Deeper Inside My Secret GUITAR CLOSET

[@recub13]

I won’t sell this one because I play it, but email me and I will let it go. Spoken like a true guitar collector.

[@kscotthoy]

*hoarder

[@markmcqueen1882]

Hey everybody. If you like these videos excursions into the closet, I Highly recommend finding Brad's previous video series demonstrating many of these Japanese guitars (or similar types, if not these actual guitars). If you think they are all crap, you'll change your mind.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

they are crap when you get them,after spending a SHIT TON OF TIME THEY CAN BE O.K

[@graxjpg]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 where are your videos of your awesome tone that you get with your amps and guitars that are way better than these?

[@jpwill75]

Part 3, part 3, part 3!!! That Harmony Rocket is so awesome - it looks better than the ones I see on Reverb. I hope you get top dollar on that beaut!

[@toddflowers8052]

Man that Harmony is so nice ! Thanks for sharing Brad !

[@shadowstorm1928]

Had a fire last year and am dieing to play but no guitar since I’m still picking up the pieces. Your so blessed dude.dont ever forget that.

[@alanburridge6947]

Fantastic collection! Like Norm’s with dust and cobwebs! Love it!

[@mauricedibert2635]

Hey Brad: how cool would it be to find out where Gibson dumped all the broken guitars and go there to see what can be found

[@johnnorth9355]

Prioritising your time is one of life's great conundrums and most of us tend to hoard stuff that we will never get around to using or doing anything with. Congratulations on (partially) breaking the cycle. I must make sure my wife does not see this !

[@SnakePlissken25]

Dude, you need to make tees that say "Oh, that's a really cool guitar" and sell it as merch for the channel.

[@jhstatts888]

Cool stuff. I see old guitars, I get mesmerized for 37 minutes.

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

That small acoustic probably had a tailpiece added to mitigate further "pull" type of deforming.

[@mark64tanner]

Dude! So wish I lived close (like not across oceans). Best of luck with the clean out, some total gems in there, and sure there's some gold down deep. Love your work mate. Cheers

[@thealrightestguitarist9135]

I'm starting to get hooked on these videos, Brad. After you finish up the guitars in your closet, you're going to have to break into other people's houses and video their guitar collections, lol.

[@TheGuitologist]

I probably won't be doing any more of these. Viewership WAY down today so far. KZbin is not sending notifications on this video. Either they don't want me selling things, or they're clamping down on people of a certain persuasion again.

[@thealrightestguitarist9135]

@@TheGuitologist I'm very sorry to hear that. Jeez, what _doesn't_ KZbin have a problem with these days? I didn't notice anything in your video that would be grounds for action, and my politics fall pretty far to the left, lol. I really hope things get sorted out for you, and I wish you all the best.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

@@thealrightestguitarist9135 I don't think it is necessarily a political thing, KZbin is being weird as hell and screwing with a LOT of channels lately. Heard horror stories of view counts and likes and comments going missing suddenly... Heard stories about people's videos being demonetized for unknown reasons that even KZbin themselves as a company can't (or won't) explain. The issue with that part in particular is when they demonetize, even if you have it reviewed and they reverse the demonetization, your content stays "buried" in search results and suggestions and stuff. That is a real pain in the ass if you have spent 6 or more hours of your day making and editing and uploading a video you weren't exactly going to get rich from anyway.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

@@thealrightestguitarist9135 FWIW I don't necessarily agree with Brad politically 100% either (or anyone else on Earth for that matter) but I also don't believe in outright censorship for no good reason. I don't give two shits what his political leanings are personally, Brad makes good content and he knows a lot about old guitars - in fact, he is one of the only channels I have come across that specialize mostly in the older, odder gear that these other guys turn their nose up at... Losing that niche content on here would be a travesty in my opinion.

[@thealrightestguitarist9135]

@@neilpatrickhairless I've been hearing more of this sort of thing lately, but I usually see it targeted more toward the news/commentary channels I watch. I think KZbin is desperate to appeal to advertisers and, as a result, create an environment of soft censorship that disincentivizes people from making content their algorithm deems "risky" by blanket demonetizing it. It's not unlike what record companies used to do with bands they wanted to drop...stop promoting or shipping their records, then fire them because sales slumped. It's upsetting to see a similar thing happening to so many creators now.

[@joker71172]

I have a 64 Kent 550 Standard solid body, missing a tuner peg and the whammy bar . My best friends guitar, given to me after his death. Love it.

[@thebeatmonkey2287]

Love the videos Brad. My first electric guitar was given to me when I was 3 and I played with that thing constantly, air guitar of course. It’s a 60’s(?) Diasonic and I still have it. Been thinking seriously about restoring it thanks to these videos, i just need a bridge and tuners. Keep up the good content fellow Kentuckian

[@graxjpg]

I need a bridge for my 50s teisco solid body, if you find a place that makes relics parts let me know!

[@flip2863]

Looking forward to seeing the rest of your collection

[@omikl]

That second guitar is what used to be sold in the UK in the early '70's by Woolworth's as the Audition ramge in the UK. A funny thought strikes me: In my home town in the UK, population 29,000, there were three places you could buy guitars: Woolworth's, a genuine music store, and a place where you could pick up fishing rods, hooks & line, shotgun and air rifle ammo, and used guitars ;-)

[@AllenBethea]

My first electric guitar was a Teisco my mother bought from K-mart. Beautiful solid red. I played rhythm guitar in a funk band during high school --I did not know I was playing a POS. Though the lead player (who played an ugly Fender Jazzmaster) refused to even touch my guitar. I auditioned for the band with that guitar, made demos with with the band, played clubs with it. My only issue with it then was that it did not sound like Jimi Hendrix's or Clapton's strats. I learned a picking technique which gave me that strat neck and middle pickup "bite" sound, however. I eventually bought a telecaster and I don't think I ever picked my teisco up again.

[@bobpickwoad5209]

My first "real" (or so I imagined) was an early 60's Zim-Gar, MIJ. Totally unplayable and I swapped it for a late 50's Fender Esquire. The Esquire was basically a student guitar and I was way above that (yeah, right?) Went to a Burns 63 Wild Dog and then to a 63 Strat. With some small issues taken care of I've found MIJ Guitars to be either awful or very good. I can honestly say that with my limited experience the post-war MIJ guitars were pretty much crap but so are Edison turntables and even though they sound horrible they're valuable as antiques. I turned down one in excellent shape a number of years ago and the supposed value has increased more than 10 times since then. Not to mention, I just found a similar Zim-Gar on Ebay going for the ridiculous sum of over $500. I wouldn't give $5 for it. But that's just me...

[@eds1994fatboy]

I am 61 now....I am more of a drummer since I was 11.....but in the 80s....I started learning guitar.....so 3 drumkits....44 Ziljians...and 2 guitars later....my lady says....you can only play one at a time....so I just have a nice Strat and a nice acoustic.....and I couldn't see collecting large objects like a bunch of guitars.So my SAK knife collection fits in a medium size box.I do enjoy your vids Brad...…..

[@tomasvanderneut414]

Love these videos, Brad. Great looking guitars that all have a spot in music history.

[@gregkennedy9359]

A little room full of music stories from the past. All the joy and memories made! Well worth restoring! Wish I had the resources to get a couple of those babies.. always dreamed of a stash of off brand guitars to make playable again.. ( please don't pass up this opportunity to get one or more of these babies! ) I'm older with limited income.. Just go for it! Looks like a once in a lifetime opportunity! For sure.

[@MrBrymstond]

1920's Washburn Some acoustics need a tailpiece, it takes the stress of pull from the bridge away so the top piece doesn't bow up and raise the action. This takes all of that stress away or maybe the glue gave out on all of the braces or it has a bad design and you have to get in there, usually you can get a lot done through the hole removing the rear wood and remove all of the old glue and re-glue maybe add some new braces in a different area. On cheap acoustics, I used to drill a hole on each end of the bridge and insert through the hole and add a 1/2 inch piece of hardwood long enough to set on top of the original braces, larger holes in the bridge so the wood screw can spin freely and a smaller one in the new brace so the screw can thread in the new wood without splitting it, restring the guitar and tighten down so the action isn't high and the intonation is good or add a tail piece. When the action goes high, it will throw the intonation out. I forget, but there's a chart of how many PSI there is per gauge of string and if you use the tail piece it relieves all of that tension from and re-directs it to the bottom where there's the most strength is. There's more PSI than most people believe and people use 11, 12 and even 13 gauge strings to stop fret buzz add too much tension and pulls the rear of the bridge up throwing everything out and even damage. When I did the duo thing with my other guitarist, we used heavy strings and pounded the piss out of them acoustics. If the guitar couldn't handle the beating, they weren't worth having, just my opinion, but when you're really working the guitar, it add much more tension. My Dean has a teardrop Hawaiian style design which is not the best idea, but it has a large piece of what feels like 1/4 inch plywood that the bridge is glued and screwed down to and extra reinforcements so no problems with that. All Mahogany, no Spruce with a wine red translucent finish. I purchased it cheap because the neck bowed up. I don't know why, but a lot of shops are afraid to adjust the truss rod, but I can't complain it saved me a lot of money and the guitar plays and looks awesome. They should add a structural piece of wood here and there glued the the top and back of the acoustics to help the body from cracking and splitting, this adds stability, plus it adds resonance. Just a thought.

[@jeromej1234]

Now this is a man who LOVES his bursts

[@neilpatrickhairless]

That old Rocket and the parlor acoustic that had a tailpiece stole the show on this episode. The Rocket is in ridiculously good shape for sure.

[@AuntAlnico4]

I seen a red Harmony rocket with three pickups just like the one that Brad had here on Craigslist for 5:50 and it went down to 4:50 and it went down to 395 it was on Craigslist for like a year I don't know how many must have bought? it

[@stephen4600]

Blimey mate you got more guitars than most British shops , wish I could buy one !

[@chriskrausesmovie]

the guitar husk is pure firewood

[@jipes]

I have a 1964 Harmony Meteor with the same "Moustache" pickups and they sound really great !

[@paulfeagans9904]

When I was in high school, we had a drug store chain "Osco" and they sold Teisco guitars and amps. I always wanted one and asked for it every year for Christmas, but alas never got one. I think that you are the only person that loves those as much as I do.

[@54tristin]

Hello I just came across the two videos you did on guitars for sale, they were very educational a fun. , I don’t know your politics and I don’t care, art beats out politics. I have NO idea what anyone would object to on this site, and I’m grateful to have found you. Thanks Again for curating these pieces. Bennett

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

Glad to see you've been able to trim the fat so quickly since your first video! I've always liked your burst Roadstar II, but not in a position to buy at the moment. I'm trying to do what you're doing!

[@pocketsdoesstuff3880]

I thought that first viola body husk was a Univox at first, but a little detective work and it looks more like a Zim-Gar. Never heard of them, but looks very much like something out of Matsumoku, and that is the key word I would use if I were looking for parts for it on eBay, Matsumoku, because they made virtually the same parts for several different retailers, Bruno, Univox and Conrad, to name a few.

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

that h59! So much cool stuff! Awesome you acquired so much before prices sky rocketed and stuff disappeared.. Love your videos dude.

[@reagangundersen3490]

You should demo one of your guitars from your collection once a week

[@goodun2974]

Demonstrate? Or demolish? 🤔😁

[@graxjpg]

I would like the next guitar I buy to be one of your Japanese ones. Anyway, I need a bridge for an early teisco solid body. Like the tiny unadjustable tunomatic style.

[@stephenmitchell7915]

I used to sell some of that stuff in Department 57 at Sears after I got back from the service in 1971.

[@FreddyFuFu]

That first bass should not be restored, just minimally touched to bring it to a playable state. Like a rat rod. Leave the surface rust there,

[@killercurl1]

@Paul J Pachasa JR TONE RUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FLEX

[@framusburns-hagstromiii808]

Back in the day I collected the oddball Japanese and Euro stuff when I could find 'em. I always thought the Japanese made stuff was of very quality materials for the most part and a lot of them were really good sounding instruments when set up correctly. At the time ,most players I knew wouldn't give that stuff any respect...how times have changed...

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Great collection Brad... Your closet is full of treasures...!!

[@mauricedibert2635]

Probably stopped labeling after 2 kids.... thats what happened after my second daughter, just no time....lol

[@jameslewis2635]

$25 for a guitar? That makes me really wish we had branches of Goodwill in the UK. I would expect to pay well over £60 for even a cheap guitar in pawn shops these days unless they are in a completely hopeless condition. I would be really tempted if it wasn't for the whole international shipping costs (they would probably double the purchase costs).

[@glenchoitz9497]

I have a Kay with dual speedbump pu like your headless one...they were made 59 to about 62. Mine was factory silver metal flaked top...maple bodies/neck. Have owned it around 40 years, stripped the metalflake off soon after getting it (>idiot

[@bvfgfvbgch4853]

Holy shit that Harmony Rocket is beautiful.

[@plumiegirl47]

I am impressed with you’re stashing ability. It happens fast

[@MrSilverado96]

Once we get through the guitars...please, please, please do a video on your amps. I would love to see some of the vintage stuff even if it isn’t for sale, it’d be awesome to see em’

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

He did a while back when he installed the shelves. You can probably look it up.

[@MrSilverado96]

I’ll look that up! Thanks for letting me know the video exists....I’m behind the times lol

[@CorkyK]

Seeing the tulip you found for $25 hurt, because about two or three months ago I picked up one almost exactly like yours, the 64/64 tulip, granted in excellent condition for it's age, and totally playable, at a Sam Ash and I paid about $225 for it. :| I got enamored of having something "old". I knew it wasn't a vintage gibson or fender, but I like it. Still, $25. Dannnnggggit Brad.

[@tallthinkev]

The case at 20:40 is a Westone case

[@bobpickwoad8968]

Too bad some people accuse you of trying to sell "junk". Don't they know that "One persons junk is someone elses' treasure? Brad, I'm very pleased with the "junk" I bought from you and can't recommend you high enough for this Matsumoku 1803T that was packed beautifully and is everything I expected and more. Many of the "kids" today have no clue and expect a Custom Shop guitar for $50. Sad.

[@marcarcoria7672]

Great minds think alike ! I have the same units. They are exact copies of ones i had when i was 16.

[@chrisadams628]

I have a Conrad branded Matsumoku hollow body that needs a pickup. The problem is finding the right pickups. They're oversized routes which look like a dogear P90. Do you have a parts bin of old stuff like that floating around? The pickups themselves are this weird single coil set up with rectangular posts and a "Humbucker" housing.

[@marknash7113]

Keep the First Act! One of your daughters will probably love the hot pink and the memories of you playing it in the car at school pickups. Killer for a girls first electric. Maybe you will have a rocker on your hands!

[@goodun2974]

Mark Nash, I suspect Brad's daughter is tempted to make a sign saying "Daddy's Junky Music"* and hang it above the door. And/or a sign declaring " Abandon all hope, ye who enter here". * Daddys Junky Music was the name of a string of music shops in southern New England. I think they're all gone now.

[@TomTobin67]

WOW,Brad! You're in need of a 12 step guitar addict program.

[@knifeniceguy]

These old odd ball brand guitars are kinda cool to look at

[@bliastreb6466]

At 28:19: As advertised in down beat!? If a true reference to the #1 Jazz magazine of the era, this gives the guitar serious cred!

[@pseudo_sapiens2461]

Man, it's a shame that you don't have time to make templates from these things before you sell them off. Some of these are just awesome.

[@toploadtele]

Killer Harmony Rocket @26:45! Did you sell it?

[@floydlay9189]

Brilliant Brad,,,jealous,and dribbling,,,,have you done a closet collection on basses,if you have any? would really appreciate to see,,,as always great video,Floyd,,from Down Under!

[@Nickpaflas]

Either your wife is very understanding or has her own closet full of shoes or art supplies or something.

[@TheGuitologist]

More like a garage full of sewing stuff.

[@triplesevensix291]

His bird is British. She knows the score Mrs Brad. Cool chick. Lol. ;)

[@triplesevensix291]

Comes in handy when those cheap guitar straps fall apart. That's why Native Sons rock! Lol. Do I get a free strap now? ;) Cheers mate.@@TheGuitologist

[@michaelvalenzuela5030]

@@TheGuitologist I seen you have plenty of guitars can you email me [e-mail] I would like to buy

[@wheezyjefferson9136]

Wow, how many years have you been collecting? Cool stuff.

[@danpeabody5687]

Okay also the pimped-out little Regal parlor guitar with that mother-of-pearl around the top tell me more that's the kind of guitar that at some point I need in my life

[@nutritionperfection]

Looks like you sold that Guyatone LG-130T that was hanging about 6 in. Sweet little guitars for surf music.

[@TheGuitologist]

No, I still have that one. I sold the "Ringo Starr" one, which I think was an early Guyatone.

[@mischef18]

I am amazed at your memory of each one bro.

[@1040ecapja]

If we go all the way into where you keep your Ernie Ball strings, can we say we went balls deep?

[@hadleymanmusic]

I like the blu strat. Where can I find a schematic for a silvertone medallion hi fi tube amp???

[@redjetfirebird]

Hey Brad....do tell about that guitar hanger strip you have your guits hanging from? That would work well in my room.

[@chatter7653]

diamondlifegear.com

[@sinnersdwarf7138]

Damn that Harmony was a beauty

[@jpwill75]

Still here thinking about that Rocket a month later hoping to find a "knock-off" for a budget price. Dude done messed me up with that one ;-).

[@riniones]

since people figured out the pickups in those early japanese cheap imports were good sounding, whether "goldfoil" or not, they are not so easy to find or, at least, you pay more for them

[@LorSTApunk07]

That Harmony is beautiful!

[@TheGuyMullins]

those cracks will look cool under thick solid coating...

[@massigrim2369]

The TEISO was here in Germany the Name KAY !.....This was 1979 my first guitar...now i m 53 :-)

[@blakejones6648]

Jack White would like a word about that Harmony The nice one

[@danpeabody5687]

So tell me more about the kind of Rickenbacker looking hollow-body Kingston Bass? How much and does it work does it play?

[@timpreston46]

dude that teisco , the neck and head , how many layers of wood is that , i can see them on the video , it looks like smeone plyed about 50 layers of wood and cut out a neck and head stock

[@lynyrdprice]

The Teiso is also a checkmate right? I have an acoustic im working on that was in a house fire.

[@mynx_uk]

I would love the violin guitar to work on but the shipping would kill me

[@Super_Nope_13]

I know this is a year late but do you still have that regal parlor that needs a neck reset? Long shot, but I'm interested.

[@TheGuitologist]

I do. Email me: bradlinzy at gmail

[@rcheeks8879]

I have that same tulip Teisco guitar wish mine looked that good

[@maxgrim1672]

The Teisco ,was 1979 my First guitar

[@pauldi7268]

Set up that first act for Nashville tuning!

[@jeffj266]

I could really use that Kay headstock logo for my k162 bass.

[@michaelmenkevich5712]

What we have here is a man's effort to save some guitars from the grave. A vision of salvation. These guitars can be restored. Brad saw the value and snatched them from the dumpster. Hope they find a new home.

[@stephenhasty7088]

Hey man love the videos, do you have any 12inch amp speakers in your colection? If so what would you want for them? Or could you point me in the right direction for some decent speakers that dont cost an arm an leg. The amp i got is is a fender 212 dsp. Thanks for the videos an keep um coming. Sincerely Stephen

[@TheGuitologist]

I have lots of speakers. Not selling any of those right now. Check Craigslist. I see speakers on there all the time.

[@Dubnot]

Waiting on this one...watching patiently.

[@timothynichols3360]

Beautiful guitars. I only see them at yard sales.i love my harmonys

[@Eddy63]

Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes plays an old Harmony ... Awesome group

[@AuntAlnico4]

I thought she plays on Gibson guitar SG

[@Eddy63]

She does play an SG Custom but early on she played a Harmony ...

[@EXPLudwig]

Damn..I wouldn't be surprised if you find Jimmy Hoffa in there.

[@thetreblerebel]

It would be hard to find parts but I dunno how valuable these donors are considering their outside the big name guitar brands

[@scottdunn2178]

We used to smash these back in the 80's. 3-bolt Fenders are now collectible. JCM 800's are considered vintage We're getting old, Brad.

[@Fixologist1]

Yeah, my friends used to mistreat most of this type of stuff too.

[@stevewelsh8560]

the Harnony guitar at 26:50 ……………… I can only dream of a guitar like that, but I'm gonna dream harder

[@timmiller4205]

Dude I loved this video and subscribed I seen so many Cool old Guitars my very first Guitar was a Teisco I was 10 and my aunt gave it to me in 1976 on that day 43 year's ago I became a Guitar Junkie

[@jasonmitchell1537]

The second one was a Del Ray!!!! Cheers from Texas!!!

[@aurthorthing7403]

Maybe there is a lull in mortality and divorce rates in musicians? Funerals and divorces is how a lot (probably most) of this stuff gets on the market.

[@kevinking2468]

I would hang on to that H59 Rocket... By the way, why are you selling all these toys and will you be liquidating any old tube amps?

[@Dreamlander]

There isn't a .. Mrs. Guitologist.. is there Brad? lol xD - just kidding. I know there is, but if I didn't watch your channel regularly I would seriously be asking this question haha.

[@pedroleal7118]

It's not a closet, it's a Museum!

[@Briman24]

Love these closet vids!

[@triplesevensix291]

You should be the next Trogly Brad lad. That kid makes some dough wheeling & dealing guitars. Ive been thinking about cutting up my debit card as its so easy to just buy guitar stuff online. I'm not a rich man by any measure but will be poor real soon if I don't stop this buying. Finances are dwindling away. Lol. Thanks lad.

[@TheEMOkid66613]

Do you think that first case would fit a Hi Flier?

[@davidcross9182]

What are you asking for the 1920’s Regal parlor guitar ?