This Guitar Was Found In A Bin 

I found a guitar in a dumpster that a construction crew was using in Manhattan one time. The foreman told me a resident asked if he could throw some trash in it, and this old Dean flying Vx was thrown out. I took it home and everything worked fine. As a matter of fact it worked so well that the only thing I did was change the strings and installed new pickups and it's still one of my favorite guitars to this day.

My dad once made an acoustic guitar in 1952 to relieve the boredom of being a lighthouse keeper. I found it in an attic in a very bad state of repair. I took it to a friend who renovated it. I will be going to collect it sometime this year. It's never played rock and roll but it's going to.

I just watched the Andertons vid, I really enjoyed it, I just want to say I'm 70 years old and have always wanted to play the guitar and have messed around for years, but you have given me the inspiration to try and master it, I have a Mexican Strat that a lady friend gave to me years ago she said learn to play the blues for me , so that's what I'm going to do. My 100 2x12 Katana Mk 2 arrived yesterday 8th June my guitar sounds really good through it ,it brought tears to my eyes I am finally getting the sound I have been searching for, I also got myself a Boss rc500 looper so I'm looking forward to having some fun with that 😀 anyway thank you so much for doing what you do , I'm looking forward to catching up on your videos and learning from you. 😃😃😃

From the States here. I have a '72 Harmony Rocket that a friend found in a trash can. No strings, split bottom bout, 6 inches both sides of the strap peg. Used some glue a friend uses to build airplane models. A little bit on with some spray stuff, hand held and it's still together years later. A paid a guy $50 to get it playing. Sounds and plays amazingly. Only thing it doesn't have correct knobs. Should be gold top over cream. 2 each volume and tone. I have all black. Felt good to save a nice old relic.

Dave, this Bin-o-Face is a 1964 Teisco Del Rey VN-2 Baritone Made in Japan only for 1 Year electric guitar. I saw one in good used condition on Reverb Sold at $599. Lots of words spoken about the pickups being used by various major players. Surprise…seems you got a Japanese wonder. And yes it was Sunburst.

Man! What a grand find. Total fun. Keep on top of it. Can't to hear you burn on it. Cheers

Great video Dave! I love rescuing and restoring old guitars of any make and one in my collection is a Japanese 'Stagemaster' from the 1960s that I found on a local online internet auction site 'needing some attention'! Not sure how it ended up here in Sweden....Good find, that baritone! :)

Great Video. There's something so heartwarming and uplifting about finding an abandoned instrument like that and repairing it and bringing it back to it's former glory! my dad and I did something similar with an old Fender Squier Strat which I found at a dump here in North London. Brilliant Stuff!!

Considering that these guitars were by no means top of the line they are built quite well, especially that this one is still in such good shape 60 years later even after being found in the trash!👍👍

Very cool man - I love seeing these old quirky guitars being brought back to playing condition. Looking forward to next chapter on this cool old guitar....Rock On

In America we call it a "pickguard" as opposed to a "scratch plate". The ironic thing is with an old guitar the scratches caused by a lack of a guard or plate takes away zero value as long as everything is original. However, if the original guard or plate is included it increases value being these pickguards/scratchplates are rare and pricey to obtain, if any still exist..

Hilarious video Dave. My mate works at our local tip (refuse site) in Manchester, last year he turned up at my gaff with scar full of Tip guitars / Bin guitars! There was about 15 elec guitars, a couple SG copies, old starts, tele’s. Madly 12 worked right outta the bin, needed a bit of clean and tarting up without having to spend any cash on them. The other three need a few wires soldering back to the jack socket and then worked. He also turned up with 6 x Fender 10w/15w practice amps, straight away nothing wrong and all worked!! I ended up giving most of them away to mates or kids I know who said they wanted to lean to play guitar. Cos I gave people a guitar and amp for free, I think everyone came back a day or two after giving me £20-£30 for being such a nice guy! Haha! Honestly I said didn’t want any cash but everyone insisted I take the cash. To be fair I was struggling and skint but still didn’t want money but made me take the cash in the end. It felt good to do a good thing for quite a few people and they all loved the guitars & amps and really appreciated what I’d done. It’s mad what people decide to throw away when nothing wrong. Nice one Dave take it easy.

Love your enthusiasm Dave!! We discovered Louth a couple of years ago and love Louth too!! We need to put these two things together and come and see you guys play in Louth!! I was also made in 1964, have several parts missing, am not well grounded and have a screw loose or two...... Keep it up Dave can't wait to see how this turns out...... 👍👍

I love these types of videos Sir Dave. Love these rabbit holes

Hello Dave - my Bass Player is always finding music gear on nature strips and he recently gave me three Strat Style guitars that I am doing up.Cheers mate.

I had one once and I could sing through the pick up. That has a very good neck and that means it’s worth saving. That was played Alot…

Love it Dave!!! Thank You for this video!!!

You definitely need to make a follow up video. This is kinda a Jack White type of Guitar. I bet that thing will turn out being great. Thanks! 🎻✌️🙂😎

Wow. That's an AWESOME super score IMHO. I'd LOVE to have that baby! It is VERY close to the first electric guitar I picked up over at my buddies place when I was I think 12 years old and proceeded to play the MIGHTY "SMOKE ON THE WATER". Incorrectly of course as I knew Nothing about guitars at that time yet. I went on to play and tour North America in hundreds and hundreds of small towns over years and years of playing Throughout the USA and Canada. Singing and Leading I was front man and Guitar man the group and living the music. All started on a guitar almost exactly like THAT ONE!! SO COOL!! EDIT: I need to learn to wait until the video is over before I comment. LOL. Sorry.

Love your intros Dave , sometimes I just watch a vid for just that , always makes me smile . Best intro on the tube!!!

1964 Guyatone VN-2

Lets start a poll off. Name the shop, and year of first ever guitar purchase. Fender Dreadnought, Fox's Music, Nottingham 1995.

That could make a playable instrument-look forward to seeing you work some musical magic Dave 🔮🔮🪄🪄

I was in charity shop In the north west of the UK, I moved a big Wolly jumper off the top of a box of bric-a-brac the label on the Jumper said Vivian Westwood. I cast that aside , underneath was a 1950s Gibson Kalamazoo , on the back of it scraped the words Robert Johnson.

What about using a strat hardtail bridge, it's basically a strat shape copy anyway. I believe they used to sell this brand in woolworths back in the day.

I think you should reach out to a UK based pick up manufacturer and ask if they'll fix up the pickups FOC just for the fun of being part of the journey :)

Push one of those switches and the landing light comes on lol

Another episode of Daves sanctuary for unloved guitars 😁🎸 Good job Dave, never abandon a bin guitar! 👍

I'd love to learn how to refret and level frets. I know the basic techniques and necessary tools, but I bet actual practice and experience, preferably on cheap instruments, is crucial.

I am glad you got a hold of this Tesco guitar. Imagine being found in a bin, well every Little Helps as they say.

I think you and this guitar were meant to be and it's going to be happy it met you. Big time

its a great wall hanger that will play

Amazing episode real guitar hero . ❤

I wish guitars like this could tell us their history. What a tale they'd have to tell.

Just like that guitar, all of my licks and riffs sound like they were found in a bin. I claim that guitar! 😜

I more or less dumpster found a 1969 Gibson SG. The neck and body were separated and there was very scant hardware. I had no idea what it was at 1st because I am a Fender guy. But after some google image foo and serial number research I was like..."SCORE!!!"... and have been ebaying the rest of the parts since. 98% there after 6 years lol.

I have about 15 guitars Taylor ,Fender, Martin , two takamine , Les Paul , three Yamaha, madlion , fiddle and a banjo I bought high dollar instruments with that said 4 month ago went outside hear trash truck coming and I went out to trash can to bring it back to the house when truck got there it had a guitar case hanging on back I thought it was just a case I said to man on truck you found guitar case he said it a guitar you want it I said yes , lord have mercy I opened case up it as a black fender just like brand new no string on it, I took it had strings put on it omg lord have mercy what a sound ! Layed all the other one aside !

That is awesome! What a find!

I found a USA Telecaster in a bin bag, under a bed. Somebody had took the guitar completely apart and tried to strip the paint off. I rescued the guitar, and put it back together. It still needs a paint job, so any recommendations would be much appreciated :)

That’s ok John Deacon found an amplifier in a bin that a lot of Queen songs were recorded on that looks like George Harrison’s first electric guitar a bit

Grimsby, putting the "Grim" in up north!

Play 'Since you bin gone'.

I'm unsure about that neck pickup, are the splices going to hold? is that corrosion going to kill it? would it be worth having it rewound? or could the pickup be protected somehow eg wax potting?

Is the fifth screw a tilt screw? The headstock looks similar to my Zenon or Audition guitars.

Stick a cheap top load hard tail statolike bridge on it. Don't have to mess about with post holes. Either way ...result!

Dave, dont go to the bank, just photograph the cheque on your banking app and it automatically gets banked.

i liked phone cam, the picture clarity seems to be quite high

Looks like the guitar of the professor from back to the future 😍

I picked a Gibson SG special out of a guitar center dumpster and it didn't work because the hot lead to the jack socket had spun around and came off I fixed it and I wouldn't take less than 3500 dollar's for it .

5th screw hole for the strap button?

Interesting piece of Japanese guitar history & the Tremolo looks possibly original as does the bridge, it would be a shame not to try and keep them. Looking forward to hearing it!

Cool beast !!! What is the scale length? You mentioned baritone... is this a Fender VI type instument ???

Anyone else notice the cat that looked like Hitler in the ally at 2.08 😂

Is the fifth screw for a strap pin ?

I cant believe someone binned a '60s vintage guitar, even if you know nothing about guitars you can tell it is an old one and therefore collectable. That charity shop needs to be made aware of their mistake, and maybe a donation as well.

I don’t imagine people who work in charity shops know anything about guitars. They probably thought it just an old junk instrument that nobody would want. Also a lot of charidees won’t sell any kind of electrical equipment these days.

A treasure.

It doesn't even sound bad. Maybe the bin doesn't work. That must be it. Faulty bin, not faulty guitar.

Scratch block? Scratch box? Scratch can?

That might be the original tailpiece.

What year would it be that guitar dave 60's 70's ?.

i enjoy all your English words that people don't say here, in the States

looks tiesco to me. cool video.

is old epiphone headstock? like a bat shaped one.

the braided wire is the oldest

Can this guitar be used on the new album?, feels like fate

Spend the 25 quid to get it rolling properly with used crap.. make it your main beast.. and name it Maverick… or just re-bin it

Stick a bigsby on it

Historical information appreciated 🧱 🧱 🧱 🚗 ⛪️ 🏠 🛖 🏚 🏡

My all time favorite hobby is bringing guitars back to life. I’ve rescued a dozen or so over the years and spent many wonderful hours cleaning and rehabilitating them back to life and then finding homes for them. THIS WAS AWESOME DAVE. Thanks for sharing.

Middle switch also turns lights on landing on

The 'National Society for the Preservation of Old Man Knees' advises investing in (or pallett build) a work bench. Love the guitar, it's cool and ugly at the same time, right up my street.

I love your road trips, Dave, especially the ones near to home when you're driving around Lincolnshire. I was brought up in the Fens and so I really appreciate these flat land/huge sky environments. I always thought that it was a brilliant idea of Pete Townshend to name The Who's first live album "Live at Leeds", instead of "Live at (some swanky venue in London)". I wish you all the success in the world with Red Giant and if you ever get to the point of releasing a live album, I'd love you to release, "Live in Grimsby", or "Live in Scunthorpe/Skegness". 🙂

Great and entertaining video, Dave. Thank you for that, sir. A fellow I knew, Mikey, was a janitor at the local Army airfield. He had found a beat-up, broken Epiphone Les Paul in a dumpster a few years ago. He brought it to me directly, hoping I could make it work. I glued, clamped, and set the neck (the neck had separated from the rosewood fingerboard for some reason.) Cleaned out all the electronics with DeOxit. I purchased a new tailpiece and tune-o-matic bridge, as the old ones were missing. Polished it, restrung it, and did a nice set-up. The guitar was lovely, and worked just fine! Mikey and his wife were unbelievably happy with the guitar, naturally. I didn't charge them a dime. Sadly, Mikey passed away from a heart attack a year later, at age 40. At the memorial service, his wife let me know that their young son was taking over the guitar, and intended to keep it forever, in memory of his father.

"The fifth screw" there's a Prog Rock song in that for you Dave, have a go!

Maybe the 5th screw was for a strap pin. I thought the pickups sounded quite good. Awesome find in the bin, and cool looking guitar. Looking forward to part two.

This is like. "Dave's Fun Stuff" but with a different Dave. I would have doused that thing in Lysol before doing anything else first.

Very cool guitar. I love those 60’s budget oddities.

i love the fret markers really cool

Waoo i love that video. Restoring an old guitar and giving it a new life is one of the best thing i like to do. It's a very interesting guitar it remembers me my old 1965 japanese SG witch i still have since now. Well we will see what your luthier will do on it later. Thank you a lot Dave it's a great video. See you soon for the next video of this story. Great job for now😉👍

Dude,,,,great vid,,,,pure hell on my knees watching you work on the floor,,......,next vid,,,work on a tabl1/2e/chair,..pleas e,,,tnx,..to whom this may concern =(about 1/2 of us ),...cool old guitar,,I think Stevie Ray Vaughn played a tiasco,..same neck anyway,...sweet....pat &family,,land o' lakes,wi...usa.

Yorkshireman here It's your guitar, obviously . But, don't, just don't, put a bloody gibbo tail piece anywhere near that instrument It would be just wrong , Bigsby knock off by all means, but not a stop tail

I would also take the paint off. I belive that would look great.

It'll be in the bin because charity shops can't test it. There's some good stuff in charity shop skips. I pulled an xbox 360 out one.

The moment sound came out of that thing!!!! MAN!!! what a laugh! Also, it put a huge smile on me face!

that fretboard looks a helluva lot of better than it did. I like the inlay design. Looks like it'd be a beautiful guitar once its finished.

Their is a good reason why that guitar from 1964 has ended up in your hands. 1964!! That's sixty years. Just think, It has sat idly by in dark and dusty corner's of someone's house, garage, loft etc as the rest of the world continued to evolve around it. Spiritually speaking, That guitar has a little bit of someone's soul and passion in it, because it was saved from a journey to the compost heap. Breath some much needed love and life into that guitar Dave sir. I think it's earned it.

Dave, thanks for this Bloody Awesome video, You always seem to find something that you can Repair And Play, I can hear you playing the song If the 6 was 9 By Mr. Jimi, Keep the Great Videos Coming Man, My Best, Cousin Figel

You have “found” an amazing piece of history. I have restored some old 60s Japanese guitars and there are some unique tones for the world to hear. I’m a big fan of the 60s gold foils. I do have a few friends who love those pups on yours. Enjoy and thanks for the save. Beauty!!!!

Love these restoring old guitars vids, and this is an interesting one. Never seen such a thing before. Love the light switch style pickup switches lol.

i have remarked before that i love these "crappy" guitars (thats what guitar snobs think anyway ) they always have a sound and feel of their own , i love my Watkins rapier 33 with fixed neck it plays lovely and easy with nice early rock and or roll tones

What a great piece of guitar history! Dave, I bet you have a good friend with carpentry skills that would love to build you a guitar work table... For Christmas 🎄!

Nice dave..I regret getting rid of one I ahead with the same pickups.. old school cool

Great job cleaning it up..ive missed ya david❤😂

This guitar has that indie rock band feel to it.

The 5th screw would have been a strap button - my old Guyatones are similar

Rich Tone had a an old , scruffy Lowden someone found in a skip in Sheffield and sold it on - it was one of the best sounding guitars I ever played and only 2 grand

Amazing that it worked! Love the vid. Thx for sharing Dave! 🎸👍

Really enjoyed that, looking forward to part two. Proposed new bridge layout fits well with the guitar in my opinion 👍

I need to tell him to keep an eye out for me now, I live in Grimsby. Bought and sold many items there.