set-neck problem

[Metalmilitia306]

my friend has a old epiphone g-400 and the neck on it is loose. is there any way to fix this? thanks

[thehitman47]

so the neck is not straight?this mite a truss rod problem.get a skilled guitar tech and tell him to straiten the neck.if he says that it doesnt work..well its time for a new guitar cuz its not even worth trying to fix it.

[Thrashman]

He said the nexk is loose.. get an über strong epoxy and glue it back?:]

[Pushead]

If it's loose, the only way to really fix it is to remove the neck, clean the joint, and re-glue it. It's not an easy process. It isn't a very common thing, but that is one of the downsides to owning a set-necked guitar.

[strngthbyndstrngth]

my friend has a old epiphone g-400 and the neck on it is loose. is there any way to fix this? thanks


A customers car had the same guitar in the trunk and I assume it got so hot the glue let go and the string tension pulled the neck out of the joint. I took the thing, did like Pushead said, cleaned the joint out real good, got some good wood glue, and a few clamps and glued it back on. after the glue dried, I strung it up, and gave it to my nephew. The thing palys awesome, and I am the good uncle that gave nephew a guitar. :)

[Pushead]

Wood glue is all they use at the factory. It's stronger than you'd think.

[shakeESP]

If he hasn't had it long there might be some sort of guarantee?

If not, he'll have to re-glue the neck, as Thrashman said.

And also tell him to never buy an Epiphone again!

-Chris

[Metalmilitia306]

yeah i figured. i told them theres was no point in fixing it. but he wants to sell it which i think its not a good idea but whatever.

[TaoZen]

The guitar probably isn't really worth the repair if it is done by a luthier. If he wants to do some research online and try to do it himself for the shits and giggles/learning experience, more power to him. It's actually kind of fun and empowering to DIY.

PS, I have bought some trainwreck guitars and fixed them up and resold them offering full disclosure to the buyers. They usually have gone to beginners and I made sure that they were set up well, fret levelled and recrowned, and they were happy with their purchase. I usually spent a lot of time on them (hours and hours sometimes), but I love to tinker so to me it was a labor of love that I considered to be a donation to an aspiring guitarist.

Anyhow it's just good Karma!

[Boinz]

PS, I have bought some trainwreck guitars and fixed them up and resold them offering full disclosure to the buyers. They usually have gone to beginners and I made sure that they were set up well, fret levelled and recrowned, and they were happy with their purchase. I usually spent a lot of time on them (hours and hours sometimes), but I love to tinker so to me it was a labor of love that I considered to be a donation to an aspiring guitarist.

same here, except i need to do a whole lot more guitars. is so fun to fix these things, and even better when they're cheap but play awesome

[TaoZen]

same here, except i need to do a whole lot more guitars. is so fun to fix these things, and even better when they're cheap but play awesome

That is the reason I play ESP LTD Vipers.

I took one in as a trade that had issues. Easy fix. The guy never tightened the jack, and it spun till there was an intermittant short in the ground. He traded it dirt cheap because it didn't work.

Even though it was a Viper 301, I was immediately struck by just how good the build quality, and playability/sound was. The first electric guitar I had was an SG, so it was instant love.

I won't play another brand now, and have played almost all of the others, so I can compare.