Catastrophically broke headstock on brand new fender neck. NOW WHAT??

Pictures.

 

Pics!?
Wood glue and clamp it up.

 

Ouch!
I'd still try to glue it! Maybe paint the headstock face and veneer the rear if it's not too pretty. Maybe attach a new headstock with a scarf joint?

 

Oh my. Well, anything is fixable, but that would need some experienced help. I'm sure the guy that put Jaco's bass back together could work a similar miracle.

If it were mine, I'd consider it ready for the trash pile.

 

One person's trash...
What do you want for it?

Before you do anything rash, I'd patiently await the luthiers.

 

dang man, so sorry. A good caulker can fix that!

 

Catastrophically broke headstock on brand new fender neck. NOW WHAT??

Wait, it's new? Return it.

 

"I was tuning the E string and suddenly..."
Sorry, it was tongue-in-cheek. I'll see myself out. I truly am sorry to read of this happening to you. If you do decide to sell it and the missing bits, shoot me a PM!

 

Leo would casually tell you to bin it and bolt on another.

 

If you were closer to me I’d offer to repair it for the challenge.

Let’s say you’re so attached that it has to be repaired. I’d be making the longest diagonal cut across the length of the break and attaching a new piece so I could reshape the headstock. The existing piece and the new piece would be thinned down to accept a generous veneer in the rear to add strength to the joint. Maybe a thin veneer over the top too to cover the repair.

 

Sorry to hear about your disaster. I vote headless conversion. When life gives you lemons...

 

I'd glue it. First the main piece. Source out the best glue you can find. Perhaps two component epoxy. Let it set under heat. Using lamps. You can use halogen big ones.
Next larger splinters.

Fit first.

Sand it down well after. Enlarge those holes a bit and use the glue to set the bushings too.
Next have paint mixed to match. Or mix yourself. I used model paints from my scale model to age my vintage style neck. Mix a bit of sand in with clear coat and spray on.

I'm sure it can be fixed.

Or as someone said. Play dumb return it.

 

User error!!! Looks more like user rage...

 

This. Save it for a headless conversion someday.