Would you buy a guitar with a broken and repaired headstock?

[phillybhatesme]

Welp, I'm Les Paul shopping, apparently. I have already formed an opinion about the matter, but what say you?

 

[Alpha Stryke]

Depends on the guitar, the price & who did the repair.

 

[Floyd Eye]

Depends on the guitar, the price & who did the repair.

I agree with Dan. 🫪

 

[67mike]

Nope.

 

[Rackman]

No interest from me. I'm lucky enough not to be in a financial position where I have to deal with that shit.

 

[RaceU4her]

If it was done correctly and about 1/4 price of going rate, maybe

 

[Findthetone1]

I would rather buy one with an unrepaired headstock break and see to getting it repaired myself. There is a local luthier here that does amazing headstock repairs.
So short answer, maybe.

 

[Rottweiler]

If the repair looks good, action is correct at 1st &12th, and the price is fair, I would consider it. I wouldn't pay the normal unrepaired price, especially online where you can't check it out before buying.

 

[Devin]

Yes

 

[fusedbrain]

If the repair looks good, action is correct at 1st &12th, and the price is fair, I would consider it. I wouldn't pay the normal unrepaired price, especially online where you can't check it out before buying.

Yeah, pretty much this.
Sometimes you can get a killer deal on a great guitar because it has a repaired headstock.
This especially applies to older, repaired, vintage guitars that would otherwise be way out of your price range.

 

[VonBonfire]

At this stage I wouldn't buy a guitar that didn't have one of the name brands on the headstock, let alone a broken headstock, just because it's a headache trying to recoup any money on it if you decide you don't want it or finances force a sale. "iT dUzN'T sAy FeNdUr 0nNiT s0 iTz n0t A rEeL sTrAT"

 

[cobrahead1030]

I certainly would. If it’s one of those rare LP’s that just speaks to me when I pick it up & I have a hard time putting it down, and it were priced accordingly.

I often see people asking too much for them.

 

[itsme]

If I broke one of my own, I’d have it repaired, but wouldn’t buy one already broken

 

[vultures]

Headstock repairs are easy, but somehow people fuck them up. As stated above I'd rather buy one that hasn't been fixed so I can repair it myself.

 

[japetus]

Depends on the guitar, the price & who did the repair.

Yessir

 

[TexIrish]

I'd say each situation is different and it would depend on multiple factors. Is the guitar rare or can you easily find one in the marketplace. How bad is it broken, like broke off completely or is the neck just cracked and can easily be repaired. Is it repaired and if so who did the repair? How did it turn out was it repaired correctly.? Price of the guitar and what it will cost to repair, ect...

 

[Epiplatys]

I’d rather buy a new guitar and break off the headstock myself.

 

[70 Mach 1]

Never.
because come selling time its going to be a major issue and price butt fuck.
Especially during a trade in.

If somehow i knew id be married to it and it was done right and documented with a receipt from a luthier then maybe.

 

[Geo]

Whether it's repaired correctly or not, the value is forever tainted.

 

[rsm]

so many guitars out there, no need to buy a broken and repaired one IMO.

same for a relic with fake aging and purposely damaged. I'll let my guitars age with me naturally.

relic buyers might like a real broken headstock and repair to add some authenticity to the look.