Did anyone else cringe when the guitar was placed on the workbench on top of a cable and the tailpiece was allowed to slide across the top? Not very careful.
I've watched a few of his videos. I wouln't let him work on a Squire if I had one... let alone a vintage instrument. Power tools on a vintage instrument... C'mon dude!
I have owned a lot of Norlin era guitars over the years. Never once have I had a neck issue with any of them. My opinion on Norlin guitars……. Lower grade of lumber, multi piece backs,tops and necks. At least 1 or 2 stripped screws perhaps as many as 7 but no more than 7 lol. Mostly good to excellent finishes. Excellent electronics and pickups. The 70’s were not great years for American manufacturing, it was rough for Martin, Fender, Gibson Ford GM and many others. I think it is true, a perfect condition Norlin era Les Paul that didn’t get played much, than likely has something wrong with it.
My first guitar was a Gibson from the same year and model ,1974 that I purchased used. I was just learning how to play.I sold it in 1976 and in 1977 purchased a Fender Strat. Thanks for the video.
I wish I knew a guy like you locally that could do something, my guitar has the exact same problem nice little pothole right at the same point no less if I were both a dumber and braver man than I am I might attempt to fix this but I have owned this guitar since new and I don't wanna lose 15 years together over a botched repair job on my part.
Thanks! I use that one because it shows up on camera. I think it came in a cheap set of nut files that I bought from Rondo Music when I worked there. There are nicer metal ones available on Amazon.
There's a reason why nobody played it since it was new. Also. It's a factory second. So, yes, sub par guitars definitely left the factory in sub par conditions.
I would have thought that a three piece neck (weren't these maple as well?) would be much more stable than a typical 1 piece mahogany, no? What would be the cause of such a severe "pothole/ski jump" fretboard like that? Notwithstanding its problems, I gotta say that I absolutely love the colour and finish on that - yowza!
Ouch! Well I certainly looks nice even if it plays like crap . Maybe one of those people that have 70 thousand dollars Jeep a never take it off road or get it dirty could buy it .
Did anyone else cringe when the guitar was placed on the workbench on top of a cable and the tailpiece was allowed to slide across the top? Not very careful.
It didn't bother me at all. 😉
No, because guitars are meant to be abused
Just see the pile of detritus just pushed to the back. This isn’t a guy I’d trust with a valuable instrument.
I've watched a few of his videos. I wouln't let him work on a Squire if I had one... let alone a vintage instrument. Power tools on a vintage instrument... C'mon dude!
I have owned a lot of Norlin era guitars over the years.
Never once have I had a neck issue with any of them. My opinion on Norlin guitars……. Lower grade of lumber, multi piece backs,tops and necks. At least 1 or 2 stripped screws perhaps as many as 7 but no more than 7 lol.
Mostly good to excellent finishes. Excellent electronics and pickups.
The 70’s were not great years for American manufacturing, it was rough for Martin, Fender, Gibson Ford GM and many others.
I think it is true, a perfect condition Norlin era Les Paul that didn’t get played much, than likely has something wrong with it.
And it left factory like this back in the 70's; man oh man.
My first guitar was a Gibson from the same year and model ,1974 that I purchased used. I was just learning how to play.I sold it in 1976 and in 1977 purchased a Fender Strat. Thanks for the video.
I feel your pain. I have a Leo Jaymez Les Paul that is the same way. I will be working on it soon. I can't replace frets, but I will do what I can.
I wish I knew a guy like you locally that could do something, my guitar has the exact same problem nice little pothole right at the same point no less if I were both a dumber and braver man than I am I might attempt to fix this but I have owned this guitar since new and I don't wanna lose 15 years together over a botched repair job on my part.
Thanks! We have certainly had people ship guitars to us before.
I like that action gauge. I'll have to add one of those to my collection. Great video, BTW.
Thanks! I use that one because it shows up on camera. I think it came in a cheap set of nut files that I bought from Rondo Music when I worked there. There are nicer metal ones available on Amazon.
@@Gorillaguitarrepair Picked up some nice tools for guitars from Amazone.
I wonder if that neck might be a candidate for the heat stick treatment.
No metal shield cap in the electronics cavity in a '70 s custom??
It did not leave the factory like that. The pothole or hump developed over time, due to string tension.
There's a reason why nobody played it since it was new. Also. It's a factory second. So, yes, sub par guitars definitely left the factory in sub par conditions.
I would have thought that a three piece neck (weren't these maple as well?) would be much more stable than a typical 1 piece mahogany, no? What would be the cause of such a severe "pothole/ski jump" fretboard like that? Notwithstanding its problems, I gotta say that I absolutely love the colour and finish on that - yowza!
Ouch! Well I certainly looks nice even if it plays like crap . Maybe one of those people that have 70 thousand dollars Jeep a never take it off road or get it dirty could buy it .
If it were Leo you could just bolt up a new neck. Throw that Gibby BS away 😊😊😊(can’t type girlie fonts lol)
So is it not good?
I was thinking you were going to at least tighten the trussrod first. Excuse my ignorance
T Tops
Woahh
Typical Norlin