u/Due_Perspective7884

How serious is this cracked headstock?

I ordered a student-tier lute for like 500 on eBay.

It arrived with a crack in the headstock (see pics). The seller says it must have been done by USPS. He is offering 100 USD for my pain and suffering.

Do you reckon this is sufficient? I'm not a total stranger to wood glue and the like, but not sure how hopeless this might be with a lute...

u/Due_Perspective7884 — 7 days ago

It seems like all the demo videos are done with SSS Stratocasters, which show off some beautiful single-coil tones.

What are ideal amp plugins for non-metal-playing humbucker-having guitarists?

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u/Due_Perspective7884 — 15 days ago

I lived in Romania. I left a few possessions there :-(

Would anyone here be traveling to the US soon and could perhaps bring those things in their luggage? Nothing suspicious. Someone I knew when I lived there has them and can hand them off...

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u/Due_Perspective7884 — 16 days ago

I've read a post about the Aria lutes being student tier and unresponsive, but compared to today's crop of similarly-priced Thomann/Roosebeck/whatever MIP (Pakistan) lutes, which is better?

Like, I haven't seen any video or audio of the Aria lutes or other MIJ lutes, much less read any comparisons.

Thanks!

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u/Due_Perspective7884 — 20 days ago