Sully's Guitar Garage - Les Paul Studio renovation - part 1

so i got this les paul studio with a pretty mean headstock snap; the only thing holding it together was the plastic cap on the headstock face. here's part one.

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[jumbofrets2011]

Why do I get the feeling like I'm watching a less portly Jack Black building guitars in some sort of alternate reality?!

[jsullysix]

@jumbofrets2011 Hopefully a FAR less portly! :)

[jstripe7]

Hey sully. Just discovered ur channel yesterday but I'm loving it already. Can I ask ur opinion on becoming a luthier. All I do in my spare time involves music and guitars and I would love to make it more than just a spare time activity. How did u learn? Any good schools u know of? I'm in PA. Also any idea how finding a job after school would be? I've been asking as many people as possible these questions. Thanks in advance if you can help.

[jsullysix]

@jstripe7 I learned by trial and error, reading as much as I could in books and online, and by just going for it. I'll tell ya, it's not a career where you're making a great living, for sure. Not to discourage anyone, but it's a lot of long hours and not much in the way of money. :)

[wretcheddog]

Simply don't like the black headstock even in the Gibson ones, why do you think so? It is an alpine-Olympic white one so the color should easy to find

[jsullysix]

@wretcheddog While it may be a common color, if you don't have the original batch of paint, it's quite possible to have the shade come out different. The type of clear used will also have something to do with that as well.

[wretcheddog]

@jsullysix thanks man! i want to go to my luthier too, maybe this is only me :D

[jsullysix]

@wretcheddog I don't know if it's a veneer or not either, as I've never seen one. Why do you want to paint it white? You're most likely not going to find a perfect match to the rest of the finish.

[wretcheddog]

hey man i have a les paul copy in white but with black headstock (it's a xaviere xv-580) i don't know if the black headstock is a glued veneer or it's just painted in black and finished w gloss so i don't if i should sand it and repaint it or just put a coat of white paint on it and then finish it w gloss urethane which will be more cheaper what do you reccomend? also i've never done this so i'm afraid to soffocate the sound putting a coat of paint over the headstock, please answer

[jsullysix]

@MsChrissummerfield I'd need to see a picture of it. Honestly, if it's nothing major, I'd say leave it as is, but message me for an email address, and I'll check it out.