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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
There's also another problem with Les Pauls in particular - they're so heavy that the inertia of the whole guitar puts a lot more stress on the headstock if it hits anything. Acoustics are much lighter.
But still, when you see a cross-section of a Gibson neck showing how short the grain is across the angled part and how much of it is removed by the truss rod cavity, it's no mystery why they're so weak. It's really surprising that anyone would think it was an acceptably strong design.
On the other hand this is the same company that originally designed the double-cut LP Special with the pickup so close to the fingerboard that there's only about half an inch of endgrain wood holding the neck on. SGs aren't much better either!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
And there is the deal - if you play an SG or a Double Cut LP Special, you look after them differently to a Fender. If not, they break. End of.
If you really feel strongly about this, why not write to Gibson showing them pics of the Feline upgrade. Even if you don't get anywhere this time, there is more potential for change and improvement than keep writing the same things in the same forum (look up Einstein's definition of insanity). Eventually, if enough people keep the pressure up things change - and if it means that much to you, then good luck to you.
The above isn't meant as a snipe - it's an observation about this and a few topics that come up time and again on here. Writing on here will change nothing - writing to the manufacturer, whilst not instantly successful, has more potential for change.
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Possibly if I saw a headstock repaired custom shop 59 les paul in honeyburst going ludicrously cheap, I might think about it.
If I ever sold it, I'd probably make money on it.
A proper repair is stronger than the unbroken neck was - even when not done absolutely perfectly, check out that Feline thread again and you'll see that the final break before they rebuilt it did not go through the previous repair, the wood shattered elsewhere.
If more people understood that a proper repair actually improves the strength, and that the value can't then fall any further even if it somehow did get broken again because it's already 'taken the hit', what's not to like? You get a stronger guitar for less money. If you buy into it at the right price, you won't lose anything and you stand less chance of having to pay for a repair...
I've owned several Gibsons with repaired headstocks, and never sold one at a loss - and a couple at substantial profits. I'd happily buy one again.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I seem to recall reading that Gibson did indeed reduce the headstock/neck angle to 14 degrees some years ago and you're absolutely right; the purists screamed blue murder.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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