I suffer from PTSD (for reals) this is very relaxing to watch/ listen. Thank you. BTW I’ve fallen in love w the history of Les Paul’s. Bought an Epiphone 59’ collaboration w Gibson custom shop.
I know what you mean! Damn, isn't that the most beautiful nut you have ever seen? I'm polishing mine up next string change! I already dremel my frets to chrome and condition the neck. Not sure why I never though of doing this too while I was at it..
I always enjoy your process when working! Especially the fret end beveling and fret end round over! What do you normally bevel the fret ends to? 30 or 35 degrees? And what about the fret end file you're using, is it diamond coated? It looks like it's cutting really smoothly. Best regards from Denmark!
If the fretboard is perpendicular to the fingerboard at 90 degrees, the frets are cut at 75 degrees. This file is not a diamond file, but a bright 900 file made by Tsubosan. Japanese files are the best in the world. ( Maybe ) Thank you!
Beautiful work, thanks for sharing. Based on the specs and the serial number, my guess is that this guitar is a 1984 prehistoric goldtop LP that was done to '57 type spec. The 4 at the beginning of the SN would indicate 1984.
First class job! Excellent! And done very well! It's fun to watch your passion for fixing a guitar! Could not have been done any better! Thanks for sharing! Love it! Cheers DimiZ
I've commented before on the quality of your work, however, you create such an aural and visual work of art with your videos that is so complementary to the instruments you're working with. Every painstaking detail between work on the instrument and the visual presentation is imbued with artistry and craftsmanship. It is simply mesmerizing! On a side note, I am curious what you are using to condition the fretboard and lubricate the nut? Where is your workshop?
Gracias. La razón por la que no volvimos a poner las plumillas fue por el coste y la facilidad de juego. Básicamente, cuando se reafirman las sobrecuadernas de las Gibson, se eliminan las plumillas.
@@Andybassguitar visto che ho scoperto che sei in Giappone e non in Italia, potresti consigliarmi un prodotto da usare che possa aiutare anche a scurire un po’ il palissandro? grazie
На одном канале, берут новое и состаривают до винтажа, а тут берут винтажное и восстанавливают до нового)))аххаа а мне нравится и так и так, главное чтобы владельцу нравилось, и вдохновляло его играть чаще....
@@Andybassguitar The peculiarity of the neck of the Gibson guitar is a plastic binding with tubercles, after grinding they disappeared, how to solve this problem?
I don't think I've seen anyone go to that level of painstaking work. The screws and nuts were never that polished on any guitar coming out of the factory. My personal choice would be for the fret ends to be a lot more rounded but that is not faulting your workmanship. I'd say that's a 57 Les Paul replica though. 54 would be stop bar tailpiece/bridge and P90 pickups. I think 56 saw the ABS bridge being introduced and 57 was the first year for humbuckers. All those guitars would have been fitted with Kluson tuners. The sealed Schallers are anomalous to any vintage spec.
I don't understand. How is this a '54. Model ? As in 1954? They didn't start the humbuckers until 56-57 a 1954 would have had P-90 pickups This is obviously a later model perhaps reissue of an earlier model. But not a reissue of a 1954. It's a shame you can see some of the quality control slacking. Like the way the bridge pickup mounting ring doesn't fit the contour of the body. And Yes You did a Very nice Job restoring this. Although. Taking apart the sealed Shaller tuners. And not packing them again with lithium grease. Or similar. Idk about that? Spray lubricant doesn't last too many years. I know I wouldn't have patience to do this like You have. I like the way you used solder to help keep the heat on frets for removal. If never seen that before. It makes perfect sense though.. it's always good to hear the fret through to the tang to loosen any glue ... I also agree with getting rid of the fret nubs on neck binding. But many Gibson purests might have a coronary . ...lol.. One question. Is there a reason you didn't radius the frets before installing them.... P.S. I subscribed :-)
Thanks for the comment. I don't understand why this is a '54 model either. But the serial number says '54 model... The quality is ... disappointing, that's for sure. There were other serious problems besides the ones you pointed out. (I didn't take any pictures) The spray I used on the pegs is not a lubricant. It is a spray grease. After spraying, it becomes a high degree of grease. No lubricant, please! This grease has better performance than lithium grease. Recommended. I think Gibson purests are crying. Forgive me. I didn't understand the fret radius process. Is it a process to bend the frets? The bending is not shown, but it is done. I forgot to take a picture of it. Sorry. Thanks for subscribing!
I would not remove the patina unless I planned to sell the guitar. Anyway I wish you were in my hometown. My local lutiers are not near as conscientious. Damn butchers...
Nie im Leben eine 54er Paula! Ein 54er Modell hat Soapbars und eine einteilige Bridge-Tailpiece-Kombi. Les Pauls kamen erstmals1956 mit Stoptailpiece 1957 mit Humbucker-PUs. Sollte man als Fachmann schon wissen.
That is certainly not a '54 reissue, for these obvious reasons. In 1954 Les Pauls had a wraparound tailpiece and P-90 pickups. They started using PAF humbuckers and tune-o-matic bridges in '56. In '58 they started painting sunburst finish. So, gold top with humbuckers and tune-o-matic means '56 or '57. It is likely not a "reissue" because of the red plastic insulation on the pickup wire. Reissues use the vintage style black and white cloth insulated wires. You use very nice close up videography with soft lighting and bokeh so it's hard to see any other details, but I'm sure there are plenty of other aspects of that guitar that show that it is a standard factory made gold top Les Paul, not a reissue.
I'm with you on it not being a 54 reissue but I disagree about it being a standard factory made model as well. You can see the serial number around the 22:50 mark and it seems to be 5 digits with a space. That format would work for a Les Paul Classic (which were made to roughly preHistoric specs) except it should then say "Les Paul Classic" rather than "Les Paul Model" on the face of the headstock. Which it doesn't. My knowledge is now exhausted. :)
Thank you both for your insights. I listed the model name based on the serial number, but the parts used do not seem to be the '54 model. Is it a modified one or a custom model from the Historic Collection? There are many curious things about Gibson.
@@Andybassguitar If the serial number starts with a 4 (which it seems to) then that could be a 1994 Les Paul Classic or a 2010 R4 1954 Historic reissue. But it doesn't look like either of those. And to be honest, the serial number font, size and colour don't even look like a Gibson. Many curious things about Gibson as you say.
Identified in another thread, it's a 1957 pre Historic reissue made in 1984. "4 0103" is for sale on Reverb at the moment and the serial number is the same size and colour.
@@johngonzalez7967 How do you assume the guitar is in it's original state? First off this thing looks totally refinished. Also the serial number is restamped by that with a gigantic font and then there are so many odd details about this guitar like the funny pattern of the inlays... Most likely this could be a real 54 that got refinished at some point and converted to 57 specs - or it could be anything else.
@@johngonzalez7967 No problem, I'm just nerding. :D There's just too much about the guitar that doesn't look like it's Gibson's work and makes it hard to identify from the video. Good restauration work though and fun to watch! Finally got it... It's a 1984 Gibson Pre Historic Goldtop/Darkback that came with Humbuckers. I didn't know they had this different serial number system that early and this oversized stamp (4 stands for the production year and not the reissued model in this case).