Project guitar for my daughter….

[JackBootedThug]

Neighbor called and asked me if I wanted a guitar…. His dogs knocked it over and snapped the headstock. Looked like a perfect break as a candidate for repair. Slathered it with wood glue and clamped it. Seems solid after about 30 hours. My daughter said she would like to have it so say no more. New paint job incoming. Removed everything…cleaned it, sanded it down…. Filled the cracks with wood filler and i think she’s about ready for painting. Should I drill it and put a couple dowels in or you guys think it’s good?

 

[Reverend Bow]

You know, in that first picture, I couldn't even see the Epiphone due to the Neo Soul purple halo around that vibe tool next to it...


Then I scrolled down to see that bad ass headstock repair...

I have 2 set neck guitars, an Edwards John Sykes Les Paul, and a Yamaha SF-5000... Both scare the hell out of me for that

 

[VonBonfire]

Pretty large surface area to glue. I bet it's just fine.

 

[Dan Gleesak]

I agree with VB.
I’ve owned my fair share of SGs with repaired headstocks, and while dowels do help, they certainly aren’t always necessary.

My daughters want to play every guitar I own BUT the one I got for them lol, but that is to be expected

 

[JackBootedThug]

Wait till you see the paint I go with. The soul will be blazing like a disco ball when finished…

 

[VonBonfire]

Wait till you see the paint I go with. The NEO soul will be blazing like a disco ball when finished…

Fixed that for you....

 

[Robostyle]

Putting in some splines would make it stronger, but i doubt it really needs it.
Is that the Goth model? Black hardware and that symbol on the headstock makes me think so.
Those cheap Epis can be great players. I'm guessing set neck?

 

[JackBootedThug]

Yes to all of the above I was going to do the neck as well but it feels great as is so I taped it off. The crack will be painted so I think it will be good. Did a final layer of filler and I will let it dry all night. Final sand, final clean, then wipe down with OH or mineral spirits and spray it down…..

 

[Monkey Man]

Dowels shouldn't be necessary unless she plans on dropping it a whole heap IMHO.

The crack will be painted so I think it will be good.

Hey man don't mind me; it's your area of expertise after all.

 

[paulyc]

JBT loves getting his crack filled and painted.

 

[JackBootedThug]

Everything was going great till I pressed on the can to put my first pass on… and it kept spraying!!! fuq…. Had a couple blotches from runs, and a couple spots on the head stock from touching. Oh well….

 

[Reverend Bow]

Everything was going great till I pressed on the can to put my first pass on… and it kept spraying!!! fuq…. Had a couple blotches from runs, and a couple spots on the head stock from touching. Oh well….

Painting improves your sanding skills

 

[JackBootedThug]

Painting improves your sanding skills

Quoted for truth….

 

[JackBootedThug]

Here’s the results….

 

[Reverend Bow]

Dig it!

Nice job

 

[Devin]

Absolutely kimgly work

 

[Floyd Eye]

If you used Titebond you're golden dude. Looks like a clean break. That joint is stronger now than it was before the break.

 

[klugster]

Looking sweet man!

 

[fek]

Very nice work! All I can say though because even though you were wearing clean socks, feet in gear pics is a cringe thing for me. If you were selling, I'm not buying with feet in the pics.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

Glue is all you need.