Had an unfortunate mishap this weekend (battle scars!!!)

[Shrews824]

Well, luckily it wasn't my PRS. If it had been I would be sick right now!!!

Yep, dropped my Les Paul while standing this weekend. The strap lock (I use the Grohlsh washers) on the butt of the guitar worked it's way loose somehow. I've never had one work loose before it did this time.

I've never abused my guitars, but if they got a nick or bump here and there I never paid it much attention. I know battle scars are just part of it, but these hurt me. The one by the input jack is DEEP!!!

The ding by the nut is the one that had me most concerned. However, it doesn't appear to have damaged the nut at all. It still played great and had no issues. I'll be sure to keep an eye on that one for sure.

 

[bodia]

Ouch! That sucks

 

[Aahzz]

Ouch!

 

[goat-n-gitter]

That is quite the ouch!!! My LP has a similar scar on the opposite side of the nut from where my drummer knocked it off a stand years ago.

 

[Frank McNerney]

Bummer
Been there

 

[FragileThunder]

Ouch! Never done the full drop, but every ding hurts.

 

[Shrews824]

Ouch! That sucks

Indeed it does.

Ouch!

I may have uttered a few bad words.

That is quite the ouch!!! My LP has a similar scar on the opposite side of the nut from where my drummer knocked it off a stand years ago.

Yeah, unfortunately I can't blame this one on anyone. It was all on me.

Bummer
Been there

I've dropped and banged other guitars, but this is the worst yet. I couldn't believe it.

Ouch! Never done the full drop, but every ding hurts.

Yes they do. I'm sure after a while it won't bother me as much, but when I first picked it up and looked at it I about died.

 

[dmatthews]

Ratburgers!
Those are rather impressive impressions!
Glad she's still in gigging shape!

 

[Shrews824]

Ratburgers!
Those are rather impressive impressions!
Glad she's still in gigging shape!

Yeah, I kept playing it. Tuned it back up and it worked just fine with no issues other than the blemishes.

 

[DISTORT6]

Be happy the headstock is still attached and that it wasn’t decapitated.

 

[Keith B.]

Looks like it hit every branch on the way down... Sorry for your accident.

 

[WA Paul]

Ugh, that’s pretty brutal! Hopefully won’t impact the headstock / nut down the road.

 

[Shrews824]

Be happy the headstock is still attached and that it wasn’t decapitated.

No doubt.

Looks like it hit every branch on the way down... Sorry for your accident.

I know, right? It was a bad hit.

Ugh, that’s pretty brutal! Hopefully won’t impact the headstock / nut down the road.

Yeah, that's what I'm going to keep an eye on. Hopefully it'll be fine.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

‘Tis but a scratch!

 

[Shrews824]

‘Tis but a scratch!

Indeed. All I can do is laugh about it now

 

[Daryl Jones]

I feel your pain. Hopefully there will be no long term effects.

 

[archtop]

The ding near the nut might be fixable with cellosolve to soften and re-flow the lacquer, the other dings can be minimized by drop filling. A good tech should be able to easily handle this with proper color matching. All the repairs might not be perfectly level but they would be far less noticeable.

UPDATE: Just zoomed in on the ding near the nut and notice the finish missing above the nut - that's a drop fill fix (not cellosolve). Cellosolve works great for fine cracks where there's no finish missing, i.e. those pesky neck joint finish cracks you can feel but aren't missing finish on some older Gibsons that have been around the block a few times.

 

[Moondog Wily]

I dread the day this happens to any of my beauties! Your story awakens me be even more vigilant about their protection (precious)!! At least it is not affecting her voice!!! Have a Grolsch and b!tch at the rubber, it sounds like it was their fault!!!!

 

[WEDGE]

I thought Les Paul’s shed their necks if you look at them funny? How did it get a ding and survive?

 

[aphantomvaper]

Congrats on having a working guitar still! I've seen much worse from a shorter drop. As in adios headstock.