This is THE best content on RUclips. Dan's videos should be preserved on every medium possible, multiplied countless times and then buried all over the planet to age like wine for future generations to dig up and honor.
I love that during the headstock touch-up, Dan - as he always does - gives credit to Frank Ford and Chelsea Clark for the techniques he employs. Gene's rewind was incredible. And relicing pots is a new one to me! So much care and attention to detail, but I suppose that's nothing new from Dan and Gene. Bravo!
Dan is a treasure as we all know and kudos to Gene for doing a great job talking through his work and explaining each step to the viewers. It is great to see the challenges and successes of this project.
@@MidtownSkyport It's also cool that there are videos of guys playing the Bloomfield tele after all the repair work done here. I especially like the video where G.E. Smith plays it and talks about its history.
Good for you, Dan! Beautiful work Dan and Gene to restore a real beauty! Your videos through the years have been so helpful to me personally. Sincere thanks!
Really fun to watch that guitar come back together. When I saw the relicing of the pots, I was like "what!?, why!?" but then I realized at that point, it's a labor of love and it's fun to get all of the details right. That's a really neat experience, thanks for sharing!
It's not easy to share a stage with Dan Erlewine, but Gene was a great co-star. He let's me sit here and nod along like we're doing it together. Look at us, we repaired a bunch of PAFs!
Brilliant restoration and what’s even better was the full circle moment for Dan. Warm and wonderful vibes from start to finish! Thankyou is not enough in this instance. God bless 🙏
I've enjoyed and learned from your videos for years, this is one of the best as it covers so many different areas of restoration/repair and the personal story behind the instrument puts the icing on the cake. Thanks very much for this, looking forward to more.
When I watched Gene wince when he was re-wiring the pickup with the original wire, my hands went up to my mouth and I whispered, "Oh no!!! Please..." Man, that sucks. But you know what, he did a fantastic job and the guitar is truly Dan's now. Is a guitar even yours if you haven't changed it in some way, even just a dent or chip in the finish? Absolutely fantastic job, guys!
I wanted to see more about getting the wiring back into the guitar through the F-hole, but that's not a real gripe. This was a very informative and joyful video to watch! Thanks!
My jaw is on the floor, the level of detail especially in terms of relicing is insane. The section on restoring the PAFs should be required viewing for anyone interested in learning about pickups especially if you are into winding or restoring them. Thanks for an amazing video!
When I had an over 30 years old guitar send to my local repairman for some repair on the pickups, the guy insisted that it would be a lot cheaper to install new pickups rather than a lot of work plus he will not guarantee the outcome. Now I can understand his reason. It is nice to know someone is doing a job the right way. The labour cost seems higher than a pair pickups at a few hundred dollars.
Fantastic luthier work!!! with the upmost respect for the instrument and it’s history. We need some more information on this guitar and maybe with a bit more playing please 🎸
Heartbreaking to see a ‘58 arrive in such a state!! Heartwarming to see such skill, care and craftsmanship put into its ‘resurrection’! I have a ‘63 345 which I’ve owned since I was 16 (1978). I’d SO love to be able to drop it in to you guys for a little tlc. Oh well… Just a small note - you know that wasn’t a 335 truss rod cover, right? Having ‘Stereo’ engraved down it (just like mine) kinda gives it away. GREAT work guys - love what you do!!
Very enjoyable film and wonderful to see a treasured instrument brought back to life. A question for Gene if I may. Taking the wire from the end of the spool when winding the pickup, rather than unwinding it in the same plane as it's wound onto the bobbin, causes twist in it. Does that matter?
Looks like the old Alembic “Hot Rod” Kit that came out in the 70’s. They gave you a ceramic magnet and a small roll of copper tape for shielding the pickup as with the thicker magnet you couldn’t get the covers back on.. I seem to recall there being a few wooden shims to make the coils taller so they’ll be even
Just have to love it when a guitar comes back home. No matter what the condition is. The joy of having it your hands once again. Being a world renown Luthier who can bring it back to life is a major plus for that precious instrument. A true synergy of good vibes. Excellent video, Dan and Gene and Stew Mac team.
What an amazing job, thanks for all your knowledge Dan, this channel is so inspiring and educational to me, even when in my country (Guatemala) this things and tools are super hard to get (and expensive) So now i have my very own project with a 1980 japanese Cimar strat clone, that is falling in pieces, hope i can rescue the poor thing. Thanks for the lessons man!
Nice video For years I was told people remove pickup covers to get a different sound, but after having many unpotted covered pickups go microphonic, I can’t help but to think it was more often done remedy that, and yes I do know that isn’t the only reason pickups go microphonic. If anyone would know if this was true it would be Dan. What do you think?
30:40 this is the same way i'd spool my fishing reels other wise you end up with line twist, i fished on a professional level for many years. just find it interesting, he's also eliminating line twist without knowing it.
Beautiful guitar! Wonderful job restoring it too, but one thing I don't get is insisting on using an original style nylon nut, but not using original style knobs. 😅 I totally understand though.. I mean, hey it's Dan's guitar, so I respect his decision to do with it what he wishes. Plus us guitar players have a tendency to modify things anyway. ;) Nice work fellas! 👍👍 Lots of great tips here too.
I used to wind and rewind pups myself. Just to look how somebody else does it brings back a lot of memory of joy and frustration! The "stronger" magnets and the missing metal covers. I used to collect all little parts from vintage pups just like Gene. Must be a common desease among the pup winders! ;-) Good job! From the both of you!
My first thought was unwind each bad pickup on a coil winder. When you find the break, repair it and then respool with the OG wire. Not sure why it wasn't done here.
Using the original wire is a dumb idea, cause the reason it got breaks in the first place is corrosion, and that old wire is just gonna corrode and break again quickly
I'm really digging these long form project videos (I've watched that recent complete guitar build one at least 3x now - and I can barely attach a new pickguard). I've heard plenty about the lengths a skilled expert will go to restore old Gibsons, but Gene's footage w/those PAF's really shows you what that means. More please....
Please keep making these longer videos. They are awesome!
Will do! Thanks for the feedback.
yup!
I learn something from every one, we might be a small audience, but we buy stuff from you guys, teach us!
agreed
Wonderful restoration project and so well documented. Thanks Dan and Gene!
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
This is THE best content on RUclips. Dan's videos should be preserved on every medium possible, multiplied countless times and then buried all over the planet to age like wine for future generations to dig up and honor.
funny i was thinking the same thing
He's a legend.
Uncle doug
Such a joy to see Dan happy and reunited to his old friend! Makes me happy too! Long live, Dan!
Watching a couple of pros at work, doesn’t get much better than this!
Real glad Dan got that one back. Still got one Bloomfield knob on it too! Too cool. Beautiful work, beautiful story, beautiful guitar!
Saving the copper was such a nice thing to do for Dan. What a good dude.
Tom Hanks can play Gene in the movie!
Gene's attention to detail is genuinely astounding. Wow.
I love that during the headstock touch-up, Dan - as he always does - gives credit to Frank Ford and Chelsea Clark for the techniques he employs. Gene's rewind was incredible. And relicing pots is a new one to me! So much care and attention to detail, but I suppose that's nothing new from Dan and Gene. Bravo!
Thank you for this. Dan looks like a kid with that 335. It’s perfect
A wonderful and sympathetic restoration of a great guitar, I love the picture of Dan as a young man.
I'm happy for Dan reuniting with an old lost friend. You could feel his energy after playing.
Dan is a treasure as we all know and kudos to Gene for doing a great job talking through his work and explaining each step to the viewers. It is great to see the challenges and successes of this project.
I'm only partway through this, it's epic! I love when you guys go into detail on one guitar, like this and the Willie Nelson guitar.
Thank you so much! Epic is a good word to describe this fix 😅
I go back and watch those videos periodically. It's fascinating. The ones on Mike Bloomfield’s telecaster, too.
@@MidtownSkyport It's also cool that there are videos of guys playing the Bloomfield tele after all the repair work done here. I especially like the video where G.E. Smith plays it and talks about its history.
What a great video! Educational, tongue-in-cheek, and outright funny.
Rest in peace, Al, but jeeeeez!
Good for you, Dan! Beautiful work Dan and Gene to restore a real beauty! Your videos through the years have been so helpful to me personally. Sincere thanks!
Brilliant on Dan and Gene's part. Absolute art in the resto. !!!
the pickup work alone - sheesh! Amazing job by all - really cool vibe to the guitar
Really fun to watch that guitar come back together. When I saw the relicing of the pots, I was like "what!?, why!?" but then I realized at that point, it's a labor of love and it's fun to get all of the details right. That's a really neat experience, thanks for sharing!
It's not easy to share a stage with Dan Erlewine, but Gene was a great co-star. He let's me sit here and nod along like we're doing it together. Look at us, we repaired a bunch of PAFs!
🤣 Right!
Thank you so much ! I absolutelly love every second with Dan ! we need more !
ohhhh I've been anxiously awaiting this video! so happy to see it done!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Does StewMac sell luthier's saliva?
Stash the drool from the video 🤤
Yes, but it's $500 per mg. 🤑
And you need a prescription card …
Funny you should say that, I may have the last known pot of original luthier saliva from the 1950s.
Spit shining since 1958 😅
The attention to detail is fantastic to see here. Such care taken at every step, even relicing the pots!
Congratulations to a job very well done!
You deserve your axe brought back to original Dan!
Brilliant restoration and what’s even better was the full circle moment for Dan. Warm and wonderful vibes from start to finish! Thankyou is not enough in this instance. God bless 🙏
Wow, this is too much!
I think I might cry it's so good!
So pleased it all came together. What a great tutorial. Enjoy it!
Love restoration of Vintage Gibson's. Great Save Dan to an old girl. Sounds great.
Someday, the torch must be passed. The next generation must represent. But I’m so glad to see another Dan Erlewine video.
Also some seriously awesome PAF surgery.
It was an intense few hours in the studio taking that thing apart!
What a great video and story, and man, it really sounds good.
Great work guys! We're with you!
I've enjoyed and learned from your videos for years, this is one of the best as it covers so many different areas of restoration/repair and the personal story behind the instrument puts the icing on the cake. Thanks very much for this, looking forward to more.
That was such a joy to watch. ❤
Wow! You guys are both artists! That's an amazing restoration!
When I watched Gene wince when he was re-wiring the pickup with the original wire, my hands went up to my mouth and I whispered, "Oh no!!! Please..." Man, that sucks. But you know what, he did a fantastic job and the guitar is truly Dan's now. Is a guitar even yours if you haven't changed it in some way, even just a dent or chip in the finish? Absolutely fantastic job, guys!
This is one of the coolest videos I’ve seen. You guys do such amazing work!
I wanted to see more about getting the wiring back into the guitar through the F-hole, but that's not a real gripe. This was a very informative and joyful video to watch! Thanks!
I wanted this video to keep going forever!
Truly amazing project and craftsmen!
Thank you for the share! Painstaking is the proper word for that pickup work. Thank you both for a lovely vid!!!
My jaw is on the floor, the level of detail especially in terms of relicing is insane. The section on restoring the PAFs should be required viewing for anyone interested in learning about pickups especially if you are into winding or restoring them. Thanks for an amazing video!
I'm not sure when I've enjoyed a video more. Well done!
Congratulations Dan !!!
Thanks to Al for keeping your girl safe for all those years. That’s a friend. RIP Al
Phenomenal job! Thoroughly enjoyed every second. Thank you for sharing!!
Great tone on those pickups!
Great production you guys; educational and entertaining at the same time. Thank you.
when he receives the call about the pickups, that's a plot twist! Loved this video
One Tip I'd offer neophyte Luthiers: the wiring template idea is GREAT, but be sure to flip it over before your soldering job ;-)
I'm all for shielding the sides. I'm a big fan of open covers, they remove some noise yet keep the highs intact. FWIW
Absolutely fantastic, beautiful guitar!
When I had an over 30 years old guitar send to my local repairman for some repair on the pickups, the guy insisted that it would be a lot cheaper to install new pickups rather than a lot of work plus he will not guarantee the outcome. Now I can understand his reason. It is nice to know someone is doing a job the right way. The labour cost seems higher than a pair pickups at a few hundred dollars.
This was a great video. Loved every minute of it! so sweet to get that guitar back to almost fully original!
B.B. King lives! Lovely story.
Great video!!! Loved it!
That was a joy, as always
Fantastic luthier work!!! with the upmost respect for the instrument and it’s history. We need some more information on this guitar and maybe with a bit more playing please 🎸
Great series, Guys!
You have a fantastic life sir!
That was a pretty interesting winding machine
Heartbreaking to see a ‘58 arrive in such a state!! Heartwarming to see such skill, care and craftsmanship put into its ‘resurrection’!
I have a ‘63 345 which I’ve owned since I was 16 (1978). I’d SO love to be able to drop it in to you guys for a little tlc. Oh well…
Just a small note - you know that wasn’t a 335 truss rod cover, right? Having ‘Stereo’ engraved down it (just like mine) kinda gives it away.
GREAT work guys - love what you do!!
How awesome is this video!? So good.
Two treasures.
Great work Gene! I sure do miss y'all fellas. Hope to see you one day when I visit Ohio. 🙂🎸🤘🏻
I really enjoyed this. Thanks for documenting it and sharing it with us.
So interesting! Thanks for documenting this!
You guys are both amazing. Seriously impressive work, I love old ES 335s. A 58' is just a dream guitar. Excellent job. 👏👏👏
I've been waiting for this video!
Beautiful, I’m just gushing!
✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
It’s better than Netflix
When disassembling the pickup you could use a hair dryer heat to make the tape easier to take off
Loved this video! Great work on those pickups.
good thing you are handy with guitars Dan
Al's gone into witness protection after this video
Oh Man. This was great.
Nice resurection great and neat job !
Very enjoyable film and wonderful to see a treasured instrument brought back to life. A question for Gene if I may. Taking the wire from the end of the spool when winding the pickup, rather than unwinding it in the same plane as it's wound onto the bobbin, causes twist in it. Does that matter?
What an awesome video, thank you for sharing so much information.
Many congratulations Dan on the return of your beautiful 335. I can imagine how it must feel to have the old girl back and playing again. 🎉
Looks like the old Alembic “Hot Rod” Kit that came out in the 70’s. They gave you a ceramic magnet and a small roll of copper tape for shielding the pickup as with the thicker magnet you couldn’t get the covers back on.. I seem to recall there being a few wooden shims to make the coils taller so they’ll be even
I think you're right....Nice catch!
Just have to love it when a guitar comes back home. No matter what the condition is. The joy of having it your hands once again. Being a world renown Luthier who can bring it back to life is a major plus for that precious instrument. A true synergy of good vibes. Excellent video, Dan and Gene and Stew Mac team.
What an amazing job, thanks for all your knowledge Dan, this channel is so inspiring and educational to me, even when in my country (Guatemala) this things and tools are super hard to get (and expensive)
So now i have my very own project with a 1980 japanese Cimar strat clone, that is falling in pieces, hope i can rescue the poor thing. Thanks for the lessons man!
Thanks. Good luck with your project!
Nice video
For years I was told people remove pickup covers to get a different sound, but after having many unpotted covered pickups go microphonic, I can’t help but to think it was more often done remedy that, and yes I do know that isn’t the only reason pickups go microphonic.
If anyone would know if this was true it would be Dan. What do you think?
30:40 this is the same way i'd spool my fishing reels other wise you end up with line twist, i fished on a professional level for many years. just find it interesting, he's also eliminating line twist without knowing it.
You guys are crazy. Great job .. Big hug from Denmark .. 🙂👍🍺. Cheers ..
Al did not modify the pickups. The guy Al bought the guitar back from did the mods on the pickup according to Al.
That's it. Gotta be my favorite vid of 2023. Seeing him save that PAF was just unbelievable! Way to freakin' go! 😍😲👌
wake up babe, new erlewine just dropped
Beautiful guitar! Wonderful job restoring it too, but one thing I don't get is insisting on using an original style nylon nut, but not using original style knobs. 😅
I totally understand though.. I mean, hey it's Dan's guitar, so I respect his decision to do with it what he wishes. Plus us guitar players have a tendency to modify things anyway. ;)
Nice work fellas! 👍👍
Lots of great tips here too.
I have an Epiphone Granada from 1967 that your cousin modified for me in Ann Arbor!
GREAT video!
I used to wind and rewind pups myself. Just to look how somebody else does it brings back a lot of memory of joy and frustration! The "stronger" magnets and the missing metal covers. I used to collect all little parts from vintage pups just like Gene. Must be a common desease among the pup winders! ;-) Good job! From the both of you!
The playing sounded fantastic that one second the talk mic was on! Pls start using room mics!!
The Video everyone here has been waiting for ;-)
My first thought was unwind each bad pickup on a coil winder. When you find the break, repair it and then respool with the OG wire. Not sure why it wasn't done here.
That would be ideal, but it's too delicate to do with a normal coil winder, you'll cause more breaks. Safer to do by hand.
Using the original wire is a dumb idea, cause the reason it got breaks in the first place is corrosion, and that old wire is just gonna corrode and break again quickly
Two absolute masters of their arts
What I can’t see is how the pick guard sits over the pearl dot that was used to fill the extra hole. The pearl dot doesn’t look flush.
Anything with Dan in it is a hit!! So glad he's got his guitar back and playing again!
I'm really digging these long form project videos (I've watched that recent complete guitar build one at least 3x now - and I can barely attach a new pickguard). I've heard plenty about the lengths a skilled expert will go to restore old Gibsons, but Gene's footage w/those PAF's really shows you what that means. More please....
Thanks. We are shooting Tomo's '65 Strat next week. More to come. 😎