Every time I hear a great sounding guitar with a great player I literally get a tear in my eye... This is what a tele should sound like. Great stuff, thanks for reviving this old gem :)
You can't hide behind a Telecaster! That sound just slices through anything. It took me years to appreciate the sound, but now IMO there's nothing else like it. Really love to see you bring this one back and make it sing.
Mau Barcia There are Very few Original "pine body" Telle's. & for GOOD Reason. Pine is a Very soft wood. Lightweight Swamp Ash... Rock hard. Much more sustain, ect. The Color was a combination of the pore filler, Silex or Sylex.. & tinted or, ( Tinted by UV Naturally) Nitrocellulose Lacquer.
Yes, there are some amazing barnboard guitars made by modern boutique guys. Just like spruce in steel string guitars, the specific type and growing region determine how good pine will be for a guitar. I believe the Classic Vibe Teles from China often use pine in place of ash!
the truth is, if you did a blindfold test with a brand new Squier you couldn't tell the difference. It gives some folks great pleasure to go on about the age of their solidbody guitars. Always makes me chuckle.
You are extremely good at taking what you have and making it better Love what you did to the telecaster. Even the neck pickup sounds Soulful which is highly unusual. Keep on doing what your doing brother ...best of luck....
yeah. think about all the ways he could have gone with this. could have been all messed up, mismatched looking, whatever. i even love the bigsby holes. he could have decided to refill, reinstall, or just fill, whatever, he went with this, and it works.
I think the approach of an early Fender having a polyurethane “undercoat” is most likely a convention borrowed from automobile bodywork. Usually there is a base coat/primer applied to the metal before an actual color is applied, then what follows is a clear coat that protects and preserves the color. Looks like a polyurethane was used to preserve the wood and also prime it for minimal applications of color.
Love the "icepick" tone of Teles from this era. It's like stepping on an overdrive just by switching to the bridge pickup or turning up the volume knob. Very dynamic.
man alive ,,,that is one mean amp your playing through bud ,,wowza ,, the guitar sounds stellar as well no doubt a beauty , just cant get over that amp everytime i hear it that clean fender glass breaking up just a lil bit down low and then getting dirty a lil loud its simply divine .. you should definately be recording your playing often and getting it out too the world man , amazing stuff bud amazing stuff ,,,peace and respect
Great job Matthew. You could always have the guitar plek’d and that would eliminate any buzzing. You can also mix up some sawdust, (cut a 2 x4, go to the electric saw cutting station at Lowes, Home Depot, local hardware store or stop by a new house construction site) get the clean sawdust and mix it with some Elmers wood glue to fill the holes, if You so desire to. Use painters tape to tape around the area and use a toothpick to help push the sawdust and glue mix into the hole, you can add a couple of drops of stain to help match the color if desired. Some guys will fill the holes with wood glue, then insert a toothpick and break it or cut it with a razor blade, exacto knife, even with the surface, sand the area lightly with extra fine sand paper or use 000 steel wool. I prefer the sawdust and wood glue method. That even works on repairing furniture that has stripped out screws, roller wheels that have wobbled the holes out, etc. Jumbo frets are nice but they are hard on your hands especially if you play very long. I think Leo and Les really got it right back in the 1950’s with the low frets, fretless wonder, etc. The more guitars I get and play, the more I like the vintage low frets that make a guitar play smooth. Stainless steel frets are great but harder to work with but they do last a life time. I am sure you are familiar with the plek machines, if not they have a couple of videos on RUclips showing the whole process from start to finish. Check out RUclips Rhett Shull - How Does A Plek Machine Work ? II Righteous Guitars PLEK Demo. I hope things are going great for you. You have amazing talent and a great personality. GOD bless you. Peace !!! 👍🎸🙏👏✌️😎
killed it man! :) Fix those buzzes/high spots with a quick fret level-grab a fret rocker & mark the high spots with a sharpie. Sand down with a radius'd 18" piece of 2x4 until all the sharpie marks are gone. Re polish & you're gold :)
As a woodworker/hobbyist, I say the wood is an important part so you definitely have that going. I think that’s a pretty cool thing to restore something of that statue that’s been neglected for some time and bring back its beauty. I would hope you paid nothing near ‘60’s Fender prices for it however....
I managed to find a 77 tele deluxe body and pickguard which is honestly a miracle considering im in australia, for 250 and i plan to restore it the same as what you did to this guitar. Keep doing your stuff man, its so cool!
One other thing......The Vault studio up here in Pittsburgh has the NEVE board and just added a Studer 24 track tape machine.....all rebuilt by Vintage King Audio...….other than the Protools…….all run by an engineer out of Capitol Records in LA....and the Village Recorders in LA
Turned out amazing! Im not a big Tele guy because its just not the right Guitar for me. My heart is glued to strats and les pauls for the rest of my life
this is fun. had a friend who has a brother that had a tele he had beat it up really badly in a rage. I asked my friend if i could take it in and fix it. It's a great guitar now i love playing it.
Fret work can be really frustrating and time consuming but worth it. It takes some practice to develop a system that avoids problems. The guitar looks great. Maybe a Bigsby would be a nice way to fill those holes.
Good job Matt. I've restored a bunch of a used guitars, mostly Gibsons, especially SGs, which are the most abused guitars out there. I have a killer early 1965 SG, 1964 spec, that sounds fantastic. If you saw it when I bought it, you wouldn't believe that it's the same guitar. It is now my number one guitar- think Clapton on Disraeli Gears. You playing in the video is excellent.
Matt, can you do a video or something & share with us how you learnt to play, & if self taught, what tools you helpful in it all. And if were in Okie-City, where at?
The words "Junk" and "Telecaster" should NEVER be in the same sentence.
No kidding!!!
literally took the words out of my mouth.... or off my screen? idk
Unless its really cheap.
Brian Olendorf . Its a joke based on the heading
"Well loved Tele needed some TLC" would have been better! lol
Ah I wish I lived in the states! No guitars like this ever seem to come up in the UK
Too true!
More chance in winning the lottery or finding some rocking horse shit 😕
Ben reverb! A lot of stuff within Europe post super cheap shipping
Tell me about it
true. Having the same struggle for drums here in the Netherlands.
Every time I hear a great sounding guitar with a great player I literally get a tear in my eye... This is what a tele should sound like. Great stuff, thanks for reviving this old gem :)
You can't hide behind a Telecaster! That sound just slices through anything. It took me years to appreciate the sound, but now IMO there's nothing else like it. Really love to see you bring this one back and make it sing.
Love the tele man! It's interesting how differently you play a tele than you do a strat.
Interesting yet not surprising, Matthew has a rock & roll spirit in him and the Tele is truly the first rock machine.
looks cool as mate!! shes a keeper and screams like she love ya !
Sho nuff....
It looks like an early pine bodied telecaster, gorgeous work man
Mau Barcia There are Very few Original "pine body" Telle's. & for GOOD Reason. Pine is a Very soft wood. Lightweight Swamp Ash... Rock hard. Much more sustain, ect. The Color was a combination of the pore filler, Silex or Sylex.. & tinted or, ( Tinted by UV Naturally) Nitrocellulose Lacquer.
Yeah, I think only the very first Teles were pine, along with a neck with no trussrod...
@@GCKelloch the only type of pine that I think sucks is the Chris type
I had to make that awful joke
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yes, there are some amazing barnboard guitars made by modern boutique guys.
Just like spruce in steel string guitars, the specific type and growing region determine how good pine will be for a guitar. I believe the Classic Vibe Teles from China often use pine in place of ash!
It does kind of!
blackguard on a budget i love it! The undercoat looks amazing
Keep killing it Matt!! It never fails - every time you put out a new video, I grab my 65 strat and play until I pass out! Super inspirational!
the truth is, if you did a blindfold test with a brand new Squier you couldn't tell the difference. It gives some folks great pleasure to go on about the age of their solidbody guitars. Always makes me chuckle.
You are extremely good at taking what you have and making it better Love what you did to the telecaster. Even the neck pickup sounds Soulful which is highly unusual. Keep on doing what your doing brother ...best of luck....
yeah. think about all the ways he could have gone with this. could have been all messed up, mismatched looking, whatever. i even love the bigsby holes. he could have decided to refill, reinstall, or just fill, whatever, he went with this, and it works.
I think the approach of an early Fender having a polyurethane “undercoat” is most likely a convention borrowed from automobile bodywork. Usually there is a base coat/primer applied to the metal before an actual color is applied, then what follows is a clear coat that protects and preserves the color. Looks like a polyurethane was used to preserve the wood and also prime it for minimal applications of color.
Nice Tele! Reminds me of Roy Buchanan, man that guy could wail. Texas blues pre-SRV, famous for turning down the Stones. Rest in peace Roy.
Love the "icepick" tone of Teles from this era. It's like stepping on an overdrive just by switching to the bridge pickup or turning up the volume knob. Very dynamic.
What do you think gives it this sound? I have a '69 reissue thinline that is defined by this exact characteristic. I believe it's the wood/maple neck.
Only you can decide if it was worth it. Sounds great, looks like a well worn and loved instrument.
Enjoy it
What a beast. Insane neck pickup
Really dig what you've done with it!! Thanks for sharing😊
I hope it sticks around .... A great Tele is hard to top
Leave it like it is. Good looking/sounding Tele.
Absolutely Fantastic.
man alive ,,,that is one mean amp your playing through bud ,,wowza ,, the guitar sounds stellar as well no doubt a beauty , just cant get over that amp everytime i hear it that clean fender glass breaking up just a lil bit down low and then getting dirty a lil loud its simply divine .. you should definately be recording your playing often and getting it out too the world man , amazing stuff bud amazing stuff ,,,peace and respect
Great job Matthew. You could always have the guitar plek’d and that would eliminate any buzzing. You can also mix up some sawdust, (cut a 2 x4, go to the electric saw cutting station at Lowes, Home Depot, local hardware store or stop by a new house construction site) get the clean sawdust and mix it with some Elmers wood glue to fill the holes, if You so desire to. Use painters tape to tape around the area and use a toothpick to help push the sawdust and glue mix into the hole, you can add a couple of drops of stain to help match the color if desired. Some guys will fill the holes with wood glue, then insert a toothpick and break it or cut it with a razor blade, exacto knife, even with the surface, sand the area lightly with extra fine sand paper or use 000 steel wool. I prefer the sawdust and wood glue method. That even works on repairing furniture that has stripped out screws, roller wheels that have wobbled the holes out, etc. Jumbo frets are nice but they are hard on your hands especially if you play very long. I think Leo and Les really got it right back in the 1950’s with the low frets, fretless wonder, etc. The more guitars I get and play, the more I like the vintage low frets that make a guitar play smooth. Stainless steel frets are great but harder to work with but they do last a life time. I am sure you are familiar with the plek machines, if not they have a couple of videos on RUclips showing the whole process from start to finish. Check out RUclips Rhett Shull - How Does A Plek Machine Work ? II Righteous Guitars PLEK Demo. I hope things are going great for you. You have amazing talent and a great personality. GOD bless you. Peace !!! 👍🎸🙏👏✌️😎
Definitely worthwhile! Love it!
I enjoyed the scraper just because I know it drives some people crazy. Very nice grain a real improvement.
It’s like buy a house with carpet and pulling it up to find hardwood! Looks so great with the original patina.
looks MUCH better, great job.
Your videos are the best
Keep it up man.
killed it man! :) Fix those buzzes/high spots with a quick fret level-grab a fret rocker & mark the high spots with a sharpie. Sand down with a radius'd 18" piece of 2x4 until all the sharpie marks are gone. Re polish & you're gold :)
Nicely done, it’s gorgeous
Looks and sounds amazing! Great work on scraping the paint off without scratching the original lacquer to hell
There is no original lacquer.
dezionlion 2:01
Looks and sounds killer. Tele’s are my favorite over everything.
I’ve played some $10k and $25k guitars, I still would take my 67 Tele over all of em. Nothing beats the tone of an American classic Telecaster.
You play great licks and that's just as important as the guitar tone. Peace.
Mine was a 1967 Telecaster Custom, double bound, with a maple neck, NO Skunkstripe!
Cool sounding. Your projects = Awesome!
I think it is grand to give an old instrument another life. Well done.
I think you did the right thing it's beautiful and sounds great
Wow. Looks and sounds fantastic!!
Looks and sounds great
He is so beautiful that I misheard him saying, "welcome to this ladies episode"
Good riffs just jamming in my mind .comes a blues song.
Nicely done, would have liked to have seen more of the restoration work though.
Sounds really great through the amp. Definitely a worthy addition to the collection. Having done the work yourself it has to feel good ripping on it.
that opening riff just sounds so damn loud, wow. being in that room would be killer
Nice tele...yeah I got one a 1970... I luv my 1970 needs work it's been played to death.
Way better now.
Definitely worthwhile
Sounds and looks awesome!
wow,great find.
Thank you we need more people like this one
Sounds as good as they come. Score!
Came out great.
It's a keeper.
As a woodworker/hobbyist, I say the wood is an important part so you definitely have that going. I think that’s a pretty cool thing to restore something of that statue that’s been neglected for some time and bring back its beauty. I would hope you paid nothing near ‘60’s Fender prices for it however....
Looks and sounds great! Well done!
That guitar rocks and you gave it a new life. Cool man🤘😎🤘
That is just dripping with cool!! Great job
this kid gets the coolest guitars
Looks great, I liked the Blonde finish too.
Love it! Great work Matt.
That came out great! I love the color.
I managed to find a 77 tele deluxe body and pickguard which is honestly a miracle considering im in australia, for 250 and i plan to restore it the same as what you did to this guitar. Keep doing your stuff man, its so cool!
Sounds beautiful. So inspired by your playing dude, keep em’ coming and ill keep coming back 🤘🤘
What a tone!!!! Wow...
The guitar looks great
looks KILLER to me
sounds even better
I like the look of it the bigsby holes just add to the vibe
Love the tele...looks good
The newly exposed wood is beautiful! You got that Butterscotch look going on. I love the jumbo frets!
Looks great. It was definitely a good decision to restore.
Only watched maybe 10 of your videos but, so far, I dig everything you've got going on.
Can't believe I overlooked this video. What a great sound, great work . Beautiful. Matthew you are the best.
Great restoration. You did the right thing in this case. It looks like a real veteran but plays good, that's what counts.
You rock man! Love the work you do and wish you the best going full time in music!!
Great work Matthew!!! Its beautiful!!!!
Looks and sounds great.👌🏻
I like the way it has turned out.
That guitar is beautiful!!
Definitely worth it! Great looking finish and the bugs by holes and neck give it that tele storyteller vibe awesome job
So sick matt your passion for music is amazing and inspiring dont stop!
Sounds great. Looks great and has a ton of Mojo.
I'm really digging these late 60's teles at the moment. Nice one Matt, very cool guitar.
Great! I watched the prev episode about this guitar and it is a radical change, for good!!
One other thing......The Vault studio up here in Pittsburgh has the NEVE board and just added a Studer 24 track tape machine.....all rebuilt by Vintage King Audio...….other than the Protools…….all run by an engineer out of Capitol Records in LA....and the Village Recorders in LA
Looks great!
Excellent rescue and restore! Sounds great!
Turned out amazing! Im not a big Tele guy because its just not the right Guitar for me. My heart is glued to strats and les pauls for the rest of my life
Man, she sounds gorgeous. I wish, deals like this would be possible here in germany.
I love it!
this is fun. had a friend who has a brother that had a tele he had beat it up really badly in a rage. I asked my friend if i could take it in and fix it. It's a great guitar now i love playing it.
Love it, what a great job there, sounds just right man, and looks beautiful vintage,🙏👏👏👏✌
I was born in '69 and the guitar I play most of all is a '52 reissue Tele. I'm drooling right now !
the mid eighties Tele's just after the Fender management buyout are pretty great too and not yet stupid expensive.
Fret work can be really frustrating and time consuming but worth it. It takes some practice to develop a system that avoids problems.
The guitar looks great. Maybe a Bigsby would be a nice way to fill those holes.
Definitely worth it man
This video makes me want a tele real bad!!
Good job Matt.
I've restored a bunch of a used guitars, mostly Gibsons, especially SGs, which are the most abused guitars out there. I have a killer early 1965 SG, 1964 spec, that sounds fantastic.
If you saw it when I bought it, you wouldn't believe that it's the same guitar.
It is now my number one guitar- think Clapton on Disraeli Gears.
You playing in the video is excellent.
The devils axe turned out bad ass
Beautiful guitar
You should do a video where you cover what stuff you do when you're practicing or what you do to write.
Fullerplast. Kudos on the refret job. Not easy.
Matt, can you do a video or something & share with us how you learnt to play, & if self taught, what tools you helpful in it all. And if were in Okie-City, where at?
Sure can. I live near edmond
matt, i live in edmond ok. have a lot of old neat gear you would really dig. i teach air trafic control for the faa. hit me up at jilich@cox.net