This guitar I have owned since 1977. It has served me well on stages all through Ontario and across Canada. It was neglected a bit as a blonde necked olympic white Stratocaster stepped in. Its time has returned. There is a stage in my town waiting for it. Thank you Dave for resurrecting my guitar and going the extra mile. You Rock. Rise again.
I hope you're not a member of the band that just had $7K in gear stolen. My mind immediately jumped there when I saw Dave working on an old girl like that. He gave it some love and it's sure looks playable now, good job again.
@@thepsychedelichippies8529 Yeah, it was a terrible thing to do. I'm glad it wasn't any of your gear. I've met the guys in 10,000 Maniacs over the years a few times and they seem like really good people. It's a nasty thing to do, stealing from them or any other artist. Hopefully, the bad guys get snagged trying to pawn it or crossing a border somewhere.
We are all suckers for cool guitars. He spent too much time, didn't make enough money, but ended up with a pretty cool guitar for a customer. I totally watched until the end because I wanted this guitar to live again. It's visceral. We guitar people are hopeless. Thank you Dave!
Back in the '70s, I was working for my brother in his music store in Tallahassee, Florida. We had ALL the lines there were back then, whether electric or acoustic guitars, and ALL the amp lines. When we got in one of these in Gold, I honestly did not know what to think about it. This guitar looked like one-half Les Paul, and one-half ES-335. I think I even laughed at it, it was so bizarre looking. It struck me so odd, that I don't even think I took it off the wall, much less played it. Then, umpteen years later, I was working for a store in Jacksonville, Florida, and in comes that same model axe as a used piece. I think we hooked it up for a customer, and INSTANTLY, I was hooked. Could not believe how good it sounded. I eventually played it for myself and fell in love with the thing ... had a very similar neck to my original Firebird III, so I was used to that log. But what a great guitar. My wife was very ill so there was no way I could buy it ... but boy, I sure loved that guitar. If you have one, you are indeed, blessed. And by the way, this and a few other great guitars, came out of the NORLIN era of Gibsons.
Those harmonica bridges were made by Schaller. I had one on my SG and liked it, but they get a lot of hate. They are or were still available new from Allparts.
Davey! Next time you run into that issue with the harmonica bridge, use a nut slotting file to slightly deepen the groove in the string's saddle to lower it a bit. You can use a fine flat file to take a little off the top of the saddle too.
I know just what you mean with those pots and jacks, I recently just refinished and setup a ES 335. Nice find on the electronics and neat trick with the over tune for the neck.
Fishing line works good to fish the pots through. U can tie it on the posts and it’s small enough where it doesn’t get in the way of the nut. I’ve used old 1/4” jacks with threaded sleeve taken off for the output jacks. But That’s just what I do. There’s probably a few different ways to do it.
We used to call those little picker upper things nipple grabbers when I was a car mechanic, I've got a long flexy one, great when you drop something and yer old back hurts when you bend. :)
The easy way to remove and replace those controls is to take Dacron fishing line on the pots and modified 1/4 inch plugs with Dacron line on them. Pull out a good length for each control and then take the ends of the Dacron lines and tie them together in a knot.
The posts that sit under the bridge were different. I noticed that right off the bat. Different thickness. You can see it @ 2:03 & & 10:34 . You reinstalled them opposite of how they came out.
Hi Dave; I notice you have used a small ultrasonic cleaner in a couple of episodes - including this one. While it is difficult to see, I am assuming you do not use a basket to hold your parts but put them directly into the bowl of the cleaner. I have used these cleaners for many years (old hippie scientist). If you do not put your parts into a basket that is suspended above the floor of the tank, you risk damaging the transducers that create the ultrasonic waves. This due to the parts to be cleaned resting on the bottom of the cleaning tank reducing the the distance of the water buffer to zero. Also here is a cheap cleaning solution you can use instead of just using water: 1tbl spoon of LemiShine (available at your CTC store) and a few drops of Dawn dish wash soap. Be sure to rinse in clear water after cleaning. Works like a damn!
Dave, try soaking the bridge in a mixture of 2 parts naphtha to 1 part machine oil, for awhile. If that doesn't work, take it outside and WD-40 the hell out of it. 😊
Auto Trans Fluid/Acetone 50/50 mix significantly out-penetrates commercial products. Break-torque test results: forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=20131.0
Not that it matters, but I bought one of those tools (the one you say you forgot you had) about 40 years at Radio Shack. I'm pretty sure it was called a "Parts Picker". Great video as usual.
Nice work Dave! . Ive had My g`old`top LPSig for 40 years .. Love it... even though I've had to 'get in there' and replace the Output jack... nasty job. udes 6mm pvc tube where where u used copper wire..
Dave if you get some clear tubing, like the ones they have in rolls. Get the diameter that fits the pot It makes routing through the F hole a breeze. Pet shops that tubing also.
Dave, count your blessings that it isn't a Gibson RD Artist! (another Gibson wiring nightmare) I use Tygon 1/4" fuel line to snake in tough pots. It stretches over the knurls and holds tight.
Bending the bridge with a press can work too. It restores the original ark that was slowly flattened by string pressure over decades. Probably the same amount of time. Also, have you tried electrolysis to remove rust? It gets all of it out
How confident are you that your back bow solution will last ? I have a guitar that is back bowed. I have tried clamping. Wood always tends to want to go back to where it was. Love your videos. I can certainly relate to spending way too much time on guitars. Oh the tormented life of a guitar repair man.
Davey: Thanks again, for another informative, entertaining, and amazing axe saving episode. I want you to set up all my guitars, unfortunately I'm not allowed in Canuckistan, and the quantity of rosewood, would keep all my loved ones in cites purgatory. Thanks for the many years of all things Dave...
Hello, I was wondering if you can help me figure my guitar out. What does it mean if my guitar buzzes when I hit an open string (d string) and when it buzzed on the second fret. I have no idea how to fix it and both of my guitars buzz
Nut maybe a smidge low and up there in cowboy chord corner it sounds like you have a rut in that fret. A good level crown and polish and a new nut is my guess. Or a drop of superglue with some baking soda in the buzzy nut file carefully a touch higher and see if the buzz goes away before you LCP
Somebody gave me an Epi version of that guitar in the gold top finish, but all the electronics were missing. I ended up getting rid of it, because no other pickups fit those holes. Too wide treble to bass for P-90's, way too wide that way and too narrow top to bottom for humbuckers. I searched for a while for set of those pickups, and never could find them.
Dave...im pretty sure these things weren't built to last forever...sometimes you gotta cut your losses and buy another one...i mean chrissakes...thats why they make more!!!....btw...i've seen guys use fishing line to pull those pots and jacks back thru...but your way worked just as well....tomato-tomoto...job well done my brother!!!!
Shim the neck, shim the neck! NOT! Glad to hear your eye thing is working out. Be glad you don't live here in the states, it probably would have cost a fortune. 👁🎶🎸
Wow, this just looks like a real nightmare to work on. I really can't believe that you have the patience you need to work through the F holes. This really looks painful.
This is an amazing guitar but .. just not something that would ever really fit me. I'm glad there are guys like Dave around to resurrect them and Mr Psychedelic Hippy will get his guitar back and have it back on stage rocking. Maybe not perfect..but rocking none the less.
For what it's worth...I clean metal parts such as tuning gears by soaking them overnight in hot water and denture cleaner. It gets out all the grime and crud and doesn't damage the item. Of course, if you have all your own teeth you may need to borrow or buy. :-)
This guitar I have owned since 1977. It has served me well on stages all through Ontario and across Canada. It was neglected a bit as a blonde necked olympic white Stratocaster stepped in. Its time has returned. There is a stage in my town waiting for it.
Thank you Dave for resurrecting my guitar and going the extra mile. You Rock. Rise again.
I hope you're not a member of the band that just had $7K in gear stolen. My mind immediately jumped there when I saw Dave working on an old girl like that. He gave it some love and it's sure looks playable now, good job again.
Brilliant work by Dave and so pleased to see this old girl back in good condition
Resurrection is the word I was thinking of too. I did not expect it after part one!
@@Damaged262 Nope. I share the posts of musicians who have lost gear due to theft. Nasty stuff.
@@thepsychedelichippies8529 Yeah, it was a terrible thing to do. I'm glad it wasn't any of your gear. I've met the guys in 10,000 Maniacs over the years a few times and they seem like really good people. It's a nasty thing to do, stealing from them or any other artist. Hopefully, the bad guys get snagged trying to pawn it or crossing a border somewhere.
We are all suckers for cool guitars. He spent too much time, didn't make enough money, but ended up with a pretty cool guitar for a customer. I totally watched until the end because I wanted this guitar to live again. It's visceral. We guitar people are hopeless. Thank you Dave!
Sometimes you can only get a guitar setup to "pretty good".... I've had that situation, and the client was thrilled, even though I was not.
I hereby dub thee Saint David. The Saviour of hopeless Guitars. / sword taps on each shoulder.
You are The Man the Myth the Legend!!!
and, gotta look at this again, the pit bull of guitar repairs, he inspires,
Masterful restoration Dave! Love your videos and its obvious you love what you do!
Jeez that thing sounds nice. What a beautiful sound.
This guitar have always fascinated me, more guitar techs should watch you and learn a thing or two about detail repair and set-up work.
Its amazing what you can do when it gets personal between you and the object getting fixed. SOB is not going to beat me.....
Awesome repair as usual. Well done Dave!!
Dave, I've likely said this before but your new intros are just outstanding!
Great job Dave your patience is legendary.
8:03 on repeat
😂😂😂
Riverdeepnwide ha ha ha. Snap.
Amazing. I have never seen or heard of this model guitar before. Can't hardly think of it as a Les Paul. Looks nice though!
Another great save by Dr.Dave! That's why I say "You da man Davey"
A hell of a fine job bringing that back to life! Well done Dave! Cheers.
With a guitar that good looking, she's worth the effort. Well done Dave. Excellent work and the usual enjoyable video.
"Stew Mac will be selling this for $40, next week". The Evil Empire has everything. 😉
JJ Dillon 😂😂😂
Good job. !!
Never give up !!
Never surrender. !!!
Now we got a triple feature awesome Dave thanks😜
Back in the '70s, I was working for my brother in his music store in Tallahassee, Florida. We had ALL the lines there were back then, whether electric or acoustic guitars, and ALL the amp lines. When we got in one of these in Gold, I honestly did not know what to think about it. This guitar looked like one-half Les Paul, and one-half ES-335. I think I even laughed at it, it was so bizarre looking. It struck me so odd, that I don't even think I took it off the wall, much less played it. Then, umpteen years later, I was working for a store in Jacksonville, Florida, and in comes that same model axe as a used piece. I think we hooked it up for a customer, and INSTANTLY, I was hooked. Could not believe how good it sounded. I eventually played it for myself and fell in love with the thing ... had a very similar neck to my original Firebird III, so I was used to that log. But what a great guitar. My wife was very ill so there was no way I could buy it ... but boy, I sure loved that guitar. If you have one, you are indeed, blessed. And by the way, this and a few other great guitars, came out of the NORLIN era of Gibsons.
Those harmonica bridges were made by Schaller. I had one on my SG and liked it, but they get a lot of hate. They are or were still available new from Allparts.
....thats the hardest any man has EVER worked for a 1/64 of an inch....mother if pearl !!!!!
Good quality competent work done with experience....
Davey! Next time you run into that issue with the harmonica bridge, use a nut slotting file to slightly deepen the groove in the string's saddle to lower it a bit. You can use a fine flat file to take a little off the top of the saddle too.
8:03
I'm saving this one for next Halloween.
Lol
very nice guitar....great
Cheers man! I bought a Goldtop Signature back in the early '80's. Should have kept it; but... Great video.
Enjoy to my rock page music channel..thanks.
I know just what you mean with those pots and jacks, I recently just refinished and setup a ES 335. Nice find on the electronics and neat trick with the over tune for the neck.
Good job Dave, I admire your patience.
Never in doubt,great save Dave!
hopefully the owner treats this right. nice job!
Kudos to you for getting all that out...and then back in again!
Lots of low-key fun to watch- endless problem solving by an expert, on an object we all love to love. Kool :)
Holy cow.......I was at the edge of my seat pulling those electronics out jeez Dave, and then you got 'em all back in! Highly entertaining video!
I think that guitar likes you. It really sang when you played it.
Nicely done sir
Awsome guitar great job Dave. 😷👍👍👍
Awesome vid again dave 👍🏻. The gooched dont stand a chance when your around 💪🏻
Fishing line works good to fish the pots through. U can tie it on the posts and it’s small enough where it doesn’t get in the way of the nut. I’ve used old 1/4” jacks with threaded sleeve taken off for the output jacks. But That’s just what I do. There’s probably a few different ways to do it.
The XLR jack is a bonus in the studio.
"I really need to stop drinking" lmao Why not file the bridge slots Dave, to lower the high string action?
We used to call those little picker upper things nipple grabbers when I was a car mechanic, I've got a long flexy one, great when you drop something and yer old back hurts when you bend. :)
The easy way to remove and replace those controls is to take Dacron fishing line on the pots and modified 1/4 inch plugs with Dacron line on them. Pull out a good length for each control and then take the ends of the Dacron lines and tie them together in a knot.
Could the two bridge studs have been different? Just wondering if they got switched when you put them back in.
she sounds sweet well done Dave
wow - what an interesting guitar ! Thanks for video 🙂 (3:27 sh** camera work is better than no camera work, Dave !)
The posts that sit under the bridge were different. I noticed that right off the bat. Different thickness. You can see it @ 2:03 & & 10:34 . You reinstalled them opposite of how they came out.
You win bro, nice catch! But of course it's easier (and trendier) to hate on Gibson than paying attention.
Dave does make mistakes☺
A “What could go wrong” tee shirt would be cool too.
Hi Dave; I notice you have used a small ultrasonic cleaner in a couple of episodes - including this one. While it is difficult to see, I am assuming you do not use a basket to hold your parts but put them directly into the bowl of the cleaner. I have used these cleaners for many years (old hippie scientist). If you do not put your parts into a basket that is suspended above the floor of the tank, you risk damaging the transducers that create the ultrasonic waves. This due to the parts to be cleaned resting on the bottom of the cleaning tank reducing the the distance of the water buffer to zero. Also here is a cheap cleaning solution you can use instead of just using water: 1tbl spoon of LemiShine (available at your CTC store) and a few drops of Dawn dish wash soap. Be sure to rinse in clear water after cleaning. Works like a damn!
Dave, try soaking the bridge in a mixture of 2 parts naphtha to 1 part machine oil, for awhile. If that doesn't work, take it outside and WD-40 the hell out of it. 😊
Diesel also works well in those cheap ultra sonic cleaners.
Auto Trans Fluid/Acetone 50/50 mix significantly out-penetrates commercial products.
Break-torque test results:
forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=20131.0
15:19 HAHAH!! Great work on that guitar Dave .
Arguably the best intro in DWoFS history! P.S. Happy Canada day! P.P.S. What do you guys do to celebrate Canada day?
Can you help me out I have a set of dirty finger umbuggers can I put the silver or gold covers on them .Thanks
Not that it matters, but I bought one of those tools (the one you say you forgot you had) about 40 years at Radio Shack. I'm pretty sure it was called a "Parts Picker". Great video as usual.
good job well done Dave
Nice work Dave! . Ive had My g`old`top LPSig for 40 years .. Love it... even though I've had to 'get in there' and replace the Output jack... nasty job. udes 6mm pvc tube where where u used copper wire..
I knew you could do it Dave! Good man 🤗
Dave if you get some clear tubing, like the ones they have in rolls. Get the diameter that fits the pot It makes routing through the F hole a breeze. Pet shops that tubing also.
Great save Dave!!!
Great job Dave I thought it was DOA
"Well, I had a bad dream and this thing was in it" 🤣🤟🎸👍
The devices you made to remove the jacks are genius. If stewmac sees them, they will steal the idea and call it their own.
you're the man !! excellent work !!
can you file the high e saddle notch down a bit?
Dave is a wealth of knowledge.
Dr. Dave does it again.
Wow! What a job!
I like that guitar. I was previously unaware of it. That plungey grippy thing that Dave loves....does anyone know the name of that?
claw grabber or retriever
I believe it is called, "That plungey grippy thing".
pickle grabber
I knew you could do it!
Hey Dave,
If anybody brings one of those to my shop I'll refer him to you and hold the door for him. :-)
Worth it in this case, an average Les Paul Signature is worth almost $3000
I wonder if those are 6mm output jacks instead of 1/4"?
Dave, count your blessings that it isn't a Gibson RD Artist! (another Gibson wiring nightmare) I use Tygon 1/4" fuel line to snake in tough pots. It stretches over the knurls and holds tight.
Bending the bridge with a press can work too. It restores the original ark that was slowly flattened by string pressure over decades. Probably the same amount of time. Also, have you tried electrolysis to remove rust? It gets all of it out
Maybe U got that Mini-Grabber from Lee Valley-That's where I got Mine...
Dude I need an Android chef shirt! Nice save Dave! Keepin' it "AUTHENTIC"
You da man, Dave!
Love the opening line.
Is it just me, or when Dave was working on the bridge, I swore I heard a little bit of Carl Spackler coming through.
Excellent video - spoiled only by the incessant bloody adverts!
How confident are you that your back bow solution will last ? I have a guitar that is back bowed. I have tried clamping. Wood always tends to want to go back to where it was. Love your videos. I can certainly relate to spending way too much time on guitars. Oh the tormented life of a guitar repair man.
Great real world stuff
Another great save!
Davey: Thanks again, for another informative, entertaining, and amazing axe saving episode.
I want you to set up all my guitars, unfortunately I'm not allowed in Canuckistan, and the quantity of rosewood, would keep all my loved ones in cites purgatory.
Thanks for the many years of all things Dave...
Hello, I was wondering if you can help me figure my guitar out. What does it mean if my guitar buzzes when I hit an open string (d string) and when it buzzed on the second fret. I have no idea how to fix it and both of my guitars buzz
Nut maybe a smidge low and up there in cowboy chord corner it sounds like you have a rut in that fret. A good level crown and polish and a new nut is my guess. Or a drop of superglue with some baking soda in the buzzy nut file carefully a touch higher and see if the buzz goes away before you LCP
You need some 'Did I Say That Out Loud?' merch ;-)
My step dads name is dave and i wish that dave were you, dave 😅
Dude you crack me up ...
Somebody gave me an Epi version of that guitar in the gold top finish, but all the electronics were missing. I ended up getting rid of it, because no other pickups fit those holes. Too wide treble to bass for P-90's, way too wide that way and too narrow top to bottom for humbuckers. I searched for a while for set of those pickups, and never could find them.
Dave...im pretty sure these things weren't built to last forever...sometimes you gotta cut your losses and buy another one...i mean chrissakes...thats why they make more!!!....btw...i've seen guys use fishing line to pull those pots and jacks back thru...but your way worked just as well....tomato-tomoto...job well done my brother!!!!
Shim the neck, shim the neck! NOT! Glad to hear your eye thing is working out. Be glad you don't live here in the states, it probably would have cost a fortune. 👁🎶🎸
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Yah Buddy!?
Wow, this just looks like a real nightmare to work on. I really can't believe that you have the patience you need to work through the F holes. This really looks painful.
I have that grabby tool from an old
Comp USA computer repair tool kit
This is an amazing guitar but .. just not something that would ever really fit me. I'm glad there are guys like Dave around to resurrect them and Mr Psychedelic Hippy will get his guitar back and have it back on stage rocking. Maybe not perfect..but rocking none the less.
Way to save a cool guitar Dave. Hope you are well!
For what it's worth...I clean metal parts such as tuning gears by soaking them overnight in hot water and denture cleaner. It gets out all the grime and crud and doesn't damage the item. Of course, if you have all your own teeth you may need to borrow or buy. :-)
love the intros
Awesome.
Always check yourself before you wreck yourself uncle Dave. ;) Have a good one man.
Kluson makes a harmonica bridge out of steel.
ITS ALIVE WOO HOO
Lol Stew-Mac will be selling that next week for about $40 bucks..