So amazing, Thank You. I've been researching the secrets of the Gibson Les Paul since I purchased my first one back in 1978. Every detail in this video is spot-on accurate with everything I've found over the past 45 years. This is possibly the very first video I've ever seen that covers every important design detail of this Historic instrument. Again, Thank You Sir.
I am making my clones 59 LesPaul, but not to order, but as art projects. This takes much more time, since I select the blanks at the sound intervals and often not all of them fit together. So for now, we select the wood and make the parts so that later there would be more options for the selection. I make LesPools from start to finish, completely according to my preferences and in accordance with the concept of each project. It is up to me to decide what color and degree of aging each guitar will have. Finished projects will be sold through my RUclips channel at impromptu auctions.
This is science complimenting legend. One of the most informative "luthier" videos on the web. This is what happens when an individual with a high IQ and practical working knowledge gets obsessed with finding answers. Start to finish- brilliant
This is probably my most watched video on RUclips, as I’m building my own vintage relic Les Paul this video is priceless in my process. Than you so much for this video!
Great video. When I was a kid in the 70s, my older brother had a friend who bought a 53 Gold Top for $500. This was my first experience with a Les Paul. That was in 1975 and many guitars ago. I had a Carvin DC150 in the 80s that had a Les Paul feel. But the one guitar I miss the most is a 1988 Hamer Chaparral Custom. It wasn't until 2015 when I came across a like new 2005 Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded T series. I hadn't been paying attention to Les Pauls, but I knew as soon as I picked this one up that there was something special about it. After doing some research, I discovered that it has a mohagany top instead of maple. It may not be a 59 Standard, but for $599 with a hardshell case, it was a good deal. It's like a Standard without the bling. Thank you for making such a comprehensive video on such a legendary guitar. And, just as luck would have it, I left NY 14 years ago and ended up in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the birth place of Les Paul.
Great video. I have experimented a lot on mamy of my guitars over the years, it is amazing how much difference a different saddle material or a new nut, or different trem springs can make. Everything matters, even the mass in things like tuners
I think the most interesting thing I heard in this was his thoughts on the best metal for tailpiece, one would think a dense "resonant" metal would of course be best but the point he makes about those metals vibrating and thus cancelling certain frequencies makes a lot of sense.
I got a set of Brandonwound 59' PAF replicas and, although I don't have an original example, these are the best sounding humbuckers I have ever heard. I'm considering a set of yours for my next build though.
You are probably the best man making these instruments out there. I am from Latin America, I only wish I could visit your workshop some day! Much respect for your knowledge and artistry!
Thank you for sharing this with us I know it's an unbelievable amount of information and research your hands-On research is most impressive thank you so much peace and respect
I'm sending in my 2006 Les Paul 58 Custom Shop RI to Historic Makeovers. They're going to do most all of the things you noted. I'm excited to see the result.
I am litterally blown away by the detail and craftmanship. I thought Eastman built a better Les Paul than Gibson, now I see that there is a hidden gem from Belarus! Thank you sir for the informative and wonderful video. I would only wish to own one some day,
Watching this was a revelation. I had been considering sending my 59' Custom Shop off for a supposed accurate re-create but not now. The information here revealed so much "why" the originals sound like they do. Excellent. Anyone interested in accuracy then this is your go-to
The upper mid range is unequalled. Boy do these guitars age beautifully! I love the wide Chevron flame on those older models! The reissues sound young but good too! Amazing specimens man!
Many thanks for posting your knowledge here. The best Les Paul is my goal too. I have a ‘98 R8 which was great when I got it new. I’ve gigged it loads and added a 6|6 nylon nut. Cts pots. Early 60s caps. Correct grade vintage wiring. Correct material tail piece Bridge and thumb wheel. Lastly, OX4 low wind A4 mag pickups. The guitar is outstanding and impresses me each time I pick it up.
Amazing video. I have learned a lot. Do you have a video that shows how to build one in greater details? I would love to try to build one for my own pleasure.
Thank you. You will find about all the materials that I use and about all the nuances of working with them on my Patreon in the Maker level www.patreon.com/8bombcustom
@@8BombCustom I visited the patreon site. It looks like the Maker level reveals the secret about the process of painting and aging guitars and parts. I am looking into building the guitar: Choosing, cuting and gluing gluing the woods and the parts. Do you have something on that also. It would be everything you cover in this video but in much greater details.
@@PierreGoulart-v9q Now I'm preparing a course on creating LesPaul from start to finish. But it won't be out anytime soon. For this reason, you can study Gil Yaron's thread on the forum. www.tdpri.com/threads/1959-les-paul-build.194271/
A good complete concise video Not exactly too long per-se The references and anticipation towards further videos ..cool. I was inquiring about neck attachment to body (tennon length fitment etc.) The SG (a pique of interest for me) being such a thin guitar neck fitment and tennon length I imagine really come into play here.But lately I've been looking into a Les Paul (they tend to ring better and have a wider frequency response. Really good video. Jim
my hard tail stratocaster body was made from reclaimed wood from antique furniture! the back is mahogany that came from a Victorian era vanity. and the flame-quilt maple top was from an antique blanket chest that was 200yrs old. its impossible to find wood of this quality today unless you have a small fortune! it turned out fantastic. its a one of a kind and is the best sounding strat ive ever heard! it was a pretty huge gamble weather or not it was going to turn out well or not, i got lucky!
fantastic video on these wonderful instruments !! 👍. very knowledgeable and informative !! Right after watching this I thought I'd like to ask you for your opinion on the recent relic finishes. ...and then discovered you have already done a dedicated video on that. Thanks for sharing your knowledge my friend !!!
Wonderful video, thanks for posting. On thing to keep in mind when aiming for true vintage tone is to use flat wound strings w/ an unwound G string. As that was the only string available up until 67-68.
Not true, round wound steel strings go back to the 1890's, flatwound strings were introduced in1946. Up until 1965 all guitar string sets, both round and flat wound used a wound 3rd string.
@@kgriff1205 Hey K I was under the impression only flats were made before 65-66, did not know rounds were even available that early. Also you are correct a wound g came with the sets. Many early rockers replaced w/ an unwound G to make bending easier. Cheers
Great stuff!. I have access to two original 59 Les Pauls - one of them well documented. If you'd like any information or measurements on them just let me know!.
While I do not believe in tonewood etc as it pertains to solid body electric guitars even I have to admit that this is a Les Paul tone I can vibe with. Nothing like the thick, muddy tones of most LPs. I don't know if it's just the pickups and the amp or if there is anything else in play hear but it is very obvious that you did your research and that it paid off. Hats off to you mate and thanks for the video, it was enjoyable even from an acoustic/stratocaster player's point of view!
Very well done! The time and effort you've put into all that is the "Golden Years" of the Les Paul is obviously a passion. Would be an honour to own one of your Guitars. Thank You very much for the education on your journey so far. Often wondered if you have had hands on one of the newer Heritage H-150's made in Kalamazoo and how you think they compare with the modern Gibson LP's? Thanks for the video.
Thank. Several years ago I played one Heritage. It was very different in design and knots from the vintage LesPoul. And it was heavy. Sounds good, but not good enough for me.
Very informative video!!! Everything you have said is spot on!!! I just wish I could find a spot on replica like your guitars in left handed!!! Honestly practically impossible, I’ve tried. As a working musician and fellow tone chaser, it’s hard to compare with the old way of building guitars. You sir are a brilliant man!
Because of this video and reading about Mick Ronson removing the finish from his Les Paul, I stripped the acrylic finish off my cheap mahogany guitar. The transformation is unbelievable. It is louder, clearer, sharper, there are new mid and high frequencies that make it sing now.
Great! I am glad that this video gave an impetus and you are pleased with the result. You have verified what is shown in the video on your own experience. And this is a golden experience! Thank you and good luck with your next projects!
@@8BombCustom Thank you, absolutely correct. I wish I had the ability and talent to do more technical work, but just removing the plastic varnish has made a huge difference! Thank you.
I have refinished a lot of poly coated guitars with nitro and it does make quite a difference. At one time I would have argued that it wouldn't matter.
Hey awesome video, your Les Paul journey has been amazing... I was wondering which are those books you show that have specifications about the heel joints and construction?? Does anybody know?
Thank you. Unfortunately, there is very little technical information in these books, only basic principles and beautiful pictures. But it also gives a lot of understanding to start with.
Beauty Of The Burst, Burst Believers, Resonant interactions between waves, Joe Wolfie "Strings, Standing Waves and Harmonics" ... Interviews, forums, meetings with lithiers and my own experience.
3:50 - A bit of history
5:22 - Sound
7:01 - Wood
8:16 - Conversions
9:13 - Wood resonance
10:40 - Vintage Les Paul construction
11:39 - Top shape
12:35 - Vintage scale
13:49 - Truss rod
14:57 - Neck shape
16:02 - Neck joint
16:42 - Headstock
17:50 - Nut
18:26 - Fretboard
19:21 - Inlays
19:47 - Glue
20:25 - ABR-1 Bridge and Tailpiece
21:47 - Knobs location
22:39 - Tuners
23:23 - Capacitors
24:20 - '50s wiring
24:50 - Vintage wire
25:10 - Pickups
26:35 - Nitro
30:41 - Guitar weight
33:49 - Conclusion
👍👍👍 Thank you!
This is probably the most informative "Holy Grail” video on RUclips.
Thank you!
💯% without a doubt. World class.
Absolutely 🙌
Thank you
Most comprehensive tutorial on any electrical guitar construction. Much appreciated !
Thank you
So amazing, Thank You.
I've been researching the secrets of the Gibson Les Paul since I purchased my first one back in 1978.
Every detail in this video is spot-on accurate with everything I've found over the past 45 years.
This is possibly the very first video I've ever seen that covers every important design detail of this Historic instrument.
Again, Thank You Sir.
Thanks for your comment. It is very important for me to hear this opinion from the owner of the original Burst. Thank you!
I am making my clones 59 LesPaul, but not to order, but as art projects. This takes much more time, since I select the blanks at the sound intervals and often not all of them fit together. So for now, we select the wood and make the parts so that later there would be more options for the selection. I make LesPools from start to finish, completely according to my preferences and in accordance with the concept of each project. It is up to me to decide what color and degree of aging each guitar will have. Finished projects will be sold through my RUclips channel at impromptu auctions.
@@8BombCustomAwesome! 👌 Are you still building?
@@michaelknight4041 yes
This is science complimenting legend. One of the most informative "luthier" videos on the web. This is what happens when an individual with a high IQ and practical working knowledge gets obsessed with finding answers. Start to finish- brilliant
Thank you
Is it - is it REALLY?
Dude your my hero, please please please do this for tele's and strats!!!! I will watch this over and over!
Thank you for the translation. Great channel and you’re very talented.
Thank you!
Ha! I was about to say "turn down the TV" : ). Thanks!
Man oh man, I'm blown away, I have never heard a better or closer sounding remake than this, sir you are the best I've ever heard, amazing
Thank you!
Bravo on the most comprehensive explanation that I've seen of what makes a vintage Les Paul different from the modern versions.
Thank you!
Billy Gibbons says the tone is in the hands. Having a '59 burst doesn't hurt though! Great video! I learned something today.
Thank you
This is probably my most watched video on RUclips, as I’m building my own vintage relic Les Paul this video is priceless in my process. Than you so much for this video!
Excellent! Thank you! Subscribe to my Patreon Level Maker, there you will find a lot of interesting things on this topic.
www.patreon.com/8bombcustom
That Paul at the end sounded amazing. Thank you for this
Thank you!
Great video. When I was a kid in the 70s, my older brother had a friend who bought a 53 Gold Top for $500. This was my first experience with a Les Paul. That was in 1975 and many guitars ago. I had a Carvin DC150 in the 80s that had a Les Paul feel. But the one guitar I miss the most is a 1988 Hamer Chaparral Custom. It wasn't until 2015 when I came across a like new 2005 Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded T series. I hadn't been paying attention to Les Pauls, but I knew as soon as I picked this one up that there was something special about it. After doing some research, I discovered that it has a mohagany top instead of maple. It may not be a 59 Standard, but for $599 with a hardshell case, it was a good deal. It's like a Standard without the bling. Thank you for making such a comprehensive video on such a legendary guitar. And, just as luck would have it, I left NY 14 years ago and ended up in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the birth place of Les Paul.
Outstanding. I appreciate you commitment and dedication to this fine instrument. I look forward to more videos.
Thank you!
I have a Vaschenko Les Paul on order, very excited. Again, nice video. Bill
How would you go about ordering one?
@@John-hi2yi email me at: pagewannabe@gmail.com thanks, Bill
Great Job!!!!! I was a Gibson Dealer in Chicago in the 70's.
Thank you!
I'm still saving for one of these
2:21 do you make icons, if you do I would be also interested in getting one
Shure. Write me 8bombcustom@gmail.com
This is fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to present this wonderful and informative video.
Thank you!
This is the most thorough common sense explaination of the Burst that I have ever seen ! Thank you very much for posting !
Thank you!
Great video. I have experimented a lot on mamy of my guitars over the years, it is amazing how much difference a different saddle material or a new nut, or different trem springs can make. Everything matters, even the mass in things like tuners
Yes, every detail contributes to the shaping of sound.
Mate your channels going to blow up now that you have translated vids !!! I’m sharing the shit out of this
Thank you!
I think the most interesting thing I heard in this was his thoughts on the best metal for tailpiece, one would think a dense "resonant" metal would of course be best but the point he makes about those metals vibrating and thus cancelling certain frequencies makes a lot of sense.
I got a set of Brandonwound 59' PAF replicas and, although I don't have an original example, these are the best sounding humbuckers I have ever heard. I'm considering a set of yours for my next build though.
This is some great knowledge, thank you for taking the time to share it!
Thank you!
You are probably the best man making these instruments out there. I am from Latin America, I only wish I could visit your workshop some day! Much respect for your knowledge and artistry!
Thank you
Bro this is awesome. A pure Masterclass on the Burst. You’ve cracked the hidden code of the Holy Grail & possess the blueprints👏🏻👏🏻😃👌🏻.
Thank you!
You are the KING OF VINTAGE !!
Thank you!
Thank you! So much information! Amazing that you have presented years of research in a 30 minute video. Well done! I am a fan of your relic work!
Thank you!
Bravo!!! Well done, sir! Great information on many levels. All guitar geeks would enjoy this history and science lesson.
Thank you.
This is insanely good. Thank you.
Great job, this is the most important video, it shows the details. Good luck in hard times, you’re friend from California, steve
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this with us I know it's an unbelievable amount of information and research your hands-On research is most impressive thank you so much peace and respect
Thank you
I learned so much. You are a great teacher her. I will be back.
Thank you
I'm sending in my 2006 Les Paul 58 Custom Shop RI to Historic Makeovers. They're going to do most all of the things you noted. I'm excited to see the result.
This is a great solution. Kim and his team make it amazing!
I stumbled upon this video and was amazed by the great information and knowledge. Truly great job. Thank you.
Thank you
Impressive! I watch every of your videos. Would love to play one of your masterpieces. Rock on!
Thank you!
I am litterally blown away by the detail and craftmanship. I thought Eastman built a better Les Paul than Gibson, now I see that there is a hidden gem from Belarus! Thank you sir for the informative and wonderful video. I would only wish to own one some day,
Thank you!
This is the best Les Paul technical documentary I have seen, just brilliant. @Dr.Nitro I think Professor Nitro is a more appropriate name for you! 😉
Thank you! 😅
I agree! Professor Nitro!
Watching this was a revelation. I had been considering sending my 59' Custom Shop off for a supposed accurate re-create but not now. The information here revealed so much "why" the originals sound like they do. Excellent. Anyone interested in accuracy then this is your go-to
Thank you
Excellent video - otlichna!!! Thank you - your passion for detail is very inspiring!!! I will be watching your videos.
Thank you!
The upper mid range is unequalled. Boy do these guitars age beautifully!
I love the wide Chevron flame on those older models! The reissues sound young but good too! Amazing specimens man!
Thank you!
Many thanks for posting your knowledge here. The best Les Paul is my goal too. I have a ‘98 R8 which was great when I got it new. I’ve gigged it loads and added a 6|6 nylon nut. Cts pots. Early 60s caps. Correct grade vintage wiring. Correct material tail piece Bridge and thumb wheel. Lastly, OX4 low wind A4 mag pickups. The guitar is outstanding and impresses me each time I pick it up.
About to do exactly this to a ‘96 R9. OX4 all the way!
This is an amazing video. It has so many details that I never even knew existed about the '59 Les Paul.
Thank you!
Amazing video. I have learned a lot. Do you have a video that shows how to build one in greater details? I would love to try to build one for my own pleasure.
Thank you. You will find about all the materials that I use and about all the nuances of working with them on my Patreon in the Maker level
www.patreon.com/8bombcustom
@@8BombCustom I visited the patreon site. It looks like the Maker level reveals the secret about the process of painting and aging guitars and parts. I am looking into building the guitar: Choosing, cuting and gluing gluing the woods and the parts. Do you have something on that also. It would be everything you cover in this video but in much greater details.
@@PierreGoulart-v9q Now I'm preparing a course on creating LesPaul from start to finish. But it won't be out anytime soon. For this reason, you can study Gil Yaron's thread on the forum. www.tdpri.com/threads/1959-les-paul-build.194271/
A good complete concise video Not exactly too long per-se The references and anticipation towards further videos ..cool. I was inquiring about neck attachment to body (tennon length fitment etc.) The SG (a pique of interest for me) being such a thin guitar neck fitment and tennon length I imagine really come into play here.But lately I've been looking into a Les Paul (they tend to ring better and have a wider frequency response. Really good video. Jim
Thank you
Fantastic. Thanks for making this superb resource
Thank you
It's amazing, and I learned a lot from this video, thx bro
One very important detail overlooked that is very important to the feel: vintage Gibson string spacing at the nut is wider.
This video is so amazing, intelligent. Thank you for sharing it!
Thank you
Ridiculous attention to detail. VERY educational. I too prefer vintage Soviet caps in all my builds. They’re obscenely large but are worth the effort.
Thank you for the information. Amazing
Incredible work.
Thank you
Unfortunately I have not been able to play one of your guitars, but I can say that they're the best looking replicas I've seen on RUclips.
Thank you!
my hard tail stratocaster body was made from reclaimed wood from antique furniture! the back is mahogany that came from a Victorian era vanity. and the flame-quilt maple top was from an antique blanket chest that was 200yrs old. its impossible to find wood of this quality today unless you have a small fortune! it turned out fantastic. its a one of a kind and is the best sounding strat ive ever heard! it was a pretty huge gamble weather or not it was going to turn out well or not, i got lucky!
Great, great video!!! Thanks for all the information!
Thank you
fantastic video on these wonderful instruments !! 👍. very knowledgeable and informative !!
Right after watching this I thought I'd like to ask you for your opinion on the recent relic finishes.
...and then discovered you have already done a dedicated video on that.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge my friend !!!
Outstanding work! Thank you
Thank you!
Wonderful video, thanks for posting. On thing to keep in mind when aiming for true vintage tone is to use flat wound strings w/ an unwound G string. As that was the only string available up until 67-68.
Not true, round wound steel strings go back to the 1890's, flatwound strings were introduced in1946. Up until 1965 all guitar string sets, both round and flat wound used a wound 3rd string.
@@kgriff1205 Hey K I was under the impression only flats were made before 65-66, did not know rounds were even available that early. Also you are correct a wound g came with the sets. Many early rockers replaced w/ an unwound G to make bending easier. Cheers
Thank you! Interesting info!
Great video, love your channel.
Thank you
Thats great!! Thank you so much for your work👏🏻👏🏻
So the headstock on the vintage is 1mm thinner or wider?
great video - i think the tops were glued with phenol aldehyd ( radio glue ) anyway - very cool information
Everything is correct. We call it phenol-formaldehyde glue. It hardens when heated and turns into stone.
Great stuff!.
I have access to two original 59 Les Pauls - one of them well documented. If you'd like any information or measurements on them just let me know!.
Thanks tkbe! I am always glad to receive such information! Email me 8bombcustom@gmail.com
I’ll never be able to recreate what you did however I can buy it! Pls sell these amazing guitars.
Thanks. Write your email and I will notify you before the next auction.
Perfect. I think you are a real profecsionist. Good
Thank you
You are a true Master.
Thank you!
Absolutely excellent ! ... Thank You ... You really understand ... & You are a true Artist.
You are talented with lots of Burst facts!
Thank you !
God bless your work friend !
Thank you!
You have done an amazing job! Thanks you so much!
Thank you!
While I do not believe in tonewood etc as it pertains to solid body electric guitars even I have to admit that this is a Les Paul tone I can vibe with. Nothing like the thick, muddy tones of most LPs. I don't know if it's just the pickups and the amp or if there is anything else in play hear but it is very obvious that you did your research and that it paid off. Hats off to you mate and thanks for the video, it was enjoyable even from an acoustic/stratocaster player's point of view!
Thank you
I disagree in my honest opinion. If tonewood is not the issue, then most of the guitars today are made of plastic or aluminum just to replicate the 59
Thx! you're a brilliant man. Very informative
Thank you
You Sir are Awesome !! Greetings from Quebec !!
Thank you!
Ur awesome...want one of your guitars...explained perfectly
Thank you!
Fantastic 👏 Thank you for sharing years of knowledge bro
Thank you!
The top on the one being played in the video, the Margitt I think, is the most amazing top I have ever seen on a Les Paul.
I agree, it's a beautiful top!
@8BombCustom You may have the best suppliers on the planet.
Very excellent video, sir!!!
Thank you!
Very well done! The time and effort you've put into all that is the "Golden Years" of the Les Paul is obviously a passion. Would be an honour to own one of your Guitars. Thank You very much for the education on your journey so far.
Often wondered if you have had hands on one of the newer Heritage H-150's made in Kalamazoo and how you think they compare with the modern Gibson LP's?
Thanks for the video.
Thank. Several years ago I played one Heritage. It was very different in design and knots from the vintage LesPoul. And it was heavy. Sounds good, but not good enough for me.
Thanks, man. Love your vids.
Thank you!
very interesting and educational
Thank you!
Great work man!
Thank you!
Very informative video!!! Everything you have said is spot on!!! I just wish I could find a spot on replica like your guitars in left handed!!! Honestly practically impossible, I’ve tried.
As a working musician and fellow tone chaser, it’s hard to compare with the old way of building guitars. You sir are a brilliant man!
Thank you
Wonderful. Could have watched a two hour video on this
Thank you
Gibson needs to hire this guy to lead the historic replica part of custom shop.
Thank you!
gibson doesn't want anyone working there that wants to build les pauls like they did in the 50's. they want people that crank them out at lightspeed.
Because of this video and reading about Mick Ronson removing the finish from his Les Paul, I stripped the acrylic finish off my cheap mahogany guitar. The transformation is unbelievable. It is louder, clearer, sharper, there are new mid and high frequencies that make it sing now.
Great! I am glad that this video gave an impetus and you are pleased with the result. You have verified what is shown in the video on your own experience. And this is a golden experience! Thank you and good luck with your next projects!
@@8BombCustom Thank you, absolutely correct. I wish I had the ability and talent to do more technical work, but just removing the plastic varnish has made a huge difference! Thank you.
Awesome video thank you
Thank you!
I have refinished a lot of poly coated guitars with nitro and it does make quite a difference. At one time I would have argued that it wouldn't matter.
Thank. Now you know that it works))
Brilliant, awesome!
✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Thank you
Excellent job!
Thank you!
Awesome video, thank you!
Thank you!
Great video! I’ve got a Vaschenko ‘59 replica and It’s irreplaceable.
Thank you!
Congrats
Hey awesome video, your Les Paul journey has been amazing... I was wondering which are those books you show that have specifications about the heel joints and construction?? Does anybody know?
Thank you. Unfortunately, there is very little technical information in these books, only basic principles and beautiful pictures. But it also gives a lot of understanding to start with.
Is there somewhere the original vid with no voiceover, in original language?
Really informative video, thanks very much.
What books did you use for your research?
Beauty Of The Burst, Burst Believers, Resonant interactions between waves, Joe Wolfie "Strings, Standing Waves and Harmonics"
... Interviews, forums, meetings with lithiers and my own experience.
Love your vids, great work👌
Thank you!
What do you think about cryo tuning a guitar?
This was fun to watch. Great artwork as well. Good craftmanship dont know any borders. I think I want one of your guitars, not a Gibson now.
Thank you!
.....Great stuff here. You should put a link in the above so we can see your shop & perhaps order a guitar from you?
Done. Thank you. But I dont wirk fir orders))
Very interesting video, thanks!
Thank you
Wow, thanks a lot for all this valuable info!! 👌👍💪
Thank you