Oh man!! I loved that colour on a guitar until now. Thanks Ted. I'll never be able to enjoy that shade of guitar tint without a brutal craving for grilled cheese to boot.
I think the biggest nightmare fuel would be if you were Mike Campbell's guitar tech. He doesn't believe in cleaning guitars, it's just mountains of dead skin and grossness
And now I have Elton John caterwauling in my head. I wish these vids were longer. It's always a pleasure to hear your wit and banter while you work your mad skills. Cheers, Ted!!
Ted I very much enjoyed this repair, not least for the laughter, which seemed to have a tinge of maniacal fatigue underneath it, and possibly a solvent element too. Hope you're OK.
I've got a '67 just like that. Made it into a bit more reliable working guitar by putting on Grover tuners, a modified ABR-1 bridge with re-grooved saddles which allows for real intonation adjustment. The bridge pickup was not functional, so I shoe-horned a Duncan mini humbucker into the bridge pickup housing - it fit nearly perfectly. The guitar rocks hard, always inspirational. It has mega-mojo, maybe due to the fact it was built on Valentines Day of '67. Love watching these repair vids, Ted - you are a wealth of information!
My Harmony Rocket also has those weird crossgrain scratches on the fingerboard. I always assumed it was due to some ham fisted previous owner trying to sand off some clearcoat or something. I'm glad to hear that was standard factory workmanship.
Oh man!! I loved that colour on a guitar until now. Thanks Ted. I'll never be able to enjoy that shade of guitar tint without a brutal craving for grilled cheese to boot.
Lol the reaction of you cleaning that fingerboard is priceless 😂😂😂
Anyone else take a screenshot of the note to try to read the words Ted dares not speak?
And that's why you always keep a stash of spray applicator straws. Don't throw them away lol keep at least four or five spares
I think the biggest nightmare fuel would be if you were Mike Campbell's guitar tech. He doesn't believe in cleaning guitars, it's just mountains of dead skin and grossness
"A little inconsistent" lol.
From here on out, that color will forever be known as a tomato soup burst :D
And now I have Elton John caterwauling in my head. I wish these vids were longer. It's always a pleasure to hear your wit and banter while you work your mad skills. Cheers, Ted!!
In addition to the gloves, did you use a respirator?
Ted I very much enjoyed this repair, not least for the laughter, which seemed to have a tinge of maniacal fatigue underneath it, and possibly a solvent element too. Hope you're OK.
I laughed out loud when you showed that tuner. And that dirt!
Nice job on this pretty charming old timer. Cheap doesn't mean crappy, and you proved it again.
I've got a '67 just like that. Made it into a bit more reliable working guitar by putting on Grover tuners, a modified ABR-1 bridge with re-grooved saddles which allows for real intonation adjustment. The bridge pickup was not functional, so I shoe-horned a Duncan mini humbucker into the bridge pickup housing - it fit nearly perfectly. The guitar rocks hard, always inspirational. It has mega-mojo, maybe due to the fact it was built on Valentines Day of '67. Love watching these repair vids, Ted - you are a wealth of information!
For a minute there I thought you were going to launch into the Faces Stay With Me at the end.
Just for documentation -
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Mmmm, cupcake knobs. "It's a glamourous profession." had me dying over here.
Amazing how oxidized the jack became that you had to sand it.
My Harmony Rocket also has those weird crossgrain scratches on the fingerboard. I always assumed it was due to some ham fisted previous owner trying to sand off some clearcoat or something. I'm glad to hear that was standard factory workmanship.
I have a '66 Rocket, this is definitely late 60s. The pickup surrounds came after 1966. Awesome video!