I think I’d get the neck sorted, replace the broken tone pot & output Jack & leave the finish as is. I have over 60 guitars but my 1955 Les Paul Jr. is one of my favorites. I’m the 3rd owner. I knew the second owner well & he was friends with the 1st owner’s son. I also have the original Les Paul Jr. amp that was bought @ the same time as the guitar . Last pieces of gear I’d ever sell.
“The best I can do,” proceeds to breathe more life into a zombie plank of wood than actual living trees have in them. Great playing, great find. I’ll be watching the next chapter in this guitar’s story for sure. Loving the new album, it’s been my road soundtrack since you released it. Keep doing what you’re doing man, it’s making the world a better place.
I honestly believe this old axe was just waiting for a guy like you, Matthew,, to bring her back to life. She would be very greatful, I feel. “Play on Man”!
That’s pretty incredible…. Nothing against that guitar, but beat up crappy unplayable guitars typically work incredibly well for slide… very cool sound !!!!!
Almost teared up when you started playing. Thinking about that guitar finally getting a chance to shine again and show some life. It's been waiting for along time to be played like that and you did a wonderful job!
Omg, I actually started laughing when you started playing that thing. Looks like a total wreck, horribly neglected, and nearly destroyed..... but sounds like a dream!
One thing I really dig about the states is that you guys can just go on reverb ad find all of those crazy vintage guitar stuff (cars and bikes too) that for us in other countries are just weird things that we can only watch in this videos. Looking forward to see that restoration. ¡la buena!
Bro. Your album is absolute fire. I have been rocking it everywhere. Can't wait for that Vinyl to drop. Get on a tour, man. Take my money for that live show 🔥🔥🔥
Brother, that blues riff you just played on that LP Junior was amazing. I loved that heart broke and lonesome sound you played for us. I'm ready to see more videos on the restoration of this guitar.
That's a great way to check out an old guitar that has a structurally compromised neck, low open tuning & some slide. I like the fact that you can see just hints of the original finish. This should be an interesting and rewarding challenge, Man, and I'm surely looking forward to seeing and hearing the results! Peace right back at ya. Nice one Matthew. 🎶⭐👍
Wow.....considering what all that guitar has been through, it sounds fantastic!!! I can't wait to hear it again when you've been able to put some time into restoring it!
it actually sounds fantastic!! I think you should try to preserve the look, if you could somehow keep the remaining paint from flaking off that'd be incredible
When you started playing it after putting some new strings on it my heart was moved honestly. There’s something beautiful and kinda sad about an old guitar being played again. It’s like you brought life back into it. Can’t wait to see the restoration. Keep it up man ❤
I’m actually looking forward to see the entire recovery process. Incredible is this sounds great at the moment. I’m sure you are able to rescue this to the best condition that it ever had. Super beautiful acquisition man. Congrats at all!
You mentioned fixing it up and I just assumed this video was old. Disappointed to realize that this video is brand new and I still have to wait to see the end result! lol ah well
For some reason I really like this journey. The journey that you take is on to find old relics and bring them back to life. It really played cool with the slide. But I can't wait to see how you fix it. Really like what you do
I love these old guitar find and rebuild series you do. Thanks for tracking down another one for some great content for us. Can't wait for the next video on this one.
Given the condition of the guitar, I'm amazed that the Pickup and Volume Pot both work. The guitar sounds great! I'm looking forward to the restoration video/s, and hearing about the choices you'll have to make.
Here's a little help toward the refurb, would love you to do a full restore on this one, finish is beyond saving, could probably save the pickup, wiring harness and at least one pot.
Dont know if its possible, but if you could somehow clear coat the guitar to seal in the patina of the flaking paint amd wear, that would be incredible. The tone pot coming unstuck right at the end was a sign that this beautiful piece of music making history wants to live. So excited to see where this project goes!
This may be your best video yet friend. To take an instrument like that and play something so organic and raw that really was incredible. thanks for your work and keep on keepin on.
There's something quite magical about these old Gibsons. I'm in the UK so quite envious that you have so many guitar-hunting opportunities somewhat on your doorstep. Great work so far. Can't wait to see the restoration.
Hey Matt, I've watched this and the other Les Paul restoration videos of yours about 5 times now and I never get tired of them!!! Im now on the hunt for an LP with P90s. Thank you!!!!!
Looking forward to seeing if it's salvageable. You already showed it has a great sound, but honestly that's more on you and that fantastic amp. Good luck man!
He's so humble I expected him to be a hobbyist. Then he started playing. Whoa. Watched the music video for Where You Been and it floored me. This man Matthew Scott is a serious talent.
I actually like the old dirty worn down look, gives it some character. Several years ago I found a Univox Hi Flier at a dump, cracked headstock, missing the humbucker in the bridge. Took her home, gave it alot of TLC replaced all the broken parts and turned it into a beautiful instrument. Looking up the info I could find on it the model is from the 70's though I couldn't find an exact date. Been one of my favorite guitars ever since. Love the light weight feel.
Matthew bro, you make anything sound so wonderful! This sounds amazing. I hope you can follow up on anything else you learned about the history of that guitar.
This has to be one of the best episodes you done Matthew, I love this would have to be the crown jewel in your collection that pickup sounds magic worth the restoration
This is like those heartbreaking videos when someone rescues an old dog or a cat, and they're been neglected and ignored, then they finally get a bath, and a hug, and sit calm and safe getting stroked until they start to relax. You can almost hear that guitar's tension evaporate when you start that slide playing, finally getting the love and attention it deserves.
Nice work. We just restored a 69 LP that had been originally gold top. The whole body was covered in a heavy and hard epoxy . Once that was removed the top showed some nice grain so we put a golden amber stain over it so it still kept the gold appeal but the grain shows through. Only made from 68 to 69. The guitar has original pups but needed all new wiring.plays phenomenally. Just a joy to get it restored. I’m sure you will succeed with this restoration.
What a great project, Matt! You're obviously going to do all the mechanical work to make the guitar right again, such as resetting the neck, and possibly re-repairing the crack in the headstock, etc. Restoring the electronics may mean nothing more than spritzing DeOXIT into that tone pot. But what to do about that "finish" may prove to be a real puzzle. I put "finish" in quotation marks because that finish is closer to being completely finished than any I've ever seen, on any guitar. There's plenty of finish left on your '58 Les Paul Special, and its funky, nicotine-stained splotchy color only speaks poetically about the long journey through the world that guitar has been on. Your new find has been on a longer, harder road, obviously, but there isn't enough left to tell the story. So, you could leave it was it is, with the finish continuing to fall off in annoying flakes. Or you could sand the body down and rub it with many coats of gun oil, or give it a few coats of nitrocellulose, to reveal the golden highlights of the honest slab of thick mahogany the guitar is made of.
Or, you could sand it down, then repaint it with period-correct TV Yellow, as it apparently was to begin with, making the guitar look like a brand new 1954 (or whatever) instrument. If you did that, the distressed bridge/tailpiece and the P90's cover might look out-of-place... and what would you do about the headstock? Refinish it, too?? I guess the final alternative would be to sand the body down, repaint it with TV Yellow, then carefully "age" the finish, so it would look like the same vintage as the P90 dog ear cover and the bridge/tailpiece. You could leave the now-painted body in your car on the coldest, most bitter night of the Oklahoma winter, then bring it into the house and put it next to the stove to introduce craquelure. You may want to send the guitar to people who specialize in this sort of work-- I don't know. I admit it seems a bit weird to do a "relic" treatment on a guitar that is an actual relic... The important thing, though, is that you have scored an authentic Les Paul Junior from back in the day, and it's got -that- sound! Wait 'til you discover its secret: you set the volume at 8 for playing along with your bandmates. You turn up to 9 to cut through the mix for a solo. Then listen to what happens to the tone as you go up incrementally from 9 through to 10. I can't really describe it. It's like it becomes radioactive or something. I don't know if your '58 Les Paul Special, with its two P90s, can have that effect with its bridge pickup. My 1970 Les Paul Standard (two P90s) doesn't. It's theorized that the extra magnetic pull on the strings by the neck pickup has a stifling influence. Who knows? But, whatever-- you've got a bad-ass Junior now, Matt!
That thing is begging to be restored to great playability. I'd try and find a way to stop the remaining paint from chipping off and leave as much of the old, warn, chipped, funky mojo on it as possible... What an amazing find. Thanks for sharing.
Totally agree. I hate when someone takes a vintage guitar and makes it look like new. It's destroying the vintage feel of the guitar (in my opinion that goes for all antiques). If you want a new guitar, buy a new one.
@@andreashale1482 Agreed on most cases. There are the cases, and this might be one of them, where it's in such bad shape, a rebuild is required and it will look newer. A talented luthier could still give it an older look though. Unlike the restore of the totally destroyed Jaco Pastorious Bass Of Doom, which was restored completely to a completely new, different looking bass, because so much of the wood was destroyed from smashing the guitar, they had to add wood to keep it all together. I still think on the Bass of Doom restore the guy could have chosen to give it more of a vintage, original look...
Some folks mistake a 'conservation' project for a 'restoration' project. Restoring is making an item look and function as if it were new. Conservation is stopping the disintegration of an item, and making it functional again. This old Gibson was conserved very well. Nice work.
My grandpa and I used to rebuild old guitars. I have an old Gibson 12 string electric guitar that me and him started when I was a kid and never got to finish. He also played a 1957 fender strat religiously every Saturday night for over 20 years in a band. Love the video man can't wait for the next!!
Love the tone of the P90. Awesome. Will be sweet when you finish the repairs. I have done a half dozen vintage acoustic basket case guitars. Earliest were 1960's vintage for me: a '63 Epiphone and W. German Framus 12 string Texan. Old instruments deserve to be restored and played if possible.
UNREAL Matthew, this guitar will be a slide MONSTER! One of your best videos to date, and that is saying a lot. So rad seeing this old soul come back to life. With your blues riff, I kept thinking how I'd love to hear it in the hand of @RandyHouser as well. 10/10, can't wait to see your restoration.
Hey man, been watching you on RUclips since the days you would just post videos of you playing blues while it's raining outside. I always felt like you had more to give, and your new album absolutely rocks! Congrats on realizing a life dream! I've been listening online but just I also pre-ordered a vinyl copy from your store and can't wait to get that later this year. Keep the great content and music coming!
I second this idea! Love your videos and loved this one too, but if you need more content to post I bet you could upload videos of noodling like this for a few minutes and just add the guitar you are using in the title, and people would love it. Your music rules, and the playing was superb as always.
Matt 'Amazing Grace' on slide would have been so fitting for that survivor relic that needs careful nursing back to health - then rip it with 'Just Got Paid' for landing such an awesome piece of history. Love your stuff.
Holy cow that's gonna be a good save. It sung as soon as it was plugged in. I checked out your album by the way. I love the songs and especially the tones you get. Keep it up.
There's no way I would refinish that guitar. It sounds great as is. The way it looks is proof of life and is obviously giving it the great tone it has.
I’m with you 💯, make it structurally sound, clean it, seal it and give it a thorough service and set up…it’s absolutely beautiful, you’ll never see another one like it! Sounds amazing too
Man, when I heard " the action's at leas a half inch at fret 12', and that Open D tuning, I was HOPING you'd pull out a slide. That pickup sounds great.
I love the guitar hunting episodes, road trips to see old guitars amd amps. Then the restoration amd making music. That slide work was excellent, that old thing still has something to say
What you played was so fitting. The strings and tuners alone seemed to bring it back to life. I bet the original owner had no idea what was it store for that classic!
i honestly didnt know what to expect when you started to play, but it wasn't much, but you slid into the 4, i got goose flesh, and by the time you were thru, i was pulled over on the shoulder in tears. i really needed to see, and hear this right now. thank you.
Subscribed to see what becomes of this epic guitar. Especially if you keep it as original as possible and put the right work into it. So much potential in this video and series to make this channel skyrocket. But the caveat is, I cant take it remotely seriously if nothing comes from this or it's half assed. You got this dude.
Looks like this one was literally used as a battle axe. Aww, I never saw you so seem so bummed about the condition, but I know you’re gonna figure out how to save this thing and get it back to singing the way it’s supposed to. The good news is that the pickup is alive and it doesn’t seem like the wood is a lost cause - though I do worry about how that neck will hold up under string tension, but you already realized that it might be best to use a lower tuning. It’s gonna turn out great . . . and even if not, at least you tried your best to salvage it. Most folks would have just chucked it. Glad the people who sold it to you still saw value in it and didn’t end up tossing it. Looking forward to the next vid!
Matt that guitar looks like it came out of a cow trough in the barn! If anyone can restore it, that would be you! I have watched you from your first RUclips videos and always been amazed how you can get the original sounds to come to life again. This will be a challenge but I'm looking forward to the videos to come. Keep rocking Matt!
man what a fitting piece was like you just resurrected that beauty right then and there ,brought a tear to my eye back from the crossroads what a save !
The guitar is pure history, I hope once its done the journey its been through is visible but not structurally impacting. This guitar reminds me of Clint Eastwoods poncho (which he owns and still wears).
Please don't refinish or repaint this gem for the restoration! It has a story to tell and scars to prove it. Give it a clear coat to lock in the remaining paint chips and protect the body.
That old P90 sounds like it is still ready to rock. If it was me, I would almost be tempted to repair the headstock and neck, make it structurally sound again, and leave it the way it is. That old Junior is badass looking.
Just came across your channel. I saw BARFIND and pic of a Junior. What a find. The condition is atrocious. Im surprised it still has any sound. But there's hope for this. Thumbs up. Looking forward to restoration.
it is good to see you back to your guitar resurrection videos. What a find and it plays amazing even in that horrible condition. Hopefully, you will get it back to great playing condition.
that's like 20k worth of custom shop relicing
maximum patina
I think I’d get the neck sorted, replace the broken tone pot & output Jack & leave the finish as is.
I have over 60 guitars but my 1955 Les Paul Jr. is one of my favorites. I’m the 3rd owner.
I knew the second owner well & he was friends with the 1st owner’s son. I also have the original Les Paul Jr. amp that was bought @ the same time as the guitar . Last pieces of gear I’d ever sell.
If he left it as is some Les Paul snobs would’ve paid $50k
All Gibson USA needs is a flood to make an extra 100 million selling their damaged stock.
Lol!
“The best I can do,” proceeds to breathe more life into a zombie plank of wood than actual living trees have in them. Great playing, great find. I’ll be watching the next chapter in this guitar’s story for sure. Loving the new album, it’s been my road soundtrack since you released it. Keep doing what you’re doing man, it’s making the world a better place.
Few scratches, and dings. It'll buff out.
lol, i know like wtf, souds reet
As someone that absolutely adores basket case guitars, I’m so jealous of all these finds!
Well when were you last out looking? 😳
@@whynottalklikeapirat I’m always checking local sales listings. I’ve found a few cool guitars but nothing compared to a vintage Gibson like this.
@@falcongunner33 Then you rightly deserve to find one … no barns around here either :D
I love a good basket case! 👊🏻✌🏻
Wait until Gibson sees this, they'll do a Murphy Lab version for $8000!
This guitar couldn't be in better hands. This dude is as genuine and passionate about guitars as they come.
I honestly believe this old axe was just waiting for a guy like you, Matthew,, to bring her back to life. She would be very greatful, I feel. “Play on Man”!
Was sitting for a long long time !
Waiting a long time in the elements, luckily we got it! ✌🏻
That’s pretty incredible…. Nothing against that guitar, but beat up crappy unplayable guitars typically work incredibly well for slide… very cool sound !!!!!
Almost teared up when you started playing. Thinking about that guitar finally getting a chance to shine again and show some life. It's been waiting for along time to be played like that and you did a wonderful job!
Yep. Same here.
legend cars are real, why not guitars too?@@user-bs5cr1sd2i
I thought the same! We’re nuts. Lol
Omg, I actually started laughing when you started playing that thing. Looks like a total wreck, horribly neglected, and nearly destroyed..... but sounds like a dream!
The sound actually surprise and inspired me. Can't wait to actually play it!
You are the luckiest guitar player I've ever saw .
Such a lack of respect for a work of art. Im glad you are going to resurrect this beauty.
Perfect to test the vibe, swamp slide
One thing I really dig about the states is that you guys can just go on reverb ad find all of those crazy vintage guitar stuff (cars and bikes too) that for us in other countries are just weird things that we can only watch in this videos. Looking forward to see that restoration. ¡la buena!
I got a metal 🎸for you above ✌️🎉🎉🎉🎉
"If I don't make RUclips videos, then I go back to a 9 to5 job. So, let's plug it in." Belly laugh!😅
I hope I don't see the day again, but I gotta pay the rent!
🤣love the genuine statement! Just got right to the point no sugar coatin it🤣🤣🤣
Lmao is this dude some rich kid?
@@carpal08Better to remain silent and thought a fool than to post an idiot comment on RUclips and remove all doubt.
That sounded magical. Only you can make a busted barely hanging together guitar sound like magic. Can’t wait to see the restoration.
Bro. Your album is absolute fire. I have been rocking it everywhere. Can't wait for that Vinyl to drop. Get on a tour, man. Take my money for that live show 🔥🔥🔥
Man thanks, can't put in to words how much that means. Hoping to get some tour support or management and hit the road. Hope I get the chance.
@@MatthewScottmusic Dude I think you just GAVE you a chance dropping that fireball of an album. It's so fucking good.
Brother, that blues riff you just played on that LP Junior was amazing. I loved that heart broke and lonesome sound you played for us. I'm ready to see more videos on the restoration of this guitar.
That's a great way to check out an old guitar that has a structurally compromised neck, low open tuning & some slide. I like the fact that you can see just hints of the original finish. This should be an interesting and rewarding challenge, Man, and I'm surely looking forward to seeing and hearing the results! Peace right back at ya. Nice one Matthew. 🎶⭐👍
Wow.....considering what all that guitar has been through, it sounds fantastic!!! I can't wait to hear it again when you've been able to put some time into restoring it!
it actually sounds fantastic!! I think you should try to preserve the look, if you could somehow keep the remaining paint from flaking off that'd be incredible
I was thinking this too, some kind of urethane coat over all of it maybe?
yes
Is that remaining paint even attached?
Yuck. It's too basket case with all the wood repairs and humidity damage, justifies a full restoration.
I personally think it looks great reminds me of Rory Gallagher's Stratocaster.
It's going to be an experiment to get that finish to stick.
When you started playing it after putting some new strings on it my heart was moved honestly. There’s something beautiful and kinda sad about an old guitar being played again. It’s like you brought life back into it. Can’t wait to see the restoration. Keep it up man ❤
Another amazing find. Keep making music and keep making RUclips videos. It’s a great way for us old guys to live our dreams through you. Peace
I’m actually looking forward to see the entire recovery process. Incredible is this sounds great at the moment. I’m sure you are able to rescue this to the best condition that it ever had. Super beautiful acquisition man. Congrats at all!
You mentioned fixing it up and I just assumed this video was old. Disappointed to realize that this video is brand new and I still have to wait to see the end result! lol ah well
For some reason I really like this journey. The journey that you take is on to find old relics and bring them back to life. It really played cool with the slide. But I can't wait to see how you fix it. Really like what you do
So jealous! Best of luck with this restoration, mate!
Love these restoration videos. Looking forward to future developments with this one.
Making such beautiful music on such a compromised instrument proves just how gifted a musician you are. Thank you.
Truly a testimony to Gibson's greatness. Great find indeed!!
I love these old guitar find and rebuild series you do. Thanks for tracking down another one for some great content for us. Can't wait for the next video on this one.
Given the condition of the guitar, I'm amazed that the Pickup and Volume Pot both work. The guitar sounds great! I'm looking forward to the restoration video/s, and hearing about the choices you'll have to make.
Here's a little help toward the refurb, would love you to do a full restore on this one, finish is beyond saving, could probably save the pickup, wiring harness and at least one pot.
Man thank you for sending that.
Dont know if its possible, but if you could somehow clear coat the guitar to seal in the patina of the flaking paint amd wear, that would be incredible. The tone pot coming unstuck right at the end was a sign that this beautiful piece of music making history wants to live. So excited to see where this project goes!
This is absolute terrifying condition. You are a miracle worker. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
This may be your best video yet friend. To take an instrument like that and play something so organic and raw that really was incredible. thanks for your work and keep on keepin on.
I’m so excited to see this! As a guitar builder and vintage guitar collector this is a gem the witness
There's something quite magical about these old Gibsons. I'm in the UK so quite envious that you have so many guitar-hunting opportunities somewhat on your doorstep. Great work so far. Can't wait to see the restoration.
She’s got some life in her yet! Love to see the guitar get a makeover. Beautiful slide playing Matt
Hey Matt, I've watched this and the other Les Paul restoration videos of yours about 5 times now and I never get tired of them!!! Im now on the hunt for an LP with P90s. Thank you!!!!!
Great find! You should spray a lacquer coat over it to preserve whats left of the finish. It looks awesome 👌
That’s what I was thinking that’s a hard earned look and it’s be a shame for the rest of its happy trail to flake off.
That's what I said to the screen as soon as I saw it.
Incredible video
Looking forward to seeing if it's salvageable. You already showed it has a great sound, but honestly that's more on you and that fantastic amp. Good luck man!
Of course it’s salvageable.
He's so humble I expected him to be a hobbyist. Then he started playing. Whoa. Watched the music video for Where You Been and it floored me. This man Matthew Scott is a serious talent.
I actually like the old dirty worn down look, gives it some character. Several years ago I found a Univox Hi Flier at a dump, cracked headstock, missing the humbucker in the bridge. Took her home, gave it alot of TLC replaced all the broken parts and turned it into a beautiful instrument. Looking up the info I could find on it the model is from the 70's though I couldn't find an exact date. Been one of my favorite guitars ever since. Love the light weight feel.
looking forward to seeing the restoration process of that guitar Matthew, I love seeing these old guitars come back to life!
What a gorgeous six string!! Man, I can't wait until she's structurally restored! Great find!!
I was going to buy this guitar but never had the time to make it up there from OKC!😂🤘🏼 I’m glad you got it!!!
Amazing find, Matthew! Looking forward to the restoration.
That's right up you alley can't wait to see it finished.
Matthew bro, you make anything sound so wonderful! This sounds amazing. I hope you can follow up on anything else you learned about the history of that guitar.
This has to be one of the best episodes you done Matthew, I love this would have to be the crown jewel in your collection that pickup sounds magic worth the restoration
This is going to be a great resto series to watch. Can’t wait
This is like those heartbreaking videos when someone rescues an old dog or a cat, and they're been neglected and ignored, then they finally get a bath, and a hug, and sit calm and safe getting stroked until they start to relax. You can almost hear that guitar's tension evaporate when you start that slide playing, finally getting the love and attention it deserves.
Nice work. We just restored a 69 LP that had been originally gold top. The whole body was covered in a heavy and hard epoxy . Once that was removed the top showed some nice grain so we put a golden amber stain over it so it still kept the gold appeal but the grain shows through. Only made from 68 to 69. The guitar has original pups but needed all new wiring.plays phenomenally. Just a joy to get it restored. I’m sure you will succeed with this restoration.
Sounds fantastic! I'm sure you'll do a great job in the restoration.
Another Nice find Matthew looking forward to the next installment of the restoration good luck
What a great project, Matt! You're obviously going to do all the mechanical work to make the guitar right again, such as resetting the neck, and possibly re-repairing the crack in the headstock, etc. Restoring the electronics may mean nothing more than spritzing DeOXIT into that tone pot. But what to do about that "finish" may prove to be a real puzzle. I put "finish" in quotation marks because that finish is closer to being completely finished than any I've ever seen, on any guitar. There's plenty of finish left on your '58 Les Paul Special, and its funky, nicotine-stained splotchy color only speaks poetically about the long journey through the world that guitar has been on. Your new find has been on a longer, harder road, obviously, but there isn't enough left to tell the story.
So, you could leave it was it is, with the finish continuing to fall off in annoying flakes. Or you could sand the body down and rub it with many coats of gun oil, or give it a few coats of nitrocellulose, to reveal the golden highlights of the honest slab of thick mahogany the guitar is made of.
Or, you could sand it down, then repaint it with period-correct TV Yellow, as it apparently was to begin with, making the guitar look like a brand new 1954 (or whatever) instrument. If you did that, the distressed bridge/tailpiece and the P90's cover might look out-of-place... and what would you do about the headstock? Refinish it, too??
I guess the final alternative would be to sand the body down, repaint it with TV Yellow, then carefully "age" the finish, so it would look like the same vintage as the P90 dog ear cover and the bridge/tailpiece. You could leave the now-painted body in your car on the coldest, most bitter night of the Oklahoma winter, then bring it into the house and put it next to the stove to introduce craquelure. You may want to send the guitar to people who specialize in this sort of work-- I don't know. I admit it seems a bit weird to do a "relic" treatment on a guitar that is an actual relic...
The important thing, though, is that you have scored an authentic Les Paul Junior from back in the day, and it's got -that- sound! Wait 'til you discover its secret: you set the volume at 8 for playing along with your bandmates. You turn up to 9 to cut through the mix for a solo. Then listen to what happens to the tone as you go up incrementally from 9 through to 10. I can't really describe it. It's like it becomes radioactive or something. I don't know if your '58 Les Paul Special, with its two P90s, can have that effect with its bridge pickup. My 1970 Les Paul Standard (two P90s) doesn't. It's theorized that the extra magnetic pull on the strings by the neck pickup has a stifling influence. Who knows? But, whatever-- you've got a bad-ass Junior now, Matt!
@@monadynebro, you’re weird..
You're not the first person to notice that,@@mrjamesgrimes
Can't wait to see this when it's done.. It's gonna be an epic guitar. Love seeing life breathed back into something like this..
That thing is begging to be restored to great playability. I'd try and find a way to stop the remaining paint from chipping off and leave as much of the old, warn, chipped, funky mojo on it as possible... What an amazing find. Thanks for sharing.
Same here...
Agreed bro!
Totally agree. I hate when someone takes a vintage guitar and makes it look like new. It's destroying the vintage feel of the guitar (in my opinion that goes for all antiques).
If you want a new guitar, buy a new one.
@@andreashale1482correct.
@@andreashale1482 Agreed on most cases. There are the cases, and this might be one of them, where it's in such bad shape, a rebuild is required and it will look newer. A talented luthier could still give it an older look though. Unlike the restore of the totally destroyed Jaco Pastorious Bass Of Doom, which was restored completely to a completely new, different looking bass, because so much of the wood was destroyed from smashing the guitar, they had to add wood to keep it all together. I still think on the Bass of Doom restore the guy could have chosen to give it more of a vintage, original look...
Some folks mistake a 'conservation' project for a 'restoration' project. Restoring is making an item look and function as if it were new. Conservation is stopping the disintegration of an item, and making it functional again. This old Gibson was conserved very well. Nice work.
10/10 matthew scott video
My grandpa and I used to rebuild old guitars. I have an old Gibson 12 string electric guitar that me and him started when I was a kid and never got to finish. He also played a 1957 fender strat religiously every Saturday night for over 20 years in a band. Love the video man can't wait for the next!!
Love the tone of the P90. Awesome. Will be sweet when you finish the repairs.
I have done a half dozen vintage acoustic basket case guitars.
Earliest were 1960's vintage for me: a '63 Epiphone and W. German Framus 12 string Texan.
Old instruments deserve to be restored and played if possible.
UNREAL Matthew, this guitar will be a slide MONSTER! One of your best videos to date, and that is saying a lot. So rad seeing this old soul come back to life. With your blues riff, I kept thinking how I'd love to hear it in the hand of @RandyHouser as well. 10/10, can't wait to see your restoration.
Great find, I still see the beauty in her, and she still sounds meaty. I can't wait to see the finished product. Good luck!
It just goes to show that a good player can make anything sound good! Great score I can’t wait to hear it when it’s restored
Good job bro !🎸👍
Hey man, been watching you on RUclips since the days you would just post videos of you playing blues while it's raining outside. I always felt like you had more to give, and your new album absolutely rocks! Congrats on realizing a life dream! I've been listening online but just I also pre-ordered a vinyl copy from your store and can't wait to get that later this year. Keep the great content and music coming!
I second this idea! Love your videos and loved this one too, but if you need more content to post I bet you could upload videos of noodling like this for a few minutes and just add the guitar you are using in the title, and people would love it.
Your music rules, and the playing was superb as always.
Matt 'Amazing Grace' on slide would have been so fitting for that survivor relic that needs careful nursing back to health - then rip it with 'Just Got Paid' for landing such an awesome piece of history. Love your stuff.
Holy cow that's gonna be a good save. It sung as soon as it was plugged in.
I checked out your album by the way. I love the songs and especially the tones you get. Keep it up.
Sounded pretty magic when you put that slide on it man.
There's no way I would refinish that guitar. It sounds great as is. The way it looks is proof of life and is obviously giving it the great tone it has.
I’m with you 💯, make it structurally sound, clean it, seal it and give it a thorough service and set up…it’s absolutely beautiful, you’ll never see another one like it! Sounds amazing too
It's a real life relic. I don't care for those "factory relic" guitars, it's fake. Good deal !!!
That's what I would do. (Polyurethane, nitrocellulos or lacquer)@user-bs5cr1sd2i
Man, when I heard " the action's at leas a half inch at fret 12', and that Open D tuning, I was HOPING you'd pull out a slide. That pickup sounds great.
I love the guitar hunting episodes, road trips to see old guitars amd amps. Then the restoration amd making music. That slide work was excellent, that old thing still has something to say
What you played was so fitting. The strings and tuners alone seemed to bring it back to life. I bet the original owner had no idea what was it store for that classic!
i honestly didnt know what to expect when you started to play, but it wasn't much, but you slid into the 4, i got goose flesh, and by the time you were thru, i was pulled over on the shoulder in tears. i really needed to see, and hear this right now. thank you.
Even in this condition, it’s a piece of history. Good luck with the restoration!
Subscribed to see what becomes of this epic guitar. Especially if you keep it as original as possible and put the right work into it.
So much potential in this video and series to make this channel skyrocket.
But the caveat is, I cant take it remotely seriously if nothing comes from this or it's half assed.
You got this dude.
For the love of god please give this beautiful guitar a full restore and refinish. Its value is long gone and she deserves to look great again.
Absolutely love these videos. Wish a find like that would be possible here in Germany. Cool stuff!
Really enjoyed your album btw!
I know you were just trying to get a video together, but that was actually quite a bit of fun. Thanks for sharing, I think lots of us enjoyed that.
Awesome Matthew, great find. The pickup sounds good. Can't wait to see you bring it back to life. Cheers
5:18 hahahaa. i started laughing, too, when you started playing it. just like someone else said, below. i couldn't have pictured that sound. 😂
Looks like this one was literally used as a battle axe. Aww, I never saw you so seem so bummed about the condition, but I know you’re gonna figure out how to save this thing and get it back to singing the way it’s supposed to. The good news is that the pickup is alive and it doesn’t seem like the wood is a lost cause - though I do worry about how that neck will hold up under string tension, but you already realized that it might be best to use a lower tuning. It’s gonna turn out great . . . and even if not, at least you tried your best to salvage it. Most folks would have just chucked it. Glad the people who sold it to you still saw value in it and didn’t end up tossing it. Looking forward to the next vid!
Hey Masha, that neck will need to come out and be reglued, its the only way to fix it properly...
Matt that guitar looks like it came out of a cow trough in the barn! If anyone can restore it, that would be you! I have watched you from your first RUclips videos and always been amazed how you can get the original sounds to come to life again. This will be a challenge but I'm looking forward to the videos to come. Keep rocking Matt!
Dude! That's badass! You should leave the finish as is!! Just restore the playability part. 🤘
Obviously superb and truly amazing! Can’t wait to see this guitar’s journey now it’s in your hands. Love from the UK man! 💜🇬🇧
Wow, what a find. Looking forward to following this guitar’s rebirth.
I think it’s cool as hell! Keep it raw and get it working! Rustoration!
Such a great find! It does sound really good too! I wouldn't repaint it once it's all repaired, it's cool to see that flaky paint on it...
Honestly I would strip the rest of the paint, and put some sort of nice lacquer on the wood. Think a natural finish could be really cool.
@@TheTombomb5000 NO ! Thats looks so cool. I would repair it structurally but absolutely leave the finish.
man what a fitting piece was like you just resurrected that beauty right then and there ,brought a tear to my eye
back from the crossroads what a save !
That guitar is mostly beautiful and slightly horrifying at the same time. What a find man!!
It's a pre Halloween model 😂
A lovely sounding ol' gal, she still got it 🤘⚡
Damn, that sounds amazing! That just told 70 years of soul and I felt it. Can’t wait to see what it turns in to. Subbed and thankful.
Can’t wait to see an update on that beauty!!
The guitar is pure history, I hope once its done the journey its been through is visible but not structurally impacting. This guitar reminds me of Clint Eastwoods poncho (which he owns and still wears).
I buy lots of flea market wrecks (and gems too) This is pretty awesome ...writing this before watching ...lol
oh man that thing looks special
It actually looks junior 😂
@@Guilhem74beat me to it lol
Fantastic episode! What a great relic!
What a shame that guitar was treated that way. Glad to see you are saving it.
I restomodded a 65 Melody Maker .
You got me, wanna see this guitar stage ready
Please don't refinish or repaint this gem for the restoration! It has a story to tell and scars to prove it. Give it a clear coat to lock in the remaining paint chips and protect the body.
That old P90 sounds like it is still ready to rock. If it was me, I would almost be tempted to repair the headstock and neck, make it structurally sound again, and leave it the way it is. That old Junior is badass looking.
Just came across your channel. I saw BARFIND and pic of a Junior. What a find. The condition is atrocious. Im surprised it still has any sound. But there's hope for this. Thumbs up. Looking forward to restoration.
it is good to see you back to your guitar resurrection videos.
What a find and it plays amazing even in that horrible condition.
Hopefully, you will get it back to great playing condition.