Chi 666 Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 my Gibson voodoo V has a pretty nasty crack streeming from the neck to one of the machine heads. anyone know any specialists in aberdeen to get it sorted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 think about contacting the manufacturer on this one. don't fuck about. you want to make sure this gets done right! /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Are you sure it's the wood that's cracked, or is it the finish? Have you dropped it in the past? I agree with the other guy, if it is cracked then it is a serious job. However, I would think that the shipping etc to get it back to the maker would make is quite expensive to do. I've never heard of this before, which leads me to think it might be the finish rather than the wood itself. It might be worth get an expert to determine this first. If it's the finish I don't think it would be that big a deal. The first Relic'd V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Get it looked at ASAP man. Its a nice guitar and if you leave it could get worse then beyond repair. Probably the finish cracking but best to check, even taking it into R+B or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Headstock cracks/breaks are pretty common on Gibsons, they even added a little piece of wood to the neck called a volute in the 70s to try to prevent it happening. There's a whole thread about it here on the Les Paul forum:http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104806As for getting it fixed, I'm not sure of anyone in Aberdeen, the best in the country would by Robbie Gladwell http://guitarsurgery.brinkster.net/about.asp but that might end up costing more than the guitar's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Headstock cracks/breaks are pretty common on Gibsons' date=' they even added a little piece of wood to the neck called a volute in the 70s to try to prevent it happening. There's a whole thread about it here on the Les Paul forum:[url']http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104806As for getting it fixed, I'm not sure of anyone in Aberdeen, the best in the country would by Robbie Gladwell http://guitarsurgery.brinkster.net/about.asp but that might end up costing more than the guitar's worth.Correct about the volute, but this damage sounds as though it is not your normal, if you could call it that, gibson headstock damage. It could be that the tuner was a little loose and when the user tune up time and again, it had caused the tuner post to pull back on the leading side of the hole, which in turn would put more pressure on that area, causing a stress raiser. This might have caused a small crack in the finish or the wood (hopefully not). This might be the small crack migrating out away from the hole.Should get it looked at though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 You didnt get pished and hit the guitar against something Chi? I did that but luckily my guitar is made of see-thru perspex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Disorder Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 This happened to my Gibson Voodoo Les Paul recently - lent it up against something just before we were about to play a set and it fell over. Big crack right where the head meets the neck. I took it to the dude who works in Guitar Guitar in Edinburgh and now it's as good as new, fucking amazing job. Hope there's someone in Aberdeen of equal competence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_sc Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 my Gibson voodoo V has a pretty nasty crack streeming from the neck to one of the machine heads. anyone know any specialists in aberdeen to get it sorted?Anyone with duck tape or super glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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