Rescuing a guitar that was left outside for 5+ years!
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- The song I made can be found here: manwomanchild.bandcamp.com/tr...
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I envy your ability to just stumble across potential projects
IKR? I live in Philadelphia and I never see anything good.
Frrrr
Everything is everywhere
There are 10 projects in your own home. Projects are everywhere.
I envy his ability to actually see the projects through. This guy is a wonder!
Wow. Not only did you do a fantastic job restoring the guitar, but you pulled a catchy indie rock song out of nowhere. Good show, David!!
@@wriglarzzz no i dont think he's joking. i genuinely loved the sound of that
@@wriglarzzz Joking about what, mate?
@@wriglarzzz you must be so sad finding such a non funny comment funny
I had the same guitar, I literally left mine leaning against a dumpster. The maintenance guy at the apartment building gave it to his kid.
what is fantastic about it?)
You saved that guitar's life, making you a literal guitar hero. :D
haha I guess so, yeah
it's just entertainment
@@DeathMayBeYourSantaClausz just?
What could be more beautiful than giving this guitar a second life? Preserving the scars left by time pays homage to it. It's a beautiful story that shows creativity doesn't necessarily lie in buying new equipment. Thank you, David.
I swear you must have some hidden power to just stumble upon instruments and audio equipment
Yeah after a while us musicians just find them I have tons of guitars I bought for $40 or just found in the trash
How
It kinda just happens once you start looking enough without giving up. My finds, though, were all in Yard Sales and Goodwill. Also one in a Flea Market, though that one was a Favilla Bros. Bowlback Mandolin from 1912.
Eventually, something's gotta give. And some of that can be astonishing, even now. Else, I wouldn't have been given a 1935ish Supertone, even though it's badly warped (but is still fixable.)
This is like an analogy of the unpredictable changes we go through in our life... you never know how things gonna end up and no matter how long darkness and loneliness take over our days theres always a chance to be rescued and raise again like this guitar. I loved it!
Still takes funds to be there ?
@@chinmeysway sorry i don't understand the question
Can't find the right words to express my admiring for you 😇. What others consider garbage changes into a joyful video with a lovely song. That's really a gift to be so creative as you are. Thanks as always for sharing and all the best to you!
I don’t play an instrument, produce music, or restore things, but there’s just something so fascinating about your videos. ❤
The song stands on its own, but I definitely think bringing the viewer along for some of the creative process creates that much more of a connection to it. That peek behind the curtain is something else. Thanks, once again, for sharing!
Instantly fell in love with this song. What a great project, thanks for giving a new life to the instrument!
A broken, abandoned guitar is the perfect metaphor for Philly.
nice, wild timing too. I recently happened upon my old squire guitar that I had at my parent's place and is in major need of some tlc as they kept it outside in the backyard for most of the several years I've been away. Really awesome video
You're offically my favourite youtube channel, you're so curious, creative and inspiring.
As a bass and a guitar player i felt sad seing that guitar left alone. You did good rescuing it and ur song was great :)
I was surprised that you finished the fingerboard with tru oil and left the rest of the neck as you found it! Pretty amazing that it was mostly playable after years outside like that. The song sounded cool!! I’m looking forward to seeing what other experiments you have in store…
bro single handedly saved this guitar’s life. Amen
Great work and it is fantastic that the wood was still "alive" . I once found an electric guitar in the trash and I made an electric bouzouki that also works
I clicked for the guitar repair but stayed for the song. I am glad that this video is simply beautiful and experimental in all ways possible.
You know, when I see stuff like this, it breaks me..
As a musician, it just, it hurts so badly. I'm glad there's people like you out there who manage to give them a second chance though.
I live near you. I remember that guitar. My wife and I spoke to a woman in the back yard about it and some Dansko shoes sat out on the sidewalk side of their fence. Love your videos.
clicked for the guitar ... stayed for the song and sheer talent . Awesome!
Love this track you made with it. Really nice groove and harmonies!
Insane how clean the print is on the back of the headstock considering the condition of the rest
I wasn’t expecting such an amazing banger to come from the thumbnail. I really liked how this vid played out. It would be cool to see more like this
Nailed the 90’s vibe with that bassline
You really kind of do it all, don’t you? I learn so much from this channel! Thank you!
I am a saver of broken guitars. It isn't that hard to do and $500 worth of tools is enough...easily. Don't even need that much initially. Glue, clamps and sandpaper is enough sometimes. Fixing and modding and setting up guitars takes time but it's fun. Especially when one gets to play them or know that other's are benefiting from the effort. As my son begins high school I will volunteer my time and tools to fixing and improving guitars there and at other schools. If it has a straight neck it's usually worth fixing. Twisted necks are my limit, but I'll save everything else on a guitar. Especially Strats because there are so many necks out there. They seem to just turn up in my universe. Watching this video has my mind made up that I must build a bassitar of some kind. Must must must. Cheers David Hilowitz Music.
Last bit, if one ever breaks a truss rod on a budget guitar please don't toss it. Same with badly worn frets. Either isn't worth the time and effort to restore them if the guitar is worth less than about $1k. Instead just modify it to be a slide guitar. Just raise the action sky high and tune it to an Open tuning. Slide is fun and if one looses their grip strength over time, playing slide is still very do-able at a basic level. It's still making music and it'll keep one's mind active and creative into the late years.
I found an electric guitar in the trash a couple of years ago, but mine just hangs on the wall next to an acoustic guitar that i also found in the trash. Both are First Act kids toys, so no real loss to the world of music.
This song escalated quickly! :)
Congrats.
It takes a lot of confidence and self respect to be so open with your creative process in your videos. Thanks for allowing us a glimpse into that very personal aspect of creation.
Chills when you started recording the vocals! What a track, and such a cool instrument to add to your collection.
Great job on this restoration David, amazing job as always!
Very cool video, love your bassitar and that you saved that poor guitar - catchy song too! 👍🎶😎
I could watch you create a song everyday. The process is inspiring!
Lends new meaning to one man's trash is another man's treasure. Those two-note chords really did give the illusion that it was a bass.
I was so stoked to see this I personally am a huge fan of Presidents the United States of America and have also fashioned my own basitar and guitbass in the past. We also took a bass body put a guitar neck on it and strung it up tuned like a cello and called it 'the dark lord' we only played sabbath on it lol
Hey if there's any other presidents fans that don't want to or can't build one of these you can just tune your guitar and bass down to c standard and play the whole album through
I have one of these from 2000 and this series was GREAT. I can’t say enough nice things about it
To give a guitar a new life is the most impressive thing you did. And the way it returned to life is the most. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Good job!!!👍🏼
If I saw an instrument that someone left behind, I would steal it because I want a giant collection of instruments
This is so cool! First time seeing this channel can't wait to see other videos David.
Great work, sir. Your chorus sounds more like a pre-chorus, to my ear, as it's still building-up to something bigger, a crescendo, before descending back into a verse. Sounds great, and I really appreciate the reusing of something left to rot!
I just love your channel, the vibe and quality is so good, and your composing skills are so consistent. Loved the song, by the way! it reminded me a lot of a song called Unfolded Eye, by From grotto, One of my favorite bands.
your video quality is wonderful, super underrated!!
Sir, you provide some of the best content on the entire internet IMO. Thank you!
I love your work. Thanks for making the internet a better place 😊
Sounds incredibly good to me. Love that and dig that you gave it a new life. I always hope to just a find a guitar somewhere.
Great voice, man.
i seriously love ALL of this. The idea, the recovery, the song!
Simply wonderful, brought a real smile to my face, many thanks. Ace song too. xxx
Love the fact you turned it into a bassitar, and the song is awesome.
Love the video and the song. Nice way of working.👍
i really like the song you've come out with. amazing stuff
woooww i'm digging the music❤❤❤... 1st time seeing that guitar setup.. and i liked it.. great work man!
Excellent work!!
Just found your channel, and that saved my day! Your videos are calming and awesome!
Loved the video and the track. Well done
You channel is so chilling, love it
dude, this is awesome and i find your videos really inspiring!!! thank you very much!!!
yeah!! David at his best - equal parts inspiration. talent, ingenuity, curiosity. Well done, love the track!
the chorus of this song reminds me of Death Cab! Awesome job David, you're videos are insanely inspiring!
I love your improvisation. Good on ya, lad.
Bro i cannot stop watching your videos now. I love the formatting.
beautiful instrument with a beautiful story! i love the song too, you got a great voice
Your videos are so well done my friend!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your song, sir.
What a wonderful bass sound! Good work and a cool song too. 🔥
Wow! Not to mention that growly bit you just played, it sounded like a heavy duty electronic keyboard. Just superb🎉❤
You've earned my respect for rescuing that guitar. Nice Vocals.
I love the switch from your typical "look what I found" format to "look what I did with what I found" format
One kind of video I like to watch is the guitar restoration or in this case Bassitar... This instrument is truely one of a kind man. Love to see the guitar comes back to life from its bad day again... No guitar deserve to be abandoned😊😊
Really enjoyable vid, thanks David. I look forward to your uploads
Glad you like them!
Always a great day when we see a new upload on your channel :)
I love the headstock on that, it looks amazing
Just amazing!
awesome song!! your videos make me love music more than i thought was possible!!!
So cool, you're so good with building instruments almost from scratch. Amazing!
As a bassist I salute the power of the bassitar and the rescued.
May the low end serve you well in this new life.
dude this is awesome diggin the end song man deff adding to my playlist this is proof that you don't need and expensive guitar to sound amazing
This was very cool! Love this project and the results
If you like relic'd guitars you can't beat a naturally relic'd guitar.
Basitars are absolutely amazing! I got an old strat I made into one, and I love it. Amazing vid as usual!
That was very inspiring! Thank you!
Pretty sweet! Found this from a story on yahoo news. A beautiful thing giving that guitar a new chance at life!
*So did I!* 🙂🤘🤘❤
What a fund project, thank you for sharing it!
Every time i watch your videos im amazed, but this time my jaw dropped. This is the definition of "make something from nothing"
Love your videos! Such a cool project and explanation on that POTUSA guitar I had totally forgotten about. I’ll be looking for a scrap guitar soon thanks to you!
this is really awesome, man. i can tell that music is in your blood
I really love the rustic look the head stock has.
Dude, i love your videos!
And just like that, you've earned my sub. Hope to find a part 2 for this!
You saved the guitar and it thanked with awesome music in return
Now THIS is a proper relic instrument. Sounds great!
Love your song here.
Very cool. Love the sound from that basitar
You’re an incredible human being!
This song you made is sick, it could easily be in my playlist
I used to live right next to that guitar in West!! This is amazing :)
amazing video and song, can't wait to see whats coming next :)
I'm rewatching all your found instrument videos because I feel like I've just had a bit of a David Hilowitz moment myself; I was walking down a street and saw a couple of guitar necks in a skip outside a house. I knocked on the door and the man dug out five(!) dusty necks and two bright red bodies - all Stratocaster-style, save for one Telecaster-style neck - from the skip. I talked to him a little bit about my interest in building and repairing musical instruments, and he went inside and returned with a pair of mostly complete but very dusty and dirty guitars, a Stagg Stratocaster copy and a Nevada Les Paul copy. None of the things are particularly high quality or valuable, but in this kind of situation the value is stored in the experience and the backstory. I always see videos like this and think 'wow, I wish I could come across an unwanted musical instrument under mysterious circumstances' and now it has happened - hopefully not for the last time! :)
That's amazing! I'm convinced there's tons of stuff like this in many people's basements, but it's great that you got to actually meet the person!
@@DavidHilowitzMusic Yes! He was really very nice. He said he built guitars from parts, and these were bits that he hadn't ended up using. I think he was quite pleased to see them going to someone who would appreciate them, and hopefully I can use them in my own musical creations!
Really like that song, and the concept of a two string bass.
Great to see old abandoned Instruments come back to life, neat wee song too 😊