My Karma must be REALLY bad.

[rarbass]

+1 on what everyone has said thus far.

And I think you have some GOOD karma, because it's obvious that you are a good husband & father based on the actions of your wife & daughter.

Sorry about the bass, but hey - basses come & go... family is what really counts & it sounds like you've got a great one there!

+1

Much sympathy about the bass though, but at least you hangled it as wonderfully as possible!

 

[Steveaux]

Keep your chin up.

You're a good man ... and that looks like a pretty clean break.

It'll fix.

 

[xshawnxearthx]

headstocks can be repaired. same thing happened to my friends les paul(minus the kid thing).

 

[joelb79]

I hope when my daughter does something like this.. i handle it like you.

 

[gonzorob]

Thanks again guys. I'll call around today and see what it is going to take to fix it.

as Steveaux said, the break looks pretty clean so I'll just cross my fingers.

 

[Baird6869]

My son broke the headstock off my Les Paul guitar the day I got it. I flipped and felt like an ass as I made him cry for an hour!

Turned out it was a $100 fix and it is good as new.

Life is too short to worry about stuff like this IMO

 

[fretman4god]

I'm intensely proud of you as a father...to the point of tears. Way to handle it man.

 

[jomahu]

it's not broken, it just has 'mojo.'

besides. it's a good story to pull from your hat when she's older and wants to 1) use the car, 2) start dating waaay too early, or 3) run off and elope with a bass player.

 

[Thankful birds]

This break actually happens CONSTANTLY to Gibson guitars due to the angle of the headstock. The interesting thing is that the headstock is usually much stronger after the break if it is fixed.

There are two types of fixes for these depending on the severity. Either the tuning pegs are simply removed, any gaps filled, and then wood glue is applied. You can then take two pieces of plexi on each side of the headstock and clamp them super tight. Leave it alone for three days and it's good as new. If it is more severe, with a weak side or obliterated pieces, often channels will be routed, and and new strips are inserted and then sanded level with the neck.

These are relatively inexpensive repairs, but take it to a luthier. They will know how severe the break is and how best to fix it. GOOD LUCK!

 

[gonzorob]

it's not broken, it just has 'mojo.'

besides. it's a good story to pull from your hat when she's older and wants to 1) use the car, 2) start dating waaay too early, or 3) run off and elope with a bass player.

^^^ good idea!

 

[ThunderGod]

I would rather have 10 broken headstocks than see my daughter with a broken spirit or broken heart because of an accident.

You've earned a truckload of karma...in that moment!

Keep the karma going and see if you can have a luthier repair it and then donate it to a local school. That way you and the luthier load up your karma wagons together.

 

[RonChase]

Parenting is tough my 3 kids are typical but grown.You did handle it well for it is important in life to have the love of your kids.I am divorced from my kids mom and they are with me way more then mom.When you are old and on your death bed your bass will not mourn you but your daughters love will send you to the next place at peace.That said I raised my kids with the notion of boundries and she is a bit young but you as the parent can lovinly re-inforce this I have to say it sounds cute I can actually pity the poor little girl but in the end I respect the way you handled it.That said just mail me the broken bass carcus and tell everyone it was stolen

 

[Mikeyd74]

HOLY****!
That's horrible!
I have to say that you did handle that situation like a champ.
You automatically win the Father of the Year award!
I agree that it can be fixed.
My buddies vintage Guild acoustic had the same thing happen and I actually did the repair on it. It was way back when we were in highschool and I didn't do that professional of a job but it worked just fine.
I got some carpenters glue and put it back together along with some screws that I recessed into the wood from the back. I sanded down the entire headstock and put wood filler over the recessed screws and restained it to the original wood tone the best that I could.
It played just fine and never had any tuning problems.
Then the guitar got stolen a couple of years later.
Oh yes, how the Gods can be cruel.

 

[Brim]

Great job being a good dad. Definitely something your little girl will remember - how patient and loving you were.

And hey...at least it wasn't some crazy $5k boutique hand carved bass.

 

[alexgeddy]

i was dreadin my grandson coming over...i let him touch all of my basses...then he went on his way !!

Sorry to hear about ur broken bass...if u want to make the kids feel good ...just make it look like it was fixed...then suffer knowing it wasn;t!!

its tuff raisin kids ...u did a great job handling it!

Bill

 

[sandman]

well handled mate!!

 

[humpy thumb]

Kids+bass=

 

[WoodyG3]

A good luthier can do such a good repair it will be hard to see where the break was unless you are a foot or two away from the bass. It will certainly be worth it since you really love the bass.

You're gonna' look back at this and laugh in the years to come.

 

[seventhson]

you are an inspiration. thanks for the story, and i hope you get the bass fixed for the sentimental value. i suspect it will be cheaper than you think to fix that.

 

[WinterBass]

That headstock should be repairable. They can glue long grain to long grain really well. The glue joint will be stronger than the wood itself. I would get it repaired, keep the bass, and keep the memory.