I envy your ability to just stumble across potential projects

@allenhanford

10 ай бұрын

IKR? I live in Philadelphia and I never see anything good.

@VioIetRamirez

10 ай бұрын

Frrrr

@Coppergear

10 ай бұрын

Everything is everywhere

@jerbear7952

10 ай бұрын

There are 10 projects in your own home. Projects are everywhere.

@gentleeyes

10 ай бұрын

I envy his ability to actually see the projects through. This guy is a wonder!

Wow. Not only did you do a fantastic job restoring the guitar, but you pulled a catchy indie rock song out of nowhere. Good show, David!!

@maxwellthorpe8004

10 ай бұрын

@@wriglarzzz no i dont think he's joking. i genuinely loved the sound of that

@pthelo

10 ай бұрын

@@wriglarzzz Joking about what, mate?

@_M.Silva_

10 ай бұрын

@@wriglarzzz you must be so sad finding such a non funny comment funny

@oldmcfarlane

10 ай бұрын

I had the same guitar, I literally left mine leaning against a dumpster. The maintenance guy at the apartment building gave it to his kid.

@birdybutch

10 ай бұрын

what is fantastic about it?)

You saved that guitar's life, making you a literal guitar hero. :D

@DavidHilowitzMusic

10 ай бұрын

haha I guess so, yeah

@DeathMayBeYourSantaClausz

3 ай бұрын

it's just entertainment

@fishcelery4894

2 ай бұрын

@@DeathMayBeYourSantaClausz just?

What could be more beautiful than giving this guitar a second life? Preserving the scars left by time pays homage to it. It's a beautiful story that shows creativity doesn't necessarily lie in buying new equipment. Thank you, David.

I swear you must have some hidden power to just stumble upon instruments and audio equipment

@redstonemaster4300

10 ай бұрын

Yeah after a while us musicians just find them I have tons of guitars I bought for $40 or just found in the trash

@neongravity88

9 ай бұрын

How

@101Volts

3 ай бұрын

It kinda just happens once you start looking enough without giving up. My finds, though, were all in Yard Sales and Goodwill. Also one in a Flea Market, though that one was a Favilla Bros. Bowlback Mandolin from 1912. Eventually, something's gotta give. And some of that can be astonishing, even now. Else, I wouldn't have been given a 1935ish Supertone, even though it's badly warped (but is still fixable.)

This is like an analogy of the unpredictable changes we go through in our life... you never know how things gonna end up and no matter how long darkness and loneliness take over our days theres always a chance to be rescued and raise again like this guitar. I loved it!

@chinmeysway

10 ай бұрын

Still takes funds to be there ?

@wintercriesoficial

10 ай бұрын

@@chinmeysway sorry i don't understand the question

Can't find the right words to express my admiring for you 😇. What others consider garbage changes into a joyful video with a lovely song. That's really a gift to be so creative as you are. Thanks as always for sharing and all the best to you!

The song stands on its own, but I definitely think bringing the viewer along for some of the creative process creates that much more of a connection to it. That peek behind the curtain is something else. Thanks, once again, for sharing!

I don’t play an instrument, produce music, or restore things, but there’s just something so fascinating about your videos. ❤

Instantly fell in love with this song. What a great project, thanks for giving a new life to the instrument!

I live near you. I remember that guitar. My wife and I spoke to a woman in the back yard about it and some Dansko shoes sat out on the sidewalk side of their fence. Love your videos.

nice, wild timing too. I recently happened upon my old squire guitar that I had at my parent's place and is in major need of some tlc as they kept it outside in the backyard for most of the several years I've been away. Really awesome video

As a bass and a guitar player i felt sad seing that guitar left alone. You did good rescuing it and ur song was great :)

Great work and it is fantastic that the wood was still "alive" . I once found an electric guitar in the trash and I made an electric bouzouki that also works

I was surprised that you finished the fingerboard with tru oil and left the rest of the neck as you found it! Pretty amazing that it was mostly playable after years outside like that. The song sounded cool!! I’m looking forward to seeing what other experiments you have in store…

A broken, abandoned guitar is the perfect metaphor for Philly.

You're offically my favourite youtube channel, you're so curious, creative and inspiring.

bro single handedly saved this guitar’s life. Amen

You know, when I see stuff like this, it breaks me.. As a musician, it just, it hurts so badly. I'm glad there's people like you out there who manage to give them a second chance though.

Love this track you made with it. Really nice groove and harmonies!

Insane how clean the print is on the back of the headstock considering the condition of the rest

I clicked for the guitar repair but stayed for the song. I am glad that this video is simply beautiful and experimental in all ways possible.

I am a saver of broken guitars. It isn't that hard to do and $500 worth of tools is enough...easily. Don't even need that much initially. Glue, clamps and sandpaper is enough sometimes. Fixing and modding and setting up guitars takes time but it's fun. Especially when one gets to play them or know that other's are benefiting from the effort. As my son begins high school I will volunteer my time and tools to fixing and improving guitars there and at other schools. If it has a straight neck it's usually worth fixing. Twisted necks are my limit, but I'll save everything else on a guitar. Especially Strats because there are so many necks out there. They seem to just turn up in my universe. Watching this video has my mind made up that I must build a bassitar of some kind. Must must must. Cheers David Hilowitz Music. Last bit, if one ever breaks a truss rod on a budget guitar please don't toss it. Same with badly worn frets. Either isn't worth the time and effort to restore them if the guitar is worth less than about $1k. Instead just modify it to be a slide guitar. Just raise the action sky high and tune it to an Open tuning. Slide is fun and if one looses their grip strength over time, playing slide is still very do-able at a basic level. It's still making music and it'll keep one's mind active and creative into the late years.

It takes a lot of confidence and self respect to be so open with your creative process in your videos. Thanks for allowing us a glimpse into that very personal aspect of creation.

clicked for the guitar ... stayed for the song and sheer talent . Awesome!

Great job on this restoration David, amazing job as always!

Nailed the 90’s vibe with that bassline

Chills when you started recording the vocals! What a track, and such a cool instrument to add to your collection.

I could watch you create a song everyday. The process is inspiring!

You really kind of do it all, don’t you? I learn so much from this channel! Thank you!

Sounds incredibly good to me. Love that and dig that you gave it a new life. I always hope to just a find a guitar somewhere. Great voice, man.

To give a guitar a new life is the most impressive thing you did. And the way it returned to life is the most. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Good job!!!👍🏼

I found an electric guitar in the trash a couple of years ago, but mine just hangs on the wall next to an acoustic guitar that i also found in the trash. Both are First Act kids toys, so no real loss to the world of music.

beautiful instrument with a beautiful story! i love the song too, you got a great voice

This is so cool! First time seeing this channel can't wait to see other videos David.

Loved the video and the track. Well done

Great work, sir. Your chorus sounds more like a pre-chorus, to my ear, as it's still building-up to something bigger, a crescendo, before descending back into a verse. Sounds great, and I really appreciate the reusing of something left to rot!

Simply wonderful, brought a real smile to my face, many thanks. Ace song too. xxx

As a bassist I salute the power of the bassitar and the rescued. May the low end serve you well in this new life.

i really like the song you've come out with. amazing stuff

I wasn’t expecting such an amazing banger to come from the thumbnail. I really liked how this vid played out. It would be cool to see more like this

Love the video and the song. Nice way of working.👍

I love your improvisation. Good on ya, lad.

Your videos are so well done my friend!

You channel is so chilling, love it

LOVE LOVE LOVE your song, sir.

What a wonderful bass sound! Good work and a cool song too. 🔥

Wow! Not to mention that growly bit you just played, it sounded like a heavy duty electronic keyboard. Just superb🎉❤

your video quality is wonderful, super underrated!!

woooww i'm digging the music❤❤❤... 1st time seeing that guitar setup.. and i liked it.. great work man!

Just found your channel, and that saved my day! Your videos are calming and awesome!

Sir, you provide some of the best content on the entire internet IMO. Thank you!

I love your work. Thanks for making the internet a better place 😊

I just love your channel, the vibe and quality is so good, and your composing skills are so consistent. Loved the song, by the way! it reminded me a lot of a song called Unfolded Eye, by From grotto, One of my favorite bands.

I have one of these from 2000 and this series was GREAT. I can’t say enough nice things about it

One kind of video I like to watch is the guitar restoration or in this case Bassitar... This instrument is truely one of a kind man. Love to see the guitar comes back to life from its bad day again... No guitar deserve to be abandoned😊😊

Excellent work!!

I used to live right next to that guitar in West!! This is amazing :)

the chorus of this song reminds me of Death Cab! Awesome job David, you're videos are insanely inspiring!

Bro i cannot stop watching your videos now. I love the formatting.

Very cool. Love the sound from that basitar

I love the headstock on that, it looks amazing

dude, this is awesome and i find your videos really inspiring!!! thank you very much!!!

Love the fact you turned it into a bassitar, and the song is awesome.

i seriously love ALL of this. The idea, the recovery, the song!

yeah!! David at his best - equal parts inspiration. talent, ingenuity, curiosity. Well done, love the track!

This was very cool! Love this project and the results

Love your song here.

So cool, you're so good with building instruments almost from scratch. Amazing!

Basitars are absolutely amazing! I got an old strat I made into one, and I love it. Amazing vid as usual!

Really like that song, and the concept of a two string bass.

Love the way the headstock looks. I'd spray clear over it!

You've earned my respect for rescuing that guitar. Nice Vocals.

Very cool video, love your bassitar and that you saved that poor guitar - catchy song too! 👍🎶😎

awesome song!! your videos make me love music more than i thought was possible!!!

Just amazing!

Absolutely fantastic video

Really enjoyable vid, thanks David. I look forward to your uploads

@DavidHilowitzMusic

10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Love your videos! Such a cool project and explanation on that POTUSA guitar I had totally forgotten about. I’ll be looking for a scrap guitar soon thanks to you!

dude this is awesome diggin the end song man deff adding to my playlist this is proof that you don't need and expensive guitar to sound amazing

And just like that, you've earned my sub. Hope to find a part 2 for this!

That was very inspiring! Thank you!

You’re an incredible human being!

6:21 man i love this chrunchy rumbling sound.

Cool project and song!

This song you made is sick, it could easily be in my playlist

so amazing this song sounds so good man

This song escalated quickly! :) Congrats.

You're very talented Mr. Hilowitz

What a fund project, thank you for sharing it!

Love the song! [Heading to Band camp right now]

Dude, i love your videos!

I cant explain how I wanna be you so bad ur just a music genius man be grateful of you’re skill because I would kill to have such musical talent and wish I could have you’re skills one day

Lends new meaning to one man's trash is another man's treasure. Those two-note chords really did give the illusion that it was a bass.

You saved the guitar and it thanked with awesome music in return

Wow! I first thought that the guitar needed much more work than it actually did. Cool to see it going again! And that song you made with it sounds a lot like QOTSA, which is awesome

Sweet bass. Killer song. Def something I vibe to

Always a great day when we see a new upload on your channel :)

One of my first guitars was found by my dad in a dumpster. I cleaned off the gunk, and it's still one of my favorites. I call it the Dumpstercaster.

Love the song at the end! Gives me a lot of Mike Krol vibes..