The Incredible Restoration of My DESTROYED 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom... IT LIVES!!

[@agufish]

Get caught up if you haven’t seen Part 1 of this ridiculous journey yet! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpjVhoWPaJ6FfNk. For everyone asking, the husk was about $1000, and the rebuild with parts would have cost just under $1500 (including the $350 stainless steel refret). If you need guitar riffs work done, hit my dude Wendell up. He’s a wizard 🧙‍♂️ [e-mail] In the end, pricey, but now it's the ultimate retro-modern Les Paul, and for less than you’d pay for an all-original Norlin these days lol. What do you think and do you want to see more of these “rescue” projects?

[@brockfelt8901]

Honestly this is cool but I still would want a a 1977 les paul deluxe for 500 bucks more

[@EasyHeat]

This two part series physically hurt, and was simultaneously satisfying to watch. Good call on those jumbo SS frets. This instrument is uniquely yours now. Good show!

[@denverrandy7143]

I'd love to see more restoration content.My fave videos of yours are the hot rodded Chinese guitars or restoration vids.When I first found your channel I ended up binge watching the restoration videos.So,yeah please more of it.You create it,I'll definitely watch it.Lata Brotha!have a great day!

[@rocknrollguitar]

So glad it turned out so awesome!

[@liquensrollant]

This was lots of fun to watch, and your enthusiasm is infectious - and that guitar is sick! It's probably not a rational project, but then neither is sinking $600 into a hello kitty Squier. Looking forward to the next one.

[@gianski3306]

I wouldn’t expect any less of a shred from a guy with an EVH mask

[@samtheman123]

Well I have an EVH mask and that guy would embarrass me in a shred competition

[@gianski3306]

@@samtheman123 be careful with where you wear that thing, a shredder might see you and put you to shame *dramatic music

[@SwainBjornstrandt]

Wendell is so proud of his work it brings an honest smile on my face. I love these vids!

[@EasyHeat]

That default split on the neck pickup just blew my mind. That's freaking brilliant!

[@wendellwalker1025]

That's been my personal go-to wiring on my J.Nunis Les Paul since about 2006. I turned Hunter on to the idea and he loved it.

[@RobbieTayVaughan]

Stealing this when I put new pickups in my 73 Gibson L6-S

[@captpootis8495]

@@wendellwalker1025 welp I know what to do if I mod my Schecter 😂

[@allanramusiewicz996]

WOW 🤩👍‼️‼️‼️

[@1337million]

Love that you've brought essentially a "dead" guitar back to life! And not just keeping it as close to original as possible, just full on turning it into a modern beast!

[@BrianSGuitars]

The only thing missing is a custom truss rod cover - "Agufish Custom"

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

No, high integrty

[@liquensrollant]

@@deadinsidemcgee411 Agreed. It's a classier high intergrity, so a sticker won't do, but seeing the guitar's initial condition, I think it's still somehow high intergrity.

[@Customwinder1]

Yeah it would suck a bit .

[@jonathanhinojosa1972]

I think it's enough with the pickup covers

[@fundude365]

@@liquensrollant 'Higher Intergrity'?

[@danstringer7610]

That guitar is now a BEAST! The gentleman that did the resurrection has serious skills! Wendell plays as well as he repairs. This now has custom shop mojo!

[@wendellwalker1025]

Thank you, sir! We also surf our own boards so to speak. "Dogtown"

[@plane_guy6051]

@@wendellwalker1025 -- AMAZING job you did on that Les Paul Wendell -- I just wish he had have shown the video at normal speed to see how you dressed even ONE damned fret. But beautiful work and your playing is incredible. Cheers man.

[@Streamertail]

So... Mola mojo?

[@elbik95]

I love to see this guitars being brought back to life. It's like a second chance for them to shine after having a shitty life.

[@Vayth]

So awesome to watch how Wendell and you preserved this cool guitar from death! Those upgrades are killer! Well done guys!👍🤘

[@Hickeroar]

Those capacitors are astoundingly large. xD Also, watching Wendell, it's clear he's a real pro. Really cool clips.

[@wendellwalker1025]

Thank you for that!

[@carybarron5821]

Wendell is awesome! Love his work and playing.

[@Bigscott4130]

You've built a Legend of a guitar there Hunter... And we have to thank White Claw for it? This is how legends are built it seems. She sounds INCREDIBLE!!! Well done Sir.

[@carybarron5821]

Don’t forget the luthier

[@asizeablebear]

Holy hell this turned out HOT. What a cool project, and how amazing to have a guitar that is so custom and has this sort of story. Man, if this guitar could talk, the stories I'm sure it would tell. Really cool, man.

[@vicente9929]

if the guitar could talk it would scream in agony, having ptsd from the things its previous owner did to it.

[@ItsMrMcFly]

Such a great video. I love your normal content but this is exactly the type of video series I'd like to see from you in the future. Modding inexpensive stuff is great but every once in a while you need to do these types of builds. Your modern metal take on a vintage guitars is very cool to see. Keep up the great work homie.

[@MBvolcom92]

If someone reputable like Wendell's started doing restorations like the regularly and selling them I would be all for it. Not too keen on new Gibsons, but something like this would be sick.

[@RByrne]

For real. Making a resto video and posting it here would definitely boost his business too. Seeing how it came to shape would be great. And I agree that Gibsons new stuff is rarely any good. They just recycle old ideas and rotate the same old parts. Soon they'll be the Harley Davidson of guitars.

[@derrickharmon7980]

You n trogs appreciation for the New Orleans era Gibsons 👊🏻

[@bipbipletucha]

New Orleans era lmao

[@stewiegriffin4]

N...norlin... it’s norlin-

[@carrterdinkins7977]

You know those New Orleans era les Paul’s are big easy to play

[@ryanmounce2850]

Just slap a fleur de lis sticker on that bad boy yer good to go. Lol

[@hershellumiere]

@@ryanmounce2850 YES!! Put the flag on it too

[@picksalot1]

I think that was a good rescue. You've got the best of both worlds - a vintage body and modern electronics. The guitar sounds awesome. Kudos to Wendell and you for all the good choices, part selections, and how to restore it. Thanks

[@eddiejr540]

OUTSTANDING!!!!...I would love to hear Trogly’s thoughts!!!!!

[@Wargasm644]

Trogly is more of a purest. If he does deviate from that, he tends to lean towards the quirky, and doesn’t really delve to deep into sheer badassery very often. He’s a bit of a nerd. The Gibson Gump of KZbin. I like the Trogster. He’s got great content. And he’s got a top shelf collection of killer guitars. Just sayin, he doesn’t go “metal” that often.

[@eddiejr540]

@@Wargasm644 .... I would still like to hear his thoughts on it...

[@Wargasm644]

@@eddiejr540 Then ask him. He’s approachable.

[@lasv155]

There's a special place in heaven for you for bringing this guitar back to good health brother 🙏❤

[@EasyHeat]

This should seriously win some kind of KZbin guitar gear content award. Gibson should pay attention. Those specs are seriously bitchin'! Congrats man. I'm honestly a little jelly. : / xD

[@SheepDog1513]

Wendell, my man! Guitar Wizard and a Raiders fan strutting his stuff on a Custom LP! Who wouldn't love him!!!

[@wendellwalker1025]

Thank you my brutha!!

[@denverrandy7143]

Hunter,We know you kill it when you're playing.Wendell has some great scale progressions,really enjoyed this 2 part video.👍As always,thanks for the great content.🤘

[@humanbeing2420]

This is a fantastic video, Agufish. Possibly your best work ever. Way more interesting than, say, a $200 Firefly unboxing.

[@stephanematis]

So happy to see Wendell having fun after all that work.

[@celticecho]

Beautiful job guys!!! Absolutely stunning!

[@misforyoutube8452]

What a guitar, great result. And your luthier shreds like crazy as well 🤘

[@xyzcreative4104]

This project was awesome to watch across the 2 videos. The guitar turned out beautifully. It sounds amazing. The luthier work by Wendell is top notch. The changes you made from original specs were spot on. I could keep going, but I think I’ve made it clear that this series is 🥇

[@therapscallion23]

the more effort you had with the guitar the more you will be attached and appreciative on the guitar. no wonder Wendell loved it. it may gave Wendel tons of headache but look how he loved his work. damn it, look how he played with that guitar. he slaysss...

[@wendellwalker1025]

That's not my playing. The guitar played itself! LOL

[@therapscallion23]

@@wendellwalker1025 c'mon, sir. I know you are just being humble. haha. I love your work done on that guitar.

[@waynecribb4922]

Absolutely best video to date from "all " guitar videos !! Great work !!

[@darphbobo55]

HOLY SHIT indeed Wendell. He did amazing work and I like how u aged the hardware too

[@shanewalton8888]

Congrats on the restored guitar. Your jams have been killing it lately.

[@ericcarpenter3263]

Duuuuude!!! That is so YOU!! After all these years of watching that is the guitar that you needed. It seems so perfect for you and I’m am super happy for you. That needs to show up in every video. Like “hey this guitar that such and such send me sounds great, but listen to my Les Paul”. Dude. That is amazing. Congrats.

[@seahuntersammy]

Damn I'm happy I had notifications on ;) Edit : this resto mod made me so happy, enjoy that beast man, you deserve it!!!

[@maxstatic]

That is the perfect build, perfect. Wendell did great work.

[@DavidHunterChunkyRiffs]

I loved this! Great to see a great old guitar being brought back to life. I'd have done the exact same thing with the frets and pickups. Brilliant 🤘

[@ianbooth4010]

Absolutely incredible. Just shows what's possible these days. Your luthier is a genius 👍

[@wendellwalker1025]

Thank you!

[@ianbooth4010]

@@wendellwalker1025 very welcome. Outstanding work 👍

[@SPACEMunky47]

This 2 parter was great. Reminded me of those hot rod shows I would watch as a kid. Classic looks and modern functionality... thats a resto mod hot rod man!

[@BoostedCajun]

Again a very dope build. It’s good to watch a master perform their craft. This is why you pay good money for a master to do their thing, or pay an amateur a fortune for nothing. Please do more builds like this. Do a build/giveaway....🤔

[@christophermills9348]

One of my favourite videos you’ve ever done Hunter thanks for this, great viewing :)

[@StevenEveral]

Your reactions to the completed product shows that this restomod guitar is totally worth it! 😎😁🎸🎼🎵🎶

[@alexyang9773]

Damn yt notifs actually beat discord

[@thelespauldude3283]

Discord notifs have always been late😂

[@Bliggick]

This was a great two part video series. Wendell is a talented guy. That guitar must be awesome. Please do another husk rebuild. I suggest a pickguard for the Les Paul for the sake of completeness. Custom logo maybe?

[@vahl-die8552]

What an incredible build. Mucho congratias on your new axe, well deserved 🔥

[@RJW14]

toothpicks and glue, now that's a good trick. not gonna lie dude turned out gorgeous AF, what an effort. Applause.

[@RJW14]

@@ErebosGR I mean the only time I had to fill a hole it was big enough to use an actual dowel :) So I just glued that in and re-drilled the holes for the spring retainer claw.

[@aaronluckett1374]

I enjoyed the hell out of this whole project. Well done.

[@oliverjames7315]

I thought I was going to have to wait ages for this :D absolutely sick content. Please please do more in this vein.

[@NihonNoMajin]

Hell yea! Always stop by Wendell's when I'm in ATL :).

[@edwardprzydzial]

i really love seeing an amazing beast brought back to life she deserves to be played and she looks great after all the work... her sound says she was worth it. 1974... wow. you got a keeper there.

[@pistolpete7280]

That Les Paul is STUNNING! You guys did an amazing job restoring it

[@CrAziiGaM3Fr3aK]

Such an amazing mod project, can’t wait for more in the future, enjoy that axe bro✌️✌️

[@wheelchairtestdummy3059]

Wendel is awesome. Great job.

[@KakuraZenom]

That was an incredible and inspiring project ! I do want to do the same now lol

[@adamkatona7784]

I have been waiting for this since yesterday after watching part 1. I gotta say I havent enjoyed a series in a while like this. This guitar is magical... great content!

[@mattgahr]

I bought a ‘77 Greco Les Paul Custom copy that looks exactly like this and there’s just something about the style of yours and mine that’s so satisfying. Phenomenal look and sound. Loved this project, man. Awesome job!

[@apostolispaspalakis2627]

Agu these two episodes were amazing. Great work!

[@risingpower3658]

I'm amazed. I don't seem to get tired of this. We'll see if the novelty wears off.

[@ThallFather]

Holy hell. That Les Paul is a dream guitar. It looks and sounds amazing.

[@ilmisxx2]

this is the definition of "player grade" Les Paul, you made it better than it left the factory, those SS frets are just a dream, if you ever decide to part ways with it hit me up

[@jhoffmann3015]

Congrats on the finished guitar. Best video you have ever made.

[@donray8914]

This reminds me of the retromod muscle cars. 70’s Dodge Charger with a hellcat motor. Congrats on the guitar, it seems awesome! This channel deserves so much more!

[@seanbassett4817]

So. Cool. I am jealous! Like you said, perfect marriage of vintage and modern. And Black Les Paul Customs with chrome/nickel hardware always look awesome.

[@RandomEye1131]

I love this guitar it looks sick, sounds incredible, and was fun to watch its journey. Great job to everyone involved!

[@chucksteak4761]

It’s better than any new one you could buy now. Excellent video. Really cool.

[@Terry3Gs]

Awesome job on this !!! Looks & sounds great Hunter !!

[@frankiechan9651]

Wendell is a BEAST. Even in the snippets you put in your videos, his knowledge, care and attention to detail came through. And the dude can shred too - big shout out to the EVH mask too. Love how this turned out too - it looks like the guitar itself is magnifying what you put into it. Giving its love back to you for seeing its potential and bringing it back an order/many orders of magnitude better than it was from the factory.

[@wendellwalker1025]

This post wins!

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

Hunter, Congratulations because you now have a keeper that you put your own tone into a guitar that has a second life!

[@allstarvb]

The LP came out awesome man 🤘🏼

[@CacklingAntagonist]

There's a dude that loves his job :D Sick guitar dude

[@markbock3027]

Awesome. There’s a lot to be said for beat up vintage guitars missing original parts. A while back I picked up a ‘66 P-bass that had been badly refinished with latex house paint, had two tuners replaced, replacement pick guard, etc, which meant I got it for a great price. I stripped off the latex paint and refinished it with nitro lacquer, put on a reissue pick guard, and now I have an awesome-playing vintage P-bass that looks like it should and sounds beautiful. And it cost me a small fraction of what a “correct” one would have. Here’s to bringing a beat up vintage back from the dead!

[@ladyjulia4038]

Agufish does a restore of an old relic and transforms it into a chug monster. Keep killing it Agufish!

[@brivington2011]

Nice job. Great outcome! Sounds great!

[@tallpaul1020]

Three cheers for Wendell!!!! What a F... ING artist. Just an incredible restoration!!!! Great job.

[@RickNasty42069YOLO]

Wendell is the MVP, he doesn't disappoint.

[@davesuchy5130]

AMAZING re-build!!!

[@chicfillatheamazinghd5113]

I was worried the pickup rings wouldn’t cover the wholes it actually looks really good

[@violao206]

This guitar was a dream one that I was saving up for in the '70s with paper route money. I ended up buying a new '78 Ibanez Performer PF300NT (Les Paul) for $550 saving me only about $300, but that was a lotta money inflation adjusted. I loved my Ibanez so much that I bought 3 more Ibanez guitars, all from the classic era. I do regret not getting a Black Classic like yours though before prices got so crazy. This is a great way to acquire a player's grade instrument. I would have made entirely different choices on hardware, but we have entirely different requirements. It's just personal. Hats off to your tech for the amazing restoration.

[@MrSomadan]

This series was amazing, thanks for the awesome content.

[@90sPunkRockCovers]

Such a dope restoration man, looks and sounds awesome!

[@Lcg503]

Damn Dude, that turned into an awesome looking and sounding guitar.. Good job to Wendell.

[@shook9042]

I did this same thing with my 1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. It was almost in the same hacked up condition. Now it's my #1. Definitely a killer sound

[@kevinfeatherstone6062]

the last 2 videos have been awesome... thumbs up to your guitar guy! ENJOY

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

Thank you for listing the signal chain in the description. Far too few KZbin channels do that, and it’s frustrating.

[@Stubz_Perez]

Stoked for you, bro! I'm waiting and saving for the day I get my '60s Standard Iced Tea. Seeing you and Wendell get excited makes me happy. Fuck yeah dudes! If I ever travel to Atlanta, definitely stopping in that store!

[@charlesrocks]

I’ve been in love with Gibson guitars and Mesa Boogie Amps pretty much ever since I played one in a Guitar Center 20 years ago. You play what you play man. Enjoy that amazing guitar.

[@josephzummo9685]

You saved a guitar man. Now it can continue to inspire. Isn't that the reason we all play. So if you think about it, restoring it benefits you and the guitar.

[@garycoates4987]

man that guitar sounds MASSIVE! even through the phone mic,, a great great project making the perfect guitar

[@RicardoGordo]

Im happy for you man. LP custom are pure love.

[@t_separator]

Damn bro! Another Edwards in back? Cant wait

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

Killer resto/mod job. Guitar sounds awesome.

[@LucasMastropasqua]

Really great videos on this project! Since you mentioned wiring options check out freeway switches! They mount in the standard switch locations but give you twice the positions and you can’t tell by looking at it.

[@jasongriesa1450]

Good on you man!! Looks like a fun ride!! Cool vid. Thanks for posting!

[@PolishHammer]

these are my favorite episodes nice job, really nice job 🤘🔨

[@neilomac]

This is absolutely what you would call a 'sleeper resto-mod' in the car world. Awesome.

[@garrettmitchell1082]

Super impressive final product!

[@chrisbevan9717]

Great Vid, Super Killer Fiddle and Riffs were Awesome! Good Job Man.

[@thenoobshotu]

Dude that was rad, definitely do more of these

[@wasichu66]

Beautiful job, well done. Original project, with music efficiency in mind above all other considerations. And the tones are so broootal, beautiful cleans too. It's so gratifying to bring a guitar back from the grave. Most of my guitars are from the 80's, and I have new ones that are very good, but I always go back to the old ones, can't explain, it may be irrational, but they feel so much better... ultimately what is real is what feels real to you.

[@dejadejayoutube]

Hell yeah do more of these type of vidyas. +They will have a long shelf life too; -educative reference points for restorations/hot rodding/bringing guitars back from the dead. Cheers

[@robtewes1197]

Phenomenal. Although I thoroughly enjoy all of your content, this one got me in the feels. About 15 years ago I did essentially the same thing (with the exception of the refret and superbly creative wiring) with my ‘76 Custom. That said, mine isn’t quite as high-speed as yours, but man...when you assert that this is an inspirational instrument that carries history, vibe, and sonic integrity, you nailed it. Well done, man. Easily one of the best pieces of guitar-related content on KZbin. I could go on...instead I’ll STFU.

[@RunCMD97]

White claw is no one's friend but it's honestly such a dope guitar

[@svtman93]

I bought a 53 Goldtop husk that was found in a basement in PA.It had already been routed for humbuckers, and a set of original PAF's with missing covers were found with the guitar. So I just had the Paf's put in it with a set of modern 500k pots and capacitors. (The build was expensive enough already LOL) After ALOT of restoration, it was brought back to life.... and WOW was it worth it. It's truly a great feeling to find and save old guitars.