bscur Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hello, What do you think of this picture. I was offered a guitar in trade and this is a picture of that guitar neck. The owner says it is just a "scratch/scrape" and there isn't a crack or break. What do you think? This is a pic the owner sent me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 The way the edges are scalloped looks like the clear is chipping off to me. Doesn't mean a crack didn't cause it, but you would expect to see a straighter fracture line that follows the wood grain. I wouldn't make the trade without a way of reversing it if it turns out to be a crack upon closer inspection. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 it may not look like a break but it doesn't look like a scratch either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYou Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) I just fixed a friend's guitar after the headstock broke off. It looked exactly like that. It could just be a scratch, but, in my experience, when a headstock breaks off or starts breaking off, the fracture tends to be about where that crack is. (after zooming in, it doesn't quite have the right look for a fracture. Hard to tell, though) It could also be a line from a repair. Sometimes when they break off, the finish chips away a little and leaves a visible line like that. But, it could just be a scratch. Thumb rings were hot sh*t for a bit in the 90s. Edited June 19, 2013 by NotYou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Regardless,that headstock has obviously taken a beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Looks very similar to my first bass. The paint on the neck cracked when making a severe adjustment to the truss rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Pretty much what has already been said. Which manufacturer made the neck? I would first try and figure out whether it is one piece or scarfed. If it IS scarfed it looks odd in that the crack is not following the grain. This would make it worse of course if that were the case. If it is one piece then it is certainly a crack by the looks of it. A risky trade at best. What are you trading it for? I would hold the current owner up to his/her promise of it only being a scratch. If that promise isn't held then be prepared to lose whatever you are trading it for I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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