What an LP should really look like ;)

[keloooe]

Headstock break due to the horrible joint they use instead of something more like a scarf joint? Maybe the same with the heel?

[dingobass]

Headstock break due to the horrible joint they use instead of something more like a scarf joint? Maybe the same with the heel?

They break because there is no volute in the area where the headstock meets the neck.. Way too thin in that critical area..
I saw a LP headstock snap off when the Guitarist turned around and banged it on a mike stand!
You can only imagine how peeved the guy was, it was such a sweet sounding Axe and cost him quite a lot of money as it was a early 60's Gold Top model in pristine condition.....

[bargeloobs]

They break because there is no volute in the area where the headstock meets the neck.. Way too thin in that critical area..
I saw a LP headstock snap off when the Guitarist turned around and banged it on a mike stand!
You can only imagine how peeved the guy was, it was such a sweet sounding Axe and cost him quite a lot of money as it was a early 60's Gold Top model in pristine condition.....

I remember reading in Slash's bio, he used to put pressure on the headstock/neck to get a vibrato/whammy effect and busted the headstock clean off one of his LP's while rehearsing one time, smashed his face up and nearly knocked himself out:-)
And that's just by hand...

[stan]

They break because there is no volute in the area where the headstock meets the neck.. Way too thin in that critical area..
I saw a LP headstock snap off when the Guitarist turned around and banged it on a mike stand!
You can only imagine how peeved the guy was, it was such a sweet sounding Axe and cost him quite a lot of money as it was a early 60's Gold Top model in pristine condition.....

stop it DB, you nearly made me cry...

you're right though, they sure rest on their laurels