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my beloved firebird. Ex a couple of members here from memory.

Stupid ultimate support stand has a locking mechanism that's supposed to stop the legs from folding (can't use a normal stand cause of the shape).
Gig last night. Legs collapsed onstage, guitar came down.

Absolutely gutted, taking it to a tech in an hour or so to see what can be done.

My own stupid fault, stand felt weird and flimsy and not right at rehearsal last week and I was second guessing taking it, and went "nah it'll be fine"
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Post by Lyle »

That sucks, but from similar breaks I've seen online it should be repairable and the break will be barely noticeable.

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:crybaby:
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Post by Zaulkin »

That sucks! Thankfully it's mahogany and all the pieces are there. I think you'll be able to get that repaired stronger than if it wasn't broken. Still not cool though.

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Post by rickenbackerkid »

Ouch. very clean break though, you could DIY fix that with no problems. Or take it to a tech for an invisible repair.

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Yeah, pisser though it is the fix will be invisible. ish

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Post by Dharmajester »

Gutting. Feel for you. SG custom I had in the early 70's came off the stand with the same result, but as others have stated, could fix up as new.
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I look sideways at the 335 and wonder when it’s gonna happen to that...I feel for you!

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And, if forum logic is to be believed, it'll be stronger afterwards. :-)

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yep, not too bad apparently, should fix up and be good as new
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druz15 wrote:yep, not too bad apparently, should fix up and be good as new
It's not a proper Gibson without the neck repair.......
Feel for you mate but at least there's lots of experience available to make it right.
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Post by GrantB »

My old Firebird! Wahhhh....sorry to hear man. But yes that will repair up nicely. Those laminated pieces provide a good mask for some splines!
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Oh no! Sorry to see that.
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Ohhhhhhh man that sucks!!!
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It’ll buff out Shirley
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