I've had a few Les Pauls with a headstock break. What's really important is adding reinforcement to the wood by routering out two 1/3" deep slots about an inch long, then adding in dowels to the slots with plenty of glue and then following the process outlined here. The extra steps would include sanding and a repaint as well. What I found is that the headstock becomes stronger and more stable after the reinforced fix. This is a great video nevertheless. There are some videos outlining this process on UA-cam as well, and it's a very good fix as it helps stabilize the headstock and helps restore the headstock to the proper angle (3 degrees for old school LPs). Anyway, this is a great repair, and a gorgeous guitar.
@@HBSuccessyup. Basic smily-face break. Splines are for when you have very little gluing surface or a litany of nasty repairs (epoxy, screws) to work around.
I've never done a full headstock repair but I bought a Les Paul that had a terrible neck repair job and I fixed it up! Its now almost invisible. So happy as its my go to living room guitar! I posted it on my YT Channel....
I have few Les Paul friends who are working musician and travel a lot with their guitar,most of them break their guitar neck and got repaired...and it's funny I use to play their guitar before it break..and after neck job I always like their guitar tone more😂😂
You really knew the steps for your first time. I’ve repaired a fret inlay once and I’d definitely try this, let’s forbid. Would cost me an arm and a leg to get it to a luthier from my location.
Gibson put the headstock and neck angles on some of their guitars too high which makes them more likely to break. Some of Slash’s guitars have broken and needed repairs.
All’s well that ends well. Nice job it looks good. But I think it takes balls for you to make “this is the best practice in headstock repair” video for something you’ve never done before LOL. Call it beginner’s luck. Trust me they’re not all that easy. BTW…. PVA glue really is cured in 24 hrs. In fact you could have taken it out of clamps in an hour and been OK to keep working on it.
Man nice AX bro. Good job on the stock repair. Love that case with pink. Almost bought a standard with a broken off totally head stock. Looks like I shoulda jumped on it. Had a desert burst with a shit ton of flame in the wood. I was also gonna try and repair on my own but I talked myself out of buying it. Once I settle this case ima go get me a standard or what I really want is a explorer. We’ll see good job tho that guitar is sweet bro!!!
The head on this was broken all the way through as well. The only thing holding it on was the front laminated face that has the Les Paul logo. I questioned if I should bother doing the repair myself, but I’m glad I did. This guitar is awesome!! Plays and sounds great!
@@RiotHomeRecording it sounds nice man I like it great fix great pick up bro. Mine is just a studio but I’d still be heart broken if I dropped and broke it. Lol I treat mine like my granddaughter as if it is glass lol. Good fix tho bro. Took some balls to attempt it yourself. Mad props.
I've had a few Les Pauls with a headstock break. What's really important is adding reinforcement to the wood by routering out two 1/3" deep slots about an inch long, then adding in dowels to the slots with plenty of glue and then following the process outlined here. The extra steps would include sanding and a repaint as well. What I found is that the headstock becomes stronger and more stable after the reinforced fix. This is a great video nevertheless. There are some videos outlining this process on UA-cam as well, and it's a very good fix as it helps stabilize the headstock and helps restore the headstock to the proper angle (3 degrees for old school LPs).
Anyway, this is a great repair, and a gorgeous guitar.
Unnecessary to spline this one. This is the simplest break to fix.
Thank you!
@@HBSuccessyup. Basic smily-face break. Splines are for when you have very little gluing surface or a litany of nasty repairs (epoxy, screws) to work around.
My favorite guitar is an SG that was given to me. Had a broken headstock and neck joint. “Guitar spin fail” nose dived a block wall.
Awesome!
Awesome job! She’s a beaut!
😎🎸👊
Great job. Beautiful guitar
Thank you Kelly I love this guitar!
Awesome save man, that’s a sweet Les Paul, sounds great!
Thanks!
I've never done a full headstock repair but I bought a Les Paul that had a terrible neck repair job and I fixed it up! Its now almost invisible. So happy as its my go to living room guitar! I posted it on my YT Channel....
That's awesome!
I have few Les Paul friends who are working musician and travel a lot with their guitar,most of them break their guitar neck and got repaired...and it's funny I use to play their guitar before it break..and after neck job I always like their guitar tone more😂😂
You really knew the steps for your first time.
I’ve repaired a fret inlay once and I’d definitely try this, let’s forbid. Would cost me an arm and a leg to get it to a luthier from my location.
It’s not a hard job if it’s a clean break. I did some research before doing it and it wasn’t bad. What you see in this video is what I did.
Thanks for the video that came out badass!
Thank you, you can do it too.
I use wax paper under clamps around glue...
you can also cover the cauls in packing tape!
The Sabbath riffs made it worth the watch!🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Rock n Roll!!!!
fantastic
Thank you mark!
Thanks for the video! Where can I get such a syringe with a long neck for my repair?
Amazon is where I got these from.
How much did you pay
48hrs is sufficient.
has it held up with all the string tension? tuning stability?
1000% not one issue and I play it all the time.
Gibson put the headstock and neck angles on some of their guitars too high which makes them more likely to break. Some of Slash’s guitars have broken and needed repairs.
All’s well that ends well. Nice job it looks good. But I think it takes balls for you to make “this is the best practice in headstock repair” video for something you’ve never done before LOL. Call it beginner’s luck. Trust me they’re not all that easy. BTW…. PVA glue really is cured in 24 hrs. In fact you could have taken it out of clamps in an hour and been OK to keep working on it.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you’ve learned a few things.
I’ve been playing and recording with it for months and it’s amazing!
Take care!
If you put some plastic bag under clamp it wouldn't stick that way.
There's more sustain with a broken neck or headstock too after the repair
CHANGE JOB!!!!!!
Thank you! Yes, I changed it from broken to repaired! And it plays and sounds great!
Man nice AX bro. Good job on the stock repair. Love that case with pink. Almost bought a standard with a broken off totally head stock. Looks like I shoulda jumped on it. Had a desert burst with a shit ton of flame in the wood. I was also gonna try and repair on my own but I talked myself out of buying it. Once I settle this case ima go get me a standard or what I really want is a explorer. We’ll see good job tho that guitar is sweet bro!!!
The head on this was broken all the way through as well. The only thing holding it on was the front laminated face that has the Les Paul logo. I questioned if I should bother doing the repair myself, but I’m glad I did. This guitar is awesome!! Plays and sounds great!
@@RiotHomeRecording it sounds nice man I like it great fix great pick up bro. Mine is just a studio but I’d still be heart broken if I dropped and broke it. Lol I treat mine like my granddaughter as if it is glass lol. Good fix tho bro. Took some balls to attempt it yourself. Mad props.
Do you get NASA to make your rocket boosters ??? Lol