I have the same guitar; Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Tobacco sunburst, though. Broken (and missing) headstock. Pulled the fretboard off after watching your first video and found the same goofy chunk of wood in there. I did not think about making it a bolt-on but that seems like a distinct possibility after watching this. I may just purchase a replacement neck however. Not sure if I want to go through all that. Thank you so much for documenting this procedure. I can't tell begin to tell you how much this helps. You did a freaking beautiful job BTW! I love the way it looks and sounds.
Thanks. I found the video very interesting. I've been messing about with guitars over 20 years now. Home only I'm not a business. My sons is the guitar player not me.(I try lol) He's managed to break guitars over the years and I always end up fixing them. Weather its the wood or the electrics. I've done everything from re-fretting to putting the humbuckers out of faze. He now has his dream guitar a Gibson 335. I hope he never needs my help fixing that. LOL. Thanks again.
I know it's heresy but I prefer bolt on necks. People go on about "sustain" but I still waiting for someone to come up with a scientific unit of sustain
how slow are the tunes you're playing, that people need *so much sustain*? play any decent tele with a little overdrive and there's enough sustain for anything @@R3TR0R4V3
Watched all 3 parts!! I must say you kinda look and certainly sound like Ewan McGregor down under. Have you considered voice over work. Anyway off to see if I can duplicate your results. Fed Ex broke the neck off mine while shipping.
I'd love to do voiceover work, but I'm terrible at marketing myself. I do have a podcast of classic short stories. Look up Glenn Peoples as the artist on Spotify. The podcast is called "Night Stories." Good luck with the modification!
Thanks! I did this as a favour, and from a financial point of view I wouldn't do it on a guitar of this value. And I probably wouldn't do this if someone asked me to, as it would be around $700-800 NZ ($470-$550 US) just for the time involved
It was, yes. The guitar had sentimental value because of who it had belonged to, and it was a good deed that cost me almost nothing. I don't count the time because I enjoyed it. I learned a thing or two as well.
I think he went with a bolt on neck because he went through that whole net building process and goofed it up. This was a way of saving face. He should have stayed true to the Les Paul and replaced like with like.
there are so many basic design issues with les pauls, even though i love them, most changes people make are obvious improvements. two words, broken headstocks. nobody should feel beholden to commercial designs made in a 1950s board room. and it's no longer a broken guitar, but one someone can play and enjoy again.
I have the same guitar; Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Tobacco sunburst, though. Broken (and missing) headstock. Pulled the fretboard off after watching your first video and found the same goofy chunk of wood in there. I did not think about making it a bolt-on but that seems like a distinct possibility after watching this. I may just purchase a replacement neck however. Not sure if I want to go through all that. Thank you so much for documenting this procedure. I can't tell begin to tell you how much this helps. You did a freaking beautiful job BTW! I love the way it looks and sounds.
Thank you so much!
Thanks. I found the video very interesting. I've been messing about with guitars over 20 years now. Home only I'm not a business. My sons is the guitar player not me.(I try lol) He's managed to break guitars over the years and I always end up fixing them. Weather its the wood or the electrics. I've done everything from re-fretting to putting the humbuckers out of faze. He now has his dream guitar a Gibson 335. I hope he never needs my help fixing that. LOL. Thanks again.
Never use that stain/polyurethane mix stuff, horrible coloring and results when you need to see the grain
training wheels sold separately...
I know it's heresy but I prefer bolt on necks. People go on about "sustain" but I still waiting for someone to come up with a scientific unit of sustain
Well, I guess the unit measurement would be time itself.. How long the note rings for.
how slow are the tunes you're playing, that people need *so much sustain*? play any decent tele with a little overdrive and there's enough sustain for anything
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Watched all 3 parts!! I must say you kinda look and certainly sound like Ewan McGregor down under. Have you considered voice over work. Anyway off to see if I can duplicate your results. Fed Ex broke the neck off mine while shipping.
I'd love to do voiceover work, but I'm terrible at marketing myself. I do have a podcast of classic short stories. Look up Glenn Peoples as the artist on Spotify. The podcast is called "Night Stories."
Good luck with the modification!
Auto focus is the enemy of UA-cam content creators
What a job!! How much would you charge to do it again?
Thanks! I did this as a favour, and from a financial point of view I wouldn't do it on a guitar of this value. And I probably wouldn't do this if someone asked me to, as it would be around $700-800 NZ ($470-$550 US) just for the time involved
that was a hell of a job. was it worth the money to have you replace it of could they have bought another guitar cheaper
It was, yes. The guitar had sentimental value because of who it had belonged to, and it was a good deed that cost me almost nothing. I don't count the time because I enjoyed it. I learned a thing or two as well.
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Nice work!👍😎🎸🎶
Love the killswitch shirt
when is it coming up on reverb?
Or is it already gone?
This one went back to the original owner.
Here we are 2 years later and i'm wondering if Epiphone is still making their neck pockets like that?
I think he went with a bolt on neck because he went through that whole net building process and goofed it up. This was a way of saving face. He should have stayed true to the Les Paul and replaced like with like.
I think people prefer you when you're shy.
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there are so many basic design issues with les pauls, even though i love them, most changes people make are obvious improvements. two words, broken headstocks. nobody should feel beholden to commercial designs made in a 1950s board room. and it's no longer a broken guitar, but one someone can play and enjoy again.
@@MonsterGuitarsSo I was correct. You screwed up what should have been a simple repair. Lol😂
@@theshyguitaristWhat? I'm sorry to have done something that worked well but which you don't approve of. Cope and seethe, as the kids say.
I rather enjoyed this 3 part series, thanks. Cheers.
Thanks! It was somewhat unconventional.
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You made it! A Les Paul with bolt on neck. What a legend