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it plays and sounds wonderfully, using it to make a record.

Ive played the absolutely **** out of it every day for several hours a day and it seems fine. (i could have honestly gone to the sellers house to pick it up, just didnt have the time.i also live in florida, and it was around 80-ish degrees when it was shipped, if that matters? i should probably know, but not sure?) ive also heard from another friend that had a similar experience there's something about the blue sparkle paint/finish/lacquer that makes it prone to cracking? (he has a strat in a similar blue and inquired with fender and thats what they had told him? honestly who knows though?!) it was shipped incredibly well, detuned, in a hardcase, with a bunch of bubblewrap and foam etc etc, and was only shipped about 45 miles. Gibson, Epiphone, Taylor Guitars, Ovation, Michael kelly, Dean, BC Rich' is his bio on his site and he's been in business and has had his shop for about 25 or 30 years.) he said it was most likely not something that happened through shipping, but just from over time due to the vibration of the strings/resonance of the guitar etc. Certified warranty work is available for: ('A guitar repair & restoration service specializing in repairs, upgrades, and

#SLIGHT HEAD STOCK CRACK CRACK#

When the luthier looked at it he almost immediately told me his diagnosis and was very certain of himself that it was not a crack in the wood, only the finish. the luthier did such a fantastic job on fixing his les paul that you can not tell the neck had ever snapped he even matched the cream color which really impressed me as, it's aged/faded/yellowed from bar gigs etc, so there is really an exact color out there to match it with. the luthier i went to came highly recommended by a friend that snapped the neck of his early 90s les paul in white (which is now more of a cream from age). Hey everyone, thanks for the input! after i got home from the luthier it kind of put my mind at ease and i honestly forgot all about it. Maybe that is as simple as replacing the nut? Oh wait - the nut itself is actually cracked. Or is that covering a more serious issue? What did your luthier say about that? If we are just seeing the end result of a nut replacement, then that should not be a big deal. The thing that would concern me is the nut. 'Wow - the guitar didn't leave here like that - something happened in shipping' will probably be easier for you to get your money back. 'Well, to me, the guitar is still excellent' might be a problem for you to get your money back. I'd be interested to hear what the seller has to say. Worst thing that would happen, is the paint will continue to crack, but that isn't difficult to fix. If it really is a crack in the paint and not the wood, that would not lead to serious issues down the road, as would be the case if it were the wood. I'd say that's a better way to judge than a photo on an internet forum. The new lacquer burns in to the old, so a small area can be touched up and buffed out and you'll never know where the new ends and the old stuff starts.Not sure how anyone can just look at that crack in the first photo (bass side) and say it's just a paint crack.The luthier who said that, saw the guitar in person. Nitrocellulose lacquer is extremely forgiving when it comes to repairs. I believe Gibson uses mother of pearl for the headstock logo but I'd like somebody to confirm that.Īnyway if the gaps bother you they can easily be 'drop-filled' by a competent repair tech. It's 'mother of toilet seat' just like the Gibby fretboard inlays. Guild, by the way, does not use pearl for their heastock logo. The stability of fiber peghead veneers may be one reason they switched from stained holly headstock overlays. The inlay could be perfectly tight when it's made, but over time the wood expansion and contraction of the wood against an immovable inlay causes a gap to appear.

Not sure what you mean by 'cracks,' but if you're referring to an indentation that follows around the outline of the inlay, then that's the natural process of the lacquer shrinking into a gap between the wood and the inlay.

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