Glue will fix it and make it just as well playing as when it left the factory - the big question is how to get the glue in there, and that is where a luthier comes into the picture, because you certainly don't want to fill up your truss rod channel with glue or any other mishaps like that.ĭefinitely take the pics to a repair shop and get their opinion as well.Īs for pricing, i live in Denmark, so can't say anything about concrete pricing, but basically, including repair costs i would not be willing to pay more than something like a maximum of 60 -65% of the going rate of an unbroken one.From its striking flamed maple top to its classic punchy sound, there is something that everybody will like about this guitar.

It is a (presumably) broken piece of wood that is under contant stress from string tension, now, broken wood under tension, how does that sound? Not exactly the epitome of stability, right? * The problem with neck repairs is nothing functional at all (yes, i repeat myself), but a purely economic one - they are harder to get rid off and they will always be worth a lot less than their unbroken counterparts, no matter how great the guitar might actually be.Ĭlick to expand.I am a layman so this is only a personal opinion: Personally i wouldn't gamble on it being fine if left untouched.Īs it is, it looks to me as if there is a nasty break under those finish cracks, and even though the pull of the strings actually pulls the fractured wood together, i would not want an unglued neck crack anywhere on any guitar i play. Even though i tend to have a 'gung ho' attitude towards fixing guitars, the truss rod is one area where i'd let a luthier decide what to do.

With the 'usual' Gibson break right at the start of the headstock i would just advise to tear the pieces fully apart and reglue them, but this break to me looks like one that is more complicated to repair, because it gets into the vicinity of the truss rod. Or at least have an independent luthier look at it, give an estimate on the fix and then deduct that amount from the ~50-60% of the going rate for unbroken ones that is the most you should pay* for a guitar with a neck repair. However, if the break (and the guitar you show looks like it has a break, not just finish cracks) is not fixed/glued imo that needs to be done before you should even consider buying the guitar.

They are a lot cheaper than their unbroken counterparts which is why i have them. I have several guitars with fixed neck breaks and have no problems with those at all.

Gibson les paul neck joint crack