Well done! Making a correct guitar nut is a vitally important aspect of building and repairing. It's really an art, and many luthiers just don't understand.
Thank you so much for sharing your opinion and for watching my Content. Yes you have to take care about every detail to get the best results. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
I started playing guitar in 1974. So gold top deluxe hasa special place in my heart. I wish I'd bought a player grade one back when people didn't value them as much as now.
I also think that some of the pricing on older instruments are vrazy outrageous.. i thought spending $2000 on a bass was very pricey but I couldn't imagine spending anything over that. Believe me I'd love to own a 59 Les Paul but I'll never see that haha Cheers...
A work of art. Brilliant. That material looks really good to work with. Each time I see a LP I regret getting shut of my one. I part exchanged it for a Martin 000-28 EC. Which is a great guitar.
@@petrekguitars the amp cover is indeed a highlight, and I regret to inform you I'll steal the idea 😂. Great craftsmanship and great quality video , thank you for sharing it!
Excellent work! I enjoyed watching this video so much. I wish you were in my area, I would definitely be bringing my Les Paul’s to you, that’s for certain! Thanks so much for sharing, you rock brother!
Nothing can go wrong with an old vintage Gibson Les Paul, I love the ones from the 70´s, well, nothing can go wrong with any Gibson Les Paul but I do love the older ones more than new ones, even beaten up 80´s Gibson Les Paul´s have a history to tell :D thanks for the video.
Thanks a lot for watching and for sharing your opinion. You are totally correct I would say that the 90‘ Gibson were very good Instruments and are still available for a acceptance price 👍🕺🏻Best Regards Nik
I play some 60's guitars with a zero fret. I've re-fretted these guitars and noticed that the action I get at the 1st fret is reliably better than my guitars with a normal nut. Therefore when I cut a new nut, I measure the fret height as a guide for cutting the nut. It has to be slightly higher to allow for wear, (as with the zero fret), but I find that I can reliably get a good action because I can use a metal gauge at the nut to prevent me cutting too low.
Thanks a lot for your feedback. Yes especially old traditional German brands use to install zero Frets which is also a time saver in industrial guitar production because the nut has just the function to guid the strings in the correct spacing. Thanks for sharing your experience. Best Regards Nik
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I have a 1974 Gold Top in similar condition, discoloured gold and very soft, flaking lacquer. Probably painted by the same person on a Friday afternoon.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also Saturday was my friends birthday also may the fourth be with you also happy star wars day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
Hands and brain, Magic ! thank U ! Just a question Nik : why don't you clean the fretboard with, for exemple, alcohol, and oiling with, for exemple, citrus oil, it's more easy without cords in the middle !
Hello my friend,looking at the gold top it seems as if it was exposed to direct heat or sunlight but the rest seems like humidity damage either way another great video
Thanks for your feedback. Yes that’s totally correct. I think there is a new Clear coat on the original finish and this was removed and sanded down on some areas. Best Regards Nik
@@jsp42o Ah o.k. got it...The size of the drill bit depends on the hight of the frets. I always use one that is slightly higher than the frets. Hope this will help you out. Best Regards Nik
Thanks for watching your feedback John . I didn’t remove it because it was so heavy superglued in Place in it the owner asked me for a „low cost“ repair😉👍Best Regards Nik
@@petrekguitars I figured that but it was worth a shot of asking might be too far to send a guitar lol keep up the excellent work. I look forward to your next video.
That’s a gold sparkle! Gibson made them in Red, Blue and Gold I believe the gold is the rarest of them . Tell Me I’m not seeing things, I can swear I seen sparkle in the finish
Thanks a lot for your feedback Sam. Yes I know the series pretty rare Instruments a friend of mine used to have a blue one. But theses were really big sparkles . I will post some pictures on my Insta account in the next days so you can have a closer look 👍Best Regards Nik
Take out the mini humbuckwra and put P90s in. Plug into a 50 watt Fender Bassman with a couple Greenback Marshall Cabs and you will have the BEST sounding rig on the planet!
Thank you so much for your Feedback James. You are totally correct. I used to have a P-90 in the Neck position of my 1972 Goldtop and play it over a Fender Bassman 70 and a 2x12 Cab... This was the best sound ever ..... Best Regards Nik
That finish looks Polyester? My '72 De Luxe Gold Top is Nitro. In the process of making a new fingerboard for mine, the rest of the guitar is in much better condition than that one, must've had an interesting life.
This looks like it was in back shape and someone sanded it to a point and oversprayed a thin coat of gold metallic and over the years the overspray faded and showed the sanded layers below.
@@nghiale5200 Ah thanks for your explanation 👍 Sometimes it can happen that a screw driver slip out of the screw… of course this also happens to me when… Best Regards to Vietnam Nik
Too bad whoever changed the nut in the past didn't properly scribe around it to save the laquer on the sides of the neck. Instead they chipped it out!!
Thanks a lot . Yes that’s quit a mess but people often don’t use the correct tools or don’t have the experience and then you get such results. Best Regards Nik
Thanks for your feedback John. The owner want it this way. Sure the frets are pretty worn out but replacing them is a lot of work and quite expensive. Best Regards Nik
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no long tenon neck = fail
@@very5ick112 Thanks for your Feedback. Yes in this time period Gibson didn't make the long neck tenon any more. Best Regards Nik
That wedge block with the belt sander is pure genius
Thanks a lot for your positive comment Tony. Best Regards Nik
This is a master class in proper nut shaping. It's perfect.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words Jonathan. Best Regards Nik
A manually made and adjusted bone nut is always such a big difference on a guitar. Thank you for sharing how you do it. Great attention to detail!
Thank you so much for your positive feedback. Best Regards Nik
Super fine work Nick. You're obviously a man who knows his business and cares about doing excellent work. It's the little things that matter. Cheers!
Thank you so much for your kind words. This is really motivating ✨🙏👍Best Regards Nik
Well done! Making a correct guitar nut is a vitally important aspect of building and repairing. It's really an art, and many luthiers just don't understand.
Thank you so much for sharing your opinion and for watching my Content. Yes you have to take care about every detail to get the best results. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
I started playing guitar in 1974. So gold top deluxe hasa special place in my heart. I wish I'd bought a player grade one back when people didn't value them as much as now.
Thank you so much sharing your story. Yes theses are amazing instruments and I also like the look of the bigger Headstock 👌🕺🏻Best Regards Nik
I also think that some of the pricing on older instruments are vrazy outrageous.. i thought spending $2000 on a bass was very pricey but I couldn't imagine spending anything over that.
Believe me I'd love to own a 59 Les Paul but I'll never see that haha
Cheers...
@@stealingtomorrowband Yes the prices are very high and not affordable for normal income people… Best Regards Nik
Thank you for sharing your gift, this was fantastic.
Thanks a lot for your kind feedback. You are welcome 💫🕺🏻Best Regards Nik
A work of art. Brilliant. That material looks really good to work with. Each time I see a LP I regret getting shut of my one. I part exchanged it for a Martin 000-28 EC. Which is a great guitar.
Thank you so much for your positive feedback and for sharing your story. Both great Instruments for sure 👍🕺🏻Best Regards Nik
Excellent work and I totally dig the amp cover!
Thank you so much for your Kind word. This cover was made by my Mum🙂 Best Regards Nik
@@petrekguitars the amp cover is indeed a highlight, and I regret to inform you I'll steal the idea 😂. Great craftsmanship and great quality video , thank you for sharing it!
Whatever you do, is done as skillful and as thoughtful as it can be. 👍👍👍
Thank you so much for saying this. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
Excellent work! I enjoyed watching this video so much.
I wish you were in my area, I would definitely be bringing my Les Paul’s to you, that’s for certain!
Thanks so much for sharing, you rock brother!
Thank you so much for you kind words and for watching my videos 👍🕺🏻You are welcome Mate. Best Regards Nik
Pro work
@@juzzybassgrove4354 Thanks a lot Mate. Best Regards Nik
Great video @petrekguitars I especially liked the dramatic investigation music. Enjoy your day Sir 👍☮️❤️🎸
Thank you so much for your kind words. You are welcome. This was really fun to make😉🕺🏻👍Best Regards Nik
Thanks so much for this valuable, informative, and most of all, inspirational content. 👏
Thank you so much for your positive feedback and your kind words. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
Nothing can go wrong with an old vintage Gibson Les Paul, I love the ones from the 70´s, well, nothing can go wrong with any Gibson Les Paul but I do love the older ones more than new ones, even beaten up 80´s Gibson Les Paul´s have a history to tell :D thanks for the video.
Thanks a lot for watching and for sharing your opinion. You are totally correct I would say that the 90‘ Gibson were very good Instruments and are still available for a acceptance price 👍🕺🏻Best Regards Nik
Everyone should have a drawer entirely filled with steel wool !!!! LOL - another great video - nice work!
Thank you so much. Yes that can be very useful.....sometimes🙂 Best Regards Nik
Dude, you got a cool rockstar attitude. Well done!
Thanks a lot Mate for sharing this 😉✨🕺🏻Best Regards Nik
Love this job my friend! Big argentinian Fan here 🔥
Thank you so much. You are welcome. Best Regards to Argentina Nik
Very nice restoration Nik. Best regards
Thanks a lot for your positive feedback Bruno. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
I play some 60's guitars with a zero fret. I've re-fretted these guitars and noticed that the action I get at the 1st fret is reliably better than my guitars with a normal nut. Therefore when I cut a new nut, I measure the fret height as a guide for cutting the nut. It has to be slightly higher to allow for wear, (as with the zero fret), but I find that I can reliably get a good action because I can use a metal gauge at the nut to prevent me cutting too low.
Thanks a lot for your feedback. Yes especially old traditional German brands use to install zero Frets which is also a time saver in industrial guitar production because the nut has just the function to guid the strings in the correct spacing. Thanks for sharing your experience. Best Regards Nik
@@petrekguitars Hi Nik, ich sammle nur schöne alte Deutsche Gitarren. ua-cam.com/video/VhVEN1uvO-0/v-deo.htmlsi=9514e0uNMMXLOQzA ua-cam.com/video/JOzSPZfjrxA/v-deo.htmlsi=i-LEHeZYRRRYT8uq
Good Job ...........
Thanks a lot for saying this💫🕺🏻👍You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
Surprised to see a lot of people using steel wool without skin protection. Great work.
Thanks a lot for your positive Feedback.Yes you are correct you have to clean the Workshop immediately.... Best Regards Nik
the bone nut! so precious 🩷
Thanks a lot for watching and your positive feedback. Best Regards Nik
I have a 1974 Gold Top in similar condition, discoloured gold and very soft, flaking lacquer.
Probably painted by the same person on a Friday afternoon.
Thanks a lot for your feedback. That sounds interesting… maybe is simple as this 👍Best Regards Nik
Congrats on 20K subs 👍👍🍺
Thanks a lot Jonnie, you are welcome.Best Regards Nik
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also Saturday was my friends birthday also may the fourth be with you also happy star wars day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you so much for you kind words and for watching and enjoying my Video. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
Hands and brain, Magic ! thank U ! Just a question Nik : why don't you clean the fretboard with, for exemple, alcohol, and oiling with, for exemple, citrus oil, it's more easy without cords in the middle !
Thank you so much for your positive Feedback. I am always carful with Acetone and alcohol because of the old Inlays. Best Regards Nik
Have the tuners been changed. Would have thought they would have been Kluson Perloid tuners like mine.
Thanks for you question. Yes you are correct there were been changed. Best Regards Nik
Hello my friend,looking at the gold top it seems as if it was exposed to direct heat or sunlight but the rest seems like humidity damage either way another great video
Thanks for your feedback. Yes that’s totally correct. I think there is a new Clear coat on the original finish and this was removed and sanded down on some areas. Best Regards Nik
What was the oil you applied to the nut?
Thanks for your question... can you please tell me the time in the Video so I know what scenes you are talking about... Best Regards Nik
Great Work…
Thank you so much for you Feedback. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
Nice work
Thanks a lot for watching and your positive feedback 🕺🏻👍Best Regards Nik
what size of bit did you use for the string height
Thanks for your feedback. But sorry I don't understand the question. What do you mean with bit ?? Best Regards Nik
@@petrekguitars yeah
time was 11:14 to11:30
@@jsp42o Thanks ..
@@jsp42o Ah o.k. got it...The size of the drill bit depends on the hight of the frets. I always use one that is slightly higher than the frets. Hope this will help you out. Best Regards Nik
Are those humbuckers skinnier than modern ones or is it just a trick of the camera. They look 1/2 as wide as the ones on my ‘94:Les Paul.
Thanks for your question. These are mini Humbuckers they have a shape of a P-90- Best Regards Nik
Nice job. What's the oil you put on at the end?
Thanks a lot I use Ballistol Oil for the Nut. Best Regards Nik
@@petrekguitars Ball-istol? Nut? Seriously, what did you rub on that nut?
Tolle Arbeit, Hut ab!
Darf ich fragen, was für eine „Karte“ du zum Messen der Saitenabstände benutzt?
Vielen herzlichen Dank. Das ist von der Firma GEWA. BG Nik
Not one comment mentioned you left the shim in place ! WHY??
Thanks for watching your feedback John . I didn’t remove it because it was so heavy superglued in Place in it the owner asked me for a „low cost“ repair😉👍Best Regards Nik
Excellent precision work very similar to how I do it. I would let you work on my guitar anytime.
Thank you so much for your positive comment and your kind words 👍🕺🏻You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
@@petrekguitars where are you located?
@@deanbartone8187 In Frankfurt/M Germany..
@@petrekguitars I figured that but it was worth a shot of asking might be too far to send a guitar lol keep up the excellent work. I look forward to your next video.
@@deanbartone8187 Thank you so much Mate. You are welcome. Next Video is coming up these Friday 👍🕺🏻Best Regards Nik
Отличная работа, спасибо было интересно, лайк.
Thank you so much for Feedback. Best Regards Nik
That’s a gold sparkle! Gibson made them in Red, Blue and Gold I believe the gold is the rarest of them . Tell
Me I’m not seeing things, I can swear I seen sparkle in the finish
Thanks a lot for your feedback Sam. Yes I know the series pretty rare Instruments a friend of mine used to have a blue one. But theses were really big sparkles . I will post some pictures on my Insta account in the next days so you can have a closer look 👍Best Regards Nik
Take out the mini humbuckwra and put P90s in. Plug into a 50 watt Fender Bassman with a couple Greenback Marshall Cabs and you will have the BEST sounding rig on the planet!
Thank you so much for your Feedback James. You are totally correct. I used to have a P-90 in the Neck position of my 1972 Goldtop and play it over a Fender Bassman 70 and a 2x12 Cab... This was the best sound ever ..... Best Regards Nik
why don't les pauls wear like strats ?
I think because they are so different🙂 Best Regards Nik
i love ur channel
Thank you so much for saying this Mate. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik
That finish looks Polyester? My '72 De Luxe Gold Top is Nitro. In the process of making a new fingerboard for mine, the rest of the guitar is in much better condition than that one, must've had an interesting life.
Thanks a lot for sharing your Story. Yes you are totally correct there is something wired happened to this Laquer. Best Regards Nik
This looks like it was in back shape and someone sanded it to a point and oversprayed a thin coat of gold metallic and over the years the overspray faded and showed the sanded layers below.
Thanks for your feedback. Yes you are correct that was also what I assume.. Best Regards Nik
I have '71. I should sell it sinc I haven't played it in over 12 years. Heavy ass boat anchor.
Thanks a lot for your feedback. Yes my Goldtop was also more a heavy one 😉👍Best Regards Nik
have ever u use the tovit so hard and damaging the guitar ?
Thanks for your question. But do you mean with „tovit so hard“ ?? Sorry I don’t understand it. Best Regards Nik
@@petrekguitars oh in my country viet nam its call tovit and english is Screwdriver
@@nghiale5200 Ah thanks for your explanation 👍 Sometimes it can happen that a screw driver slip out of the screw… of course this also happens to me when… Best Regards to Vietnam Nik
Les Paul sandwich, a very good friend of mine has a custom in tobacco burst
Thanks for your feedback. Surely a nice Instrument. Best Regards Nik
THE MOST EXPENSIVE GUITARS ON THE MARKET...
Thanks a lot for your feedback Michael. Best Regards Nik
Original pots and switches don't mean better. If it isn't working you need to replace them, they are wear parts.
Thanks for watching and sharing your opinion. That’s absolutely correct. Best Regards Nik
Too bad whoever changed the nut in the past didn't properly scribe around it to save the laquer on the sides of the neck. Instead they chipped it out!!
Thanks a lot . Yes that’s quit a mess but people often don’t use the correct tools or don’t have the experience and then you get such results. Best Regards Nik
first fret is poor re fret needs replacing!
Thanks for your feedback John. The owner want it this way. Sure the frets are pretty worn out but replacing them is a lot of work and quite expensive. Best Regards Nik
Looks like gasoline stains
Thanks for your Feedback..It looks strange I think this was sanded down.... Best Regards Nik