PAUL REED SMITH 01 | TED McCARTY - Mentor & How they built guitars in the 50's

CustomGuitarVideo.com | Ted McCarty was a true pioneer of the development of the electric guitar. He served as president of the Gibson Guitar Company from 1950 to 1966. In the late 1980's Paul Reed Smith hired him as a consultant for PRS Guitars. He became a mentor and a true friend. In May 2004 Gourmet Guitars was invited to Paul's river house for a casual interview. Paul shared some of the old stories he heard from Ted with us. This is how they really built guitars in the 1950's. Cameo appearance of Les Paul. Enjoy.

[@spunnek75]

Great storytelling from Paul.
Jawdropping anekdotes, and funny impressions of McCarthy.

[@andyinwards2119]

Great video. Needs to be seen by more people!

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

Every guitar player should build their own guitar. When I built my first guitar, I learned to respect the instrument so much more from the learning and knowledge that I got from building it and all the things that go into it. It's a journey.

[@theruley]

I think that is a very key statement to why the 50's era gibsons were so great-"they knew what they were doing"

[@dwg116]

Paul is a great story teller. Great interview.

[@letsgooo1637]

every time I watch paul talk i feel like in 30 years ill be able to tell my grand kids i saw prs grow from nothing and that paul was awesome.

[@phallystorm]

@seerattan Yeah, he actually works in the finishing/buffing department. He has compund in his hair. Look

[@benserv]

Steve Jobs of Guitars...

[@Satchmoeddie]

With the right equipment or an on site safety engineer OSHA would allow heated lacquer, but probably not wood resin dripped on an oven floor. I used to work where they blew apart jet engines on purpose, among other things. I don't think I ever saw OSHA there once either, but we seldom had any injuries, and I do not know of any deaths or uncontrolled fires either. I heat thick lacquer and spray it. The key is no temp above flash point sparks and a pressure relief valve. I toured Gibson in 1976.

[@msumungo]

You know, there's this story about Kris Derrig who simply heated his spray siphon filled with straight nitro lacquer on an electric stove, to get it runny enough to be sprayed without any solvents.
I mean, come on. No fear. Master builder attitude. XD

[@pleximanic]

@theruley
And they had access to old growth lightweight Honduras Mahogany!

[@MarcosJ-mq4lk]

@5:43 Whats with the 2 poodles?

[@seerattan]

theres the luckiest boy in the world paul reed smith´s son i bet he has 10 guitars

[@kyazma]

" u know! " haha

[@PrimoSchnevi]

@reedyroo1
hes a teenager, relax.

[@eduardorosariol9222]

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[@andyinwards2119]

Great video. Needs to be seen by more people!