about missing persons and cold cases.
I would have been so tempted to take off that awful anniversary les paul logo and put a proper original style one back on..... That would have helped increase the value back up! 😛😉
Superb job. It would even pass the black light test. The headstock is likely now stronger than it was originally. Ed Roman used to joke that all Gibson headstocks should be broken and glued at the factory before they are sold.
Thanks dude. Can't believe next year will be 10 years learning this crazy stuff😂
Unbelievable
@@WoodesosGuitarMods TEN YEARS?! I've been doing this for more than THIRTY YEARS. And it never seems to change.
Wow!!! And Ed Roman reference!!! I had one of his custom Strats for a minute.
Welcome back Nelson!
We miss you a lot
Welcome back, we miss your videos
I was randomly thinking this morning how I enjoyed your videos and this pops up on my feed. Weird! Great video, nice to see you back.
I had my neck glued like that but it didn’t hold very long before it broke again. There’s another way to cut and put supports in but it’s way more time consuming. I would have tried had I known but it was years ago. Looks awesome . I hope for the person who’s guitar that is it never comes undone. What a heart breaker.
yes my luthier routed four inch slots and glued carbon fibre cleats in there when this happened to mine. that was six years ago
That was really impressive! I have missed you on UA-cam, by the way. I hope we won't have to wait a year for your next video.
That was amazing!!! I doubt professional luthiers could have done a better job!!!! You have a gift my friend.
Glad to see you're back Nelson, Keep 'em commin!!
Nelson ol' boy, you never cease to amaze me. Great job Jerry from Texas.
Welcome back, it’s been a while since I’ve seen new videos from you.
Nelson, that looks amazing! Beautiful work.
Oh, hey! I remember this dude.
Good to see you again
That was beautiful! It's the easiest repair I've ever seen. I've fixed my share of guitars and guitar necks but this is by far the easiest repair and the best I've seen personally or on UA-cam. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Very nice! Great to see you back!
Thanks for the upload! I've been missing your videos. Fantastic job as always
Welcome back sir! Great job!
I have not seen a video of yours in a long time I hope you start posting like you did before I love your videos thank you so much for posting again I hope yon post like you did before
Fantastic work, my man... congrats !
Looks great Nelson.
Beautiful job!!! Good to see a new vidja!!
This is the 'Less+' model, thinner body with the belly cut. They also came with the robot tuners, brass nut, one tone knob, the other was replaced with a mini toggle switch, they also had real mother of pearl inlays instead of the acrylic ones.
Awesome work!!!👍 I have an 88 Ibanez 540S that my toddler mistook for a bouncy ball.
Great glueing job, you must have managed to get every strand of the timber fibres to go back into exactly where they were ripped apart from and bonded them so tight it will be a much stronger neck. BTW thats a really cool and beautiful guitar.... a real keeper.
Good to see you back.
Nice repair, looks great.
👍
Excellent job. It takes extra effort and skill to make the repair invisible.
Glad you're back man!
This is a Gibson Les Paul Access model, that you did a great job on man.
Hell of a job Nelson. Damn impressive. Glad to see a new video.
Wow well done and also welcome back missed your videos
Good job. I have a Yamaha Revstar Standard to repair a Parcelforce headstock break on... I too am a big fan of dive watches.
Hope you're actually back this time and this isn't another of your teasing one offs.
Beautifully done. How do you determine if using a shim is necessary or not? I'd appreciate your view on that.
HES BACK
Still amazing work, but had to redo all the back; holy cow. You do what you got to do.
Damn, awesome job
Absolutely beautiful work. 👍
Great repair, probably better than new.
Oh hell yeah you're back.
I have that exact guitar, I bought it because my back is not what it used to be, and the guitar weight 7lbs/ 1 Oz. Sweet. ...The nut was originally a brass nut that adjusted, but Gibson offered a Titanium replacement which works really well. I love the guitar but hate Les Paul's script signature on the head stock it. I'd love to get that off and replace it with the branded silkscreen script that graces others.
incredible repair work!
Awesome work it’s been a while. 👍🤘
NICE! That's The Way To Do A Headstock Repair!
Really awesome work, man ! 👍👍👍
Watching you work reminds me of a Dr visit,look and explain..great job!
I get SOOO tired of people putting Gibson down because of Headstock breakage and ACTUALLY that isnt all that common with gibson. Ive owned Gibson and epiphones all my life and never had not even one headstock break and the ones I have heard of has always been because the instrument got knocked over in ALL the cases Ive heard of and you are right it does devalue the guitar some but if repaired properly it is stronger after the repair than it was before the repair. Jerry Rosa always cut a V shape with the top of the V being under the fretboard and headstock face and glued back in place and reshaped and when he got finished you couldnt tell it had ever been broken
Apparently they are a les paul light. Sporadically released over 80s, 2000s. Nice work mate.
Yeah as others have said, Less Plus model, i had one of these but the neck was so fat, couldn't get on with it. Hardcase was cool with these also.
And good to see you upload again.
Well done repair!
Welcome back sir, missed ya👍
Amazing job
Thank you for sharing your skills with the greater community. Now, when players break their necks, they will not panic knowing that there are skilled chaps like you that can come to the rescue. Yes, we did miss your videos and we are glad you are back. Please ignore the torrent of jerks out there that try to tear your efforts down. They are just a bunch of pathetic sad sacks and we should all just feel sorry for how miserable their lives must be. Your videos inspire many to learn more about their instruments, and even attempt basic repair and maintenance ourselves. Thanks for all the great education. Cheers, Nelson! (I never knew that was your real name--just tracking to other's comments.)
Good to see you're back. Nice job on the headstock repair. Sorry you stabbed your finger removing the strings. The tuners looked like Locking Tuners. If they were Locking how come there was so much winding on the post?
When did they make les pauls with belly carves at the top?
Happy birthday Les Paul and thank you for inventing the solid body guitar in the Epiphone factory 1939 - 41..if not for you and Epiphone there would be No Gibson Les Paul today period!..Also I would Add that Les Paul played Epiphones especially recoding from the early 1940s to the end of the 1950's..when he was under contract with Gibson..Gibson eventually to him to stop and when his contract ended with Gibson he started playing both epiphone and Gibson Live I should know saw him in March of 2009..
The real tragedy is the prices Gibson charges for their guitars
No kidding. My SG was under 1,300 so I was happy. But still.
Nice job !
Had that happen to me once. Well, not to me but it was my NEW guitar that was handcrafted by a very reputable company that was building hand crafted guitars in 70's and 80's called Hamer. Bassist asks me if he can try it. I said sure, don't drop it. No strap locks. 1 minute later it was on the floor and broken. No he did not pay for it, Then he tried to sleep with my wife. Yah, he was fired forever.
Damn bassists! lol
Amazing effort
Welcome back Nelson.
Oh man. Hate seeing headstock breaks. So unfortunate.
I was just praying the headstock back didn't peel off the face veneer like a post-it note... Tragedy reversed!!!
brilliant job well done
Awesome work!!
Great video, what glue did you use, how long did you leave it clamped, what grit of sandpaper did you use.
Good job! 👏👏👏
Nice job 👌
How long did you wait before wet sanding?
Helluva good job man !!!!
Great job
Dude, there's nothing tragic about it, assuming you know what you're doing. It's literally a chapter in the life of many many Gibson's and my Heritage btw. It will be stronger than ever after you fix it.
Best possible break scenario
excellent work
Awesome job👍👍👍
The man is good I mean real good 🤘🏼
Nice job !
Great work, probably should of just ditched the sticker or removed and reapplied it, when it eventually peels off you will be able to a see and feel a square raised ridge from the paint.
👍👍😎✌️🤟 All guitars deserve a chance, keep them in your case!!!
Just wondering why you didn't use splines or some other type of reinforcement on the break. Even with Titebond it's still a weak spot.
Maybe Gibson should have done that in the first place. Leo engineered his guitars, Gibson didn't.
Hadn't seen anything from you in awhile. Hope all is well.
As far as breaks go, that's about the best one you could hope for.
It blows my mind that someone breaks a 2015 rare limited run Gibson. Use strap locks that have the treads superglued for a strap that won’t fall off. If ya have young kids or animals don’t place it on a stand still plugged in when taking a short break. Invest in a hard shell case. Then just use common sense and be careful. Have a non limited run 10,000 Les Paul as your everyday and gig guitar. I’ve had 2 90s Gibson Les Paul Studios that never were dropped by me or the previous owners. They’re great player guitar workhorses and if your careful they won’t ever get dropped. It amazes me that a Les Paul with probably under 500 playing hours already had the headstock snapped off. Unscrew those OEM strap buttons and screw 2 Schaller buttons to the guitar and dpend 30 bucks on a fender tweed strap. Stick the strap locks in then tighten the bolts down. Might take a bit of work to loosen the leather to get them set nicely. Once it’s sufficiently tightened down add superglue to the threads of the bolt and strap lock and allow to dry. Good luck ever getting the bolts back off but since the actual locks have no glue ya won’t have to worry about hurting the guitar. Now regardless if your standing or sitting out that strap on and your not gonna drop it so it hits the ground. So long as ya put it away in the Hardcase and don’t like swing the headstock into a wall ya won’t really have much chance to break it. So long as the temperatures don’t drop into like the negatives in your home or in the trunk of your car the problem is solved. Ya can always change pack the OEM buttons if ya sell your guitar and since ya haven’t snapped the neck your gonna make at least 500 or more on the resale value.
How's it sound???
Breaks your heart that Gibson won't alter the angle of their necks. A Strat headstock never broke in 60 years.
They did go from 17 to 14 degrees around 1966 and all it did was make the guitars less resonant. They still broke and will still break if you leave them on a stand and it gets tipped over. Gibson went back to the historic headstock angle post Norlin era. They also tried laminated necks with volutes and those guitars still broke at the same rate. Any angled piece of wood will break when dropped with 120 pounds of string tension on it. And I’ve personally repaired multiple Strat headstock breaks btw. My singers tele also broke when it tipped off a stand at a bar gig. It cracked right through every tuner hole. Obviously a Strat with zero degree headstock angle is gonna survive way more abuse than a 17 degree Gibson. Any angled headstock guitar (which is probably 75% of them) will break when dropped. Gibson’s design is what makes them sound and feel the way they do. The design is good, it how violins and other stringed instruments have been made for over 500 years, but people just tend to be careless with guitars and either drop them, lean them against the couch, or a wall, or on a stand. I’ve owned a 1968 Hummingbird for 30 years, and before that my dad owned it since 1970 and it has never been broke- because I won’t allow that to happen. Just put them in the case when you’re done playing and they’ll never break. It’s actually very easy to prevent a headstock break from happening- you just don’t allow it to happen. People who can’t do that shouldn’t own a Gibson guitar
You didn't even lose the truss rod and take off the brass nut w/ washer this shouldn't prevent from what your doing with head stock repair
sounded like you were gonna cry
Most of them damage has come from like you said a toddler somebody stepping on it .
I love my 2015! Cuz I got clumsy fingers!
That Richard changes guitars like changing underwear.
I think he changes guitars more often than underwear. Lol
Where the hell you been?
Bit sick.. but I'm on the mend.
@@WoodesosGuitarMods Dude, I had open heart surgery for a hole in my aortic valve. I know what being sick is.
That will for sure break again, adjacent to the first break. All those surrounding fibers have weakened.
It's a les paul lite. Thats why it is thin.
Actually, in 2015 they were called the "Les Paul Less+". Someone must have replaced the truss rod cover... else it would've read "Less+" on it.
Less Plus model - amazing guitars, wish they had pup covers though! I do wonder if the guy who replaced the nut went too far to hide the original, a titanium replacement was offered for free. But hey, we all know it's a weak spot.
Yes it was a good repair but I think I still would have done a couple of Mahogany wood strips from the neck into the headstock. This is double security that this won't happen again unless you did something almost deliberately to break the headstock again.
Thats one of those really thin les Paul's
If I'd smacked over something that cost as much as a Les Paul as a toddler, my baby pictures would be all over UA-cam in videos about missing persons and cold cases.
I would have been so tempted to take off that awful anniversary les paul logo and put a proper original style one back on..... That would have helped increase the value back up! 😛😉
you didnt fill the crack it will show though next day
Hey buddy I follow you on TikTok this is old video are the trolls as bad here as the clock app 😂
On all Gibson LP's guitars are the weakest area because truss rod tightening pulls A LOT of tension ALL THE TIME never fails
ohh gibson headstocks break... there i did my part