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Les Paul Neck Break Repair – Why Strap Locks Are Essential

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  This week I had a Les Paul land on my bench with one of the worst neck breaks I’ve ever seen. Full headstock separation. Clean snap. Severe. The surprising part? It was dropped onto carpet — not a hard stage floor, not concrete, just carpet. That’s all it took. Why Les Paul Headstocks Break So Easily The classic single-cut design is iconic, but the angled headstock and short grain behind the nut create a natural weak point. When a strap fails and the guitar falls forward, the force transfers directly into that area. It doesn’t take much. In this case, a standard strap button let go. No locking system. No secondary protection. Just gravity doing what gravity does. The Repair Plan (48-Hour Turnaround) The break itself was actually ideal from a repair perspective — clean wood fibres, no major splinter loss, and a tight mating surface. The process: Full fibre alignment High-strength wood glue application Correct caul support and clamping pressure 24+ hour ...
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Why Professional Guitar Setups Should Be Measured, Not Guessed

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  Many guitar players hear phrases like: “I just set it up by feel.” “I’ve been doing this for years — I don’t need gauges.” Experience absolutely matters in guitar setup work. But experience without measurement leads to inconsistency. When a guitar chokes on bends, buzzes unpredictably, or feels great one day and uncomfortable the next, the cause is often guesswork rather than repeatable measurement. The Limits of Sight and Feel Human hands are not precision instruments. Differences as small as: 0.004–0.006 inches of neck relief 0.1 mm of string height a fraction of a nut slot depth can dramatically change how a guitar plays. Two technicians can assess the same neck and arrive at very different results if they rely only on feel. Why Measured Setups Are More Reliable A professional setup should be: Measurable Repeatable Transparent That’s why I use: Imperial neck-relief gauges Feeler gauges for nut slot height Measured string action at...
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