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There is likely paint in there now, so hoping I can hit the whole thing with some Citrustrip and get it out of there, then do some glue/clamp magic.

Ha! Purchased it from a friend from back home in Kansas, but I won't rule out contact with Pete T as an option!

Much appreciated! I think I'm going to strip this paint off of it, wood glue the holy hell out of it (was trying to figure out what sort of clamp would do the job, so thank you for the suggestion!), do a simple rattle can on it and then call it good. Thank you!

Revisiting this thread after a few months away! Attaching pics of the crack. I'm curious if wood glue would do the trick or if I'd be better off just finding a new body for it. Would obviously prefer to just stick with what I've got! I'm also a total schlub at refinishing guitars, as I've found out the hard way. Would love to find the simplest way to get it looking good so I can get this thing set up and playing again! Current setup is a rattlecan avocado-burst that I goofed up on lacquering and should probably just start over completely.

Good call. Any particular companies that make (finished) replacement bodies that anyone is stoked on these days?

Yeah, I had heard that same thing about the Sonex bodies. Saw someone asking $250 for a Sonex body online yesterday and gave that one the biggest "NOPE!" imaginable.

So, I purchased a beat up Gibson Invader a while back from a friend, with grand hopes of restoring it to its former glory. Long story short, I'm not good at refinishing guitars and the body has some good sized cracks around the electronics cavity area. I'd like to find a finished replacement body that would fit the neck, as the neck is in great shape and it would be a shame to waste a perfectly good 80's Gibson neck. So...any idea what might make a good replacement bolt-on body that would fit the Invader neck and the pickups I've got waiting to put into it? Thanks in advance!