I'm sorry, there's no two ways about it... That dude worked a dang miracle. That was amazing, and a blast to watch and see the final product. Complete rescue job turning that back into something that's back to a player's guitar.
@@camilo1455 Great response! An insincere apology that is meant to infuriate. More words with less meaning. Another thing that annoys me is when people omit pronouncing the letter 'T'. Bu_en instead of button. If my blood sugar level is low enough I can suddenly dislike a lot of things. Trends and change, light and noise, American slang,...the list goes on. I dont sleep at all every night. I'm feeling fucked every day. I need to get help.
I love that the guitar is kept original, it’s not fake patina or relic, lots of people try to make new or old guitars look worn and used but only a true artist can repair an old instrument and keep it looking the way it did while fixing its mistakes.
Agree, and I'm glad they respected the older repairs that were done, as unsophisticated as they were. We have no idea of the circumstances of the owner, other than he played the sh*t out of that thing, and he probably did what he was able to keep it playing. So glad that they didn't "restore" it - they just fixed the broke parts and let it shine its own light, wrinkles and all.
@@MatthewScottmusic it’s cause it’s mostly real wear with only superficial fixes. Where as custom shop will make a new guitar look old this guitar is an old beat up guitar fixed to look like it had no previous damage which luckily didn’t require much work that would just ruin the look.
we are witnessing a guitar surgeon at work saving the life of a very important part of guitar historys life . guys like him dont receive near enough credit for there remarkable ability to bring an instrument like this back to life withough useing fancy new parts or effects . hats off and he definatly has my respect .
@@MatthewScottmusic trust me, do yourself a favor and put them *all* in the Never For Sale Pile, even the ones you just *KNOW* you’ll probably want to sell or trade later. I wish somebody had given me this piece of advice when I first started playing over 57 years ago. I promise you that you’ll wish you hadn’t gotten rid of them all when you get a lot older!
@@HerringboneRecords .... you are right. I've owned 4 and still have the 55 GoldTop, an LP Special I got from Steve Marriot (pink when he had it) it's on Small Faces youtube vids.👍🇬🇧
I think it’s cool you saved this old guitar...because someone in its life really loved playing it...they spent a lot of time playing it...it brought them much joy
Restoration the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition. Returning the packups to a former condition? So... that includes putting dirt on the to make them look old? Seems more like fraud to me.
@@zdcyclops1lickley190 its unlikely Matthew will ever sell the guitar. Plus its more of a relic mod, its actually more common than you think. Besides, brand new pickup covers would look out of place on such a well used guitar dont you think?
I love when people restore these old guitars that most people would consider a lost cause. That guitar has some history and character, couldn’t have found it a better home
@@j_freed I do agree, for one minute there Matthew said that was not thinking into going that far with the neck repair, but to me there is no other way around it in this case. Great job they did! amazing!
Not a Musician but love your dedication/enthusiasm for the restoration of these classic guitars. Feel the same way myself about vintage airplanes.Keep the videos coming..
I have to say, im glad you saved the character in this guitar. My father being a gunsmith has restored some antique guns. I have seen screws hidden in broken stocks. Crazy. Great job with that beautiful Les Paul . PEACE ✌
I've just used glue and clamps to repair broken gun stocks; my old Parker Bros double barrel being one example. My brother and his friends f'ed it up before it came into my hands.
I had just started playing guitar when I found the original video of this guitar, since then I’ve wrestled with the urge to buy a tv yellow les paul special. So here I am 6 months into my guitar journey with a 2020 Gibson les paul special in tv yellow. Your videos are continuously giving me inspiration to practice and become a better player so I can feel like my skill level fits the guitars I’ve purchased. Eventually I hope to find my way into the vintage world. Someday
The bands on the capacitors are a color code reference to see the values of their capacitance ( usually in "farad" units) all this to make easier to replace them in the past
Your man Joel works like a surgeon. He even uses what appears to be a scalpel. Wonderful restoration. I don't play guitar myself, but I love and appreciate music. Being a mechanic I appreciate the high level of craftsmanship Joel has. Very nice indeed!
I'm an old man. I totally respect your playing, and your attitude toward the equipment, knowing that at some time in the past, people took meticulous attitudes in building these machines. Peace to you!
I am amazed. Restoration capabilities of your friend are over the top.Never seen anything even close to this work. Once a headstock is broken, a guitar is pretty much toast. Unless somebody has superhero skills.
So the painted color band on the capacitors is to designate value.The color code is the same as resistors codes l believe. Those guitars have the absolute best tone for hard rock and electric blues.Good on ya man \m/
I'm a damn good antique clock restorer. I repair dial pain and match cracks, paint fading and the same on the wood but boy how I wouldn't want the job of unwinding a rewinding those pickups. Joel has the attention to detail not many do.... including the fakers thankfully!!! I take my hat off to Joel. Well done and nice find.
The tone of those old P90’s is just killer! A cranked up Super Reverb, it doesn’t get much better! I just found a 1970 Super Reverb in pristine shape. It’s a good one, I played through two Super’s back in the late 70’s one a black face and one Silver, I always wanted a 50’s Goldtop with P90’s! Your restoration guitar is sweet!
They're capacitors. All they had to do was a 10 second Google search for bumblebee capacitors and there's a ton of pages describing them, the coloured bands and how unreliable they are. I know, because that's what I did.....
I have a Gibson Ripper (69) that had a headstock break completely off and A luthier in New Jersey "Renaldo" Union City New Jersey did the work on it. I thought (and still do) That he did a great job, but when I saw the amazing job your guy did...All I can say Is WOW!!! That man is an Artist! Enjoy that great find and keep that Luthier on retainer! lol P.S. I found a 50's SG junior in a pawnshop in Texas years ago, I sold it to Renaldo! That's how we met!
Great work! That's the idea; keep the aging, but prevent them from falling apart, make the necessary repairs and play it! I'm looking for a project like this myself, they're not easy to find..
de winding pickups is the only course of action on a vintage pick up. We did this on am pickup 1961 slab board strat you simply take your loving time if and when you find a break you get very heavy magnifying glass. Both ends get a tiny amount of tinning. Then mate the ends perfectly. Finish unwinding or rewind the connection will hold and there is NO tonal differance and your pickup is still original winds. And the rubber ring is totally f n cool. Those were used on the very expensive Gibson Jazz guitars. the repairs are bang up and totally rocks as this guitar was restored to the Rock Machine it was born to be..
The restoration of this Gibson 1958 Gibson wow that’s incredible the process of it the guy did amazing work of this and it sounds amazing keep up these videos bro I love them take care
