Marco wrote:
Isn't this guitar the cheapest Gibson Les Paul available? Something like +/- $800?
Is the guitar chambered?
Wouldn't a top of the range Epiphone or even Tokai be better?
Something like that yeah. Don't know if they bother chambering them. I'd prefer to get a LS92 Tokai which has the maple cap and is built a whole lot better. When I was fixing, I used to see studios all the time with broken necks (way more than other Gibson models), so I'm not fond of them.
Now fixing the stripped truss rod (?) or broken truss rod: how much are we looking at? Is it repairable for a reasonable fee or does one has to simply throw the neck away and get a new one?
Replacing a Gibson neck is more hassle than replacing the truss.
I'm thinking that repairing a truss rod involves removing the fingerboard, dig out the truss rod, replace it, reglue the board and refinish the neck. That's what it says here:
That's right. Usually a refret too (although I've had Studios where the fingerboard peeled right off when you get near them with a blade). As the ad says, it's do-able as a repair, but having it done by a pro will cost. It is however a great opportunity for someone who wants to try their hand at fixing it themselves. A "snapped" rod in a Gibson is almost always the peening on the anchor end of the rod coming loose, so you don't have to replace the rod, just fix it. A spot weld works.
Nope - that's for a different truss rod problem.
