Oh No.. Not the Vintage Gibson..
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- I can't believe they did this to a vintage Gibson..
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I've seen so many SG headstocks get broken. You did a decent job saving that guitar. It sounds really good!!
AMAZING job, Matt! These are the best guitar posts I've ever seen, when you or someone else takes a broken Gibson, repairs it, and plays it, keeping it alive. For THIS one, you deserve the Nobel Prize for Guitar Rescue!
Man, I love that you cared enough to save this thing. Always love following your projects.
I LOVE your channel!! You literally give life to these busted up misfit guitars that no one else would even mess with! And they sound GREAT!! Like my grandpa would always bring home the scrawniest most unwanted Christmas tree and decorate it like it was the best thing in the world! Many congrats to you on all you do!
I think a headstock repair on a Gibson is like a rite of passage 😉 I had a TV Yellow double cut LP Special which had had a headstock fix. That guitar was a rock’n’roll monster! Played amazingly too 👌🏻 Great video Matthew!
I have a faded double cut special with super thin neck, a headstock break is just going to happen. Oh well,just hope it's a clean one.
@@jeremywolstenholme9277 yeah, there are some thin Gibson necks about! Hopefully you don’t have a break, but if you do, if it’s repaired by a good luthier it can still be a great guitar 👍🏻
God no ! I hope my 355 never has to go through it
I bought a Les Paul and it too had a break and repair, although it doesn’t bother me at all
@@brown22sugar25 nice! Yeah, I never even thought about it on that Special I had to be honest 👌🏻
Nice save Matt, your love and care is obvious. Have fun strumming.
That came out so awesome!!
I've gotten away with wood glue with some custom micro dowels. Whether you choose steel or wood will work. Mock it up without any glue, just a clamp. Drill your dowel holes. Make sure they're deep enough to recess on the surface. And lather it up with glue. Hammer the glue covered dowels in. Clamp. Then fill in the big gaps with glue binded with mahogany dust. Sand to your desired look. You can also add dowels after you set the headstock. I later realized that probably would have been easier. Dowels are only depending on how much wood you have to drill into. Titebond 3 wood glue works perfectly for me
Everyone was definitely wondering.... 😆
Titebond 3 for guitar repairs? Why?
@@ryans9029 its an awesome wood glue! Might even be stronger than epoxy
@@yoBradyO11 Technically, it’s not like using adhesive glues that create a bond stronger than the natural wood itself can be a realized benefit.
I recently found some antique firearm restoration wood stock repair methodology on UA-cam that use similar stuff the guitar/luthiers use.
Definitely adding dowels or some sort of screw/mechanical means to strengthen the joint is beneficial. I’d argue some of the areas and impact forces in a wood firearm stock will be more harsh than anything a guitar will see. There was some guy recommending some sort of black goopy epoxy looking stuff. But today’s idea with restoration of art, furniture and instruments that are exceptionally valuable, the idea is to use reversible repair materials like fish or hide glue -which is plenty strong for the application.
I’m just rambling because I find this stuff interesting. Lolz thanks
Brady,great minds think alike,I was thinking the same thing to give a stronger hold on the headstock,used to do this to glue 2 pcs of granite together,never had a problem
Like a rescue dog,she still barks with a some nice bite,who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks, I would of never thought the epoxy would work, excellent job Matt.
Those coverless p90s are one of the coolest things I’ve seen. That guitar is meant to play the filthiest of the blues.
The P90's are definitely covered. They just don't have the old school dog ear covers. But they're not coverless. If there were no covers you'd be able to see the coiled copper wire.
These pickups are good for blues you're absolutely right. But they're also good for playing some Grand Funk Railroad or early Black Sabbath
Mine is a 72 deluxe, it has the covers with the Gibson logo on them.
That would be _Din of Ecstasy_ from Chris Whitley, 1995.
@@ziggylayneable what about AC / DC .. what guitar has Angus Young played LIVE for 45 plus years ??
Great save! Thanks for documenting this repair and for your awesome demos. Keep it coming.
Damn Matt, that sounds fantastic! It's obvious that it was 1967 SG Special, but I don't understand the original mods to the pickgaurd or headstock(?) The mods don't seem to serve any functional purpose from the stock instrument. Anyway, that ugly beater sounds beautiful!
i also doesnt see it. it could be a martin fan or so but the pickguard looks crap.
It was probably stolen many many years ago. The thief would have wanted to change the look and lose the serial number. Sad to see, but luckily it's in good hands now.
The late 70s were HARD on used Strats/SG's/Les Pauls.....people fucked 'em up royally......
@@dre4011 yes sir, I was gonna say the same, chalk that old girl up to the 1970s, Gotta remember old or new it was a POS its entire life. prefect candidate for some kinda crazy pot/Acid fueled remake. I happened to be alive and well in the 1970s lordy be, the mods.. the mods.. the mods, It's almost a shame there isn't the same artistic attitudes these days there was back then.
@@dre4011 makes me wonder what folks 40-50 years from now will think when they see the relic jobs of today
Wow!! She's still got something to say and then some!!! Fantastic job!
Matthew Scott... the DON of the player grade classic guitar. I salute you sir (you're a pretty damn fine player too!)
Impressive fix!! I thought hopeless! And she sounds KILLER!!!
Considering the amount of missing material the repair looks pretty good, I honestly had doubts if it could be glued successfully. Sounds awesome, great save.
One of the more satisfying 15 minutes I’ve spent on YT! Sounded killer in the playing demo
I could have watched about 20 more minutes of you just jamming on this thing. What a sound.
You crushed this build. Great job.
Awesome! However that squared off headstock is really unsettling 😅
Yea not sanded either. You could see the saw marks. Yikes I think the previous owner was on glue :-) Peace
Previous owner wanted a Martin SG
As always my friend another great job , you are amazing and great work to revive the old girl , she is thankful as she sounds great good job and as always luv from AUS \M/
I have a 1967 Melody Maker that broke EXACTLY like that at the neck but also split along the tuning pegs. I had enough wood to glue it back together though.
One man’s junk is another man’s flippin awesome SG. Great find/fix!
The original red dime capacitors. xD
Funny how vintage guitar enthusiasts just HAVE to make up fancy names for what is basically a regular ceramic capacitor, on of the cheapest electronic parts you can find and claim they are something different than a modern one. Still an interesting piece of gear with a lot of mojo.
Awesome playing and demo as always.
Very well done on the repair, and the playing!.
Sounds fantastic. Thanks for showing the challenges.
Doesn't matter if there's money or project involved with this particular guitar man it's worth whatever you put into it cuz it sounds absolutely amazing
Wow,wait a second another unboxing! Matt,next time can you give me some advanced notice so I can plan a family Barbecue and we can all watch the exciting unboxing as a group.this WILL be the family event of the year.I’ll have to put thr annual “grass growing watch and Ground hog day on hold.you have given my life real purpose
Love your videos man! Don’t know a damn thing about guitar repairs, but watching you is a blast. Not to mention the insane playing! Keep em coming 🙌🏻
You just started ripping Bright Lights and that couldn’t go without recognition!! FIRE!
Micro balloons could have been incorporated Matt. Micro balloons are a lightweight filler for polyester resin and epoxy resin. They are also used for thickening epoxy resin and polyester resin. ... By adding micro balloons, the resin can be thixotropic. This is a way to make it stronger.
Geez, cannot believe that head stock broke off. You are becoming quite a luthier. You resurrected that SG. Sounds great too!!!! Just love the tones that you get while playing.
Great repair job!! Sounds great too!!!!
Wow I'm amazed. Then again I cracked the neck on my 1966 SG standard in 1966 and dropped some Lepage's wood glue in the crack and have been playing it ever since. Great sound my man. You did well!!
Awesome work with that SG and great playing as always
love that you saved this guitar. its about the sound and playability not the looks. great player guitar. love the p90's.
THAT YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG PART REALLY KILLED ME, THIS IS AWERSOME
Yeah, me too
oh wow, that sounds really sweet there! Awesome that you saved this one from being parted out, it's a really nice one to just keep playing as long as possible :)
Gibsons are notorious of breaking the headstock when the guitar falls off the stand or is dropped. It's a flaw in the way the headstock is designed. I had a MelodyMaker that broke but fortunately was able to be repaired as the break was clean.
Great job! And she sounds great.
Thanks for sharing, dude.
strings, pickups, and good picking skills + a good sounding amp.......everything else is a canoe oar. good repair on the handle,
As last resort repair add a few small dowels to reinforce Neck and it should Hold, but would use light gauge strings like 9's
Salvaging yet another classic Gibson! Well done good Sir.
The machine head on my 1978 Les Paul Special also broke off, in its case, like that, too. (Also modified ..my fault there, I had the soap bar pickups removed, grouted the holes larger and shoved in a couple of Humbuckers. Stupid, I know, but I didn't think I would live long enough to regret it)
Matthew, a nice repair job here, this sounds better than a new les paul, Rock on Man
A good rescue project :) Those pups kick ass!
I had a break like that on a bass. There's plenty of wood surface to glue. My luthier had it glued in minutes!
Great upload and a well deserved pat on the back for bringing him back into the scene \m/
I've changed the same "heavy grovers" on my 1961 Gibson SG/Les Paul by these: GROVER VINTAGE 135N, they're cheap, light, fit perfectly & have a more "vintage correct look".👍👍
Ouch. I did this to my '68 Les Paul. One thing you do not want to do is cheap out on this repair. I had it repaired several times over 15 years, and it never held, until I finally found the guy in my city who all the pros use (thank you, Gary Brawer at Real Guitars), parted with my guitar for the 6 months until he had time to look at it, paid him almost as much I had originally paid for the guitar to fix it right, and nearly 25 years it's still like it never happened, you can't even tell by looking at it that there was a repair. He literally refaced the front and back of the headstock all the way up past the nut in into the length of the neck, with laminate that he carved and sanded by hand. So the edges of the repaired crack are actually buried under solid wood.
I'm watching the video only as I type this... that can be fixed, but clamping and gluing is not going to be enough. One of the guys who tried to fix mine not only did that but even drilled holes and sank dowels through mine, across the wood grain, and that wasn't enough to permanently fix it. It came apart again a few years later.
With that much wood missing I guess the epoxy is the way to go, but I'm curious if this repair will hold permanently without any more than that.
Great sounding guitar when you plugged it in, though!
Glue it back together, route it out and glue in two pieces to shore it up if needed you could make you own topical inlay for the top to get it looking right.( veneer) all vintage guitars are worth giving it your best shot.
The repair doesn't look that bad at all, fits the grungy nature of the guitar. I kinda really like the look of it, like someone forgot the guitar in a smokehouse for half a century.
Bummer that they also cut that headstock into almost a Martin shape. Lol. Sounds pretty good though. I love the microphonics the pickups have.
I bought my brother an SG a few years ago, and holy s**t did it sound incredible through his Wizard amp…. until the head stock broke off. Cost him $600 to repair, definitely the most expensive free Gibson my brother ever got 🤦🏻♂️ but at least it’s fixed and still going strong (with 14’s on it!!)
Great video this week! Guitar rips, can’t ask for better than that 🤟🏻. Enjoyed the Timelapse and seeing the process of the repairs.
Congrats man! Great result!
if done right! and you did it right! often times Gibsons play better once a peg had has been snapped off and reattached. glue is stronger than wood. in this case you used epoxy, not sure of the tensile strength of it, but probably pretty durable stuff too and will never usually snap off again in the same place...
Very cool story.....and it does sound amazing after headstock repair! I also love the natural brownish color. Maybe it was burgundy originally? Maybe it's really brown. Definitely got some mojo!
Tidy refurb to keep an old Gibson alive.......result. Loving the sound too. I would definitely love an old guitar like that
Looks like a Martin headstock on a Gibson haha. Awesome job, and sounds great too!!! 👍
Love that SG specialit sounds great!
My dad played with Buddy Holly and Roy Oberson before and anybody knew them 1953 my dad lived in Odessa and they were from Midland.
Amazing tones, totally worth repairing and playing !
That’s a beautiful guitar, Matt. You’ve done us a great service keeping it together and functional. If it’s for sale I’d love to purchase it. Can you give it light relic job first? 😉😆 Great playing and huge tone. All Night Long just…….bloody……….works!
Brilliant, glad you saved it. Still sounds great! 👍
I'm impressed. Just wondering how we she stays in tune?
Sounds nice and gritty. Nice to revive a beastie.
Sounds great! Well done saving it.....!
Thank you for not scrapping that guitar. It sounds amazing and should be played if possible.
You will need to route 2 channels on the back on the backside of the headstock and the neck and add wood runners parallel with the neck to add strength to the joint. Check out twofords channel he does master luthier work and shows how it’s done.
It might be ugly, but it's got a LOT of mojo left to bleed. Sounds terrific!!
Sounds awesome. Nothing like gritty P-90's.
Nothing wrong with the sound...good job!
When I first heard u say u were gonna do the repair with epoxy I was like cool definitely something I would do however I first thought you’d use clear epoxy and tape around the back of the break and inject the epoxy but hey it’s functional sounds great
sounds like santana's guitar. damn. love those pickups. and your playing.
Neat. I'm no guitar tech or anything, but for what it's worth I'd have no idea it was even repaired.
I dig the squared off head stock. ROAD DAWG STREET CRED MACHINE!!!!!!!
Nice job! I hope it holds up.
stays in tune sounds as it should ,, play it luv it no worries ,,
Great job, I really enjoy watching you play, also I'm learning a few things too, also like all the stories behind the guitars
Another Lazarus rises from the tomb. Good job, Matthew!
Bigsby! Once it's thrashed but still a player, drill some holes and install some vibrato whammy goodness.
Great fix...
Great and pragmatic job!
I think you did a great job! To me it looks good now and sounds great! I would certainly buy it.
that headstock looks like it got cut off of a 70's martin d-35
Mathew,,I would gladly pay for full tracks of you playing covers with these old guitars...Your playing style adds so much to the great sound of these instruments.
Every time i look at this i wish i had it
Nice repair!
Great work
Cool, thanks!
Excellent luithier work 🇬🇧👍
Please save it more if you can for a reasonable fee.
I know the parts could be used to save a few other guitars that need love, so parting it out could be a satisfying way to keep more vintage guitars beings played live.
Very cool
Sounds great!!!!
Saved from the wood pile. Awesome
cool guitar guy is talented as well.
So inspiring
Nice save.
Quick question …….. what glue did you use? Brilliant btw thanks. And the guitar sounds brilliant
WHO CARES ABOUT THE REPAIR? YOU DID A GOOD JOB, AND IT PLAYS, THATS ALL THAT MATTERS... SOUNDS GREAT MATE
Love watching these videos! I’m curious to see how the epoxy holds over time and if there’s more pitch drift as a result of the repair.