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@drivenmad7676

2 жыл бұрын

installing fret wire doesn't look fun at all.

@drivenmad7676

2 жыл бұрын

i wish you lived in Maine. I need a good Luthier.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Repairing other people's guitars is not all that fun.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I live in Japan.

@gw2934

2 жыл бұрын

What is that amazing tool at 16.40 that rounds the fret tops over, ,please can you help me find out thanks George from Scotland.

The irony how so many people spend hours trying to make shiny guitars look old and dirty and here we have somebody making an old dirty guitar shiny is not lost on me.

@brenstitz121

3 ай бұрын

It is quite ironic however things like a custom shop stratocaster that come with cosmetic aging do not render playing ability while something like and old guitar with genuinely dirty, rusted, aged, and mistreated components and hardware will affect your playing ability and repairing them will make the guitar most likely sound and feel better

Wow, for once a Gibson restoration/overhaul where all the gunk, rust and oxidation isn't left on all the parts, nor also added to any replacements so that "it keeps its history"... Looks lovely!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@HashiAkitaPuppy

2 жыл бұрын

not it wasn't what are talking about? Everything looks shiny and new.

@acoffeewithsatan

2 жыл бұрын

@@HashiAkitaPuppy exactly. And good thing it does. EDIT: oh wow, myself to blame for poor phrasing. Actually meant the opposite on my OP.

@pmaicol

Жыл бұрын

Nooo nibs are gone 😢

Andy, such amazing work with attention to detail, I'm privileged to see you work, your simply awesome

LOVE this. Especially love that the ONLY sounds are of your tools and the work that they are doing.

Your craftsmanship and attention to detail are stunning, Andy! Thank you for posting these videos!

Awesome I enjoyed every minute of that video I enjoy working on guitars It is a spiritual undertaking and seeing the results of your work fantastic

That was absolutely brilliant. Your attention to detail is quite something. That LP is perfect now.

I can't get over how clean & new the tuners, tail piece, pickups & all the screws looked!! Awesome job.

Absolute first rate work! Great video style as well, no talking, just the sounds of the work being done. It would be great to see more vintage guitar restorations in this style video.

This is a master class in attention to detail and craftsmanship. Absolutely beautiful work.

I’ve got to tell you it’s very relaxing watching you work. Of course I play guitar and I love working with my hands. There is something special about “things” hand built/repaired. It’s art.

A true master piece. You work is simply an art.

I'm speechless. This is brilliant!

Once I started watching, my eyes were glued to the screen. You sir, are truly amazing. Rock on

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing work done on this guitar ! From the beginning until the end I was hypnotised watching details. Wow

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You have a wonderful gift of patience, dexterity, attention to detail and knowledge of the instrument. I can really appreciate all the work and dedication you put into your work and turn it into a labor of love. Congratulations

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

BEAUTIFUL work. That fret job looks incredible, so very impressive!

Your attention to detail is astounding. Extremely soothing to watch and what a fantastic result.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful work. Inspirational. I doubt that most commercial '"luthiers" running a shop would take nearly that much time or pay that much attention to detail. The frets would just get yanked out, any splintered fingerboard pieces damaged in the process would get hastily repaired with a mix of dark sawdust and crazy glue, and hammer in the new ones. I have a G0 1960 custom shop historic reissue, plain top. Fantastic Les Paul in every way. Other than the differences in the wood grain, it is literally identical to that one. Burst color and fade are identical. Your video has inspired me to pull it out of its case and give it a play.

Absolutely amazing work! Your patience and dedication is second to none. Great job!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing. I love watching this kind of video over most of everything else out there. Wonderful work.

This is my favorite ASMR video EVER. Thank you and very nice job kind sir! 🙏

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

its incredible how unreal good it looks after all that work ...insane skills sir.

This was a treat man. Beautiful work ! Thank you for sharing your skills.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nachdem ich heute schon das Video mit der 70er Strat gesehen habe, habe ich mir dieses jetzt auch angeschaut. Dir könnte man echt stundenlang zuschauen! SUPER!

Man, this is some fantastic work. Really enjoyed watching the video. Thanks for sharing with us!

@Andybassguitar

2 ай бұрын

ありがとうございます。

dude you are an artist when it comes to cleaning up guitars all I can say is WOW

Beautiful, beautiful work. When I saw him polishing everything down to the pickup ring screws I was like damn, this guy means business. haha.

Hello my friend, I really enjoyed watching your work. I also do restore work on every thing. I know what it takes. I am in my 60s and retired. But I still do a little. I just cant put in down. I stay busy on just doing things for my family. My Dad didn't stop Carving till he was almost 80. Thank you for posting your work. Be Proud! You are the Best. I learned alot just watching this post. Thanks again!!!

Glad I stumbled upon this. That was so soothing.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

It was good.

Always love your videos..shown in real time ..let's me learn a lot from you Andy ..you are the Master..hope you are good through these hard times with Covid19 going on..much respect for yourself and the work you do..peace from New Zealand

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mrfatbobrider1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@Andybassguitar most welcome my friend

Sir, I admire Your enthusiasm and patience...great work!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great work, really fantastic; and the quality of your video and sound shows your approach to everything you do, top quality.

@Andybassguitar

2 ай бұрын

ありがとうございます。

What a meticulous work, man. Congratulations!

this is artisan work, so hypnotic to see, i'm delighted

Man oh man this is such high quality craftsmanship!! すごい!!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Absolute craftsman. Pleasure to watch.

This was so soothing. Great job!

Awesome content Andy. I am learning to work on my own guitars and watching you should be helpful. Thanks!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love your videos, and also really enjoy when you livestream the longer videos, too.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing work! Stunning restoration!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Man you're an awesome luthier! Great job! You're videos enchant me, keep it up! 👏👏

@ComeOnLets

Жыл бұрын

This isn't luthiery. He has cleaned an instrument not made it.

As an owner of two older well worn in LPs, while I never plan on “prettying up” my guitars, I can say I appreciated your work and attention to detail. Great video

@Andybassguitar

2 ай бұрын

ありがとうございます。

Absolutely fantastic work!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great work with very nice detail. Your picture quality is superb, keep up the good work. You're "μερακλής" as we say in Greece. This means a professional or hobbyist that loves what he does and gives his best self on every job. Cheers!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Dude you do outstanding work ,a true master

Very nice work! Great video.

That was just awesome what a wonderful craftsman you are

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Es lo mas relajante que he visto mientras estaba trabajando

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Wow, it's the fret work that I am learning, so at 14.20 he uses a feeler gauge to make sure there are no gaps between the new frets and the fingerboard, fantastic idea,if you have no gaps and the frerboard is level and radiused perfectly you will have very little level and crowning to do which is the goal, loved this video !

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. You're right about leveling the frets, but that's an ideal and a task that doesn't take into account precision. There is also the matter of fret height error. Fret leveling is always necessary for fret replacement. Especially on a Fender type fingerboard, it is also necessary to deliberately cut down the ideal fret radius.

@gw2934

2 жыл бұрын

@@Andybassguitar thanks Andy,,most important for me mate, what is that tool you use at 16 min 40 to 16,47 ,( and again at 17.05 ),after you used the sanding block .is it to round the fret tops over,I've never seen a tool like this before ,,did you make it yourself ! Can i buy one from you ?Thanks George.

@notjoeaverage

2 жыл бұрын

@@gw2934 If it's the same as mine it's basicaly a block of wood and some indoor/outdoor carpet wrappped around it for cushoining and then sandpaper in various grits to get the file marks out of the tops of the frets and restore a bit of the crown. Some do just this and no recrowning file I do both. Also works good for a fret dress to get divots out.

Gorgeous work!

The whole guitar refinish was just stunning, right down to the screws. But I think my favorite part was the fret job. Just perfection. I know some "purist" probably gave you grief for removing the binding tabs or whatever the proper term is. But there's no way to get the frets like that level of perfection without getting rid of them. Just amazing work. I am a woodworker by hobby and consider my skills in woodworking probably just below where you are, but your patients and attention to detail leave me in the dust. Like buffing out those tuning machines. I just don't have the stones to go to that level. You do. Bravo.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your appreciative comments!

@christianlarsson2038

2 жыл бұрын

"Nibs"

@acoffeewithsatan

2 жыл бұрын

Check out some videos of other luthiers performing a refret while keeping the nibs. Not only the operation takes probably twice as long, but at least one is probably already broken and they're too worn down from successive leveling jobs that they need to get remade using dissolved binding and acetone. By that point you're not really preserving anything and, despite the cost of a guitar like this, I suppose their owners don't have an endless cash flow, either.

@violinesko5841

2 жыл бұрын

If you do not have the patience and the ability to put the frets without removing the binding, it is better that you leave that work to others instead of leaving it. All his great work is tarnished by doing that. I personally did not pay him for that and would have asked him to re-bind it, or else he would take it to someone who can do it without having to remove them

@acoffeewithsatan

2 жыл бұрын

@@violinesko5841 Such refret job would be more expensive than your Schecter (or any of mine, either, for the matter). Maybe someone who can afford a guitar like this would only do right by preserving essentially a piece of history but, in the end of the day, the owner has the last word on his property.

Amazing fret work looks like a dream to play great videos

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

On some occasion, I have stopped to think that purists of vintage guitars and "Relics" would think of the work of this gentleman, in my opinion it is to praise the care and affection for detail that he shows in his work, a true work of crafts. What do you think? All the best.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

I want to do this fretwork on a vintage guitar. Someday. I think it would be the coolest thing to have a beautiful fret and nut on a beautiful fingerboard on a dirty looking guitar. (I think) Thanks for your very happy comment!

True artist! Great Job!

This is awesome, I would love to see more!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have a lot of videos, so please watch them. kzread.info/head/PLCcTq9014uD99aMpiXT4xtdy38F3o4Bt0

Yep....... could not look away, that was art.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’d love to have my bench next to yours so I could e thoroughly enjoy the vibe every day and learn a ton while we work. I love everything except cleaning off the patina on the hardware. To me that kind of aging is perfect. But the fine approach to everything else is lovely.

한국에도 이런분이 계셨군요. 힐링하고 갑니다. 꼭 한번 찾아뵙겠습니다.

fantastic job, admire your attention to details, also noticed a few tricks I do myself, like taking some of the tack of the tape.

Really wonderful work mate. Very meticulous.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That was amazing I work on my own guitars fret polishing wiring pickup swaps fitting hardware making bone nuts and I’ve amassed quite a few decent tools so I was with you all the way…..BUT your level of craftsmanship is light years ahead of me so it was pure guitar porn.

Amazing work. Trying to figure out what my favourite part is. Probably the nut - it's perfection

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Un trabajo espectacular, saludos desde Buenos Aires Argentina!!!!

Great Work. very nice Gibson Les Paul.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

Beautiful work !!!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just found your channel and subscribed. Great work.

You did a great job. I’m restoring a 2008 PRS which the owner decided to relic. What a mess! I’m going through these same steps. Well done friend. 👍

@mariannwatt2678

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that makes me cringe i have a 95 custom 24 thats steinway black shines a mirror in all the years its been around the world with me it looks like new it cost me a lot of hard earned money and i cant think why people like the relic look good luck hope you can return it to its past glory j watt axehammer

@MaxPower-js1sk

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariannwatt2678 I wish you could see this. The guy even ripped out the pickups and put in Chinese micro pots. It used to be shiny black like yours. I’m about to strip the ugly metallic blue spray can finish (no clear coat). It’s a great guitar. It plays great and sounds great.

Perfect job, hugs from Brazil.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

And that's about as good as it gets. Perfect.

Wonderful job, wonderful tool )))

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Superb work!

@Andybassguitar

2 ай бұрын

ありがとうございます。

Fantastic job

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

exceptionnel . Good job .this video is very weightless

Amazing work !!!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Truly amazing, you’re workmanship is impeccable and immaculate. I like that this is a refurbish and not a full restoration, it keeps all the original parts and makes it look and play better than it used to be. I have tried to do many of these things on guitars but there’s only so much you can do on black hardware before having to paint it or replace it since my cousin seems to sweat acid that would make any luthier replace everything but the husk.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

いつもながら丁寧なお仕事ですね。感服します 映像美もさることながら音が心地良いです 削る・回す・叩く・磨く音 等々、時々鈴虫... ^ ^ ウィスキー飲みながら見たい動画でした

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

ありがとうございます！いっぱいひっかけながら見てやってください。

Fala meu amigo !!!!! Sou do Brasil e fiquei impressionado com seu trabalho….. onde você compra suas ferramentas e seus kit para reparo para guitarras? Parabéns pelo seu trabalho

Wow. It turned out good.

Cool technique for removing the knobs

Wow your meticulous great restoration

Serviço lindo e você é muito caprichoso!!!

very satisfying

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, good!

You are an artist.

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You're a wizard Andy!

you will be snatched up any of the major guitar companies soon n i can see you in the right place at the fender custom shop

Beatifull work

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Meticulous work. Big Respect. \m/

This is like restoration ASMR

I have to admit, my heart broke just a little bit seeing those binding nibs get cut off from the fretboard. Your fretwork was absolutely stunning though once finished. Amazing end product. Looks like a brand new guitar!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I used to be reluctant to cut the nibs off the binding, but now I'm not so reluctant anymore because the nibs prevent me from doing the fretwork I want. If you leave the nibs in, it is very difficult and expensive. It's a difficult thing to do. If you have nibs, it is hard to play, so I recommend you to remove them.

@remingtonatcheson8106

2 жыл бұрын

Les Pauls are so much better without the nibs

@melodica5407

2 жыл бұрын

@@Andybassguitar i wonder if gibson intentionally does fret binding so that people would bring their guitars to gibson for a refret

@grantcindrich

2 жыл бұрын

I frequent buying nibless Gibsons due to the extra bend room.

@remingtonatcheson8106

2 жыл бұрын

@@melodica5407 I've never heard of people bringing their guitars back to Gibson for a refret unless they're some sort of high profile musician or they live in the area of their factory. Plenty of luthiers can do a refret it just takes more time and a pain in the butt.

Craftsmanship meets arts

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Best Regards and Best Wishes!

god level restoration

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You do fantastic work! I especially like the work you did on the nut. That is one of the better ones I have ever seen made live on KZread! The overall appearance is superb!!

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

Внимание мелочам, это признак мастерства. Мое уважение.

im not luthier, the refret work little bit different than other luthiers, great work, always relax to watch high skill luthier work on guitar.

Great job! 👍👍👍

@Andybassguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!👍

Great job.

Congrat man! Best regard !