Can we turn this TRASHED Epiphone into the ULTIMATE Les Paul Custom?! | Restoration & Mod VLOG
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
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The guitar turned out amazing, I’d definitely want to see more content like that
A hard yes to more vids like this. This is pretty much the direction I'm heading in. Where, if the neck and body have that feel MOJO, I pick it up and do work on the electronics and hardware myself.
First time commenting. Kyle love this kind of content. I've been wanting to get back into guitar restoration. But it's feeling a bit daunting. Your very concise and make this seem not so over whelming. It's amazing the difference u made in thay gorgous epi.
Awesome video, I dig these upgrade videos, because I as well love this part of being a guitar player, by the way those pickups sound incredible!
Thank you!! Glad to hear it!
Might be my favorite sounding guitar that I've seen on the channel, so far. Super articulate and just pissed off sounding. Good work!
Hey Kyle, what a great journey you took us on with this video. The guitar was definitely worth putting some time and money into. It turned out really good. Thanks for putting the time into making this for the channel. Keep up the excellent work! Look forward to seeing more cool videos from ya. Cheers from Texas.
First time watching your channel. I did not expect that great of a result, nor that impressive of a demo! Thanks for demoing the guitar in more then one way with the direct input sound and then the sound in the room. I wish more people would do that. Subscribed!
That was a fantastic video, and you did a great job on that restoration/upgrade. Please make more videos like this. Very entertaining and knowledgeable stuff. Keep it up 🤘
I'm 58, and I've never paid more than 600.00 for any guitar, even in the 80s. The Gibson line is way over priced and is priced for labor and not parts. Pots, and wire, and etc are no bearing on tone. I have squires that I've gigged with for over 30 years, and it pays bills. You must know how to set up a neck and pups. I never wanted to sound like anyone and just play songs and I've never been interested in learning every note of solos, but I also play country and most of it came in time with practice. It's cool you do this. It's exactly what anyone can do with time and patience, and education
One Reason why Gibson's are more expensive,is #1 the name, and back in the day they were all handcrafted. Also Gibson did all the research and development, what's less expensive guitars all they had to do is copy it they did not have to invent it. I'm like you, as far as being older also,, I'm 67 now,,started playing in 1967, at age of 10. My first Gibson was a Gibson SG standard P-90s,$149.99. then my next Gibson was a ES -125 that was also under $200. Gibson Les Paul, cost,$285.99. still have my Gibson's but now,, there's so many good Gibson based Guitars like PRS, etc. would you buy cheaper because they did not do the research and development.. now,,,I'm mostly a fender guy..
Just once in life.. A guitar player should own a gibson les paul.. Even if it is just for a month or two... It may seem like a lot of money but in 5 or 10 years you will still have that money if you decide to sell... Its like a Rolex.. You actually get to own the product for free whilst you own it. On the other hand you can keep it and be proud that you bought what the other guitars can only copy.
My husband used dowels to pluged bridge holes on this Epy. This had real bad dicast had casting lines so he put all Gibson everything . Thank you.
I'm impressed Kyle , 😉 keep up the great demo's. The guitar looks great , good job 😉 more demo's like these .
That's such a sick lookin guitar! I've recently decided to start trying to do my own setups, mods, etc. and it's videos like this that make it seem alot easier to jump into when you're not super handy or mechanically inclined. thanks!
I put a graphtec rezomax bridge on my e2 and i have been in love with it ever since. I have been surprised that they don't get more love. Nice build Kyle!
Hi Kyle, I never post comments for some reason but this video fired me up. Please make more stuff like this 🙏🏻
It is great to watch someone not that professional doing projects like this. It is encouraging! 💪🏻
Looks great! I would totally polish the back. I would always change the pickups on an Epiphone, I'm not a fan of them but I do like the Gibson Burst buckers. I think pickups are a personal choice, some people hear & feel the difference others don't. Excellent work!
All of your videos are cool, but really enjoyed this one. I’m getting a VOS ‘57 Goldtop and I was in the process of going down a rabbit hole about Custombuckers, when I stumbled on this video, keep up the good work bro!
I've got one of these as my number 1 rig, awhile back a buddy of mine got a mid 80's sg that was pretty totalled on the neck so he let me strip it for parts, took everything down to the thumb bleeders, has the og gibson pickup in the neck but recently put a jb-4 in the bridge. Absolutely love it!
Nice work Kyle looks great love the silver burst and sounds awesome!!
Josh middleton also rocked a silverburst ESP for a long time, so it all came together! Great guitar, great video, great playing, loved everything about this
Love to see more content like this!! Maybe as a suggestion if it hasn’t been done already.. speaker swaps and understanding your amp ohms to your speaker cab ohms.
Loved the video! Subscribed! Awesome channel! Hell yeah you got my vote for more these type of videos. 🤘😎🎸
Kyle you did a very good job restoring that Epi. I LOVE seeing videos of folks fixing a guitar that some one "goobered" up. I've got a Kramer tele thats in pieces right now I wanna fix up one day and hopefully I'll get the money and time to.
Looks and sounds killer! Would definitely dig a series like this
AS a retired guitar tech for a major guitar chain i must say Kyle knows his shit ! great choice of parts and where to put the dough !
This has to be one of top 3 favorite vids of yours buddy! Just did a restore on a '99 Ibanez AX-7521 Cherry Fudge 7-string, was almost a month of little headaches here and there but that guitar is the best sounding on my rack now lol definitely make more vids like this if you get the chance
I always luv redoing Guitars. For the last 8 years I've been making Dean ML style Guitars. I typically use Ibanez RG style Guitars for parts. Like necks. Body core pickup routes. Neck pocket position and trem position.. although I set my necks in and use actual Floyd Rose trems. I cut down along each side of the pickup routes. And build layers to build my own 25.5" scale .. 24 fret. ML style Guitars.. I have about 7 of them. Or more? Like 3 or 4 Stealth Style ML Builds too.. so I luv seeing anyone do their own work. Learning to make guitar major reconditioning and modifications a hobby....
Killer content. Would love to see you do more of these "zero to hero" kind of vlog/build videos. I think content like this would definitely be a huge help in terms of channel growth. A lot of people love shit like this, myself included. I'd rather poke around and find a killer deal on an older guitar that needs a little TLC, then drop $1500+ on something new these days.
this has $1500 in it at this point
Dude I’m so sorry that happened . I have enjoyed watching your channel over the past year and your great attitude is refreshing on RUclips. Hate it for you but they will make things right. Whoever you bought it from.
ohhhh yes this is a beggining of a great series ... give us more guitar projects
I did something very similar. I bought one of the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar's. Like you, I'm not a big fan of the Burstbucker pups, so I bought a set of the Custombucker's from a R9 and slapped those puppies in and polished the top... OMG, what a difference those pups made in tone and the polish just makes the flame top jump out. Basically, because of the specs on this model... I have a R9 at 1/4 of the price of the Gibson equivalent. I absolutely love it and find myself playing it more than I do my Gibson's.
Sounds Fantastic ! tip on the finish if you wet sand ending with like 2000 grit polishing will be sooo easy.
I really enjoyed this video plus I have been looking for a wiring harness like the one you installed. Fantastic job Kyle
Remember to angle that nut file towards the headstock in the same angle the string would. Makes the string move smoother and allows it to contact all the way on the slot thus not messing up your intonation.
Being that I love to work on guitars, probably a little more than playing them, I’d love to see more of this type of video from you.
Great job! Looks killer and sounds awesome!
Awesome! Finish the back. Turned out great and those custom buckers were great also.👍🏻👍🏻
yes! basically what I'm looking to do! My neighbor gave me a guitar he was going to donate to Goodwill. its a 1998 Korean made Epiphone LP. turns out its a great guitar! i got it working again, new locking tuners, new pickup switch, new knobs, Seymour Duncan on the bridge. Now I want to finish the whole thing! new electronics (that solderless kit is what I need!) new bridge, nut, and perhaps new pickups (or just a neck pickup to go with the JB) great video!
Killer job Kyle, glad you could bring her back from the abyss, love the silverburst finish
@Kyle Bull Very well done man! The format was excellent and it would be great to see more of these type of vids.
Great video! I modded my shecter with the same bridge and tuners. They are just great. I agree pickups make a huge difference. I put a set of Bare Knuckle polymath in my LP. Sounds killer. They replaced a set of Tim Shaws which where great. But they sound clearer and way more dynamic.
This video was awesome. Love that guitar!
Great vid! Been waiting for you to do some guitar demos/projects!
Dude, I swear 9 month ago I did almost the same thing to a semi-hollow Gretsch, same bridge, tuners, nut. The only difference is that i went for BKP P90s. Such a fun project, and now the guitar sounds and feels amazing.
Im loving the Dadarrio Planet Waves tuners the best after getting a set installed already on a used EC401. They cut themselves after u lock and start tuning the string tight. I also own Grover kidney bean lockers and 2 sets Hipshot open gear lockers.
Wanted to mention the Planet Waves as well. I have them on an Epiphone Explorer and they are fabulous. That string cutting feature is the cherry on top.
This was an AWESOME video Kyle!! More please!
Awesome video bro. I just bought a budget Ibanez I’ve been thinking about doing the same thing with. I would love to see more videos like this in the future.
That turned out sweet those ratio tuners set that headstock off, but I already kinda like the old epiphone headstock shape on the customs the custom inlay and binding make it look classy and the shape of the ratios knobs or keys look awesome on it
It looks good and sounds good.
Now I want to find a neglected epiphone LP custom to pimp out.
Great work brotha. I am really gonna have to get me one of those mojo tone harnesses. I don't solder very well. I do enough to get by, but yeah, that harness is the berries man.
Good job polishing that thing!
Amazing job, this guitar needed some love and you gave it.
Definitely wanna see more vids like this!!
Cool video glad it worked out with what you had to work with.
Kyle! Loved the video! More videos like this would be great!🔥
The solderless system would be amazing for me. Not that I'm afraid of soldering but I have a neurological condition called tremors where my hands shake constantly which makes soldering extremely difficult if not impossible
I also have issues with soldering these days, because the eyes aren't what they used to be. Used to do that all day, but not without a lot of magnification these days.
hey Kyle about 3 years ago i bought a guitar it’s a copy a very well made copy of a les paul and i didn’t realize that the mojotone wireless harness came with this guitar i was always wondering why it would always sound so good like your guitars this one has become kind of my favorite it has a big neck no inlays an ebony fretboard which i love it’s all black in color with white binding and most of all it’s heavy i love them heavy
thank you for your video of the upgrades for your epiphone
the sound is awesome!!
Great stuff Kyle, more like this please!
Excellent work and also inspiring!
This was a great video. Nice job.
I had a Epi LP Standard. I changed pick-up’s to Seymor Duncan P-rails, knobs to Speed knobs and truss rod cover to Les Paul Custom. That’s nice too.
Great video!! I did the same with my Les Paul copy that I bought in 1986. I used EMG plug and play pickups. So so easy!! Keep doing what you’re doing 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻by the way I think you have just a little more room for another amp on that wall
Oh my god you were killing me with the nut file. You know nomad has an excellent video on how to setup a les Paul I really hope you watched it But guitar very cool I’ve been wanting to do the same with my les Paul junior from epiphone
I got one of those Mojo Tone LP wiring harnesses for a similar project and couldn't get it to work, I even chatted with a tech rep from the company. He said something was probably unintentionally grounded, it still doesn't work but it is quite possible I am just stupid lol. Keep experimenting with your content, good work.
Sweetwater is incredible and your videos really affirm that. I've tried to order from them many times to support such a great store and unfortunately can't, being in Canada. We don't have a comparable in Ontario. Also, I have always just wrapped some finer grit sandpaper around the string gauge I want to file the nut slot. Works great for me that way. Those files would be good for blanks though!
Awesome video Kyle 👍🤘. You should definitely do the Faber upgrade! I recently swapped out the stock bridge on my Epi with the E-Sert conversion bushings. As well as the ABR-1 style ABRM model bridge & Aluminum Tailpiece. It was a super easy install & the end result turned out perfect.
Amazing upgrade, sounds great!
17:00 just a little tip. Use some S-39 or Flux and fresh solder when trying to reheat an old solder joint. This helps to bring oxigen into the reaction which helps. The potentiometer is quitte good at dissipating the heat and it can withstand quitte high temperatures before your solder melts when using just the iron.
This was my favorite of your videos. More please!
More, more, more...we love you in Hanover Pa!! Great job brother- I did the same w/ same guitar and its shockingly good...especially for the $..
Nice job on that guitar my friend God Bless and have a good one.
That guitar looks amazing! The only small thing that I would change is the switch tip. I think that a black one, like the original, will fit so much better than this orange one. But still a very hot guitar, dude!
I have the same guitar and installed the Kerry King EMG set. Freaking monster now! Loved this video dude!
Thanks fpr the info. I have a Ep. LP I'm wanting to upgrade and I may use some of your ideas.
I bought a headless Harley benton . Ended up buy a bunch of different tools .fret files, level beam, nut files. After several hundred dollars and wrecking then replacing things I'm fairly confident I can do whatever now. After all that and finding some used Seymour Duncan's distortion and all new wiring it's still a dump but a hell of a lot better lol
Sweet! Good job!🤘
Always love a good guitar resto video!
Nice work, killer guitar now.
yes more of this please. sick mods man!
Nice job! I’d like to see more of this. I rescued a super neglected 08 MIJ Jackson DK2 with a blue flame maple top last summer and am thrilled with how it turned out. I’m not exaggerating when I say it was DISGUSTING with shit I don’t even want to know what it was, but it cleaned up amazing. Felt great to do because it was in such awful shape and now is being shredded properly after being brought back to its former glory.
Wow man amazing job! Set up my guitar like this lol jk great work and video.
Just found your channel then. Sick stuff makes me wanna do music related videos
Nice job, you saved that guitar and gave it a new life! 👍
I really like vids like this one, more like this please!
Turned out great! I’d love to do a similar project eventually!
I think my ake away was def the nut file. So many tunning instabilities come from nut slots. Thanks kyle
Thanks for the video, the idea of using a car polisher hadn't occurred to me. I need to take some scratches off a headstock, that could work.
BTW, your soldering iron appears to have a blue sponge (can't quite tell, but at 17:10) on the stand. You don't want to use a wet sponge while soldering. I know, it's how I was taught too, but it cools the iron off and oxidizes it. Get a brass soldering cleaner, looks like a brillo pad, and it will clean off the iron and not cool it down. Unless of course you aren't using a wet sponge, then ignore me!
Great video 🤘
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Have an epi. L.p. 100 lefty ... worked on it .plays way above it's pay grade! It's hard to find Lefty's for a good deal so it was a score. Cool video bro,subd.
That guitar is fucking beautiful. I'm praying for the day they release another line of silverburst LP customs. We never got them here in the UK. My dream guitar is a Gibson, but I'll happily take the Epiphone!
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@@ajdriscoll7722 I did! It looks amazing but it’s out of my budget for the time being. The internet might hate me, but I’d have to install a pick guard on it though 😂
i always sand down the finish off the back of the neck, feels so smooth
Great video 🎸😎👍love the git
Good take on guitar pickups 🤘🏻
Subscribed brother! Only watched 6 minutes in and got sucked right in! I'm the same way with getting budget guitars and making them rip!
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Great job man! I have the same silver burst and I really dig it! It doesn't compare to my Gibson's but its VERY darn close!!
Doesn't compare but it's close. So it compares.
Sweetwater overnighted me a trem arm once for my strat I got from them. Something was off on the one I got with the guitar. They prolly spent more in shipping than the arm was worth! ScratchX is a great compound to use on guitars with Poly finish. You'll often find the import LP hardware is very different sizes than US. Also, you should file the nut slots at an angle BTW.
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Great job 🤘, sucks about the bridge not working out, Babicz is a great bridge to try out, love them..🤙
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