Plus you have plenty of give to shift the neck and align it properly. Hi everyone, first post here i just got myself a beautiful j45 antique natural which i absolutely love. Building your own electric guitar has never been easier. How to repair cracks in your acoustic guitar guitar alliance. I do not recall any finish cracks, but neck pocket finish cracks in. There are also two little cracks in the finish outside of the neck pocket.
Nothing to worry about, and the wood isnt cracked, just the finish. When neck cracking and popping needs medical attention. Stress crack in fender neck joint seymour duncan forum. For the amount i spent on this guitar, i am torn because i absolutely love it. On a one piece neck, as is seen on many martin and gibson guitars, cracks typically occur at the headstock because the grain orientation changes there. This isnt necessarily an indication of a cheap, poorly made guitar. I believe these are single coils disguised as humbuckers. Many electric guitar builders stress the need for a very tightfitting neckneck pocket. I too, build some guitars evernowanagin, and typically leave a fudgefactor of. Japanese sg copy lawsuit era repair neck pickup not working.
Strat neck pocketheel crack repair telecaster guitar forum. Im really planning to keep this guitar, and im worried sick, i love my guitars. Hello, i was thinking about bidding on an item on ebay but i am not very experienced and i have a question. Cracked necks and headstocks archive finger lakes guitar. With a conventional guitar neck truss rod, the neck is actually compressed between points a and c. The two on the face of the guitar between the neck pocket and the neck pickup rout are as a result of the neck being hit at the headstock and pushing the neck into the body theres not a lot of wood there and it can crack happened to my beater made no difference at all to the tuning stability of the guitar as others say, if it aint broke, dont fix, it so to speak. Posted on october 22, 20 at october 23, 2018 by doug knight.
This shortish video looks at neck pocket cracks the scourge of just about all boltnecked guitars bought online. True to my nature i am going to outrage many experts with my comments yet again. Japanese sg copy lawsuit era repair neck pickup not. A stress riser in the finish, typically the neck pocket, can bring all sorts of things out that may have otherwise lay hidden. Were going to start with some relatively straightforward stuff. Oct 21, 2009 this is a clearer picture i took just now. Even if this is crack in the finish, isnt it very dangerous at that point in the neck since it connects the headstock and the fingerboard. Jan 02, 2020 upon receiving it i noticed two cracks, one on each side of the the neck pocket. A sudden jolt to a guitar neck due to something like tossing the case into a luggage hold could easily crack or snap an unsupported headstock. I have a stress crack in a basswood body charvel fusion deluxe the one with the neck i was going to sell you lol. If i were to hazard a guess from the picture, i would say you like to pull back on the neck causing additional back bending load with some up and down pumping going on at the same time. This crack is tough to see as its nearly perfectly closed.
Oct 29, 2014 only use the minimum amount of force necessary when shifting the neck in the pocket. Cracked necks and headstocks finger lakes guitar repair. Just bought a guitar from one of our comrades here, and it arrived with two long. Redrilling neck mounting holes in neck pocket, what method. It is common for guitar headstocks to break during flights on an airplane. A few posts ago, i showed you my new strat named ray which is made from parts. That means that less than 1 in 100 guitars has had a stress crack. Only use the minimum amount of force necessary when shifting the neck in the pocket. Id do what the others have mentioned in asking for a pic of the neck pocket with the neck off, just to be safe. Im currently building my 1st electric guitar, and i guess i effup a perfectly nice piece of wood. If youve ever played a seven string guitar with the lowest bass string. I am hoping it is only a crack in the paint and not the wood.
When i was selling a cheapo squier i had a guy who really wanted it but was put off by a tiny hairline crack in that area. Feb 15, 20 i was admiring my ce24 yesterday when i noticed stress cracks at the heel going in both directions. New strat with neck pocket crack fender stratocaster guitar forum. Many guitars have a separate piece of wood from which the headstock is carved and it is joined to the neck with a glue joint. So, neck pocket cracks are not innocent, as they usually say on internet. Less than 1% one percent of all the ebs that have come through here have had stress cracks upon arrival.
Dont have any f basses nor fbass either and have never had that problem. There is no reason for the wood to crack like that, so, it must be the paint, as paint does crack like that. Brand new jem 77fp stress crack in neck joint jemsite. If your crepitus neck is accompanied by any of the following factors, you should seek the advice of your doctor as it may be indicative of a. Stress cracks at the neck joint will happen with the aanj models as well. The neck pickup is not working at the moment and i havent lifted the guard to see the cause. For example, good luck finding a stratocaster in any of their metallic finishes blizzard pearl or inca silver that doesnt have hairline finish cracks around the neck pocket. So long as they do not go intothrough the wood and only in the clear or color coat, they are only cosmetic and do not affect the functionality of the guitar. Position the neck on the body according to your design and align the body and neck centerlines perfectly. I also promised to show you how i modified the neck pocket to cure a nonadjustable problem with fret buzz at. Impacts with foreign objects whether the guitar is in its case or not will often crack necks and headstocks because of the load of string tension carried by the neck. How to repair hairline cracks around strat neck pocket my. There are two knots on the back of the body and a few stress cracks along the side.
Hide glue is the best way to fix this nasty peghead break, and heres why. Many electric guitar builders stress the need for a very tightfitting neck neck pocket. The finish only cracks if the wood underneath it moves too much. Because of this, we will not build our instruments with anything less than a tension free neck. Cracks coming out of both corners of the neck pocket suggest the guitar has had a hefty wack at some time putting stress on the neck joint. If you do manage to break or crack your guitars neck or peghead, dont panic. Cracks like this in the finish, close to the neck pocket are common on may of the mim guitars, especially the polyester finishes as opposed to the polyurethane finishes. On a tension free neck, which is separated at b from the headstock, all of the stress is on the coldrolled steel rod between a and c. There is one crack between the neck pocket and the neck pickup cavity that ist definetely in the wood. However if the crack is in the wood, then it is wide, you normally treat it with strong wood glue and applying pressure to both sides, if it is tiny you just pour some thin super glue into the crack and press for some minutes if possible. How to repair hairline cracks around strat neck pocket. This shortish video looks at neck pocket cracks the scourge of just about all bolt necked guitars bought online. It will be in the finish, maybe even some old contamination coming to light where the paint hasnt bonded. My way of making a neck pocket guitar building books and.
The small cracks closest to the neck just happen regardless of how tight the neck screws are. I just picked up my first sg, a tweedy, and have this wobbly neck thing going on. A regular nonharmful finish crack aka stress crack in that area is a. Tips for completing and caring for your nitro lacquer finished guitar. One classic crack occurs when you play sitting down with your keys in a pants pocketif they press against the side of the guitar just right, voila, a crack appears. Plenty of authentic play wear as it was a giggin guitar for much of its life. This neck was cracked when the guitar hit the floor headstock first and is not the typical crack behind the nut youll find from over tightening of the nut, although the repair is the same for both. Ive owned probably 20 music mans, and only one has had stress cracks in the neck pocket. I inspected the damaged on my malmsteen strat some of you know that a drunk decided to do a pete townsend on a few of my guitars. Jtv89 possible neck pocket crack james tyler variax guitars. Here is your chance to express yourself by creating a oneofakind masterpiece.
Having built various electric guitars and experimented with neck fixing. One about 100mm long the other 10mm along each side of the neck pocket. I really like it, but found some neck pocket cracks. I love the sound, playability and look of this guitar and can work with this neck issue but was wondering if going from 10s to 11s with a proper truss rod adjustment might help the flex. These necks use a 38 cold rolled steel bar to support the strings at the headstock, thus removing all string tension stress from the neck, leaving the neck free to resonate as it should. I received a brand new american standard strat with a pretty small hairline crack on the bottom side of the neck pocket, so im a bit worried. Cracks caused by dropping or hitting the guitar can happen in many ways, and it doesnt necessarily take a very hard impact. Ditto what eyema believer says, a stress crack isnt going to go across the grain like that. Stress cracks frequently appear in the corners of the neck pocket a common issue to all bolton neck guitars. Hi, ive bought a very nice 86 mij stratocaster that has a few hairline cracks around the neck pocket. You wouldnt want to buy a guitar with stress marks like that showing.
Much less than what you would expect for a guitar that old and that cheap. I have a finish crack on one a prestige rg from 2002. Based on the crack in your guitar, the probable stress and resulting strain movement was more or less 90 degrees from the direction of the crack. But since you already have it, just treat it gently. In this post, ill show you how i made the neck pocket on the lower part of the body of the guitar. The middle position works but no change to the sound of the bridge pickup. Normally, that point of the neck pocket is not a load or stress bearing point. A picture, as always, would help quite a bit in recommending next steps.
This tricky crack on a 1972 martin d35 led me to a technique that i. That bit up the end of your guitar neck can sometime be a bit vulnerable and i thought wed outline the repairs to some of the issues that can occur. This, along with the string tension, kills the necks resonance at point b. My concern is that with only 516 depth under the bolt on mine it will still receive some stress and the corner will crack off. Ps the guitar is a mij floral blue flower telecaster. So when you try to reassemble its a pia to get the neck flat in the pocket. Tips for completing and caring for knappster guitar. Just a small one in the neck pocket not worth worrying about. Heads up 1 headstock cracks easy peasy 30 september 2010 one comment. Stress cracks can happen on any make or model of guitar, regardless of manufacturer or finish type.
Opinion on a recent guitar purchase, neck joint cracks. Im bewildered as to what may have caused these cracks. I have done this to my epi bird which the screws were threaded through the body into the neck. Im going to take a bit of a look at headstock damage.
On a one piece neck, as is seen on many martin and gibson guitars, cracks typically occur at. Also check that the neck isnt too tight in the pocket, and that it is bolted. It is recommended that when you ship a guitar, that you support the headstock inside the shipping box or case by stuffing packing material around it, filling all the voids, so it is stabilized. Sep 30, 2010 pop your guitar in its case or on a secure hanger and you reduce your chances of breaking your head. Whilst i know that that particular area on any bolt on guitar or bass is. The owner of the store who is also a very good friend of both myself and my tech friend,told him that if. You can stress the wood causing cracks to develop both in the finish as well as into the wood itself.
Clamp neck to body, drill pilot holes, shoot screws. Most strats ive had have got cracks coming from the right angle on the outside of the neck pocket. Fender forums view topic neck pocket cracks in stratocasters. This can kind of manipulation could cause such a crack or make an existing one worse, particularly if the neck pocket fit is very tight. Theres a thin crack under the guitar not far from t. Importance of the neck joint on an electric guitar music. In this video i share my experience of neck pocket cracks focusing on a lovely old sunn mustang strat that i bought specifically because the neck pocket was so cracked the neck was practically. Nocaster neck pocket laquer cracks telecaster guitar forum. The pocket seems perfectly fine, it is simply the neck wood. A tight neck fit does not mean a good sounding guitar nor does a loose one mean the tone is going to suck. Less than 1% one percent of all the ebs that i have shipped out have had stress cracks upon customer delivery. Can the squier affinity stratocaster use a whammy bar. Has some finish stress cracks near the neck pocket. Electric guitar kit lpstyle guitar bodies and kits.
However if the crack is in the wood, then it is wide, you normally treat it with strong wood glue and applying pressure to both sides, if it is tiny you just pour some thin super glue. At bunker we believe that the neck is the backbone of a really great guitar or bass. The correct neck alignment on any guitar is extremely important. Playable forever if repaired correctly, but risky if not. This is typically the weakest part of a guitar neck. The this guitar is a single cutaway, archtop that wi. Hello there people of, im thinking about buying this guitar ibanez rg560 but there is a crack at the neck pocket and i cant tell if it is only in the finish or also in the wood. But it is also where the neck gets thinnest to allow for the angle of the headstock. Electric guitar kit lpstyle guitar bodies and kits from. Neck pocket cracks can run the gamut from innocent little nonissues, all the way up to total loss. Could the cracks be caused by extreme temperature fluctuations. This crack is tough to see as its nearly perfectly closed so ill save the multiple views until i spread it. Upon receiving it i noticed two cracks, one on each side of the the neck pocket. Sep 01, 2016 in this video i share my experience of neck pocket cracks focusing on a lovely old sunn mustang strat that i bought specifically because the neck pocket was so cracked the neck was practically.
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