Roguetitan
New member
Phil it looks like a pretty clean break at the scarf joint which is the best place it could have possibly broke and also tells me that the join was probably defective to begin with because the joint should be stronger than the wood itself if joined properly. Not real sure about the fret board though. probably better off replacing that and the truss rod seems to be unharmed but hard to tell without actually looking it over.
muttley600
Banned
Thing about fretboard breaks like that is that they are easy to fix. It's gone right on a fret slot so if you can get the neck back without having to piece it in anywhere it's relatively easy to just pop the board back on, rip out the frets back to the nut, in this case two or three frets and replace them after leveling the board. Even putting a false board on between a few frets is fairly easy.
The risk on jobs like that is what is unseen and what you can't tell from the pictures. The crucial bit is getting the neck back clean. The fingerboard is an easy dodge. A lot of the time spent would be in getting the finish right and if philbagg ain't too picky there it's not a problem. I'd be happy to take a go at it if he accepts the postal and time involved. I'd just need some free bench time a few similar jobs in the system and I'm sure I could work it through.
philbagg
Just Killing Time
Now that you mention it, if you look at the 4th picture (last one in the first
pic post), you can see the almost perfectly rounded break at the back of the
neck. Before it was broken, they already looked like two separate pieces of
wood, and it broke perfectly on the "border".
Since I have the guitar here, I wish I could look it over and give you all the
details you need. But I haven't a clue about guitars. I've been playing them
for years, and I'm pretty decent, but I don't know squat about the construction
of em
I'm not picky at all
This is what the guitar looks like anyway:
It's not easy on everyones eyes anyway
As long as the neck is back in good shape, and there's no intonation problems
along with it, I'm more than happy
Now, as you pointed out, the break on the fretboard is on a fret bar, directly
between the 2nd and 3rd fret. The bar is now long gone. Is that a problem
or can it be replaced?
I'll very happily take you up on your offer Mutt as soon as I raise some funds,
unless I somehow find an amazing deal here in Dublin where everybody is
more than generous
Thanks guys
muttley600
Banned
I got a ton of fret wire mate. Thats the last of your worries.
Sleep on it and PM me if you want to work something out.
Sleep on it and PM me if you want to work something out.
philbagg
Just Killing Time
I tried sleeping on it before, but it's a pointy guitar...
Sorry... I'll leave now...
Cheers d00d, muchas gracias
cephus
Slow Children Playing
eh
It's just a flesh wound!
It's just a flesh wound!
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Phil, I think you should just keep the head and use it for a gardening tool, or maybe keep it in your car for self-defense.
Mutt, you're a pretty good guy for being such a cantankerous, officious, discriminatory, self-appointed "expert."
Mutt, you're a pretty good guy for being such a cantankerous, officious, discriminatory, self-appointed "expert."
muttley600
Banned
Mutt, you're a pretty good guy for being such a cantankerous, officious, discriminatory, self-appointed "expert."
I'll have you know I am not any of those things. I am a nay-saying know-it-all leader of a lynch mob and don't you forget it.
Now go into the Guitar pick thread and tell everyone what the best picks are.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Are you a mind-reader, too?Now go into the Guitar pick thread and tell everyone what the best picks are.
philbagg
Just Killing Time
All of this bickering has put me off the idea. I'm going to take my guitar to VP,
not only will he do a bang-up job of the repair, but he even offered to give it
a new finish with napalm and demon breath.
I think you guys underestimated him.
not only will he do a bang-up job of the repair, but he even offered to give it
a new finish with napalm and demon breath.
I think you guys underestimated him.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
That's "misunderestimate."
I think napalm would be a very good option for that guitar. Can I throw the match?
muttley600
Banned
philbagg
Just Killing Time
That's "misunderestimate."
I think napalm would be a very good option for that guitar. Can I throw the match?
Why won't you just let me have some hope Zaph?!
darrin_h2000
Banned
I have to wonder why a person would be such a big fan of Blackie Lawless and WASP to want to buy a guitar that could impale you if you tripped over a chord.
Dogbreath
Im an ex-spurt
I can't stand WASP but I like the guitar.
philbagg
Just Killing Time
I absolutely LOVE wasp (their earlier stuff, before he went crazies and started
going all artsy with the music, although some of it is good), but it's not the
reason I bought the guitar. I actually got this before I listened to wasp.
It's a "Mick Thompson series" of BC Rich Warlocks that this one is from, but I
just bought it because I liked it
going all artsy with the music, although some of it is good), but it's not the
reason I bought the guitar. I actually got this before I listened to wasp.
It's a "Mick Thompson series" of BC Rich Warlocks that this one is from, but I
just bought it because I liked it
philbagg
Just Killing Time
darrin_h2000
Banned
I had a hot pink mockingbird when I was about 17...it was pretty cool...and lightweight...but I always wanted a Bich.
philbagg
Just Killing Time
Pink?!?! That is the most metal thing I've ever heard
I'd kill for one of these:
Or these:
