Bills brothers Firebird Guitar Restoration

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  • Опубліковано 26 сер 2021
  • We received a request for an overhaul of a Bills brothers firebird type guitar.
    It is a Firebird type guitar by Bills brothers, a sister brand of Bill Lawrence of Moridaira Gakki in Japan (Maurice of acoustic guitars is famous in Japan).
    The work done was overhaul (parts, metal parts polishing, fingerboard polishing, fretboard polishing, body polishing, etc.), jack replacement, and toggle switch (pickup selector) replacement.
    It was overhauled. The jack and selector looked weak, so I suggested to replace them.
    I haven't touched a Firebird type guitar for a long time, but the neck looks slender compared to the size of the body, and I feel uneasy when I hold it.
    It's an old guitar, so I was even more scared...
    Still, the sound of the body that makes you go "Ooooh! I'm addicted to the sound of the body.
    To be honest, I had some concerns about the frets and the quality of the guitar, but if I had to solve all of them, the gap between the cost and the quality that the customer wants would be huge.
    However, the quality of the guitar was very good.
    I don't know if the fret quality is good or bad anymore... lol
    Thank you very much for your request.
    Contact us
    andy.bass.and.guitar@gmail.com
    BGMProject2 (Shunnosuke Kaneko) "Bar with Sherlock
    / @user-kh4ce5zx5m
    Parts and tools used
    TONE Power Grip Screwdriver Set PLPGD6
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    Wera Craftform Diamond Screwdriver Set
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    VESSEL Precision Hex Screwdriver
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    1.5amzn.to/34KDAZs
    Fret Polishing 3M Sponge Polishing
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    Metal Polishing Picard
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    For masking tape, 3M is good. For high frets on guitars, 6mm is recommended.
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    Dremel 4000 rotor. Great torque, but hot! If you can, get a 4000 because it can do a lot of things.
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    I heard there is a new one called 4300. If you can use the base plate of a StuMac, this might work too.
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    3M body polishing compound, this is enough for a guitar.
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    It's good to have a lot of stuff, orange English oil for fingerboard
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    This cloth is very good. Recommended. Seriously.
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    Website
    pedaru.wixsite.com/andybassan...
    Twitter 
    / andybassguitar
    Facebook
    / andybassguitar
    Instagram
    / adachi_andy_koki
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 41

  • @lexist7
    @lexist7 2 роки тому +7

    In a day and age where everything is just thrown out and replaced, I appreciate how you care about restoring old parts.

  • @stevenconrady1990
    @stevenconrady1990 2 роки тому +6

    This gives new meaning to ASMR guitar repair.

  • @amandabaynham-swales9222
    @amandabaynham-swales9222 2 роки тому

    Your attention to detail is honestly incredible. I would love to have that level of skill and patience!

  • @adamdob653
    @adamdob653 Рік тому

    I hit the like button right at the beginning of every video Andy uploads, because his work is so great, just a pleasure to watch !

  • @brianfurry9542
    @brianfurry9542 2 роки тому

    What an ingenious way to remove the backs of the tuners. Brilliant!! Again, a pleasure to watch. Thanks for the share

  • @Jackofallthetrades
    @Jackofallthetrades 2 роки тому

    Wow, and I thought I had an insane attention to detail in cleaning lol That was AMAZING to watch :) Pure bliss!

  • @andyrock1207
    @andyrock1207 2 роки тому +2

    Perfect! As per usual.

  • @deki_54
    @deki_54 2 роки тому +2

    NHKの工芸品作ってる番組みたいですね〜
    しかしネジまで磨くとは...凄すぎです

  • @QWD03004
    @QWD03004 2 роки тому +3

    ペグの蓋開けるのにドライバーでこじってキズキズにしたことがあります。勉強になりました。

    • @Andybassguitar
      @Andybassguitar  2 роки тому +2

      僕も初めて知ったのですが、素晴らしいアイデアだと思いました。

  • @DanTheDiggler
    @DanTheDiggler 11 місяців тому

    Wow, what an eye for detail! Great job. Any trick for darkening/tinting a fretboard? I’ve tried different oils but they dont make it much darker. I want the look of ebony..
    cheers!

  • @MichaelVorn
    @MichaelVorn 2 роки тому

    👍👍👍

  • @mariannwatt2678
    @mariannwatt2678 2 роки тому +1

    I had one of these guitars in 74 and sold it i look at the old pictures i have of it and weep stupid kid i also let go a 60 335 tdc in factory black try finding one of those at any peice ha ha AND a68 sg special with vibrola in black i hate myself some times ha ha

  • @gregoaks4413
    @gregoaks4413 Рік тому

    mothers mag polish good on many items

  • @jasonkirk1313
    @jasonkirk1313 Рік тому

    That was a great trick with the glue stick. But how did you clean the glue off of the tuner cap?

  • @Masophere
    @Masophere 2 роки тому

    How would you recommend getting tarnishing out of gold hardware the saddles on my ibanez have started to look dull from my skin touching them, brilliant work by the way absolutely loving how in depth your work is

    • @Andybassguitar
      @Andybassguitar  2 роки тому +2

      In the case of gold-plated parts, polishing will cause the plating to come off.
      In my case, I use a reduction reaction to clean the gold parts.
      Of course, it is not possible to clean them perfectly.
      In order to keep the gold parts from tarnishing, you may want to try coating them with car wax.

    • @Masophere
      @Masophere 2 роки тому

      @@Andybassguitar thats a great idea I have some in my shed ill try clean them up and coat them, guitars only a year old its terrible

  • @user-hf4zg7ep1z
    @user-hf4zg7ep1z Рік тому

    супер

  • @MrStickman666
    @MrStickman666 2 роки тому

    those frets look good a bit wide?

  • @user-li9sj6bx1z
    @user-li9sj6bx1z 2 роки тому +2

    自分もbill's brothersのストラトをオーバーホールしているところですが、素体の作りはなかなか良いですね。ゴトーのパーツも悪くない。ただ電装系は安い部品のせいで不具合が出てる印象ですね。ジャックは同じく交換しました。

    • @Andybassguitar
      @Andybassguitar  2 роки тому +4

      正直言うと木工とか塗装の仕上がりとか気になり点はあったのですが、きちんと鳴ると言うところは問題なさそうな印象を受けました。
      セットネックとボルトオンでクオリティが違うかもしれませんが。
      電装系も問題なさそうといえば問題なかったのですが、操作した時の操作感がかなりイマイチでしたので、交換させていただきました。
      ジャックとかは今まで見たことのない形のジャックでした…。

    • @user-li9sj6bx1z
      @user-li9sj6bx1z 2 роки тому +2

      @@Andybassguitar なるほど…何れにせよ、グッジョブだと思いました。

    • @Andybassguitar
      @Andybassguitar  2 роки тому +3

      ありがとうございます!

  • @stevenconrady1990
    @stevenconrady1990 2 роки тому

    I’ve never heard of Bill’s Brothers guitars, is it a Japanese only brand?

    • @Andybassguitar
      @Andybassguitar  2 роки тому +5

      I think that's probably true.
      It is an electric guitar brand of Morris, a famous acoustic guitar maker in Japan.

  • @mickparker3726
    @mickparker3726 2 роки тому

    Watched a few your videos and do all the guitars have god truss rods as the work on these, if any, is never shown in these.

  • @johnlewis8527
    @johnlewis8527 2 роки тому

    What do you use on the finger board

  • @bukwok
    @bukwok 2 роки тому

    7:29 whats that..?

  • @teerachaikanamuenwai7424
    @teerachaikanamuenwai7424 2 роки тому +1

    フェンダージャパン日本では高い

  • @Playmanmusic
    @Playmanmusic 2 роки тому +6

    Great idea not putting music on this.

    • @Andybassguitar
      @Andybassguitar  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @mariannwatt2678
      @mariannwatt2678 2 роки тому

      I feel the same the sound of a man working and thinking about what he is doing is relaxing cheers

  • @ToddTheJoker
    @ToddTheJoker 4 місяці тому

    "Restoration"? this is just a cleaning and polishing video..nice guitar though!

    • @Andybassguitar
      @Andybassguitar  2 місяці тому

      英語はよくわからないので許してください・・・ありがとうございます。