Doesn't look like it'd be too much of a problem to me. Maybe just try and poke some wood glue into the gaps?
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:02 am
by Gabriel
My Eastman has done that a bit, basically the binding has just shrank a bit. Also you've got to combine that with my sweat corroding the ultra thin nitro paint, which has left my guitar less than pristine. It doesn't affect the stability of my guitar at all, it just isn't so pretty.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:05 am
by MattK
Easy fix. I'd tape over the finish and run some thin epoxy glue down the crack - wood glue may not take to the plastic binding too well. Make sure they have a return policy in case it shows up and you can bend the headstock with your fingers or something.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:24 am
by NickS
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:59 pm
by Thomas
I had an ace old set neck J Epi LP that did that. On mine it was the binding/fretboard separating from the neck.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:26 pm
by paul_
Fingerboard lift is pretty common on scarf-jointed Gibbo styles (like Epiphones) and can cause buzzing problems on the first few frets.
My Epi LP custom is like that due to a headstock drop by the previous owner, the frets were redone so it plays beautifully but still has some buzzing, especially on the low E at the first fret. My G400 was like that too, and my friend's MIK Hamer Rick Nielsen Futura. It only went up the first 2-3 frets on all those though.
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:30 am
by TheBurbz
I asked the seller about it and he said I can have 7 days to change my mind about it if I buy it. I'm interested, but there's another non-cracked one on Ebay that's only bid up to £20 so far so I'm keeping an eye on that one first.
