Elias G Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Hi! I'm new in the forum and I have a question regarding one f my guitars. I've got a Epiphone EJ-200 for a couple of years now, I like a lot the guitar. Recently I noticed there is some kind of crack in the heel of the neck (only in the side of the cutaway, about 4 centimeters). I'd like to know if any of you has encountered this issue. Do you have some advice about this? It might also be that this is not really serious, but I wouldn't like to wait until the guitar is in real bad shape. Here you'll find some photos: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlgWrnQcR_xgrvk9W2GdsH1vgQzObw?e=FzlSWB Any comment is greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Elias G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 That's not good, but it's also not bad enough yet. The solution is a neck reset, which is a very expensive repair. I wouldn't do anything until it impacts the playability of the guitar. If you bought it new, you could start a warranty claim right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Your guitar neck is constructed with what is called a "stacked heel"--the heel is made of several pieces. It looks to me like the piece closest to the back of the body may not have been planed as to fit to the body just so, or perhaps the channel for the binding (the groove the white plastic stripe fits in) was imperfect, or the groove was ok but the width of the binding itself is not consistent there. Any of those things could account for that slight gap (given that it didn't just suddenly appear). It's also possible that that piece of the stacked heel shrunk slightly, resulting in some separation there. In any case, the neck is attached to the body with a v shaped dovetail joint. If that joint is good, it's relatively unimportant a bit of the perimeter of the neck has a slight gap. If the action of the guitar has changed and can't be remedied with a normal set up, and that gap is indeed a new phenomenon, then maybe a neck reset would be in order. In that case, get it checked out by a good local luthier who can evaluate it. If not, then it's likely more or less just a cosmetic rather than important structural flaw. Good luck. Red 333 Edited February 18, 2021 by Red 333 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias G Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Thank you for your replies! Ok, I'll try to check the guitar action and the dovetail joint. I really appreciate your replies! Kind regards! Elias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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