It works for non-guitar related negativity or anxiety as well. I discovered Ted's channel on election night 2020, I wouldn't have survived the night without his calming influence!
Couldn't agree more. And I totally understand someone wanting to repair their cheap guitar. It will double in value to them when they get it back, due to not only the little extras they get as his customer, but also because the mend adds to the story for the instrument. I quite like the more obvious mends, where you see the craftsmanship, uncamouflaged.
Exactly! Who cares what anyone else thinks? It's your guitar. What, matters is if you think it's worth it to fix. Some people might see it worth it to spend a few hundred bucks to fix a $200 guitar where the next person would just as well buy something else. That can, only be determined by the owner of each particular instrument. 👍
@@rauschguitars my favorite guitar is a $170 bullet mustang. It’s just a great guitar for my style of playing and is still my go to guitar even tho I got a much nicer mustang. The bullet is like an extension of my hands, it’s just so comfortable to play now but the main thing I love about it is the tone I get out of that bridge pick up. It’s something about cheap humbuckers and the short scale that is so unique. While I use the bullet more I still use my new mustang because I just love short scale guitars. I can get some great tones out of that one as well but nothing like the bullet. I’m not even mad I spent the money on it and still like the cheaper one more, if anything I’m happy that my little guitar is truly unique and has a tone that I’m truly happy with. If it ever broke I’d spend more than the guitars worth to fix it lol
I once got bitched at by people in a guitar group for having a $30 setup done on a guitar that I spent $60 on, because I wanted it to play properly, and was unable to properly set up on my own. It went from something I was considering just hanging on the wall as decoration to something that I can play regularly.
Haha my sister (who is a nurse) joined watching this and she was like "that's actually kinda similar to what they did to a patient's broken leg last week". Ted the guitar emergency surgeon.
If you see xrays of those type of bone repairs, the screws are basically surgical grade wood screws. It's not that different. I'm certain that the average geek surgeon could learn something from Ted's methods.
I’ve got a squire telecaster from the early 90’s, and I’ve had more work done on that guitar than any other guitar that I own. It was my first guitar, and to this day it is still my favorite guitar. I don’t care what it’s worth. To me, it’s priceless.
So 14 degrees vs 17 degrees, volutes, and scarf joints don't protect against headstock breaks! I'm happy to see this video of course, was worried yesterday when one didn't pop up! Especially these days with Covid in 🇨🇦
Yeah, that covid really makes the government dangerous doesn't it. 99.998% survival rate, but let's toss them into jail for a couple weeks. Fucking insanity.
A laborer works with his hands A craftsman works with his hands, and his head An artist works with his hands, his head, and his heart - Unknown You, sir, truly are an artist!
I agree with the “uneconomic” repairs. I have a Orville Les Paul Custom that needs a truss rod. I like the guitar, I have the money and I don’t feel like shopping around for a replacement.
I've got an old Orlando from the 60s/70s I love how it sounds and it's my only guitar. It definitely needs work but no Ted nearby and it would be costly! Poor thing is going to have to scrape by for a while. If you love it, fix it!
There's an environmental reason, too, although that may not be anyone's utmost concern ... but keeping a guitar out of a landfill and restoring it to working order seems worthy to me, in itself.
I also look at it like this: I paid $600 for this guitar, it’ll probably cost $300 +/- to fix. Best case scenario decent guitar will cost $1k, so why spend $1000 when I can get something I really like for $300. Edit: The truss rod in question worked when I bought it.
Like you say it's not what the guitar is worth monetarily, but what it is woth to you as the player/owner. I have a 1970's CMI 12 string guitar that suffered a similar headstock break and was repaired for me cheaply by a good friend and trainee luthier. If I'd taken it anywhere else to repair I'm sure they would have said to scrap it. 30 + years on I still have it and wouldn't swap it for any other 12 string I've played. It was the second guitar I ever bought and I have always loved it. The tone, the action and playability are better than any other 12 string I've ever played (for me) so I would have, and still would pay whatever it takes to repair it if anything goes shitfaced. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 Uhhhhh. What? Take your incel butt and park it back in whatever gloomy cave wherever it crawled out of. I was merely commenting on the fact that his headstock break videos always get 5 times as many views, for whatever reason.
Weird story BUT I have an epiphone les paul. Second cheapest model, 2007 or so. Was doing the Steve vai throw it over my shoulder, a "whirly gig" if you will for a friend taking photos for her class. Well, my recently installed straplocks worked wonders, except they pulled out of the wood entirely... well it went cascading across the room in what seemed like half time and crunch. Landed directly on the head stock.... well, the headstock was completely in tact....the damage was actually at the neck itself. The fingerboard separated from the neck with a split just in front of the nut. How the head didn't break off...no idea. Had my guy repair it a few months back and it plays effing great now, just need to sand off a little rough paint around the first 6 or 7 frets.
I almost bought a guitar exactly like this one, a black Dot. I got it in, inspected it, liked it... But then they pulled out a cherry red custom shop 67 repro Riviera, in case I was interested. Boy was I! If that riv got busted up worse than it did (I cracked the nut once), I would have it repaired by a luthier, I love that thing. Though I suppose Rivs now sell higher than they used to because the 90's are cool again.
My eye blood vessels are rupturing seeing every damn neck break repair. I had a beautiful Fender acoustic 12 string that also suffered a neck break. I had no freaking clue that these repairs were available. I am literally sick that I tossed the instrument. I kept it for about 5 years before deciding there was no good reason to keep it. That no one would be capable way of repairing it. Ugh. My eyes hurt. 😥
If it is worth it to the player to repair, do it. I have a lefty Epi Les Paul. If it broke, I would repair it, I love the sound and feel of the instrument. You are 100% right on Ted.
Hi Ted! Thanks for your work! After a year of following your channel I wasn't afraid of buying an old japanese LP as a restoration project. It was a totally unplayable when it came. With a few instruments I fully fixed it in a day and now it's a wonderfully played $250 guitar. Thank you!
1:34 Very nearly two years ago, while I was biking home from work, my left elbow was occasioned by the passenger side mirror of a hit-and-run driver. (Due to the intensity of the impact, by the time I had recovered my wits the only thing I saw ahead of me was the next set of traffic lights, so the only description of the vehicle I had for the responding officer was "missing passenger side mirror.) As my forearm was trapped between said mirror and my handlebar, I had a crushed palm and a comminuted fracture of the radius. I bring this up because Ted's headstock repairs are very similar to orthopedic surgeons rebuilding broken limbs, and as we are all attached to our limbs, so musicians are attached to their favorite instruments. I know a disabled Veteran in my neighborhood with a prosthetic leg - technologically barely better than a pegleg - and I doubt that he thinks the prosthesis is better than having a plate in his leg like the one in my arm. Regardless of the cost, it's rarely worth replacing a part of you instead of repairing it.
I played an Epiphone Dot maybe 5 years ago in a GC in Kansas City. Best sounding playing 335 style I have maybe ever played. It’s one guitar that I look back and wish I had bought. If I had bought it and it broke like that, I would have totally had it fixed. I don’t care what kind of guitar it is or how much it cost, if I love it, it’s priceless and would do whatever to have it fixed. Never understand people who rage over others spending money to fix something, the rager deems “not worth it”.
I find your calm, logical approach very relaxing to watch. I had a headstock break on a vintage Martin. It cost $500 to repair, but what else can you do? The luthier discovered that it broke along the lines of a previous repair for the same thing. I love that guitar and now it has a third life :)
I got a Hagstrom Swede for $150 because it had a neck and headstock repair. It got knocked off the stand one day and the headstock snapped yet again. Friend of mine was able to fix it and made it stronger by adding a real nice heel to the back.
I've got a casino with the same break. I bought it repaired for $200, it had splines and was repainted. When I got it home I pulled the finish because I wanted to know how good the repair was. The splines have gaps and it was glued with epoxy so I don't have much faith in it. It has been holding for 7 years but I just feel like one day it's just gonna let go. I may have it redone just to feel comfortable with it, while it's still set and lined up. Definitely going to use your style of repair for this one.
As usual, amazing repair. This is my favorite guitar channel of any type. I own an Epi Dot and the neck is really thin, it's the only thing I don't like about it, it's a great guitar. I think it's awesome you and the owner are willing to save it rather than buy a new one. My mom calls cutting towards yourself "cutting towards the hospital" haha she learned that one first hand.... (pun intended! Ok, I'll show myself out.)
I like your mom's quip about cutting yourself. Generally, it has been my experience that you are more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife than with a sharp knife because a dull knife requires you to put so much pressure into it, and when it slips.... That being saId, I nicked the tip of my index finger while cutting away from myself with an Olfa knife last week. Those things are surgically sharp, scary sharp, like scalpels, especially their double-honed black anodized blades. I almost never use a standard utility/razor-knife anymore, regardless of what brand of blade I might put into it.
These are the repairs I most enjoy watching. I’ve got an Epiphone 335 and a 339. In terms of playability I prefer them to their Gibson equivalents, although they don’t ‘sing’ in the same way. But in terms of bang for buck they are hard to beat.
I think if you can fix a guitar then do it. i know it would kill me if i had to go out and purchase another guitar. But excellent wood instrument surgeons such as your self are priceless. Thank you for the info and the video!
damn! you're a Master at carving the flow from the headstock to the plug. After all the work entailed in routing gluing & plugging, I'll bet it only took a couple of mistakes on the "highway of learning curve" to not make that mistake again. Great Job, per usual.
I might point out that I have a 2009 Ltd. Ed. Epi Dot. It went through the "Custom Shop." That would be the Gibson CS. It has all USA guts and a beautiful tobacco burst, and had original USA gold hardware. I treasure it. Great tones, and sets up to my demands--very low, but clean. I do setups in a manner as precise as does Mr. Woodford. I commented upon that in another Woodford video. He does not charge enough for what he provides. One unusual thing I do is to give the client all of the numbers of the setup AND the relative humidity in my shop when I did the work. I do that so that if 2 weeks later, :"it doesn't play right," I can explain why, and check the numbers.
I'm with you. The sentimental attachment to an instrument sometimes means you'll spend more on a repair than the instrument may be worth, or replacing it outright might cost. There's also the reality that some of the people that look at it in the way that 'it's not worth fixing it" seem to view a lot of things as disposable. From an environmental standpoint, it's arguably better to repair these things than just outright replace them because of the resources that go into manufacturing a new guitar. Those resources might not be scarce, but they are, at the end of the day, finite.
I can definitely relate to the hands getting injured like that. Back in the day beLOL. I retired, I used to do computer builds, and repairs. This was at a time when it was more cost effective to have them fixed. At that time there were some computer cases that had built in, "fins" I guess is the best way to describe them. They were inside the case to help with heat dissipation. These "fins" were almost like little razers. It got to be an inside joke when any of us would show up to work with their hands all cut up. Someone would inevitably say, "So how did the computer work come a long this werkend?". Eventually those cases started to diminish in quantity, and the injuries stopped. We never has cases with the fins at work so it was almost always one of us either building a computer for someone, upgrading a computer, or just fixing one. On a build, it always made me cringe when they would say. "Oh BTW, I have my own case." Lol.
Another interesting video. One problem though, it was over before it started. It did not seem like like your usual 25--390 minute videos. IT was so interesting that seemed like it was only 10 mins long. I think that was because it was completely different than your usual repairs. Keep up the great work.
That was amazing. I want to say to you, people are not kind on the interweb. I know why they are very unhappy people, just stay away from them. You do incredible work. I love watching you. This was a big deal. A+++
them Epiphone DOT 335's are skookum, well worth way more then sticker price. Every one I've ever played has had its own character, so I totally understand paying for the repair.
I bought me that sjøjd-knife after seeing it on this channel. Boy oh boy, that thing is versatile! It's made a lot of cutting tasks a lot easier and quicker for me.
From your video description it sounds like a gust of wind was responsible for this broken off headstock:) Whatever the cause your repair is most likely way stronger than the original neck & thus should prevent another break should a similar incident occur in the future, nice!
Yet another spectacular save! Like so many others, I don’t watch your videos to ever try to repair any guitar. I really appreciate your banter about how you make the plan to attack the repair. Then it’s just plain fascinating to watch the repair take place, with your amazing skill and control. Thank you for your videos.
02:30 I've got the same Panasonic as yours. It happens to me, too.... when you press the Rec button just after having turned the camera on. It takes some seconds to be ready to start recording, not sure why. I always check the red dot is blinking in the liveview monitor. Hope this helps, live your videos
Aside from your incredible skills and experience, I love how you always address the business aspect of the repair and how to manage your time. I just can't watch any of your videos without learning something (usually a lot of things!) but so little attention is usually paid to the fact that you have to make a living. ...and speaking for myself, musicians are not always very cognoscente of the business side of the business! Thank you for sharing your expertise!
I have a friend who is a great luthier and I know a bit, but your skill with hand tools and the ability to hand carve complex shapes completely amazes me every now and then.
I love how any kind of guitar-related negativity just gets shut down by calm expertise on this channel.
It works for non-guitar related negativity or anxiety as well. I discovered Ted's channel on election night 2020, I wouldn't have survived the night without his calming influence!
No doubt. “People love their guitars”
Couldn't agree more. And I totally understand someone wanting to repair their cheap guitar. It will double in value to them when they get it back, due to not only the little extras they get as his customer, but also because the mend adds to the story for the instrument. I quite like the more obvious mends, where you see the craftsmanship, uncamouflaged.
Experts are experts for a reason. 😏
"I got lucky" means I have a s**t-ton of experience and skill. Wow!
"blood vessels rapturing in their eyes" 😂😂😂😂
Sometimes customers ask me, "Do you think this is worth fixing?"
To which I reply: "If it's worth it to you, it's worth it. It's your guitar."
Some of my favourite guitars were cheap, but we've come a long way together. They'll always get repaired rather than replaced.
Exactly! Who cares what anyone else thinks? It's your guitar. What, matters is if you think it's worth it to fix. Some people might see it worth it to spend a few hundred bucks to fix a $200 guitar where the next person would just as well buy something else. That can, only be determined by the owner of each particular instrument. 👍
@@rauschguitars my favorite guitar is a $170 bullet mustang. It’s just a great guitar for my style of playing and is still my go to guitar even tho I got a much nicer mustang. The bullet is like an extension of my hands, it’s just so comfortable to play now but the main thing I love about it is the tone I get out of that bridge pick up. It’s something about cheap humbuckers and the short scale that is so unique. While I use the bullet more I still use my new mustang because I just love short scale guitars. I can get some great tones out of that one as well but nothing like the bullet. I’m not even mad I spent the money on it and still like the cheaper one more, if anything I’m happy that my little guitar is truly unique and has a tone that I’m truly happy with. If it ever broke I’d spend more than the guitars worth to fix it lol
I've heard this so many times. I always tell them, that if the guitar is important for them, then i'll fix it. If not, throw it away and buy a new one
I once got bitched at by people in a guitar group for having a $30 setup done on a guitar that I spent $60 on, because I wanted it to play properly, and was unable to properly set up on my own. It went from something I was considering just hanging on the wall as decoration to something that I can play regularly.
"Super glue is not the preferred adhesive ..."
"We're not talking about the people who built the railroad, here, Walter!"
over the line
You mean coitus?
Haha my sister (who is a nurse) joined watching this and she was like "that's actually kinda similar to what they did to a patient's broken leg last week". Ted the guitar emergency surgeon.
Did they also carve the new bone out maple? Hah...
@@_-_Michael_-_ underrated comment 😃👍🏼
True "Bone Nut"? LOL
If you see xrays of those type of bone repairs, the screws are basically surgical grade wood screws. It's not that different. I'm certain that the average geek surgeon could learn something from Ted's methods.
A new meaning to "My body is my instrument" HAHAHA
twoodfrd video pops up..I like first and watch second. Poetic subtitle btw.
I could watch Ted repairing headstocks like this every day and not get bored. What a great craftsman.
Agreed! I practically do watch him everyday. Lol
I don't mind not hearing the guitar, but I would love to have seen the finished result of the joint.
Thanks for the video!!!
he smoked the joint and forgot to press recordor maybe he pressed record twice
'Little blood vessels are rupturing in their eyes'.... lol!
Ahh "quarter sawn". I always wondered what you were saying there. Now it makes sense.
I’ve got a squire telecaster from the early 90’s, and I’ve had more work done on that guitar than any other guitar that I own. It was my first guitar, and to this day it is still my favorite guitar. I don’t care what it’s worth. To me, it’s priceless.
So 14 degrees vs 17 degrees, volutes, and scarf joints don't protect against headstock breaks!
I'm happy to see this video of course, was worried yesterday when one didn't pop up! Especially these days with Covid in 🇨🇦
...and especially Covid in Ontario. Yikes.
Yeah, that covid really makes the government dangerous doesn't it. 99.998% survival rate, but let's toss them into jail for a couple weeks. Fucking insanity.
A laborer works with his hands
A craftsman works with his hands, and his head
An artist works with his hands, his head, and his heart - Unknown
You, sir, truly are an artist!
That's insulting. Artists work with their dick and their ego.
I agree with the “uneconomic” repairs. I have a Orville Les Paul Custom that needs a truss rod. I like the guitar, I have the money and I don’t feel like shopping around for a replacement.
I've got an old Orlando from the 60s/70s
I love how it sounds and it's my only guitar. It definitely needs work but no Ted nearby and it would be costly! Poor thing is going to have to scrape by for a while.
If you love it, fix it!
There's an environmental reason, too, although that may not be anyone's utmost concern ... but keeping a guitar out of a landfill and restoring it to working order seems worthy to me, in itself.
Money is not the be all end all deciding factor in life.
@@jimfromoh8944 Of course.
I also look at it like this:
I paid $600 for this guitar, it’ll probably cost $300 +/- to fix. Best case scenario decent guitar will cost $1k, so why spend $1000 when I can get something I really like for $300.
Edit: The truss rod in question worked when I bought it.
Like you say it's not what the guitar is worth monetarily, but what it is woth to you as the player/owner. I have a 1970's CMI 12 string guitar that suffered a similar headstock break and was repaired for me cheaply by a good friend and trainee luthier. If I'd taken it anywhere else to repair I'm sure they would have said to scrap it. 30 + years on I still have it and wouldn't swap it for any other 12 string I've played. It was the second guitar I ever bought and I have always loved it. The tone, the action and playability are better than any other 12 string I've ever played (for me) so I would have, and still would pay whatever it takes to repair it if anything goes shitfaced. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beautiful repair on bad break. That insert piece between the other two pieces of wood is clever. Thanks
The Headstock just popped off the Guitar
Welcome, new viewers to the best luthiery channel on youtube!
And it doubles as ASMR
Emily thinks she was first here. Typical entitled woman.
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 Uhhhhh. What? Take your incel butt and park it back in whatever gloomy cave wherever it crawled out of.
I was merely commenting on the fact that his headstock break videos always get 5 times as many views, for whatever reason.
Can we all just agree that angled headstocks are a relic of the past and a bad idea?
I don't play guitar, but this is one of my favorite channels. It's a joy to watch such amazing craftsmanship and competence.
Compression. That central plug provides compression irrespective of the glued joints. Powerful. Very nice work.
Weird story BUT I have an epiphone les paul. Second cheapest model, 2007 or so. Was doing the Steve vai throw it over my shoulder, a "whirly gig" if you will for a friend taking photos for her class. Well, my recently installed straplocks worked wonders, except they pulled out of the wood entirely... well it went cascading across the room in what seemed like half time and crunch. Landed directly on the head stock.... well, the headstock was completely in tact....the damage was actually at the neck itself. The fingerboard separated from the neck with a split just in front of the nut. How the head didn't break off...no idea. Had my guy repair it a few months back and it plays effing great now, just need to sand off a little rough paint around the first 6 or 7 frets.
I almost bought a guitar exactly like this one, a black Dot. I got it in, inspected it, liked it... But then they pulled out a cherry red custom shop 67 repro Riviera, in case I was interested. Boy was I!
If that riv got busted up worse than it did (I cracked the nut once), I would have it repaired by a luthier, I love that thing. Though I suppose Rivs now sell higher than they used to because the 90's are cool again.
My eye blood vessels are rupturing seeing every damn neck break repair. I had a beautiful Fender acoustic 12 string that also suffered a neck break. I had no freaking clue that these repairs were available. I am literally sick that I tossed the instrument. I kept it for about 5 years before deciding there was no good reason to keep it. That no one would be capable way of repairing it. Ugh. My eyes hurt. 😥
That repair was artful.
Came back to comment. Repair was a success thanks to you. Plays like it was never broken, thank you so much for what you do ❤
If it is worth it to the player to repair, do it. I have a lefty Epi Les Paul. If it broke, I would repair it, I love the sound and feel of the instrument. You are 100% right on Ted.
"Just relax" ... always find your vids relaxing AND educational.
Hi Ted! Thanks for your work! After a year of following your channel I wasn't afraid of buying an old japanese LP as a restoration project. It was a totally unplayable when it came. With a few instruments I fully fixed it in a day and now it's a wonderfully played $250 guitar. Thank you!
As always, your workmanship is second to none, Ted. Beautiful job!
Your customer is going to Love it!!!
1:34 Very nearly two years ago, while I was biking home from work, my left elbow was occasioned by the passenger side mirror of a hit-and-run driver. (Due to the intensity of the impact, by the time I had recovered my wits the only thing I saw ahead of me was the next set of traffic lights, so the only description of the vehicle I had for the responding officer was "missing passenger side mirror.) As my forearm was trapped between said mirror and my handlebar, I had a crushed palm and a comminuted fracture of the radius. I bring this up because Ted's headstock repairs are very similar to orthopedic surgeons rebuilding broken limbs, and as we are all attached to our limbs, so musicians are attached to their favorite instruments. I know a disabled Veteran in my neighborhood with a prosthetic leg - technologically barely better than a pegleg - and I doubt that he thinks the prosthesis is better than having a plate in his leg like the one in my arm. Regardless of the cost, it's rarely worth replacing a part of you instead of repairing it.
Love the little phrases mentioned throughout the vid. "Time to curve out anything that doest look like a headstock"
I played an Epiphone Dot maybe 5 years ago in a GC in Kansas City. Best sounding playing 335 style I have maybe ever played. It’s one guitar that I look back and wish I had bought. If I had bought it and it broke like that, I would have totally had it fixed. I don’t care what kind of guitar it is or how much it cost, if I love it, it’s priceless and would do whatever to have it fixed. Never understand people who rage over others spending money to fix something, the rager deems “not worth it”.
Problem...Thoughtful analysis...Elegant solution. Your craftsmanship is a wonder.
I find your calm, logical approach very relaxing to watch. I had a headstock break on a vintage Martin. It cost $500 to repair, but what else can you do? The luthier discovered that it broke along the lines of a previous repair for the same thing. I love that guitar and now it has a third life :)
I have a casino with the same break. I was just going to use splines but i see now it will be much more indepth. Thanks for all the shared knoledge
I got a Hagstrom Swede for $150 because it had a neck and headstock repair. It got knocked off the stand one day and the headstock snapped yet again. Friend of mine was able to fix it and made it stronger by adding a real nice heel to the back.
I've seen you do this neck repair before, but I'm still amazed, thanks
I've got a casino with the same break. I bought it repaired for $200, it had splines and was repainted. When I got it home I pulled the finish because I wanted to know how good the repair was. The splines have gaps and it was glued with epoxy so I don't have much faith in it. It has been holding for 7 years but I just feel like one day it's just gonna let go. I may have it redone just to feel comfortable with it, while it's still set and lined up. Definitely going to use your style of repair for this one.
As usual, amazing repair. This is my favorite guitar channel of any type.
I own an Epi Dot and the neck is really thin, it's the only thing I don't like about it, it's a great guitar. I think it's awesome you and the owner are willing to save it rather than buy a new one.
My mom calls cutting towards yourself "cutting towards the hospital" haha she learned that one first hand.... (pun intended! Ok, I'll show myself out.)
I like your mom's quip about cutting yourself. Generally, it has been my experience that you are more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife than with a sharp knife because a dull knife requires you to put so much pressure into it, and when it slips.... That being saId, I nicked the tip of my index finger while cutting away from myself with an Olfa knife last week. Those things are surgically sharp, scary sharp, like scalpels, especially their double-honed black anodized blades. I almost never use a standard utility/razor-knife anymore, regardless of what brand of blade I might put into it.
Dam man. That’s awesome! I can barely glue popsicle sticks together correctly. Truly talented. Love the vids. 👍🏻🤘🏻
Off with her head...stock. Noted that a guitar is as precious as a baby. Dedication, devotion, turning all the night times into the day.
Dude, I didn't even notice your cuticles until you pointed it out yourself! Thank you so much
It's always a pleasure watching a true craftsman at work. I learn something new every week. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Wow, a full headstock break, not just a giant crack. This one should be a good one.
It was :)
These are the repairs I most enjoy watching. I’ve got an Epiphone 335 and a 339. In terms of playability I prefer them to their Gibson equivalents, although they don’t ‘sing’ in the same way. But in terms of bang for buck they are hard to beat.
I think if you can fix a guitar then do it. i know it would kill me if i had to go out and purchase another guitar. But excellent wood instrument surgeons such as your self are priceless. Thank you for the info and the video!
You are truly a professional guitar repair technician
Love your work brother ❤️👍
damn! you're a Master at carving the flow from the headstock to the plug. After all the work entailed in routing gluing & plugging, I'll bet it only took a couple of mistakes on the "highway of learning curve" to not make that mistake again. Great Job, per usual.
You should've converted it into a headless guitar with how clean that break was lmao.
I too, would love to see a Gibson (or Epi) headless conversion!
@@Aleph_Null_Audio someone made a headless SG conversion. Check out trogly's channel cause he documented that one.
I might point out that I have a 2009 Ltd. Ed. Epi Dot. It went through the "Custom Shop." That would be the Gibson CS. It has all USA guts and a beautiful tobacco burst, and had original USA gold hardware. I treasure it. Great tones, and sets up to my demands--very low, but clean. I do setups in a manner as precise as does Mr. Woodford. I commented upon that in another Woodford video. He does not charge enough for what he provides. One unusual thing I do is to give the client all of the numbers of the setup AND the relative humidity in my shop when I did the work. I do that so that if 2 weeks later, :"it doesn't play right," I can explain why, and check the numbers.
Blahblahblah; yadda yaddayadda. Blah yaddablah.
These broken headstock repairs are therapy to watch
“Stay away from them. They might hurt you.” Awesome Troll deflection.
Ted, you're an amazing craftsman & artist. In addition your sharpening skills on your tools is exceptional. Thanks for letting us watch.
Loved the opening theme!! And the poetic subtitle... Nice touch!!
I'm with you. The sentimental attachment to an instrument sometimes means you'll spend more on a repair than the instrument may be worth, or replacing it outright might cost.
There's also the reality that some of the people that look at it in the way that 'it's not worth fixing it" seem to view a lot of things as disposable. From an environmental standpoint, it's arguably better to repair these things than just outright replace them because of the resources that go into manufacturing a new guitar. Those resources might not be scarce, but they are, at the end of the day, finite.
Nice vid for my B-day...I own a Dot Studio. Thanks, Twoody!
I can definitely relate to the hands getting injured like that. Back in the day beLOL. I retired, I used to do computer builds, and repairs. This was at a time when it was more cost effective to have them fixed. At that time there were some computer cases that had built in, "fins" I guess is the best way to describe them. They were inside the case to help with heat dissipation. These "fins" were almost like little razers. It got to be an inside joke when any of us would show up to work with their hands all cut up. Someone would inevitably say, "So how did the computer work come a long this werkend?". Eventually those cases started to diminish in quantity, and the injuries stopped. We never has cases with the fins at work so it was almost always one of us either building a computer for someone, upgrading a computer, or just fixing one. On a build, it always made me cringe when they would say. "Oh BTW, I have my own case." Lol.
Another interesting video. One problem though, it was over before it started. It did not seem like like your usual 25--390 minute videos. IT was so interesting that seemed like it was only 10 mins long. I think that was because it was completely different than your usual repairs. Keep up the great work.
"second verse, same as the first"
ah, you are a man of culture I see.
Just did a seamless headstock repair on an Epiphone guitar. If it's worth it to the customer, its worth it to me.
I love the broken head stocks!!! Keep it coming Canada!!!
That was amazing. I want to say to you, people are not kind on the interweb. I know why they are very unhappy people, just stay away from them. You do incredible work. I love watching you. This was a big deal. A+++
I have no idea what any of the technical wood working talk is about, but these are these most relaxing videos.
them Epiphone DOT 335's are skookum, well worth way more then sticker price. Every one I've ever played has had its own character, so I totally understand paying for the repair.
Absolutely masterful repair on a most difficult and extensive break.
That was some nice maple. I'd love to be able to work with wood like that all day.
I bought me that sjøjd-knife after seeing it on this channel. Boy oh boy, that thing is versatile! It's made a lot of cutting tasks a lot easier and quicker for me.
From your video description it sounds like a gust of wind was responsible for this broken off headstock:) Whatever the cause your repair is most likely way stronger than the original neck & thus should prevent another break should a similar incident occur in the future, nice!
Looks like broken particle board! Yikes! Excellent work, as usual!
WOW!, JUST WOW! Excellent Work & Narration! I Love This Channel!!!
Impeccable work as always!
Yet another spectacular save! Like so many others, I don’t watch your videos to ever try to repair any guitar. I really appreciate your banter about how you make the plan to attack the repair. Then it’s just plain fascinating to watch the repair take place, with your amazing skill and control. Thank you for your videos.
02:30 I've got the same Panasonic as yours. It happens to me, too.... when you press the Rec button just after having turned the camera on. It takes some seconds to be ready to start recording, not sure why. I always check the red dot is blinking in the liveview monitor. Hope this helps, live your videos
Very interesting to watch a craftsman at work. Great repair; thanks for sharing!
This guy is better than my therapist.
My day is made, thank you again for making such great videos!
Love your videos bro, and i learn a lot. The most important, i learn patience. Amazing job, you're a real artist!
I'm learning so much over the past couple of years. Thank you so much.
Aside from your incredible skills and experience, I love how you always address the business aspect of the repair and how to manage your time. I just can't watch any of your videos without learning something (usually a lot of things!) but so little attention is usually paid to the fact that you have to make a living. ...and speaking for myself, musicians are not always very cognoscente of the business side of the business! Thank you for sharing your expertise!
Beautiful work, as always!
Thanks Tim. Another inspiring lesson.
Another great repair!
IT should be a crime to hide that wonderful spline job with paint.
Immaculate work, as always.
Another great job, thanks for sharing!!!
Best video ever! Very informative, thanks.
Love watching headstock repairs!
Wow, that could not have been an inexpensive repair! Excellent engineering and execution!
Always a pleasure to watch you work. An update as part of one of your vids in a week or so would be cool. Next project is a doozy eh? Intrigued, am I!
I hope you can show us the completed job when it’s ready, all painted, polished and strung up... Absolutely beautiful work!!!!
This is what craftsmanship looks like. Great work sir!
another great video. Thank you so much.
I bought an Ibanez Artcore AF175T and got it fixed for a lot of money. Zero regrets, I love it. It is a blues beast
I have a friend who is a great luthier and I know a bit, but your skill with hand tools and the ability to hand carve complex shapes completely amazes me every now and then.
Great repair 👍🇬🇧
Awesome video, love your voice.
Ted, you are a true master with the patience of a saint. Thank you for another relaxing and informative Sunday night.