You are the Bob Ross of guitars restoration and I mean that as a sincere compliment. Love the description of the volume and tone markers and grubby switch 😂! Excellent restoration! Looks fantastic!

@dougsaroma

Жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same thing. Very similar voice. Really nice job on the restoration.

@zzyzxRDFwy15

8 ай бұрын

Scotty D doesn't even have an afro...

I always would brush on chemical stripper and then slide the body into a hefty bag and seal it. Let it sit over night and the finish would melt right down and scrape off a lot easier! Love that guitar!! TV yellow is absolutely the color to do it!!!

You are a real artist with the voice that goes with it. South Africa.

Man those 58-60 double cuts are so awesome. Especially in TV yellow

I want that Special!!!

Beautiful ❗️ I love the great care you take and the love you give these restorations.

@harpethguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank You 😊

Awesome sound, just stunning bottom end!

Awesome restoration and it sounds magnificent.

I think the restoration is wonderful. It was surprised that the cavities weren’t masked of and the only original paint still on it was just painted over.

Been playing Specials and Juniors exclusively forever. That one sounds ok. Nice resto

Awesome work!👍😎🎸🎶

Awesome job. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing. GBU

Just fantastic job!

I lovd it too, great pickups ! soft and energic

That old Gibson definitely has a soul. Good job.

@harpethguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

Very Very Wonderful Work!!

Awesome work.

The most beautiful sound I've heard in a guitar in my life, from the top of my age

Very nice work!

Ot does sound awsome .I hope I find my one guitar I can't live without. Great job brother ❤

Great job!!!

Just stumbled upon this video while trying to battle the cold weather... Nice job my friend.

Greetings from Paris France, great job , great video Merci 😊

@harpethguitar

Ай бұрын

Thank you too!

Great job!

You sir are a true craftsman

The Special is one my favorite instruments. Buddy of mine has a 60 single cut away in TV yellow. Best electric I’ve ever played-

Great presentation style.

Nice work mate, 👍🇬🇧

Excellent restoration. I wish I had your patience and skill to perform jobs like that. 🍻 🇨🇦 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

Simply nothing better than a good Special.

Great job, i like the bridge ppick up sound bright but with like you said a bit more bass in there, fantastic sounding 💪👍

Beautiful.

👍 Nice work!

That's a cool guitar, man!

Awesome ! easy choice....subscribed

Thanks man from me job with that ole girl sounds and look great!👌👍🎸🤟

Sounds amazing even before you’ve lifted a finger on the restoration - the P90 - even in a one pickup Junior configuration (perhaps especially in one pup config) really is my favourite Gibson pickup…

100% Leslie West. Great tone.

What a fantastic job! The craftsmanship - counting drops of pigment, sheesh! - is just sensational. I could just imagine Rick Richards of the Satellites, or maybe the Great Fatsby himself, jamming with this axe and nodding their heads - "Aaaah, Yeah...!"

@harpethguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank You 😊

Nice work

great vid

gosh that old wood sounds so good.

I think the headstock restoration was superb. I would have liked to see that being done.

Hey, you have a lot of skills and do really good work. I'd point out, however, that shooting highly flammable nitrocellulose lacquer into an electric fan that doesn't have a non-explosive motor is pretty risky. You probably have been doing it for awhile but all it takes is that one time and you could have a life changing event. Non-explosive fans don't cost that much.

Awesome job, enjoyed the video a lot!

@harpethguitar

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Steven! 🤩

If your using a paint stripper and it melts the paint off it's probably not poly, I have done quite a few poly removals and it always took a heat gun and a scraper. It looks great now nice job!

@MrBioniclefan1

3 ай бұрын

Yes you are right

Well done

Little tip with paint stripper on poly. Put it on with a brush and wrap it with cling film or glad wrap. Thats how we do it on cars, the fumes really help to lift the paint.

@harpethguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank You 😊

@j_freed

Жыл бұрын

That seems very efficient, and actually more environmentally friendly because you're using less volatile compounds for more results.

a little late but wauw i love that doubble cut and it sounds amazing nice job!

Great job! In ‘68 I had a LPSpecial. During a practice break, the guitar was leaned against my Gibson amp. Horselay amongst two bandmates resulted in a neck break. My Dad used Elmer’s glue to repair it. Picked it up a few days later and no discord all the way up the neck! Aside from the scar it was perfectly playable. I eventually traded it to a new Gibson ES335TD. It was cherry red and I miss it!

@harpethguitar

8 ай бұрын

😃🎸🎸

That bridge pick up is nice

Jeez, she's beautiful!

the original TV lacquer finish on Specials and Juniors came from the same finish used on wood TV frames and cabinets in the US in the late 50's and 60's. Hence the name, TV yellow. It's an inconsistent finish that would range from bright yellow to more brown, red and olive green. I guess Fender, at the time, got a very good deal on a stockpile of it for lower-end student models

nice spray job !

Very nicely done restoration job. I love those old Les Paul Specials and Juniors, the old SGs with P90s are also great sounding and playing instruments. I liked the way that you managed to dig out the the wood putty etc and skilfully replacing it with mahogany, the final colour of the guitar looks perfect to me.

@harpethguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes these are sweet guitars 🎸

The guitar ive got to own someday.

It would be cool to see the lucky owner’s reaction when he sees it for the first time after it’s been restored. Pimp my 59LPS 🎸 🤩 Amazing workmanship.

@harpethguitar

7 ай бұрын

Indeed! Thank you 😊

Very excellent !!!!!!!!❤😊

@harpethguitar

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

The word you were looking for is Ohm, nice job

Sounds fantastic. Even sounded good before you restored it.

Hey Leslie West called and he wants his guitar back! Glad you got rid of that doggy do-do brown paint. It had to go!

well done 👍

@harpethguitar

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

The only thing grubbier than the switch tip is the #!$%!&# sound. Fantastic!

Nice job on that Les Paul.

@harpethguitar

5 ай бұрын

Thank You 😊

Nice job. Great guitar, Nice sound. I knew the DC special model off course but never had the occasion to hear a real 59 one in isotion. It's probably my dream guitar but i always found the pickgard a little goofy.. The junior is nicer but i need the neck pickup. Your sound is fantastic on the neck.

@harpethguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙏

To stay in tune use a graphite nut.Otherwise its a nightmare.Excellent job...!!!!

@j_freed

Жыл бұрын

A properly cut and polished bone nut with the smallest amount of lube might be just about as good. Plus it looks traditional. My 90s Les Paul is pretty stable.

Had to come back to this one, Scotty! Wow, what a glorious job you did on this beauty. The color was SPOT ON! One thing I've noticed, which I didn't realized the first time around was that you opted to use the original tail piece. If you still have access to this guitar, might a suggest a Music City Bridge - the kind endorsed by Uncle Larry! No weird mods, just perfect intonation. If you've seen them before, then you know. I think it's called the Stud Finder. Joe Glaser's humble invention. Anyway- thanks again for sharing this beauty with us. it's really appreciated!!

@harpethguitar

3 ай бұрын

👍🏻😊👍🏻

polyurethane is bad for furniture also. We should never apply anything that can't be reversed. I learned that from restorers of old paintings. I agree with you, poly does protect, but it also makes it very difficult to totally remove from wood, you are lucky because you are spraying another finish on it and not leaving it natural. Very nice work by the way. I was surprised the paint wasn't applied heavier, you can see the wood grain through the paint, almost like a 'wash'.

@WinstonTexas829

Жыл бұрын

I agree with this. I work with pianos, many from the C.19. Everything in them is reversible with heat or solvents. It’s a big reason they’re still going today.

@j_freed

Жыл бұрын

I would love to strip the finish off my 1985 fender Japan Strat, it's probably one of those thick reacted finishes that looks like the chocolate candy layer on Glossette almonds. I've seen a picture of a water damaged example that was peeling finish. But is it worth it? I know it would remove half a pound of plasticky weight off the body, and allow the wood to dry out, but the job could be a mess…

I actually didn't expect it to sound this good and agressive damn didn't even know P90s can produce that sound

@j_freed

Жыл бұрын

That’s 80% of the Humbucker / PAF crowd… Fun fact: early PAFs attempted to emulate the bright and thick P-90 sound with less hum. It was a compromise design. Thus, the P-90 sound falls right between a humbucker and something like a fat Tele single coil. And there’s a volume pot on a guitar for a reason, between songs.

@Mazut0

Жыл бұрын

@@j_freedfrom Gibson's roster: burstbucker pro's sound absolutely horrible, 500T is one of the worst pups I ever heard, 498T is decent, but the original PAF variants and T-Tops have THE sound, I had/tried most of them, some old school Epiphone and Tokai pups sound better than everything Gibson has to offer the last years. Just my personal opinion. Sadly never tried a P-90 that sounds so PAF-esque like the one from the video

I knew the "Rip Your Hand Apart Pointers" under another name: "Thumb Bleeders" :))

I have no problem with poly...but not on a 59. Great job restoring it.

@harpethguitar

8 ай бұрын

Right on!

Good job! I have a 1983 SG Special in TV Yellow. I love the yellow color. Mine has checks and cracks all over it though. Kind of cool, but kind of not cool.

Seems like the pickups have different polarities; when using both you get that out of phase sound. I had that situation with a late ‘60’s SG Special I have. I’ve heard sometimes they came out wired like that from the factory.

Plug that beauty into a vintage Marshall Super Lead, crank it, and then youll get the million dollar rock tone!

those P90s are my favorite pickup. It's almost a middle ground between Fender single coils and Gibson Humbuckers.

Wow, excellent craftsmanship. I really loved watching this video and you bringing this old guitar back to it's original Glory.

Nicely done. I would have liked to heard it played through a big tube amp, couldn't tell for sure but it looked like it was going through that little Fender Champion. Crank ti through a Mesa Boogie, etc. Good job, though.

Much better than that Brown....

I miss the clear coat, shouldn't the surface be smooth and shiny?

You knew what you were doing when you picked that thumbnail photo! You got me to click right away 😂

Happy birthday Les Paul and thank you for inventing the solid body guitar in the Epiphone factory 1939 - 41..if not for you and Epiphone there would be No Gibson Les Paul today period!..Also I would Add that Les Paul played Epiphones especially recoding from the early 1940s to the end of the 1950's..when he was under contract with Gibson..Gibson eventually to him to stop and when his contract ended with Gibson he started playing both epiphone and Gibson Live I should know saw him in March of 2009..

a heat gun is a good option with polyurethane and you can pull it up in big sections.

I think it looks good before the repaint.

We briefly had a vintage guitar shop in my hometown, and they had a vintage LP Jr. that was TV Yellow on the front and that exact shade of brown on the back. When I asked why it was discolored, the shop owner explained to me that the original formula for TV Yellow paint was highly reactive with cigarette smoke, and that the guitar's original owner was a heavy smoker. I don't know if that holds true, but it sounds plausible.

@johnnynbk

11 ай бұрын

*58

I've owned many Specials since the 1960's. Sounds to me like 1 of the pickups is out of phase in the middle position - which could easily happen if the coil wires were reversed on 1 of the pickups at some point in time. This can be corrected by reversing the wires on 1 of the pickups. Listen to the difference and you will see.

Fantastic job of restoring the 59 special. I was really hoping you would do a light relicing with a little checking and a few will placed scratches and chips. Then put a nice layer of grime and polish it up nice lol I still love it though.

@andrewkaminskas7721

9 ай бұрын

ew

Early '70s neck pickup not original. Still cool

Nice restoration. Looks like the neck pickup is 70s with the clear bobbin. I think you are getting the "wrong" sound with the two pickups combined. Either the magnetic polarity is flipped, the leads were reversed or the pickup is wound the other way.

@victordeflorio8282

7 ай бұрын

I agree. Not an original 50's P-90 at the neck. They di not have clear bobbins.

JFC... did they use it to stir paint?

You did an incredible job, but part of me really likes that tacky brown colour. Big fan of guitars in 'ugly' colours lol

Never was a fan of TV Yellow or any opaque finish. I like the wood grain visible.

@LP5369GT

5 ай бұрын

I know same here. When he first said TV yellow I was like ‘nooo’ but if it was the original color and the owner wants to restore it back to his dad’s guitar totally have to respect that. Very nice restore.

@timhamlett5042

5 ай бұрын

@@LP5369GT I don’t care if other people like. It just is not for me. Also I need to retract my opaque finish statement. I own a white Strat with a gold anodized pick guard and gold hardware. My tribute to David Gilmour.

Where did you get that Les Paul from the bottom of the sea

And of course Grover gears.

Awesome, did it actually sound different without the poly or was it the amp settings?

@harpethguitar

9 ай бұрын

The amp for sure 😀

Seeing hoe it's a refin, you could use shielding paint in the cavities, the P90 single coils can be rather noisy.

evry tim you say guitar i take a drink, am i drunk!

Are you sure the guitar isn't out of phase in the middle position now?

Tone paint?

That 1 heavy stripe of white wash came back to bite you

Nice job on the color. Don't you need a little more clear lacquer on the finish?

@harpethguitar

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!