BRUTAL Gibson SG Neck Break Repair (Part 1) | Axe From The Grave

Gibson SGs might be one of the coolest guitars ever made, but they are unfortunately vulnerable to nasty neck and headstock breaks if mistreated.
This 2005 SG has a BRUTAL neck break - Can we bring this one back to life?
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Gibson SGs might be one of the coolest guitars ever made, but they are unfortunately vulnerable to nasty neck and headstock breaks if mistreated. This 2005 SG has a BRUTAL neck break - Can we bring this one back to life? Products used in this video: Ross' Rock Shop Fretboard Food - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274705578043?hash=item3ff5ba783b:g:SfQAAOSwarFgP6bT Crimson Guitars Templates - www.crimsonguitars.com/collections/templates?ref=csguitars Nitrocellulose Touch Up Tins - www.northwestguitars.co.uk/nitrocellulose-touch-up-repair/ Gibson Factory Tour video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5DHqH5pgaunbK8 This video was funded by supporters on Patreon - www.patreon.com/csguitars More details on how CSGuitars implements product promotion - www.csguitars.co.uk/disclosure #gibson #sg #axefromthegrave More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: www.patreon.com/csguitars Join CSGuitars Discord - discord.gg/csguitars Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - www.csguitars.co.uk Contact - [e-mail] ____________________________________________________________________ *Description contains affiliate links. Purchasing using one of these links will generate a small commission for CSGuitars at no additional cost to you.* Affiliate Links: Thomann - www.thomann.de/gb/index.html?offid=1&affid=367 Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/2mGGg Reverb - reverb.grsm.io/csguitars Crimson Luthiery Tools - www.crimsonguitars.com/?ref=csguitars + Discount Code 'CSGUITARS5' for 5% OFF Gthic Jewelry - gthic.com/?aff=230 + Discount Code 'colin20' for 20% OFF Title graphics and logo by: www.studiosmithdesign.co.uk/ Join the discussion at: Facebook - facebook.com/csguitars Instagram - instagram.com/csguitars/ Discord - discord.gg/csguitars

[@nicosonic]

any guitar can break.

[@ScienceofLoud]

Thanks for this observation - while true, the physical design of Gibson SGs means its statistically more likely that an impact or fall will lead to breakage. It's a thinner body and a weaker neck join than most other guitars, add to that the neck back angle and it takes less impact force to cause severe damage to an SG.

[@doctersound9630]

Wow great repair! Nice work! Thank you for the video! May I suggest a sideways Vibrola?! I prefer the look/feel. I would 💯% rock this guitar! The history/story is 1/2 the fun! Cheers 🥃 from Canada! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@TheBrianRaglandChannel]

This video is totally awesome I have to tell you I enjoyed it very much much love and respect man.🤟

[@liverloop123]

Great work. It's should play perfectly fine when it's finished.

[@CastToVoid]

Classified under "Gibson Extreme Headstock Break"

[@oliverjames7315]

Colin is so good at guiding me through these I end up sitting here like 'yeah, I did a great job repairing that guitar'

[@deadoctopi5070]

After seeing how much heavy lifting a lot of the "solid" repaired guitars on Reverb look like maybe they did theirs in a dark room with a blindfold, I'd say this is clean enough to sit in that Mod Shop dude, well done!

[@ScienceofLoud]

I've seen some pretty rough epoxy and bondo style repairs, which just look awful regardless of how stable they are. I decided the best thing to do was rebuild and reinforce the wood - use only what would have been there from factory. It turned out better than I expected and I'm hoping it looks nice once the nitro is finish sanded and polished.

[@munkypilot]

@@ScienceofLoud I've seen plenty for sale that have been "professionally" repaired. May be down to budget, but some reputable names have produced repairs that just look like glue and clamp (gibson headstock breaks). I have also seen repairs on KZbin which are almost invisible and look stronger with routed section which have strengthening inserts.

[@garyhardman8369]

Don't EVER apologise for your accent. It's refreshing to hear a 'non-American' accent. Especially when it is from my favourite place in the world!

[@riffsnoleads]

This looks amazing. Regardless of the wood grain. Incredible work.

[@AzAtHoTh1666]

Your non-American accent is half the reasons i love your videos, the other being your incredible knowledge of guitars and pedals and your uncompromising love for prehistoric creatures. Keep it up, Colin, love your work!

[@DoctorIdiot124]

I personally would have left the mahogany plugs unstained and just applied clear coat, I thought it added some really unique character without looking extremely out of place. Excellent work!

[@mr.poopybutthole5571]

same

[@menhirmike]

Like Racing Stripes on a sports car. Heck, one could embrace the fact that it was repaired and turn it into a Franken-SG of sorts. But I gotta say, I _love_ how the new cherry color blends in with the rest.

[@TomPage51]

So would I but it wouldn’t be as impressive a project

[@davidjairala69]

@@menhirmike agreed, if we perpetuate the mentality that neck breaks should be hidden, it's Gibson that wins.

Yeah, it definitely would have been better that way. The guitar could wear it's scars with pride.

[@barracudafighter79]

You are the only guy that I know that has a decent video out here about fixing neck pockets on fixed guitar necks. Ty

[@nwojdak]

Axe from the grave is definitely my favorite series of yours. There is something so satisfying about seeing something so abused come back to life. Can't wait to see how this turns out!

[@MrTicTics]

The repaired area looks really clean. It's much easier to "get over" the aesthetic difference considering the damage is on both sides rather than just one

[@IanHaghighat]

This looks killer so far! I’ve had “professional” repairs to guitars that came out looking worse than when the guitar wasn’t functional. This is virtually seamless! Looking forward to part 2

[@Daddy53751]

As a guy who started making guitars (wife wouldn’t let me spend a fortune on my whim of the week) These kind of videos really help expand my skill set. Thanks for the lesson!🤘🏻

[@matthorner35]

There's something charming about a guitar that shows off its stories

[@briansmith2125]

LOVED what you did here. A person could buy a new SG for the price a luthier would charge for doing this work in the US, but what you did was save an otherwise dead piece of the earths resources. There should be a lot of pride in this simple gesture.

[@BinarySecond]

Best part of 20 years and 2005 just made my brain crash.

[@GetawaysandGuitars]

I've never done a full neck repair but I bought a Les Paul Studio that had a terrible headstock repair job and I fixed it up! Its now almost invisible. So happy as its my go to living room guitar! I posted it on my YT Channel....

[@lokarrsboots9337]

Great job so far! Looking forward to the final video on this!

[@heathtraywick9893]

Looks good Colin. Always love your “Axe From the Grave” videos. Nice job!

[@domformula1]

Awesome work Colin

[@LosRockson]

Axe from the grave will always be my favorite segment of this channel. I’ve lost the count of how many times I have seen the cleanup video for Jack’s guitar. It just relaxes me so much.

[@ConvexSpade]

That turned out better than I expected. Great work! I look forward to seeing and hearing the end results.

[@steveg.3022]

Nice work. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this repair.

[@kobbskyy]

That went extremely well ! Your whimsy was well appreciated as well.

[@rhyskenny6429]

Awesome work! And honestly I like being able to see where repairs have been done it gives the guitar more of a story

[@kenhafermann8284]

I'm not sober enough nor have enough character space to describe how much I enjoyed this video. Thank you for your content.

[@marcotaticchi5343]

Bravo! Great repair. Congratulations Colin!

[@juddharley6674]

Always love watching you resurrect an Axe from the Grave! Wasn't expecting to see this "slightly used" Gibson SG today, but in your hands I'm glad I did!

[@backlom]

Well done so far! The crimson build has given you confidence.

[@harrisonhenley5760]

I love this, Colin! Not only is it always brilliant watching you go into work in such a detailed and incredibly honest way, but also you’re looking great, dude! ❤️

[@ALEEN517]

You make awesome videos. You are one of a small handful of pages that I steer people to for solid, accurate information. Your reputation for accuracy is impeccable. Thank you for effort and time in making great videos. Cheers

[@Krullmatic]

That's an amazing job, my man! Can't wait to see and hear the final product.

[@MartinAidoru]

I had a similiar neck break to my good ol' Gibson SG I had gotten for my birthday, which had devastated me so badly in the past. Seeing you repair that guitar with elegance & effort to disguise the repairs made me almost tear up!

[@jjdillon2007]

Beautiful work!

[@TheSpiffyBiscuits]

Brilliant job. Nice balance between blending it in and being honest with the repair. Personally I love being able to read the history of a guitar by looking at it.

[@SamzAsylum]

I have a 1980 Washburn A-20 that needs a repair that's going to be very visible once completed. I love the idea of visible repairs to a fully functional instrument.

[@bmdoughe]

The repair looks super solid, I'd buy that in a heartbeat. Also wanted to add that your channel has influenced me to learn more about repairing and maintaining my own guitars. It's been great, keep up the good work!

[@DJBuglip]

Well done, young man. Your work was outstanding, your ethical reasoning was flawless.Thanks for sharing, Colin.

[@troyjeffrey4311]

I think you’ve done a fantastic job and I appreciate the transparency regarding a guitar’s repair history. As long as it plays and sounds as good as before, the look is just character 🤘

[@GaryMcNeill]

Im supposed to wait 14 MINUTES?! Damnit, Colin! Cant wait to watch this!

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Nothing more charming than vintage tuning instability!

[@diabeticmonkey]

Great repair! I love the look after the fact. Gives it character.

[@peterholyman489]

Brilliant repair. Well done. Great character to the guitar and a story to tell.

[@Jack_Sneddon]

Looks stunning!!!! Amazing work

[@OssianEMills]

1. Loved that you cleaned during disassembly (shows you care). 2. Loved the disassembly montage (and the montage backing track).

[@GuitarMAN2207]

Very impressed with how the repair is looking!!

[@toothace3]

Wow! Great job with this repair!! Got me itching to head into the workshop and get carving!

[@MrDrTheJniac]

Truly stunning work. Even up close, the repair is not immediately apparent. I look forward to the conclusion.

[@beauedwards5572]

Wow! Beautiful work!

[@chrispile3878]

I've been repairing guitars over 40 years, and you did a good job in my opinion.

[@markymarkthemag]

You are the man! What a job to undertake

[@thetincan_man]

You did amazing Colin you're the best !!

[@gregoaks4413]

nice honest work

[@StuartAlderson]

That’s a superb repair job, can’t wait to see the end result when it’s finished, well done Colin excellent job man 🤘

[@palukens]

Great job Colin!

[@torind2000]

well done man, that plug work looked brilliant

[@ivank4305]

Great workmanship! It's nice to see that you are able to do this level of repair even without a proper workshop.

[@joshuabarron8535]

Looks great Colin!

[@bryanmccoy3316]

I'm a sucker for almost any SG...love the character this one has now with your repairs....and P90s.....DROOL!

[@docsiltanen]

Great job Colin !!!

[@petertauscher316]

Holy Mother of Orville! This looks spectacular! Personally I love it, when a repair has visible reminders. Makes the Guitar "visibly tell a story" and I like that. Much more than "perfect" guitars!

[@MinimGuitars]

Nice work, man - looks great so far.

[@gauloiscalifornien]

I’m impressed. Good job.

[@gringogreen4719]

I am a big fan of battle scarred guitars. The fact that certain guitars have been through the ringer, patched up, and still keeps going and giving better than it got! So far it looks good amigo! I like that you make it look good without totally hiding it. Looks good and you have great ethics about this repair! Many of my guitars have scars but that gives me confidence as a player that it is still going.

[@courier11sec]

Excellent repair! Thank you for sharing.

[@finaljesus]

i love the way you fixed this SG exellent work this channel is awesome

[@briansullivan7676]

VERY WELL DONE!

[@jimjersey2345]

Fantastic repair

[@VladCotrus]

Dude! Great job! Can't wait for the next part.

[@danielsgrunge]

Dude what a beautiful repair, impressive!

[@wadesummers4102]

Beautiful workmanship. And this American listens because of your accent!! My grandparents were from Aberdeen.

[@richardhowell9535]

Excellent work.

[@j.michaelbrown3271]

Nicely done!

[@achannel1818]

I feel like you're doing God's work. Broken guitars make me sad but this video gives me hope.

[@ScienceofLoud]

Hate to see a guitar go to the big scrap heap in the sky when there is potential for it to be saved.

[@achannel1818]

@@ScienceofLoud 🙏🙏🙏

[@MrJC1]

@@ScienceofLoud big scrap heap in the sky? :(, don't CSGuitars... don't. you are making me weep.

[@seanflannery777]

Fantastic work!!

[@axemurderforhire1]

Excellent work

[@Tom_SDM]

That is a stellar job, Colin! Despite you trying to manage expectations, I was genuinely blown away by how good that looks - especially the colour matching :)

[@royrcf]

Excellent repair job,

[@kempwnski]

I actually like the change in finish between the old and new. Adds character.

[@deanrussell5901]

I love SG guitars and this was a very beautiful repair!

[@piermariamontalto6563]

great work mate

[@basilandrigsby]

A beautiful job! Well done.

[@ericmailer6722]

Excellent job on this repair, hope it sounds and plays as good as it looks!

[@hbengineer]

Colin, you’re awesome! Nice work!!!

[@robinbailey3052]

Nicely Done!

[@yojimbodahut2748]

Great repair! Thanks for the video

[@thestrum71]

Great job! Well done! It shows that a broken neck doesn't mean the guitar is dead, I'ld buy this one in a heartbeat!

[@mistreated]

beautiful work. well done

[@BrencoGuitars]

A better quality repair than I've seen from some professionals, great stuff

[@Saman_English]

Nice video bro! Watched it all the way through.

[@robmcclelland6793]

Awesome repair! I'm having a similar issue with my 64 reissue SG, not completely broken but the cracks are at the same angle. I love it when you can see a good repair, I'd buy it.

[@Bloodray19]

As someone whose job was repairing guitars for 2 years, I think that job is really good. You've executed it nicely

[@Rand_al_Thor372]

I love dowels for repairs like this. My favorite repairs involve internally intersecting/locking dowels that I've revived from olden days.

[@jimwguitar3002]

Great video. I have a 70s SG with similar type breaks that I want to repair. This gives me a good way to go about attempting it. Thanks

[@KuzyukovAleksandr]

Really great work! I like to watch your projects

[@davemonroig5358]

Great job Colin! Can’t wait to see the next video!

[@aureliusandthespiral]

Well done

[@redkurn]

looks good, nicely done.

[@frantisca]

Awesome job mate: well done !

[@alisterwiddowson2412]

Love the video, thanks Colin