Headstock glued back on the les paul.pics

[Lippy]

Got it back yesterday.They used the correct resin so it now is stronger and seems to play better. They put on 10 gauge strings on it and I love them.bigger sound and better tuning stability. I may get some lacquer blown over the cracks to get rid of them later..but I quite like it having battle scars,gives it more kudos

[Johnny]

They did a nice job on it bro. Yeah, I would leave it alone. Battle scares are a good thing man.

Johnny

[Johnny]

Lippy,..is that a real Paul,..the reason I ask is that in the pics it looks like Gibson is spelled Gibsun Really nice guitar BTW. Got to love a Paul man.

Johnny

[gragger]

Lippy,..is that a real Paul,..the reason I ask is that in the pics it looks like Gibson is spelled Gibsun Really nice guitar BTW. Got to love a Paul man.

Johnny

There was a post years ago on the line 6 website to a vender of fake guitars that looked awesome and a user pointed out the gibsun and people rambled and the conclusion was that is how gibsons font looks.

I have included a pic for gibsons own website
http://www2.gibson.com/Images/Produc...275&height=200

After a quick search on google I have seen some posts of people having Gibsun guitars which are really cheap china knock-offs wih the tinny buzzy pickups and loose frets etc...

My bet is the guitar is the real deal tho. No crooked peg placements

[johnnymegabyte]

very nice. I had same thing & self-repair earlier this year. My results were fuglier cosmetically, but 100% playable

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1015414105

[Johnny]

Thanks for explaining it Lippy. I've always been a Strat/Fender player. All the way back in the 80s (mental years) I played and still own an original Fender H-1 Bullet. I love that guitar. Strat body with a tele neck (maple). Thing rips with it's mini humbucker. But,.would like to get a Paul one day. I used to own a Les Paul studio at one point and loved it,.but had to sell it. Les Pauls IMO are a little heavy for gigging though. Then again, I'm an old fuck,..LMAO.

Johnny

[Lippy]

Ermmm...Yes it is a real Gibson ! It cost enough from a reputable dealer serial number checks out,it was made at the Nashville Plant, TN, USA,February 26th, 2007,Production Number: 76 .
The main problem with most Gibsons is that they try to make so many necks out of the same mahogany plank.What happens is the grain is perfect going straight through the neck,but that means when the headstock angles down,the grain is now going slightly angular,thus creating a big weakness.Now it has been bonded properly it will never happen again as the resin hardens the crack and make's it much stronger.
So ,in a way I'm glad it's happened now and got it over and done with.
By the way ,my vintage les paul and sg has fallen off the stand twice and nothing happened to them.

[eamon7]

nasty break but if done properly the glue joint will be stronger than the wood. you should be fine. my 74 lespaul logo kind of looks like the gibsun but its a gibson

[sky1962]

Nice to see it back together Dave. Battle scars? poor bugger lost its head.
I remember when this happened to Johnnymegabite also.
Glad to see it repaired and your satisfied with the out come.