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looks like just lacquer cracks mate, keep an eye on it, if it moves substantially in a short time I’d get some one to check it, I assume there’s no movement/creaking etc?
Thanks @57Deluxe I know its filthy, but there's no other damage just the remnants of sweat that needs a good cleaning. Despite what the pictures suggest I take good care of this thing, but put 4-5 hours on it daily which does show.
No issue and nothing to worry about - no attention required
I asked a similar question a while ago about a CS-336 I was considering buying. It had much more noticeable cracks all along the neck/body join (which were highlighted by residue of some kind of white polishing compound).
@ICBM reassured me it was just common lacquer cracking at the meeting point of two different bits of wood, which will have reacted slightly differently to the effects of age and temperature changes.
Unfortunately someone else bought the 336.
It's tidier than mine btw!
as @Corvus mentions it can be retouched, but would then show in a black light situation and possibly cause more questions than a basic honest finish crack should the value ever be that significant.
I first remember seeing it on my epiphone when it was brand new. 22 years later it hasn’t changed at all
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@ESblonde it can be done invisibly in nitro by running lacquer with a very fine brush into the crack. Light sand & polish after. But have to know your way around flatting & polishing etc or it'll be made worse. Just too much effort for something that's more common than my ex ...
Another one for the manky 335 gallery -
http://alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/greco/join.jpg
I've got an SG with a bound ebony fretboard and there's a hairline crack where the binding meets the mahogany, running the full length of the neck. I was annoyed when I noticed it but it would be a faff to try to repair it.
I assume it just means the ebony's shrunk a little. But if the fretboard falls off later I'll let you know.
With regards to the strap fear, I have a very healthy population of beer bottle washers that have taken me a long time to amass, worry not, my guitar is glued to me!
Harry