I am a retired Luthier. Did anybody else see how perfect the decals were on the neck, and no rust on the tuners. Even a blind man would tell you this is a big FAKE.
also notice how the pickups were all conveniently still usable, despite supposedly being left outside for god knows how long he wanted us to believe. my strat from 2014 is having a neck pickup that has low volume output, frets almost flat from constant bending and playing. I put that strat in my room and it doesn’t even get exposed to sunlights. i wonder if this guy can help me rewound my pickups.
I’ve been a guitar enthusiast for 30 years. I’ve seen guitars in every conceivable condition of wear and disrepair. This is the most hilarious attempt I’ve ever seen of someone “restoring” a “dirty” instrument. Yes fellow commenters, it’s fake as hell.
It's sacrilege to do that to a guitar to make a video. 14:13 Serial number 11102308572 = (11) year 2011, (10) month, (23) factory Indonesia, (08572) serial number.
Yes me too as it would save me a lot of money. I own 26 guitars and basses so strings that never rust probably don't wear out. That would be a big help to all of us guitar guys & guitar girls on a budget.
This is so fake it's not even funny. You clearly did the damage yourself then threw a bunch of dirt on them and wrapped it up like someone shipped it to you. If you're watching this and you believe he really got guitars in that condition you're way too gullible.
thats how content work love, yall want more videos so they have to improvise. if he was to do a vid with actually messes up guitars it would most likely be a video once every few months bc ppl dont rlly trash or take bad care of guitars
@@omnitheoryYou see Dirt, I see years of Rust and Corrosion and just Nasty shit, on the Epi and Fender, it's doesn't matter I know, he's legit and in the end they are nice which I mind owning, call me Gullible 😏
Before looking at the comments about this being fake, I noticed right away that the bridge and tailpiece hardware unscrewed without a problem and the screws were totally clean below the surface without any corrosion. The comments confirmed my suspicions.
Well...as an ex-Luthier I was enjoying this, that Epiphone turned out sweet! But then I read the disparaging comments....still, that Epiphone is sweet! That Strat - my first Strat (bought for $200) with in good shape, hardly any fret wear- but the PO had spray painted the body with car lacquer and hadn't let the previous coats cure enough before applying more - instant wrinkle-paint job! I finished in natural in the end and removed the stock 'hard tail' bridge and installed a Kahler Strat-style bridge. Came out pretty sweet too 🙂
Real o no me parece un gran trabajo, yo veo estos videos para entreterme pero hay gente que sólo quiere criticar y no tienen ni la mitad de habilidad que tiene este hombre para hacer estos trabajos😂
Beautiful. At first I was like "OMG someone attempting and destroying an Epiphone...I don't want to watch it's gonna break my heart" Then I couldn't resist, and OMG I'm glad I did! An actual restoration that got done correctly! Absolutely beautiful job. The only thing I would add is do put some bees wax on the tensioner screws, but that's just my own personal preference and not really needed. Thank you for doing this right, you have no idea how relieved I am to see someone actually value a work of art like that. It brings joy to my heart.
Fake or not, I still enjoy seeing it restored. I am not so cynical. Just enjoy the process of restoring something to its close to the original piece. Thanks for sharing.🙏🙏🙏
When you prep/Fake something to make a video. just put a text in the beginning that states this, youll keep the respect. for example "Faked for entertainment purposes"
Yeah. I noticed the lucite plastic knobs show no yellowing either..usually a telltale sign of age. Looks like a newer guitar covered with paint stripper then put into a deep freeze for a while.
@@M4r1a_Schn33 Why are you saying 'the clicks' like that isn't how people make money on RUclips? It's a blatant fake restoration job, done with very little skill or research.
There are many videos I just listen to: and there are videos, I just watch, like yours. I combine the two listen to one while I watch the other. Thanks
I scored one of these at a Flea Market for $20. I did all kinds of stuff to it just for the experience of getting to do it. I even dropped a set of SD invaders in it just because I can. You don't need reason to just do a thing.
I guess my only question would be regarding the strat. Why no grain filler before you painted it? It seems like that wouldve been better for that glossy wet look?
@@28076130513B Its very easy to see that the guitar is newish and all the issues are hand made. Look at the strings, no rust whatsoever. The body besides covered in dirt is actually nearly pristine. The wires have no sign of aging or wear n tear, which they should show it. The pickups lack any sign of forgotten
I love the show and I can't believe how the guitars look after you refreshed and refinished them. I had a dream to do this but i didn't know how or what to do. You have a great show and I just wanted to tell that and keep up the great work. Have a Blessed day. 😊
yep its fake the paint is coming off and yet the wood looks fresh with no dmg😂 even the strings looks clean and what's more the top is so dirty and yet the back looks clean and with a little bit of dusting and it will look good again, even the wirings looks new despite not having a cover on it the color didn't even fade😂
The pre-drilled board for the Epiphone to help you clean all the screws was genius. I'm filing that idea away for future use. Pity you could not save the paint on the Epi - might have looked epic with the checking on it.
It's a 2011 Epi with a poly finish. No way that the "checking" is in any way genuine, it would have been a result of whatever ungodly stuff this guy did to the guitar before he "restored" it
Вам надо поработать над красивой пайкой. Спаиваемые детали должны быть прогреты паяльником, до такой температуры, что бы припой растекался "капелькой". Тогда пайка будет красивой и надёжной. Попробуйте поменять припой и флюс. Возможно проблема в этом.
Wha? (Not even worth the "t") . Agree with all the other comments but wanted to add how the restoration expert here didn't even know how to lift knobs. SAD!
These videos are so stupid. None of that wear is natural. And what is with the sand wtf? He should also show the video where he takes that relatively new Epiphone and messes it up
I´ve seen instruments lying forgotten in backyards, on lawns, near a field, in damp cellars, and - most - in bulky waste... ...and not a few were in more terrible condition than the guitars in this video. So what do you think is “suspicious” or “fake” about the condition of the instruments shown in the video...? And what makes you sufficiently competent to doubt all of this, or even to call it a blatant fake...?
Answer: Because he is *able* to do it, just *for fun,* for *selling* them, because restoring is *cheaper than buying new instruments,* and... ...because expensive originals are rather rare lying around forgotten in backyards, in damp cellars, and bulky waste where they rotten over years or even decades...? 🤔 Just a few examples of *many* possible reasons. 🙄 And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...? 🤔 Just a question.
@@28076130513B "because expensive originals are rather rare lying around forgotten in backyards..." No they goddamned aren't. That's the lie these stupid videos tell. No no no there's no electric guitars just lying around all over the place. What a fool to believe such obvious nonsense.
@@28076130513B Real easy... Buy cheap used guitar, throw junk all over it, "restore" it, make money on YT. You can tell it is fake just by the strings, strings rust just from playing them normally. If the whole gutar is a rusty mess, those strings would be rusted out like crazy. Also, the paint on the first guitar is WAY too thick, he smeared something like melted sugar all over the natural wood body and that is the crunchy flakey shell around the guitar that easily comes off with a scrape. On top of that, the wood under the paint is stained, they do not stain wood to then paint over it on any guitar, especially not on a $200 guitar.
It’s not a $300 guitar. That’s a $150 guitar. It’s the cheapest epiphone ever made. And they didn’t make them too long ago. That’s why I know this is fake.
I wasn't talking about the craftmanship. The damage was fake to set up the video. I have an engineering background and I have restored over 100 vintage electronic devices. The damage to this guitar was not natural. It was most likely done by leaving it under water in a creek or irrigation ditch.
I am a luthier retired ,I am 87 years old and I see fake things that are shown all the time to show this kind restoration makes a mockery of true restores can’t watch any more of fake work. Sad.
I am a retired Luthier. Did anybody else see how perfect the decals were on the neck, and no rust on the tuners. Even a blind man would tell you this is a big FAKE.
Its fake restoration
From the moment the scissors come out.
Luthier too and I agree so much : it's a RIDICULOUS FAKE !!
also notice how the pickups were all conveniently still usable, despite supposedly being left outside for god knows how long he wanted us to believe.
my strat from 2014 is having a neck pickup that has low volume output, frets almost flat from constant bending and playing. I put that strat in my room and it doesn’t even get exposed to sunlights. i wonder if this guy can help me rewound my pickups.
Smelled at rat the second I saw all that sawdust sprinkled onto the guitar. Baloney!
I’ve been a guitar enthusiast for 30 years. I’ve seen guitars in every conceivable condition of wear and disrepair. This is the most hilarious attempt I’ve ever seen of someone “restoring” a “dirty” instrument. Yes fellow commenters, it’s fake as hell.
It's sacrilege to do that to a guitar to make a video. 14:13 Serial number 11102308572 = (11) year 2011, (10) month, (23) factory Indonesia, (08572) serial number.
Just passing by to say that Jesus loves you and wants to forgive you of your sins, repent and surrender to Him
@@sr.satoshi9987 I am without sin. Also, unless Jesus is deputized, I'm not even surrendering my ID.
The neck is pristine, it's a fake.
Just checked through an serial number decoder, it was made in 2011, so not that old after all 😄
I am very interested in those never-rusting strings 😂
😂😂
ajjajajajajajaj Elixir Definitive Edition
Exactly!!
And tuners
Yes me too as it would save me a lot of money. I own 26 guitars and basses so strings that never rust probably don't wear out. That would be a big help to all of us guitar guys & guitar girls on a budget.
This is so fake it's not even funny. You clearly did the damage yourself then threw a bunch of dirt on them and wrapped it up like someone shipped it to you. If you're watching this and you believe he really got guitars in that condition you're way too gullible.
Had the same thoughts 💯
Why would he do that ❓
@@DH-tj6tfcontent?!
thats how content work love, yall want more videos so they have to improvise. if he was to do a vid with actually messes up guitars it would most likely be a video once every few months bc ppl dont rlly trash or take bad care of guitars
@@omnitheoryYou see Dirt, I see years of Rust and Corrosion and just Nasty shit, on the Epi and Fender, it's doesn't matter I know, he's legit and in the end they are nice which I mind owning, call me Gullible 😏
Before looking at the comments about this being fake, I noticed right away that the bridge and tailpiece hardware unscrewed without a problem and the screws were totally clean below the surface without any corrosion. The comments confirmed my suspicions.
The Philips radio resto is interesting. The Epi guitar looked as though someone heat torched the new body and covered it in sawdust.
This is fake. The "old" strings he's cutting at the beginning are new. Real strings from a neglected instrument would be a rusty crusty mess.
Pure comedy. Thanks for the laugh, restorer person.
27:50😂😂
This man left this guitar outside for 1 month, and now he has restored it....
That was the right call keeping the body in its natural state. Absolutely gorgeous!!
Would have been better not ruining a guitar for a fake restoration
Whew, for a second there I was afraid he'd forget to put ungrounded shielding tape under those humbuckers. What a master.
Lol the clean shiny strings
Well...as an ex-Luthier I was enjoying this, that Epiphone turned out sweet! But then I read the disparaging comments....still, that Epiphone is sweet!
That Strat - my first Strat (bought for $200) with in good shape, hardly any fret wear- but the PO had spray painted the body with car lacquer and hadn't let the previous coats cure enough before applying more - instant wrinkle-paint job! I finished in natural in the end and removed the stock 'hard tail' bridge and installed a Kahler Strat-style bridge. Came out pretty sweet too 🙂
you are truly extraordinary.. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 salute
Real o no me parece un gran trabajo, yo veo estos videos para entreterme pero hay gente que sólo quiere criticar y no tienen ni la mitad de habilidad que tiene este hombre para hacer estos trabajos😂
Ruin the giutar and then restore it
Genius
У нас в России в таких случаях военные на учениях говорят:
- Создадим сами себе проблемы и сами с Честью и Славой их преодолеем!
@@helgryurikovich9546 да и не только в армии
I know this is so irony, but it's so satisfied to watch
I don't know what is better. The way you restore items or the way you video them being restored. It's very satisfying watching this.
Beautiful. At first I was like "OMG someone attempting and destroying an Epiphone...I don't want to watch it's gonna break my heart" Then I couldn't resist, and OMG I'm glad I did! An actual restoration that got done correctly! Absolutely beautiful job. The only thing I would add is do put some bees wax on the tensioner screws, but that's just my own personal preference and not really needed. Thank you for doing this right, you have no idea how relieved I am to see someone actually value a work of art like that. It brings joy to my heart.
Bro, this whole video is fake.
Fake or not, I still enjoy seeing it restored. I am not so cynical.
Just enjoy the process of restoring something to its close to the original piece. Thanks for sharing.🙏🙏🙏
1 - Take a new guitar
2 - put it into a sandblaster
3 - wait 4 10 min
4 - et voila!
5 - restore and hipe
Except that's not how a sandblaster works..
Do you find a lot of abandoned guitars on the beach?
With magic self cleaning stings and logos.
Exceptional camera work
Como siempre interesantísimo. Gran trabajo.
When you prep/Fake something to make a video. just put a text in the beginning that states this, youll keep the respect. for example "Faked for entertainment purposes"
А я думал это только мне так кажется😂😂
Yeah. I noticed the lucite plastic knobs show no yellowing either..usually a telltale sign of age. Looks like a newer guitar covered with paint stripper then put into a deep freeze for a while.
The walking machinheads screws are a funny touch. :)
very nice restoration
one day you will become best youtuber
may allah give you more success in this world and in the hereafter
(AMEEN)❤❤🤲😊
...and 72 virgins.
and a free vest
fake restoration
Awesome 👍
🤣🤣🤣 It took longer to make it look dirty than it did to "restore" it! 🤣🤣🤣
so you think he will crash a ferrari just to restore it afterwards?? for what, for the clicks?? ffs, wake up man.
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
Ferrari? That is a piece of crap Epiphone, in perfect shape it’s worth about $150, so yeah, I’m telling you this video is fake and you’re a 🤡🤡🤡
@@M4r1a_Schn33 Why are you saying 'the clicks' like that isn't how people make money on RUclips? It's a blatant fake restoration job, done with very little skill or research.
@@M4r1a_Schn33a Ferrari? This is a 2011 cheap as chips Epiphone, like seriously, you're looking at no more than £150 new
There are many videos I just listen to: and there are videos, I just watch, like yours. I combine the two listen to one while I watch the other. Thanks
Guitar looked like it was in a wet basement for years, but the strings looked brand new!!! And since when is Fender using plywood bodies?!?!
Muito bom! Excelente trabalho!! 👏👏👏👏
You performed about $375 billable hours worth of work on a $110 (used) guitar.
Reinstalled terrible tuning machines and electronics.
Why?
I scored one of these at a Flea Market for $20. I did all kinds of stuff to it just for the experience of getting to do it. I even dropped a set of SD invaders in it just because I can. You don't need reason to just do a thing.
Because this is nonsense.
For content?
I guess my only question would be regarding the strat. Why no grain filler before you painted it? It seems like that wouldve been better for that glossy wet look?
Good job 👏🏾
This is so fake that it gave fale a whole new meaning
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
@@28076130513B Its very easy to see that the guitar is newish and all the issues are hand made.
Look at the strings, no rust whatsoever.
The body besides covered in dirt is actually nearly pristine.
The wires have no sign of aging or wear n tear, which they should show it.
The pickups lack any sign of forgotten
The fretboard is gorgeous.
The restorer should have made a video entitled "How to Make a Phony Restoration for RUclips".
J'aime bien
The refret was clssic.......acting at its best😂😂
Awesome job
а в чому сенс брати нормальну гітару, жучити її паяльною лампою, присипати брудом і видавати за Old?))))
Сенс в тому, щоб ти переглядав це відео
LOL ! 5 min in and that's all I needed to see ! You might fool those who don't know any better.
Don't store your guitar under water kids
Very good
How to spend hours to "restore" a $100 guitar
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Then when he's finished, look how he strings it. Doesn't even leave enough slack for 2-3 winds 20:45.
Just Beautiful great job!!!
Nice restoration 👍
It’s fake
@@MrKenstar2do not lie
@@milamel5319 do not be gullible…
@@MrKenstar2
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
Literally watched the whole entire Fender resto for the headstock repair and you just bought a different headstock >< lol
Why is there so much hate in here? You don’t like it? Go make your own video. This was very entertaining to watch.
You find this entertaining because you have brain damage
bcoz they r idiots...what else!!
Parabéns pelas restaurações todas lindas e maravilhosas!!! Restaurar e criar faz bem, imagino o prazer que vocês sentem.
Yeah i make up stories too.
Did you use a fret rocker to see if frets were sticking out or need to be leveled with a precision ground beam?
I love the show and I can't believe how the guitars look after you refreshed and refinished them. I had a dream to do this but i didn't know how or what to do. You have a great show and I just wanted to tell that and keep up the great work. Have a Blessed day. 😊
Perfeito e excelente trabalho profissional !
Epiphone Les Paul specials are not even vintage, the strings are brand new, you can tell where they used paint, this is so fake it’s not even funny.
Its amazing how the neck pickup was screwed all the way down and not pushed down from "Damage"....
Fake af. Those strings looked clean at the cut point.
yep its fake the paint is coming off and yet the wood looks fresh with no dmg😂 even the strings looks clean and what's more the top is so dirty and yet the back looks clean and with a little bit of dusting and it will look good again, even the wirings looks new despite not having a cover on it the color didn't even fade😂
Zoʻr
The pre-drilled board for the Epiphone to help you clean all the screws was genius.
I'm filing that idea away for future use.
Pity you could not save the paint on the Epi - might have looked epic with the checking on it.
It's a 2011 Epi with a poly finish. No way that the "checking" is in any way genuine, it would have been a result of whatever ungodly stuff this guy did to the guitar before he "restored" it
Вам надо поработать над красивой пайкой. Спаиваемые детали должны быть прогреты паяльником, до такой температуры, что бы припой растекался "капелькой". Тогда пайка будет красивой и надёжной. Попробуйте поменять припой и флюс. Возможно проблема в этом.
Shenanigans!!!!!!!!
What fun video of really tough restoration projects. Excellent craftsmanship. Thanks 🙂
You're spending that much time in a $200 Bolt On Neck Chinese Epiphone. Wow, you're nuts.
Excelente trabalho 😘👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I don’t know why you guys can’t be positive and say that it’s satisfying to watch. Yeah it’s fake but fr what’s wrong with you people 😒
Not one screw missing! Incredible.
Wha? (Not even worth the "t") . Agree with all the other comments but wanted to add how the restoration expert here didn't even know how to lift knobs. SAD!
i just brought one of these and its awesome
So satisfying watching these videos.
God bless your work ❤🎉
THAT'S THE IDEA. HE GOT YOU. MAKE A FAKE VIDEO, GET VIEWS, MAKE MONEY...ANOTHER GULLIBLE SUCKER!!
Great job young man. Keep the restorations coming.
At the :40 mark the neck is noticeably cleaner than at 2:40...
This hack must've gotten more of that crappy sand. 😅
you do great work to bring these guitars back keep up the good work.
THIS IS A CREEPY CLOWN SHOW
Very nice
Congrats! It's amazing the technic that you have to rust a guitar. The restauration is fake.
これは！？どうしてこうなった？という状態ですね...
私もリペア等よくやってますが、ここまでの状態の
ギターを修復した事はありません。スゴイです(^_^;
These videos are so stupid. None of that wear is natural. And what is with the sand wtf? He should also show the video where he takes that relatively new Epiphone and messes it up
Lmao did you see how easy those tuner bushings came out??!
If you don't want to watch, there are other things on you tube.
@@KevinSmithdc I'm busy watching this faking fuck
Or maybe the guitar was damaged in flood caused by a hurricane that hit a beach town or somewhere where there is salt water and sand.
I´ve seen instruments lying forgotten in backyards, on lawns, near a field, in damp cellars, and - most - in bulky waste...
...and not a few were in more terrible condition than the guitars in this video.
So what do you think is “suspicious” or “fake” about the condition of the instruments shown in the video...?
And what makes you sufficiently competent to doubt all of this, or even to call it a blatant fake...?
So much voice in the playing.
Obviously fake and why spend all that time and effort on a $300 guitar?
Answer: Because he is *able* to do it, just *for fun,* for *selling* them, because restoring is *cheaper than buying new instruments,* and...
...because expensive originals are rather rare lying around forgotten in backyards, in damp cellars, and bulky waste where they rotten over years or even decades...?
🤔
Just a few examples of *many* possible reasons.
🙄
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
@@28076130513B "because expensive originals are rather rare lying around forgotten in backyards..." No they goddamned aren't. That's the lie these stupid videos tell. No no no there's no electric guitars just lying around all over the place. What a fool to believe such obvious nonsense.
@@28076130513BYou should get your brain checked
@@28076130513B Real easy... Buy cheap used guitar, throw junk all over it, "restore" it, make money on YT.
You can tell it is fake just by the strings, strings rust just from playing them normally. If the whole gutar is a rusty mess, those strings would be rusted out like crazy.
Also, the paint on the first guitar is WAY too thick, he smeared something like melted sugar all over the natural wood body and that is the crunchy flakey shell around the guitar that easily comes off with a scrape. On top of that, the wood under the paint is stained, they do not stain wood to then paint over it on any guitar, especially not on a $200 guitar.
It’s not a $300 guitar. That’s a $150 guitar. It’s the cheapest epiphone ever made. And they didn’t make them too long ago. That’s why I know this is fake.
good job man you whent from old to new gultar part 1 and part 2 and from to old amp to new amp.
Was this guitar rescued from the Titanic?

Obviously fake.
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
I wasn't talking about the craftmanship. The damage was fake to set up the video. I have an engineering background and I have restored over 100 vintage electronic devices. The damage to this guitar was not natural. It was most likely done by leaving it under water in a creek or irrigation ditch.
I am a luthier retired ,I am 87 years old and I see fake things that are shown all the time to show this kind restoration makes a mockery of true restores can’t watch any more of fake work. Sad.
100% fake
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
I think thisvis my live. But i'm not a luthier. Perphas i will do some learn nowa days on this kind of videos.
Gracias amigo!
Nice restoration
But linseed oil is not so good for the fretboard Lemon oil was more than enough
I only have good experiences with linseed oil. Especially on open-pored wood
Lemon oil good for cleaning, not for protection
Lemon oil doesn't exist
PARABÉNS PELO VÍDEO E PELO BELÍSSIMO TRABALHO, EXCELENTES!!!
Gake and Fay
Wow heavy
looks fake..somebody just dumbed dirt on the Epi..
Simplesmente excelente trabalho em tudo...
this does seem fake like they took a guitar and buried it in a sandy beach
what kind of paint remover do you use?
fake
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
All that work, which is a very well detailed effort, I would have replaced the tuners with some Grover milk bottle style tuners.
Completely fake
And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...?
🤔
Just a question.
Congratulations friend, great job, I'm from Brazil 🎸🎚️🎛️🎵🎶🎼🎹🎤🎙️
Wow I like your handyman skills
A plywood stratocaster? He's definitely worth $1 🤣