It is an absolute shame that someone with these skills and craftsmanship has less views than a stupid “influencer”. This dude provides value more so than others.
Ppl are stupid, hope you have figured that out in life already, it helps tremendously when you already know this, not talking everyone, but definitely majority of humans are mouth breathing troglodytes
Great Job. I have a '73 Deluxe that hit the floor and had a similar but no where near as bad repair. Fantastic to see what was actually done by Soundworks in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Your job was awesome.
@Punished Aniquin within the first day of getting my es 355 I dinged it against my bed. I let out a loud BRUH and just accepted the fact guitars are gonna wear. Even my Stratocaster’s paint has discoloured in some places due to just playing it for a while
@Punished Aniquin I guess but Ive seen plenty of well worn instruments that didn't receive that much love or attention And ive seen the opposite too, well taken care of instruments that have been maintained flawlessly I mean unless ur Stevie Ray Vaughan just keep ur shit in good condition
@@conbro0985 I was cutting sum plastic shit off my epi les pail the day I got it and I scraped the finish it was a tiny scratch but it hurt my heart 🤣 now my les Paul has a ding in the finish and scratches everywhere
I was sending a few RUclips links to one of my buddies, and I remembered this repair. I have watched this repair a ridiculous amount. He's incredible, eh?
@@jdubs78 no building a neck without a scarf joint there is gibsons fault. For what these guitars cost they shouldn't have the issues that they do have
"Gibson Les Paul brought to the shop, I wonder why they need me" Trust me dude, no body was wondering why they needed you, it’s a Gibson Les Paul after all.
Well done, sir. 42 years at the bench here, and must give you props. I've done that same job a couple times, and it's never easy. ALSO - great work with the knife.
I was thinking the same thing, I'm actually going to borrow the super glue idea for the next time I get a bad one of these. Yeah his carving knife skills are very good.
When you see how the truss rod adjuster cavity almost makes that section a hollow tube it's little wonder Gibson's are prone to this damage. Makes much more sense to have the adjuster at the other end of the neck.
@@DelTangBrav I saw a good article about how it being a one piece neck is actually bad for the strength of it, it just snaps along the grain line, but if it were cut and angled back so it had two grains bumping up against each other, it would be much stronger - but the Gibson traditionalist/purists would lose their minds if they tried that...I'm not sure why, seeing as it would be seamless and hidden beneath the finish anyway.
@@THEQueeferSutherland I'd seen that explanation too - Strange thing as I was notified of your reply I was checking an old Takamine (my favourite to play) which has the neck and headstock in two pieces (you can't tell from the front and there's no attempt to hide it at the back). I wonder if Martin have the diamond volute to strengthen that vulnerable weak spot. They don't seem as prone to "decapitation". (I hope)☺
@@DelTangBrav And people get paid to 'design'. I'm not just referring to guitars but there are so many poorly designed items I truly wonder if they ever used thr prototype.
Most of us own Tele's but they don't do what a Les Paul does. Should I Google Tele neck breaks, find a video on the subject and say "that's what my guitars have a carbon fiber neck"?
I have a Tele, 2 Strats, 2 Les Pauls, and 1 SG and a fall with any one of them could spell disaster. The good thing about Fender guitars is you can simply replace the necks but you just can’t get that Gibson sustain without a set neck. It’s a trade off for sure.
Had to stay and watch a second vid. That repair is unbelievable - you're a master! Whoever owns that guitar should keep it for always, and play it regularly; a testament to your skill. Thank you
Great job, really impressive! I especially like the balance of pragmatism where possible vs. the professionalism where needed. Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
You are a wizard! I own a repaired headstock Les Paul... My heart sank when it broke. I am so glad there are people in this world that bring the joy back to guitar player like you. You sir, are never taken for granted.
Wow. I never realized what a void the truss rod pocket was, relative to it being a guitar neck and all. Makes the long vs short neck tenon thing seem pretty cork sniffy.
Being a luthier and seeing your AMAZING repair work I'm reminded of something I once read that said a good repairman can certainly build a guitar but a guitar builder may not necessarily be able to do repairs. It a whole different set of skills and a talent unto itself. I salute you!
They say that a properly repaired LP headstock is always stronger than the original. The running joke is, when you get a new LP, the first thing you should do is break the headstock and get it fixed. :)
a honed and polished blade can go through mahogany and maple like butter, but make a smooth even cut like he was, yeah that's another level of experience.
Nice repair job! I repair furniture and use similar techniques but I haven't tried superglue for very fine cracks. I will have to try that cheap hardware store super glue. Thanks for the tip! Scott
@@peteredie9108 Yes, Epiphones break headstocks quite easily. They're made from a lower-grade mahogany, which tends to be softer. I can remember a buddy who was the tech at the local Gibson/Epi dealer having to work on multiple Epiphones with broken headstocks. Many times they'd arrive from the factory already cracked.
@@Ruefus That only has to do with the difference with shipping cost, and how more care will be taken in shipping a 2000$ guitar than a 200$ guitar. Once you actually have the guitar in your hands the gibson will hands down be way more fragile. its just common knowledge. Its pretty basic, a scarf joint, 13 degree head stock will be a dozen times stronger than a 17 degree single piece of wood.
@@Ruefus That's the NEW Epiphones which are not anything on what was made last century in the U.S earlier/middle 20C and Japan later in the 20C especially. Don't lump them all in the one rotten barrel. New guitars are often trading on the "Goodwill" of what they produced before. Often one is better off building the instrument oneself.
You’re so inspiring to me sir. Ever since I was a boy, I wanted to build guitars. My dad built his own electric out of pure maple and he would shred on it on stage for years. Unfortunately, he and I never really got along. He refused to teach me to play like him, or how to build guitars. I always felt this thing missing from me and a creative outlet to shine through. I started watching your channel and I admire the dedication to the craft and the skill through experience you possess. Watching you, something clicked and I decided to finally start taking steps to becoming a luthier myself. I taught myself to play guitar, why not start learning this? Better yet, why not find an experienced luthier to teach me? I found one last week. I’m so excited to start learning from him :) Thanks for all your videos and for showing us how you do things. Your channel is amazing and so are you!
It's been a year dude. I hope your apprenticeship has gone well! I teach young guys in the industrial field, and I can tell when someone will do well, and when they will not. Mainly it has to do with curiosity and excitement, if you have those two things I want to teach. Your comment seemed sincere, so I hope you have learned some things over the last year! Cheers!
Lurk Not really, new Les Pauls go between 2500 and 5500. A Slash custom model goes between 5000 and 12,000 from what I just googled. It’s really hard to get people to do this kind of work nowadays, very specialized and tedious. I’m looking for a used 80s model standard and the cheapest I can find one is 1300 to 1800. Back when I was on the road in the 80s, you could buy a Les Paul standard or custom from 300 to 400 bucks. I got a black fretless wonder for a Marshall head and a bag of weed once.
@@DougCanney1 I meant to say you could buy one that is equally nice in a players perspective! However, your right someone who has the money for one of these in the first place won't have a problem paying through the nose to fix it. Crazy story about that black fretless though must have been some good weed! Hope you find a les paul one for the right price one day man!
At my shop it would be around $450. With a straight break like that I would have recommended a new neck. It would hurt value a bit but not nearly as much as the repair itself. Plus no worries of it snapping again under tension. Great job here though.
Send it back to the Gibson custom shop, and let them replace the neck. The repair in the video will show up under blacklight, and the top of the headstock already has scrapes on it. A second-hand sale would require a lot of explaining.
The pain that stabbed through my heart when you said “slash custom signature edition” while holding the depressed broken headstock in your other hand.... but you did a great job holy hats off to you sir
The cost is whatever the repairman wants..lol....without him it is absolute firewood... now at least the player can play it again...wonder he had something like that on stage anyhow..I woulda used something less expensive for a show
@Erich Klein I didn't...lol...but I learned how to fix things.....my thing was refinishing muscle cars, whether it be a car or a high end guitar, there is always more to it than initially meets the eye....once I fixed a botched sand and buff job on a 1950 Ford coupe custom lead sled for a guy....he paid 20 grand for the body work and 3 stage paint job....certainly more than what a new 1950 Ford would have sold for.....it took me an entire week to sand out the gouges and swirls the body shop put in that fresh paint....I charged him 300 dollars in 1995 which would equal out to about 6 or 7 hundred today....the guy couldn't believe the difference in the car and became a lifelong fan....that was about as bad a break as you can get in a guitar...not too many people would have tackled that mess..lol....that's the problem with a so called limited edition guitar....a huge price tag for what is an essentially flawed design....we all know about the problems with the headstock geometry of these Gibsons.....then when they are repaired there goes the resale value.....what are you gonna do if you are the owner....you're stuck....he should a left it in the case and gigged with a less expensive axe...in a live setting it wouldn't have made a huge difference.....
Angry Midget 77 a repair like this costs a lot. That’s why most guitars don’t get them, it’s just not worth it. This guitar is a custom shop Slash les Paul, kinda of a expensive guitar to start with. So the more expensive the guitar, the more likely you’re to spend the money to do a repair like this. This is definitely the guy you want doing it too. Whatever he charged the customer it was well worth it
You learn this by being an apprentice somewhere. Or getting in there and just doing it while having a decent knowledge of woodworking. You'll never learn how to do it unless you actually do it. He goes over this in another vid. Buy cheap guitars and practice fixing those so you can hone your skills, master basic skills, etc...
@Virgil Grin Pretty sure he would laugh at your stupidity instead. Taking care of things that is important to you is the way to go or things like this happens. If you are a big rich rockstar you can afford it, the average person however, cannot.
@Virgil Grin Never heard of that, would appreciate some proof for your claims. None the less, I don't give a damn about anyones opinion, it's just common sense to take care of your stuff. You're starting an argument for no reason because of my profile name.
If you do a totally invisible repair, how will anyone know it's been repaired? Someone once said that a re-issue re-make vintage Les Paul should have a headstock repair to make it look genuine.
Truly stunning finished repair. I’ve been going back thru your old videos, Ted, because I really enjoy watching your repairs. Thank god you spend a bit more time in your current videos, showing the processes you go thru. This was fascinating, but could have easily been a 30 minute video.
lh04rej heys a master Tech it’s not near as old Adam with stewmac but definitely does similar quality jobs and has just as much knowledge which amazes me I wonder where this guy learned to do this superb work!?!
@@TheSTILLSTANDING I do lol as well as custom guitars I was speaking from experience. honestly saving what is savable is always the way to go. He did a repair the proper way if the neck was not savable the next option would be an to make a replacement or an epiphone neck and route out the old neck tennon to fit the new neck but that's a last ditch effort to save this beautiful guitar
@@johnnyghoul8100 Even if Gibson don't sell replacement necks one could buy a cheap Chinese copy and use the neck off it - it would probably be a two piece neck so much stronger... unlike the genuine Gibson one piece necks which have a tendency to become multi-piece necks😄
FUCK ME!!! AMAZING AMAZING AAAAAMAAZING!!! Now that is a craftsman, im addicted to watching these videos. I am the son of a carpenter but i did not inherit those skills but i absolutely admire people who can and you my friend are next level. My skills are playing these beautiful guitars and mainly bass which is my first love. Im lucky enough to own some beautiful guitars especially my 1968 Gibson EB-3 and '74 Rickenbacker 4001 Mapleglo. I can spend hours playing but also just looking at them and its a beautiful thaaang 😊
Been watching your newer videos for a while and this popped up. Just...wow. The artistry that goes in to carving and painting it is really something. The owner must have been ***so*** happy when they got the guitar back. I bet they never thought it would look that good again.
As much as I loathe Gibson for their crappy headstock design and waaaayyyy overpriced guitars, I can see that the do keep a lot of luthiers employed fixing their junk. So it's not all bad.
Ah, the old Gibson smile that causes a lot of tears. Lol! If you own a Les Paul long enough, you'll find out. I've seen many a Les Paul over the last 30+ years get thrown around with careless disregard on stage night after night, but the minute one gets knocked off a stand...snap...Gibson smile!
Phenomenal Job!/Work! But could you imagine as soon as this guy got the guitar back and then picked it up! He immediately fell down again for a second time in a row breaking the guitar all over again!?.... LOLZ!!!!....
FYI Ted, I'd be PROUD to have a headstock repaired like this one. I'd brag about it to anyone who would listen 🤣👌 and show it off to literally everyone 🙏 Jeez. A year plus and not a single like 🤣
I'm 35yo and getting into the Luthier world now, as a dedicated hobbie. Is really awesome watching contents like these. Sometime you just gotta redo the whole thing.
Virtually any guitar (that doesn’t have a major defect) if properly set up and maintained will play and stay in tune. It has nothing to do w the maker. All stringed instruments go out of tune. Some designs r better than others at tuning stability, I grant that. But compensated nuts change the tuning game. Every note at every position across the fretboard is in tune. Acoustic, electric, LP, Strat doesn’t matter.
johnnypk1963 aye, I worded that badly out of laziness haha, what I meant by ‘stay in tune better’ is they need less maintenance and work over time, I can absolutely hammer my LP Customs and they very rarely need any major setups when I restring etc, that’s not me bashing Fender, was just an example, still love my Strats, too.
I just watched this repair for the second time, and yep its still impressive work. I've never seen a better head stock repair, your skills are amazing. ...and yep I'll probably watch it again. Thank you
That was without a doubt, the most amazing headstock repair I've ever seen. Your skills are on another level.
Incredible
wasn't it just. Always relaxing watching a master craftsman at work
10:22 "i think its pretty good"
ITS GODDAMN INCREDIBLE.
That’s like Thomas Johnson the furniture restorer who who ends every video with “I think it looks pretty good”
Haha... it took days I'm sure.
It is an absolute shame that someone with these skills and craftsmanship has less views than a stupid “influencer”. This dude provides value more so than others.
He should use more jump cut's and an excited over exaggerated voice with clickbait titles.
Just goes to show how many sheep the machine produces.
Ppl are stupid, hope you have figured that out in life already, it helps tremendously when you already know this, not talking everyone, but definitely majority of humans are mouth breathing troglodytes
Dead Kennedy’s guy, I agree 100%
shut up
This brings the word "professional" to another level. amazing job!
Couldn't agree more, fantastic work and fantastic editing. Top man.
I second that! nice work
Nope! That is sorcery! Amazing!
Great Job. I have a '73 Deluxe that hit the floor and had a similar but no where near as bad repair. Fantastic to see what was actually done by Soundworks in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Your job was awesome.
I didn't wanna believe what I saw.. This broken guitar really got repaired.. AMAZING job I could never do something that professional!
Huh, suddenly tiny hairline scratches on my Les Paul don't seem so bad.
I mean you could use rubbing compound and buff out the scratches
@Punished Aniquin within the first day of getting my es 355 I dinged it against my bed. I let out a loud BRUH and just accepted the fact guitars are gonna wear. Even my Stratocaster’s paint has discoloured in some places due to just playing it for a while
@Punished Aniquin
I guess but Ive seen plenty of well worn instruments that didn't receive that much love or attention
And ive seen the opposite too, well taken care of instruments that have been maintained flawlessly
I mean unless ur Stevie Ray Vaughan just keep ur shit in good condition
@@conbro0985 I was cutting sum plastic shit off my epi les pail the day I got it and I scraped the finish it was a tiny scratch but it hurt my heart 🤣 now my les Paul has a ding in the finish and scratches everywhere
I would love to see the reactions on some of these amazing repairs when the owner gets them back and sees the amazing job done.
Yeah, he should record it and add to the video!
Yea he should do that
I also agree.
"very good condition, no scratches" on eBay
What did it sell for?
@@BarefootBill probably way too much
lol
William Copeland Who cares. Anybody who's anybody knows not to buy a used Gibson online cheap! Because this is what you're getting
and it is actually an epiphone.....
wow this is the best headstock repair i've ever seen. Really inspiring! great video.
"Should be interesting. Maybe we'll learn something" -- THAT'S why we all watch Ted. A true master. No ego, just professional confidence.
Mate, that repair is not obvious at all. Wonderful work.
I know right, he says "It's obvious when you're close."
I know where to look and I can still barely see anything.
@@CTCParadox Maybe he's referring to the paint, i can see the new paint but not the cracks at all. Nontheless bravo work!
I can't tell if you're being serious or not but I can tell :/
nitrocellulose only available in nail polish except for a special store or situation
@@mmm-mmm on a custom shop? Yes. On a studio? I guess that would depend on how emotionally attached you are to it. I'd chuck it LOL
It's like watching a surgery, you know it's gonna be alright cause the guy's a professional but it's still super tense.
When the repair costs more than the guitar😂
fluff what are you doing here? In fact, what am I doing here?
True fluff!
Fluff! It’s cool to see you here.
@@Thezemon I’d be curious what the value of a Slash model is after a serious neck repair at both ends
ITS FLUFF!!!! Didn't expect to randomly see you here, but hi!
OMG. Who knew repairs like that were even possible? Genius!
it needs a support rod installed (pneumatic driven pins)
Possible 70% of all Gibson les pauls are glued back together.
If your a pro and touring have the head stock cracked and glued before your tour.
I was sending a few RUclips links to one of my buddies, and I remembered this repair. I have watched this repair a ridiculous amount. He's incredible, eh?
@@johnnyennis9864 same!
Yeah he is damn good at what he does. Incredibly satisfying to watch. Beautiful work!
Ladies & gentlemen..... we have just witnessed a master of his craft..... superb!
Too true !!
Your content is so therapeutic for me. Watching that whole process and then the finish is just so satisfying.
I could not agree more! I love watching his work
Yesss so right
The classic Gibson fold-o-matic head stock
That's how you know it's an authentic Gibson instrument.
Yeah, because tripping and falling while carrying the instrument is Gibson's fault.
hardly see this now, this is a poor truss rod design, where the collar nut is at the head, instead of neck pickup or sound hole
@@jdubs78 no building a neck without a scarf joint there is gibsons fault. For what these guitars cost they shouldn't have the issues that they do have
@@kevdean9967 get over it. There are better ways to build these necks, Gibson just chooses not to
You better get good cash for that. Damn fine craftsmanship!
"Gibson Les Paul brought to the shop, I wonder why they need me"
Trust me dude, no body was wondering why they needed you, it’s a Gibson Les Paul after all.
Customer complaint: B string won’t stay in tune.
Granville Friel yeah?
I have nightmares that the headstock on my 82 Custom will spontaneously break off.
Omg you are a Great luthier you did a fantastic job on this, really enjoyed watched this master piece restore
Computers aren't putting this man out of a job anytime soon.
Beautiful thoughtful knowledgeable work!
Thanks for sharing this.
Computers just will make new guitar.
Neither will Gibson.
@@BLCKNR good one
Hack the Gibson
Computers have already made the guitar an unwanted instrument, so yes, within another generation, this job will be gone.
I’ve watched this like 8 times . Don’t know why but it just relaxes me .
Well done, sir. 42 years at the bench here, and must give you props. I've done that same job a couple times, and it's never easy. ALSO - great work with the knife.
I was thinking the same thing, I'm actually going to borrow the super glue idea for the next time I get a bad one of these. Yeah his carving knife skills are very good.
That's how you know it's a real Gibson...the headstock is broken.
Yep, I'm an Epi man and none of mine has come a gutser. Love Fenders as well. Much more than Gibsons.
When you see how the truss rod adjuster cavity almost makes that section a hollow tube it's little wonder Gibson's are prone to this damage. Makes much more sense to have the adjuster at the other end of the neck.
@@DelTangBrav I saw a good article about how it being a one piece neck is actually bad for the strength of it, it just snaps along the grain line, but if it were cut and angled back so it had two grains bumping up against each other, it would be much stronger - but the Gibson traditionalist/purists would lose their minds if they tried that...I'm not sure why, seeing as it would be seamless and hidden beneath the finish anyway.
@@THEQueeferSutherland I'd seen that explanation too - Strange thing as I was notified of your reply I was checking an old Takamine (my favourite to play) which has the neck and headstock in two pieces (you can't tell from the front and there's no attempt to hide it at the back). I wonder if Martin have the diamond volute to strengthen that vulnerable weak spot. They don't seem as prone to "decapitation". (I hope)☺
@@DelTangBrav And people get paid to 'design'. I'm not just referring to guitars but there are so many poorly designed items I truly wonder if they ever used thr prototype.
I like how he's trying to hide how proud of his own work he is lol. That was awesome work!
Pure magic, sharp tools, and a steady hand: flawless repair! NICE!
this is why I own a Tele. Trip up with a Tele, you're more likely to break the floor than the guitar.
Neck break? Find neck replacement
Body break? I'm sorry for whatever the sturdy body fall onto
@@trym2121 Never seen a neck break myself..........?
@@pharmerdavid1432 you never saw one? Good as it's very rare. Just Google fender neck break and you'll find the unfortunate ones
Most of us own Tele's but they don't do what a Les Paul does. Should I Google Tele neck breaks, find a video on the subject and say "that's what my guitars have a carbon fiber neck"?
I have a Tele, 2 Strats, 2 Les Pauls, and 1 SG and a fall with any one of them could spell disaster. The good thing about Fender guitars is you can simply replace the necks but you just can’t get that Gibson sustain without a set neck. It’s a trade off for sure.
Watching this makes me want to snap my headstock off just so I could tell everyone that you repaired it. Amazing work.
Just wait a while, nature runs its own course, and your guitar's headstock's number will come up in its own time. (hope not, but...)
Had to stay and watch a second vid. That repair is unbelievable - you're a master! Whoever owns that guitar should keep it for always, and play it regularly; a testament to your skill. Thank you
......I may have pissed myself a little, upon seeing the state of that headstock before repairs.
Every once in a while I come back to watch this again, It heals my soul bro.
Amazing Wizardry! I'd love to learn this kind of stuff
Great job, really impressive! I especially like the balance of pragmatism where possible vs. the professionalism where needed. Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
That's impressive! I believe now it has become stronger than before breaking.
I'm in shock. This repair is absolutely Masterful.
You are a wizard! I own a repaired headstock Les Paul... My heart sank when it broke. I am so glad there are people in this world that bring the joy back to guitar player like you. You sir, are never taken for granted.
Wow. I never realized what a void the truss rod pocket was, relative to it being a guitar neck and all.
Makes the long vs short neck tenon thing seem pretty cork sniffy.
I know, right? Faulty by design.
Agreed, there’s really not much material in there.
Would love to see the owners reaction when they see their guitar!
"oh man, fingerprints!"
Would love to see the owner’s reaction when they see the BILL !
Probably the same reaction he had when he fell and broke his guitar. Disbelief.
Probably bitched about the chips at top of headstock.
Headstock resurrection is the holy grail of any guitar repair.
Life can continue. I bow to thee..
I have never in my life seen work this good. This is incredibly well done.
Being a luthier and seeing your AMAZING repair work I'm reminded of something I once read that said a good repairman can certainly build a guitar but a guitar builder may not necessarily be able to do repairs. It a whole different set of skills and a talent unto itself. I salute you!
You saved a gorgeous Paul. Incredible job.
That is AMAZING. I would not have believed that such a repair was possible. Great job.
Nice job..! Can you say what it cost the poor guy to fix it..??
Amazing work. This area of the neck is probably stronger than it was before.
They say that a properly repaired LP headstock is always stronger than the original. The running joke is, when you get a new LP, the first thing you should do is break the headstock and get it fixed. :)
@@axslinger99 poor chap didn't know what a good thing he did falling on it.
WOW, I mean WOW. I did not expect that result at all! That is some serious skills!
Could you do another vid on Fender headstock repair?
No....wait
lol....nice one, man.... :-)
Not worth to repair a Fender ;)
They don't break, Leo was no fool.
you win
@@thegusk520 that is true, it overall feels like a toy guitar...
Scarf joint Les Paul ! Total nightmare for the owner. But very well repaired. And a stronger neck joint !
Les Paul's don't have a scarf joint
Nate Miller this one does ☺
"it's also a little more difficult to carve" - said whilst carving masterfully, appearing effortless! Truly a joy to watch!
Sharp tools man sharp tools.
@@ared18t ppl
a honed and polished blade can go through mahogany and maple like butter, but make a smooth even cut like he was, yeah that's another level of experience.
Seeing that headstock broken off made me sick to my stomach. Good job with the repair, man!
Fantastic work, I’d love to have seen the owners face when he got it back!
Nice repair job! I repair furniture and use similar techniques but I haven't tried superglue for very fine cracks. I will have to try that cheap hardware store super glue. Thanks for the tip! Scott
Best headstock repair I've ever seen, great work man!
Wow amazing repair. I’m sure the owner almost cried of joy when he saw how great of a repair this turned out. Awesome👍🏻
If I ever get major damage on my Les Paul, I'm sending it to this guy. Amazing craftsmanship : o
I am Completely Impressed, your attention to detail and mastery of craftsmanship is exceptional, Sir..!!
I'm impressed,these Lespaul and SGs are notorious for headstock breaks,your work is outstanding,
Gibsons* epiphones dont have this problem because they have a reduced head stock angle.
@@peteredie9108 Yes, Epiphones break headstocks quite easily. They're made from a lower-grade mahogany, which tends to be softer. I can remember a buddy who was the tech at the local Gibson/Epi dealer having to work on multiple Epiphones with broken headstocks. Many times they'd arrive from the factory already cracked.
@@Ruefus That only has to do with the difference with shipping cost, and how more care will be taken in shipping a 2000$ guitar than a 200$ guitar. Once you actually have the guitar in your hands the gibson will hands down be way more fragile. its just common knowledge.
Its pretty basic, a scarf joint, 13 degree head stock will be a dozen times stronger than a 17 degree single piece of wood.
@@peteredie9108 Can't help but agree there though you might have guessed that from my 'handle'.
@@Ruefus That's the NEW Epiphones which are not anything on what was made last century in the U.S earlier/middle 20C and Japan later in the 20C especially. Don't lump them all in the one rotten barrel. New guitars are often trading on the "Goodwill" of what they produced before. Often one is better off building the instrument oneself.
You’re so inspiring to me sir. Ever since I was a boy, I wanted to build guitars. My dad built his own electric out of pure maple and he would shred on it on stage for years. Unfortunately, he and I never really got along. He refused to teach me to play like him, or how to build guitars. I always felt this thing missing from me and a creative outlet to shine through. I started watching your channel and I admire the dedication to the craft and the skill through experience you possess. Watching you, something clicked and I decided to finally start taking steps to becoming a luthier myself. I taught myself to play guitar, why not start learning this? Better yet, why not find an experienced luthier to teach me?
I found one last week. I’m so excited to start learning from him :) Thanks for all your videos and for showing us how you do things. Your channel is amazing and so are you!
It's been a year dude. I hope your apprenticeship has gone well! I teach young guys in the industrial field, and I can tell when someone will do well, and when they will not. Mainly it has to do with curiosity and excitement, if you have those two things I want to teach. Your comment seemed sincere, so I hope you have learned some things over the last year! Cheers!
3:16 jesus, everything just sounded not safe for work lmao
Glue spatula in that neck 😊
My god that was a disaster! The poor guitar took a bad beating!
A happy ending. Everyone likes a happy ending 😉
You can be amazingly "fearless" when you have this kind of talent - So gratifying to watch a craftsman such as this perform his passion
Beautiful work indeed...I'd guess a 4 to 6 hundred dollar repair...Who agrees?
And worth every cent.
No, I’m thinking 1500 at least. This guy is a luthier, not your average music store guitar tech.
@@DougCanney1 its great work but he could buy a new one for around that....
Lurk Not really, new Les Pauls go between 2500 and 5500. A Slash custom model goes between 5000 and 12,000 from what I just googled. It’s really hard to get people to do this kind of work nowadays, very specialized and tedious. I’m looking for a used 80s model standard and the cheapest I can find one is 1300 to 1800. Back when I was on the road in the 80s, you could buy a Les Paul standard or custom from 300 to 400 bucks. I got a black fretless wonder for a Marshall head and a bag of weed once.
@@DougCanney1 I meant to say you could buy one that is equally nice in a players perspective! However, your right someone who has the money for one of these in the first place won't have a problem paying through the nose to fix it. Crazy story about that black fretless though must have been some good weed! Hope you find a les paul one for the right price one day man!
Blown away with the finished product. Question, roughly how much did this repair cost?
Good question
At my shop it would be around $450. With a straight break like that I would have recommended a new neck. It would hurt value a bit but not nearly as much as the repair itself. Plus no worries of it snapping again under tension. Great job here though.
Send it back to the Gibson custom shop, and let them replace the neck. The repair in the video will show up under blacklight, and the top of the headstock already has scrapes on it. A second-hand sale would require a lot of explaining.
The pain that stabbed through my heart when you said “slash custom signature edition” while holding the depressed broken headstock in your other hand.... but you did a great job holy hats off to you sir
Many Strats have been broken,....but that has been on purpose,....whole different story.
Guitar WAS desirable.....
PS
You are a genius
What was cost of this repair (retail)
Or what would you have charged a retail client?
The cost is whatever the repairman wants..lol....without him it is absolute firewood... now at least the player can play it again...wonder he had something like that on stage anyhow..I woulda used something less expensive for a show
@Erich Klein I didn't...lol...but I learned how to fix things.....my thing was refinishing muscle cars, whether it be a car or a high end guitar, there is always more to it than initially meets the eye....once I fixed a botched sand and buff job on a 1950 Ford coupe custom lead sled for a guy....he paid 20 grand for the body work and 3 stage paint job....certainly more than what a new 1950 Ford would have sold for.....it took me an entire week to sand out the gouges and swirls the body shop put in that fresh paint....I charged him 300 dollars in 1995 which would equal out to about 6 or 7 hundred today....the guy couldn't believe the difference in the car and became a lifelong fan....that was about as bad a break as you can get in a guitar...not too many people would have tackled that mess..lol....that's the problem with a so called limited edition guitar....a huge price tag for what is an essentially flawed design....we all know about the problems with the headstock geometry of these Gibsons.....then when they are repaired there goes the resale value.....what are you gonna do if you are the owner....you're stuck....he should a left it in the case and gigged with a less expensive axe...in a live setting it wouldn't have made a huge difference.....
@Erich Klein It took eleven minutes and eight seconds to repair it.
Бмв едет за запчастями, Субару едет за маслом. Владелец лес пола едет приклеивать голову.
how much $$$$$ does a fix like this cost? really good work..also wondering how you learned all of this knowledge
Angry Midget 77 a repair like this costs a lot. That’s why most guitars don’t get them, it’s just not worth it. This guitar is a custom shop Slash les Paul, kinda of a expensive guitar to start with. So the more expensive the guitar, the more likely you’re to spend the money to do a repair like this. This is definitely the guy you want doing it too. Whatever he charged the customer it was well worth it
You learn this by being an apprentice somewhere. Or getting in there and just doing it while having a decent knowledge of woodworking. You'll never learn how to do it unless you actually do it. He goes over this in another vid. Buy cheap guitars and practice fixing those so you can hone your skills, master basic skills, etc...
Try using a syringe and hypodermic needle and pump the glue in works great. You can get different size needles depending on the crack size.
pat Jarosh That’s what I do for veneer and panel repairs on my tube radios. Works well.
You got it , it’s the way to go
"You can get different size needles depending on the crack size."
Let's keep it to guitars, pal.
Ryan definitely guitars and wood working only
@@ReegusReever Lol 😁
The "Bob Ross"of luthiers. So relaxed and incredibly talented.
He added some happy little plugs!
I swear, I could watch these headstock repairs every day! Great save! Excellent craftsmanship
You are a WIZARD
How much would you charge for this repair?
If you have to lean your guitar against anything, then aim the front of the guitar toward the wall/amp, etc.
Never lean it against anything, put it back into it's case and most of these problems will be gone.
@Virgil Grin Pretty sure he would laugh at your stupidity instead. Taking care of things that is important to you is the way to go or things like this happens. If you are a big rich rockstar you can afford it, the average person however, cannot.
@Virgil Grin Never heard of that, would appreciate some proof for your claims. None the less, I don't give a damn about anyones opinion, it's just common sense to take care of your stuff. You're starting an argument for no reason because of my profile name.
Beautiful work, but I'm just wondering why you would go through all of that hard work and leave the top of the headstock busted on the back like that?
If you do a totally invisible repair, how will anyone know it's been repaired? Someone once said that a re-issue re-make vintage Les Paul should have a headstock repair to make it look genuine.
I'm actually in awe of that repair. What an incredible job!
Dude! It's better Than Original! It's like I wanna break mine and give It to you!
Master carver at work. Beautiful, man!
Truly stunning finished repair. I’ve been going back thru your old videos, Ted, because I really enjoy watching your repairs. Thank god you spend a bit more time in your current videos, showing the processes you go thru. This was fascinating, but could have easily been a 30 minute video.
Absolutely great work! Congratulations!
*What a craftsman , i'm truly amazed by this repair . I tip my hat to you Sir.*
lh04rej heys a master Tech it’s not near as old Adam with stewmac but definitely does similar quality jobs and has just as much knowledge which amazes me I wonder where this guy learned to do this superb work!?!
Makes me feel physically ill to think about this happening to my faborite guitar. Poor guy 😞. Thankfully he found an amazing luthier!
Wow. Master repair job! But at that point, wouldn't it just be easier to put a new neck on?
Gibson doesn't sell replacement necks
@@johnnyghoul8100 Then make one........
@@TheSTILLSTANDING I do lol as well as custom guitars I was speaking from experience. honestly saving what is savable is always the way to go. He did a repair the proper way if the neck was not savable the next option would be an to make a replacement or an epiphone neck and route out the old neck tennon to fit the new neck but that's a last ditch effort to save this beautiful guitar
@@johnnyghoul8100 Even if Gibson don't sell replacement necks one could buy a cheap Chinese copy and use the neck off it - it would probably be a two piece neck so much stronger... unlike the genuine Gibson one piece necks which have a tendency to become multi-piece necks😄
10:52 a drop of wisdom almost as amazing as the work itself
FUCK ME!!! AMAZING AMAZING AAAAAMAAZING!!! Now that is a craftsman, im addicted to watching these videos. I am the son of a carpenter but i did not inherit those skills but i absolutely admire people who can and you my friend are next level. My skills are playing these beautiful guitars and mainly bass which is my first love. Im lucky enough to own some beautiful guitars especially my 1968 Gibson EB-3 and '74 Rickenbacker 4001 Mapleglo. I can spend hours playing but also just looking at them and its a beautiful thaaang 😊
Been watching your newer videos for a while and this popped up. Just...wow. The artistry that goes in to carving and painting it is really something. The owner must have been ***so*** happy when they got the guitar back. I bet they never thought it would look that good again.
That neck looked unsalvageable, 💯%. Amazed here! Compounded breaks. I can't help but wonder what it cost the owner for the repairs.
alot
THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A STRAT AND A TELE... LES PAULS ARE EXPENSIVE AND FRAGILE
Looks like a recently deceased girlfriend smashed it! Ask me how I know?
That doesn't sound hostile at all...
As much as I loathe Gibson for their crappy headstock design and waaaayyyy overpriced guitars, I can see that the do keep a lot of luthiers employed fixing their junk. So it's not all bad.
Ah, the old Gibson smile that causes a lot of tears. Lol! If you own a Les Paul long enough, you'll find out. I've seen many a Les Paul over the last 30+ years get thrown around with careless disregard on stage night after night, but the minute one gets knocked off a stand...snap...Gibson smile!
He tripped and fell? Right! He was just rock´n rolling.
Now that's what I call an authentic headstock repair. Get it...."authentic"?
haha
Gibson... Break Authentic.
Phenomenal Job!/Work! But could you imagine as soon as this guy got the guitar back and then picked it up! He immediately fell down again for a second time in a row breaking the guitar all over again!?.... LOLZ!!!!....
I built custom furniture for many years, and I want to tell you that this is excellent work. It looks great, and very strong. I’m very impressed.
Very impressive. I would have had you just clear coat that repair. I think that repair just adds to the time line of the guitar.
FYI Ted, I'd be PROUD to have a headstock repaired like this one. I'd brag about it to anyone who would listen 🤣👌 and show it off to literally everyone 🙏
Jeez. A year plus and not a single like 🤣
Great job
Looks like fire-wood to me....I wonder how much that repair costs ???
Less than a replacement?
I'm 35yo and getting into the Luthier world now, as a dedicated hobbie. Is really awesome watching contents like these. Sometime you just gotta redo the whole thing.
Thousands of dollars for a guitar that breaks easily and goes out of tune all the time. They need to really redesign the headstock angle.
And use a volute for further strengthening
Jay G They r what they r. Keeps many luthiers in business.
I own over 20 Gibson's, have never had any tuning issues or breaks! My main gigging Gibson's stay in tune better than my Fender Strats
Virtually any guitar (that doesn’t have a major defect) if properly set up and maintained will play and stay in tune. It has nothing to do w the maker. All stringed instruments go out of tune. Some designs r better than others at tuning stability, I grant that. But compensated nuts change the tuning game. Every note at every position across the fretboard is in tune. Acoustic, electric, LP, Strat doesn’t matter.
johnnypk1963 aye, I worded that badly out of laziness haha, what I meant by ‘stay in tune better’ is they need less maintenance and work over time, I can absolutely hammer my LP Customs and they very rarely need any major setups when I restring etc, that’s not me bashing Fender, was just an example, still love my Strats, too.
I just watched this repair for the second time, and yep its still impressive work. I've never seen a better head stock repair, your skills are amazing. ...and yep I'll probably watch it again. Thank you