The crack is on the sides, which contributes the least to tone (top and back being more critical, in that order).
That being said, the guitar is very badly injured. This is much more than a hairline crack, it is a gaping split. Splits like that prompt me to wonder if the support braces that are used on the guitar sides are also broken. I would suspect that they are also broken, which in a guitar in this price category makes it uneconomical to repair.
That being said, the guitar is very badly injured. This is much more than a hairline crack, it is a gaping split. Splits like that prompt me to wonder if the support braces that are used on the guitar sides are also broken. I would suspect that they are also broken, which in a guitar in this price category makes it uneconomical to repair.