Chris Pile
Well-known member
This is the quality of "repair work" Guitar Center does.... The guy mixed his epoxy wrong and it never cured. For his "finish touch-up", he mixed black enamel with more epoxy and poured it on. He even attempted inserting splines made from viola nuts - which were too small for the job, and squished out when string tension was applied. He then applied friction tape to try to hold it together while it cured..... FAIL. BIGTIME.
I was asked to bid on repairing this. I went ahead and finished breaking off the peghead to assess the mess. I took 52 pictures to document it. The client wanted it fixed fast. I told him it would be 2 months minimum for the repair and touch-up, with a charge of $500, and I still might not even do it once I got into the project. Tonight, I sat down at the bench with this to really do a deep dive on it. The epoxy is still rubbery in spots.
I decided this was more trouble than it was worth, so I will recommend that the client salvage whatever parts he wants, and sell the husk on Squeebay. There is another EC-1000 for sale locally in good shape, for a decent price. I will tell him to buy it, and I'd be happy to set it up for him.
I was asked to bid on repairing this. I went ahead and finished breaking off the peghead to assess the mess. I took 52 pictures to document it. The client wanted it fixed fast. I told him it would be 2 months minimum for the repair and touch-up, with a charge of $500, and I still might not even do it once I got into the project. Tonight, I sat down at the bench with this to really do a deep dive on it. The epoxy is still rubbery in spots.
I decided this was more trouble than it was worth, so I will recommend that the client salvage whatever parts he wants, and sell the husk on Squeebay. There is another EC-1000 for sale locally in good shape, for a decent price. I will tell him to buy it, and I'd be happy to set it up for him.
