New Les Paul Project

[lhrocker]

Well, in searching around for great deals, I stumbled on this one. This one came from CL and was touted as a Les Paul Studio w/headstock repair. It's a player with many dings and dents but still all stock. I looked at the picture, made an offer and went to pick it up. When I got there, I was shown a 1993 Les Paul studio, black w/ebony board. The guitar wasn't tuned up, but it looked like it had potential. He had an amp, so I plugged it in and started to tune and the headstock started to open up. I showed the buyer the crack and he said that 2 other people looked at it and said it was repaired. At that point, I made a counter offer of my price minus a headstock repair. The buyer declined and I walked. About 10 minutes later, the buyer calls me up on my cell and accepts my offer, so I take it. Here are the pictures - before. Not sure what I want to do with it - fix the neck, refinish the guitar - wine red with a faux maple binding maybe. Otherwise, the guitar is pretty cool, and it has an ebony board. Here you go:

[sully]

oh SNAP!

Now THIS looks like a situation I'm familiar with!

Sully

[Learn Guitars]

At least you have the head stock. I did a 61 SG not too long ago that the guy snapped off the head clean off, and was so pissed on his way home he buzzed the headstock out the window. ...... So I had to rebuild and scarf a new headstock. Yours looks like a breeze. Nicely split with the grain.

[lhrocker]

I just went back to your LP video. Your headstock was much looser, but I opened it up a little more and can now get an inkjet refill syringe in. Should be a piece of cake, eh?

oh SNAP!

Now THIS looks like a situation I'm familiar with!

Sully

[lhrocker]

Fingers crossed!!!

At least you have the head stock. I did a 61 SG not too long ago that the guy snapped off the head clean off, and was so pissed on his way home he buzzed the headstock out the window. ...... So I had to rebuild and scarf a new headstock. Yours looks like a breeze. Nicely split with the grain.

[sully]

Yeah dude, just get your "Jed Clamp-it" on. Whatever the hell that is.

Sully

[straycat]

Cool looks like an easy fix.Great project for a cool refin.

[zeegler]

Very cool project. I probably wouldn't even refinish it. I like the way it looks all worn like that.

[Racerx2k]

Yeah, I immediately thought of Sully's LP project when I saw that. Good luck on the repairs.

[zeegler]

I do believe I'm gonna have to pick myself up a Studio. I just sold my Deluxe, and my Aria LP clone is on the block right now, so my LP GAS will need satisfying.

[missionguitars1]

Had an SG with the EXACT same break...used Tightbond Original diluted with water 5% and warmed up in a double-boiler of sorts, pipetted some into the crack and clamped it up (not too tight - you want SOME of the glue to stay behind! )...wiped off the excess with wet Q-tips and 2 days later it was good as new, almost no witness line from the break...

[Snoogans]

Those earlier ebony-board Studios are some of the best bang-for-your buck you can get. A buddy of mine has one virtually identical to yours, and it's hands down the best LP that I've ever encountered.

[RemCarr]

nice score, just remember to actually WIRE your guitar so you can play it when you are finished....


*looks a Sully sideways....dude, really?

:-)

[sully]

mine's completely playable! I was playing it yesterday! That said, mine's complicated as all hell! and pete is too far away! it's on the short list of stuff to do, i promise!

[lhrocker]

All glued, partially sanded, strung with .010's and tuned to Eb. Not bad for a weekends worth of work. Sounds great thru the Randall. It needs a fret job or new frets. Gonna strip and either make it wine red or alpine white...