Buying a 1962 Gibson Les Paul From the Original Family | 1962 Gibson SG Standard Ebony Block

[@Trog]

Ebony Block SGs are definitely the coolest! It is a shame this one couldn't stay "untouched" but we will see it again when its pickup gets repaired 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com 🔴Reverb: reverb.com/shop/troglys?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly ❓Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/ 👕 Merch: www.teepublic.com/stores/trogly?ref_id=27133

[@hkguitar1984]

I think it was great that you could help the family out, cause let's face it, selling a guitar can turn into a big pain. Great find and congrats Austin. I'll comment on the tone after I get to that part of the video. EDIT, just watched the rest of the video, Mr. Fralin will do a great job, no worries (rather a dead pickup than neck-pocket or headstock issues).

[@georgeprice4212]

At least it’s not going to be a replacement pickup. There’s that. It’s being done to get it back in working order, without changing the pickup for another one. To me, that’s acceptable.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@georgeprice4212 100% agreed 60 years old and only a single issue, wish I could say that about myself! I hope he finds an original vintage case for it.

[@clarkbabin9799]

I'm going to tell you right now if you were to sell it I'd really consider it since that Les Paul is from my birth year. But considering everything I don't think I could even afford it. You need to put it in your museum. Since I bought that 61 reissue from you I know what you mean on the neck.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@clarkbabin9799 Same birth year for me too! At one time I dreamed of having a guitar from my birth year (1962). As time has passed I decided an early ‘62 Stratocaster is what I dreamed about. About 2 years ago I started building a no-expenses spared, vintage spec ‘62 Stratocaster. I’m almost finished with the build, and to my surprise I’ve found that I enjoy building guitars almost as much as playing them! Austin ‘62 Ebony Block SG is beautiful, so cool that he could help that family as quickly as they wanted.

[@stephenstevens6573]

You damn sure better be planning on holding on to this guitar!! I know you don't do vintage, but you will NEVER have the opportunity to have another like it. It belongs in your museum.

[@texcoast44]

This goes on the Mt Rushmore of Trogly vids. The production, videography, story and the guitar all top notch. Bravo!

[@krimpoo]

agreed but it was wince worthy seeing a guy spen that much and not plug it in to check the pickups...then to lobb super glue on it without taping it off? Cringe worthy im afraid :(

[@deanallen927]

He needs to hire a narrator. I can't finish a video of his after one "dinnut" or "coulnit" too many. I could never buy a vintage guitar from someone who talks like a four year old.

[@jerryboy3301]

Love the Sab riffs

[@erikkibler3466]

I couldn’t handle it at first either but his channel grew on me

[@barrymiller2272]

​@@deanallen927the guy's doing something right...i would say perfect. He's the go to guy on KZbin...

[@Pooch1069]

Man... That was rough seeing that nut "repair". Patience is a virtue and this is the lesson learned here.

[@Areested]

Are you a guitar player? Do you do repairs on 60’s Gibsons? Do you have hundreds of thousands of subscribers? Is it your guitar? Do you have a say what happens to something that’s not yours?

[@jasonrandwright]

Definitely rough to see that unnecessary super glue damage to this beaut. What a shame.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Seriously 😬😬

[@JokersWild70]

@@Areested Wow, calm down there! There could've been measures taken to prevent the glue seepage onto the headstock. What the fuck do subscribers have to do with anything? Or how many hours someone has working on a 60's guitar? 🤣 You sound like an 8 year old.

[@amslu]

Also, how he did not check if the the neck pickup does work before buying a $10000+ guitar… weird, not what would be expected from a ‘pro’ dealer. Then the super glue….😬🙄

[@jackmcdonagh4042]

Fun fact about why the ABR-1 bridge is sloped at 17:50, I believe that was to help with friction on the guitar strings when using the tremolo! Instead of the strings grinding on the saddles, which may cause it to pull out of tune, the whole thing shifts to reduce the friction, having the bridge move with the strings instead of against it! its the same principal with the Jazzmaster bridge, Epiphone casinos of that era also have the same feature, and Mike and Mike's Guitar Bar have a brilliant video on them that briefly describes the whole tailpiece thing!

[@Dalley93]

Dude, you don't even understand how excited I am when a video pops up for me. Dad of 2, and I put my money away for them but at heart, I'm a guitar collector, all on hold. Thank you, for everything you do.

[@judaspriestchild]

@@Philip_Taylor wrong

[@benlow46]

see what you gotta do is, when they're old enough, get them into guitars, then you can justify buying more and more guitars

[@carnacthemagnificent2498]

This is my holy grail guitar. Had an early '60s SG as a teen because in the '80s they were cheap. Been in love ever since and the ebony block is awesome. Regarding the scooped ABR-1, they introduced the scoop when they added the maestro to aid tuning stability but it was more work / cost so they got rid of it after a couple of years and added some domed thumbscrews on the post instead so the bridge could rock that way and give the same tuning stability effect.

[@tompaul2591]

I don't know about "cheap"...you mean price or quality? I bought an 86 SG brand new in 86 and paid just over 500.00 for it. Plays great, still sounds great. My only complaint is the jack on the edge which has a nut that sometimes loosens up. Tighten it and it's fine.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Me too, SG junior 1960s, 1 pickup P90, my 1st "Proper" Guitar Circa 1979/80 ...£80 English pounds. Wish still had it though.

[@carnacthemagnificent2498]

@@tompaul2591 I mean inexpensive. In about '85 I bought a 1963 or 1964 SG Special because as a high school kid a 20 year old guitar was all I could afford if I wanted a USA made one. Vintage guitars weren't a thing then, just old ones. and old ones were inexpensive.

[@tompaul2591]

@@carnacthemagnificent2498 yeah too bad they have skyrocketed in value or I'd have tons of old guitars around!

[@kennyblackbird5674]

​@@carnacthemagnificent2498I bought a 1972 SG pro back in 1980 for $350 but I kinda regretted that purchase!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Bridge pick up is perfection. I almost forgot, my Black Dalmadore Chloe loves SGs and she said this is her favorite one yet.

[@musicauthority9939]

Austin I have a tip for you, you can take that pickguard. and take a cake pan large enough to fit the pickguard. and add hot water to where it's about 3/4 of an inch deep. at approximately 160° F and have two flat boards ready. then slip the pickguard into hot water to where it's submerged. for about five seconds then quickly remove it from the water. remove excess water and quickly sandwich it between the two boards.. and set about 10-20 LBS of weight on the boards and let it sit around an hour. and then remove the pickguard. and it will be flat as the day it was made. I did it on a guitar that had a bowed pickguard and it worked great. it's too bad that neck pickup is dead. it will probably have to be rewound. it's likely a broken wire that about the only thing it can be. if you have Lindy Fralin rewind it. they will get it back to as close to original as you can get. they flat out know what they are doing. it was pretty cool that you were able to get. some really good AC/DC and other sounds out of just the bridge pickup. that guitar is a keeper it's in very good condition. with the exception of the few discrepancies. for a 60 year old guitar. and it has an interesting story behind it.

[@terrypussypower]

I’ve done something similar to flatten out warped vinyl LP’s! It’s very effective if done properly.

[@101hotwire]

It's a shame that guitar went 60 years without a mark on the headstock you had it for a couple days and already screwed up the headstock with Crazy Glue smh

[@eric_in_florida]

easily avoided with some tape

[@SteveVall]

Tbh, I think Trogg must of been stepped on his whole life. *Gives 16 guitars to a scammer luthier and gets half of them back all broken with missing parts... (Trogg- " see! I do have a great sense of character 😀") * Ruins a 60 year old guitar headstock finish splogging superglue allover ( Trogg- Oops 😃)

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

That was amazing to witness from a guy that makes outstanding documentaries.

[@johnnorris1983]

Please stop the docudestruction. Go get professional help. I’m told that every day and here the shoe fits.

[@JFrit67]

Would have been a sweet player with a broken nut. Get a grip. Not to mention the glue HS nothing to do with the headstock. Vintage nuts are salvaged in this fashion all the time.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Z is for retired. Went to the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert today. 14th times we have seen them Merry Christmas everyone.

[@hkguitar1984]

Merry Christmas to You and Your Family Sarge TSO, a most excellent show indeed

[@saltpeter7429]

I would love to see a TSO show. Was just playing a CD of them to my kids a few days ago, they were taken with the awesomeness! Merry Christmas, Merry mery Christmas...

[@hikupmusicofficial]

thanks you too

[@sgtrock6213]

What a fantastic story about a guitar and the family and your documentation...Thank you Austin for bringing us along on a beautiful journey.....gives us hope that there are still great guitars out there waiting to be discovered.....love it..

[@seanervin7183]

Fantastic guitar - well worth whatever it costs to replace the missing saddle, re-wind the neck pickup, replace the nut and clean up the super-glue. There wasn't much said about it in the video, but I would say the condition of the headstock and body of the guitar - and in particular the almost complete absence of finish checking - is amazing. Great find - you're a lucky man!

[@rickycompton2610]

This Video alone is one of the reasons I love this channel and all you do for the guitar community Trogly, well done.

[@georgeprice4212]

I’d read in an interview with Les Paul himself that he said that he absolutely hated the SG body style and wanted his name removed from the instrument…and that he loved it whenever Townshend destroyed either the SG or Les Paul models, as it meant more sales.

[@qwertpoiuy430]

He divorced Mary ford on 1963. He had absolutely no interest in renewing his deal, as that would mean she would get money from that, as things where still being settled and not finalized

[@JokersWild70]

Townsend is an idiot for destroying those guitars

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Sucks because honestly his shit fell flat and no one cared about his music when the ole lady left 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jfinester]

Whoo! That’s my favorite iteration of the SG (Les Paul) Standard. Ebony block Vibrola with the walrus tooth handle, which I think is original, as I’ve seen pics of other ones. From my reading, the ebony block was used only in 1962, but not all ‘62s have it-there are some with the sideways Vibrola, and even some ‘63s with the sideways one have turned up. I started playing in ‘62, but I was 12 years old and didn’t know about Les Paul guitars; I barely knew who Les Paul even was! I love the faded Cherry finish, but I also love the original darker Cherry as seen under the pickguard and tailpiece. I’ve been looking for a guitar just like that for at least fifty years! Never found one-the oldest SG I’ve had was a ‘65 that I had in the ‘80s-but there’s no way I could afford what that ‘62 must be worth today! Shame about that neck pickup-but after 60 years it didn’t owe you anything!

[@kieranflemingify]

that bridge pickup sounds so good holy hell

[@bjdenil]

Loved the brief history of the Les Paul and story added to this one. What a great guitar. Thank you for documenting it.

[@shreddy412]

That superglue will be easy to get off with a razor blade. Look for an older stewmac video where Dan repairs a small chip in the finish of an acoustic. He covers the process perfectly as he always does.

[@MaxCohen-mx2rf]

Had that same thought, but Trogly should just wait for a professional. He's better off as an admirer and historian than luthier at this point. Lest he damage it somehow further. He was able to get a reading previously too. This mans luck with vintage examples is not looking good.

[@rpm4999]

OMG Dont give him a razor blade !!!!

[@Trog]

What you see is the results after razor blade and cleaning

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

Shouldn't some isopropyl alcohol or mineral spirits remove that mess that Austin created?

[@mboyer68]

Wow, I'm so glad that you ended up with that so that the guitar world can see what a true unadulterated example of that model/year looks like. Thank you to the family for going with Austin. Excellent choice. He's the hardest working person on KZbin and the best person for a guitar like this to go to, as you can see if you watched this video!

[@Pooch1069]

I couldn't disagree more. Stick with Norlin-era Gibson's. Leave the real one's to the pros.

[@recipoldinasty]

@@Pooch1069 “the real ones” “the pros” ironic since hes pretty knowledgeable and norlins are way better guitars lol

[@mickeya.4940]

This was a great episode. I know it cost you more money than what you wanted to pay, but it was really nice seeing a vintage guitar on this channel. I can't wait to see the follow up episode when you have all the issues corrected.

[@nilesanders5110]

Beside actually owning a white and red one myself, and having a friend that also had a white and red one it has always been my favorite guitar. So it caught my full attention and I watched the whole episode. It sounded exactly like the acdc guitar. Great find Trogly. Since I found you I haven't missed an episode. My sideways vibrato white 61, like you profiled sometime back, was my favorite looking guitar of all time. Nice find. Dang man. Think about this ... keep it 40 and then you'll have a 100 year old one, of a classic, all your retirement vacations will be taken care of. More than all your others. Keep it.

[@johnsauer9067]

Which brings me to wonder what the vintage (and non-vintage) guitar market will be like in 30 or 40 years. The vintage market has been fueled by us baby boomers who in later years had the money to buy the guitars of their youth. And guitars were arguably the centerpiece of boomers' music experience, whether it was the guitars they played in high school or the guitars their guitar heroes played. Will that connection exist for people in 30 years? Will they care? I don't know but I wouldn't be buying vintage guitars as long-term investments. The collector market for anything has its ups and downs.

[@vadenk4433]

Dude you’re killing me. Such a sweet guitar. Probably my favorite episode ever. You need to stay away from the superglue though 😂

[@fedup3449]

Superglue with bicarb of soda is this trick.

[@hifibrony]

A magnificent instrument. This is hard-core guitar porn. The bridge pickup sounds glorious!

[@Robert-jo8lx]

i don't own any guitars but hearing troglys videos and his passion for the guitar i love to hear warms my heart and i like history so this video is awesome to me thanks so much man !!!

[@ocmonman1]

I’m so happy for you Austin. The story the vid and the vintage guitar where everyone wins is such a great story. It seems Christmas did come early for you. Thanks for sharing this and we wish you all a merry Christmas.

[@michaelwillinger]

One of your best videos to date Austin. It's the complete package. Kept my interest all the way through! Hope you end up keeping this one for the museum.

[@TommySG1]

Wow! Austin, your show is my morning ritual with my morning coffee here each day and this episode was off the hook man. Especially since SG’s ( Ya, they named it a LP then but I still call them SG’s for obvious reasons ahah! ) are indeed my favorite Gibbies. I’d never sell this axe and it’ll definitely be an extraordinary edition to your museum down the road 🤙 You should do a follow up once you have that neck pup and nut repaired properly too man…. Thanks for sharing dude.

[@jasonwright7513]

Nice SG my friend has a mid 60s with the lyre vibrola. His guitar also had a host of problems that he needed to get fixed, including a refret that still needs to be done. That's the thing with vintage guitars you get a vintage guitar but you get all the problems that come along with owning a vintage guitar. You also need to worry about it getting pinched at a gig. If they can't swipe it off the stage they'll smash your car window in the parking lot and take it I've seen that too unfortunately.

[@216trixie]

What about the glue on the headstock?

[@216trixie]

@@cataclysmicconverter Trogly better stop messing with glue.

[@ChizAfterHours]

25:40 - My father still has his 1964 Epiphone Olympic Double with that exact trem system on it, minus any decorative block to hide the screws. It's original to the guitar when he bought it as a kid. I'd imagine it could be original to the '62 Les Paul as well.

[@trevorbacon23]

$6 for some non sticking masking tape ..$14 for a decent clamp... The old college repair on a $20,000 plus instrument..??? Disappointing let down to an Otherwise great review

[@sleevelessace]

tbh i can read this siutation pretty well so the fact this guitar meant so much to the grandfather it was passed to the father who then played it clearly a meanigful instrument to the family (the story), then we hear there was a divorce and the mother out of petty spite and anger threw out the case (cause she gets half of everything i will add very emotional based reaction with 0 sense) THEN the daughter of the mother who clearly is very close with her comes into possesion of it wants to sell it , ill just say the apple does not fall far from the tree i can see how that family, Stephanie and her mother work.... her father sounds like a stand up military man. who loved guitar its a shame he didnt have a daughter or son who respected him and that... regardless if "they werent that close" but atleast the guitar will get the respect it deserves and will be played and not sitting in a safe of a salty family

[@mattw.6726]

Didn't see this one coming! That's an awesome axe, sir, and you now have actual PAFs in your collection!

[@nycshelbygt500]

Weepy...It's a Les Paul Christmas Miracle.

[@rudymikula7129]

What impresses me the most is how this guitar sounds. The cleans rang out and the distorted sounds had power and grit. Beautiful guitar. Great Purchase.

[@FriskyOG]

dude i cant believe you tried gluing that nut lmao. much better off just taking it out completely and putting it in a bag in the case. im sure most people would prefer a new nut made to look old, that functions.

[@Trog]

This functions just fine and has held up. Replacing the nut - you won’t have the original finish on the side. I don’t regret not replacing it

[@edwardgonczy3170]

Your short, concise history of the Les Paul was hands down the best I have ever seen. Someday perhaps I would like you to do a "bench and evaluate" of my Custom Shop Les Paul. It is supposedly one of only four made for Cici's Music somewhere in the Maryland area.

[@donttalktome4696]

Trogs, you story videos are by far the best! Keep em coming!

[@glennfeit8294]

As a preteen and teenager I basically grew up in the original Mannys and then later when they moved down the street a couple of doors. I’ve seen several Ebony Block SG‘s, and all of them had the white plastic handle. In fact I’ve only seen the teaspoon handle on Melody makers and other models.

[@fasteddievh2072]

Wow! That PAF sounded incredible. All the hype is warranted. 🔥🤘👍

[@jjock3239]

I loved guitar music going back to when I was a kid and listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford, as well as Chet Atkins. I play acoustic, but pursued a different career and never did pick up an electric guitar. I am familiar with the history of Les Paul, and the fact that he invented the solid body guitar, as well as a bunch of recording innovations, and it was really interesting to learn the story of this guitar, and all the care you have taken to bring it back to life. Great job!

[@JerryRiceBall]

Ooof. That nut fix attempt was not well thought out. 🤦‍♂️

[@jamescullinan5522]

Fralin rewound my 68 SG’s patent number bridge pickup after one coil died. Sounds great now.

[@wretchedrider2157]

Dude, you're killing us with the superglue. I like how you glossed over it like it was no big deal! 😂 Great video, though, thank you for sharing.

[@TractorMonkeywithJL]

Yeah, I saw that. I thought to myself, NO dude, you didn't! Why didn't you just change the nut?

[@buckhorncortez]

Meh...it's easy to remove using a debonder. The Starbond debonder won't damage the finish and will take about 2-3 minutes to totally remove it.

[@walterkersting9922]

I’ve never fixed anything with superglue, and I’ve talked to others, who are found to be utterly useless.

[@macadoo2530]

@@walterkersting9922 Theres a 2 step super glue that uses an activator. I've found it works well in certain cases.

[@jlo7770]

​@@walterkersting9922I busted the but on one of my guitars and super glued it and had no issues... I guess not everyone knows how to use superglue? It's pretty simple you take the cap off and it drips out and you drip it onto whatever you want stuck together and wait a little while and behold it's stuck together. Glad to help you.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Wow what a cool story and history behind this guitar! This guitar's past is not unlike one of those barn/garage find muscle car stories that you hear about. Such an awesome find and past to this unique "Les Paul". Austin if I were you I'd keep this one for your collection. The fact that its actually a Les Paul (before his name got dropped from the SG series) and the small pickguard and that ebony block is just the icing on the cake... KEEP IT!!!!

[@Norman-Bates]

I didn't know the 'SG' in Gibson SG stood for 'Super Glue'

[@e4tm333]

Great Story would love to see it again with the neck pickup installed.

[@nathanielvargas3863]

More vintage guitars please

[@hkguitar1984]

Greetings Nathaniel

[@nathanielvargas3863]

@@hkguitar1984 Greetings HK. I hope all is well.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@nathanielvargas3863 Thank You Nathaniel. Yeah, the Wife and I were pretty sick for a while there, but "We Got Betta"! 😉 This '62 is in exceptional condition, I hope he retains it for his collection.

[@JokersWild70]

Very cool episode. That SG did clean up nicely, but....I do feel like a bit more care could've been taken in ensuring no glue from the nut got onto other parts of the guitar.

[@Trog]

All the care was taken - the glue just got under all the tape and there was no way for me to know it would do that

[@MiguelMakesMusic]

@@Trog you've already messed up other guitars. Remember that time you killed the pickup in the Ichika Ibanez? I'm a fan but please don't do repair work in the future. Be more patient next time.

[@gazzy_burns]

@@Trog I think this model deserved a luthier.

[@chrisbannister3115]

@@hughschick6847 Where is the part where super glue gets on the headstock? I'm not seeing that.

[@chrisbannister3115]

@@hughschick6847 But that mark is clearly visible in the earlier part of the video long before he even cleaned the headstock.

[@y2ksierra]

Glue on the headstock hurts. But it’s something that would happen to me too, despite taking precautions, haha. The bridge pickup sounds amazing, didn’t expect it to sound that nice. Too bad about the neck pu not working, but it’ll be made right in time.

[@edwinstovall3334]

Austin, I generally don't care very much for the sound of bridge pickups, even Alnico ones -- but the bridge pickup on this old Les Paul SG is REALLY GREAT in its clean tones! This is one of the PAFs that I would consider most worthy of analysis and replication. Too bad the neck pickup was DOA, even though it probably wasn't as special as the bridge. In truth, it could have been; look at Billy F. Gibbons' "Pearly Gates" burst. This guitar COULD have had a magic combination like that. As for selling this beautiful girl on, FORGET IT -- KEEP HER!

[@misterghee1]

Yeah75 bucks replication pups sounds sound😊🎶👍

[@davidc285]

Hi I have a 1961 Les Paul that had some changes over its 60 + years. I did what I could to bring it back to original including switching out the Schaller parts from the Norlin era for era correct parts or era correct materials. That included tuning pegs, bridge and sideways vibrola. The neck pickup is original but It was missing the cover. The bridge pup that also missing the cover is a T-top from later in the decade. 3 of 4 pots are original, Centralab’s dated 4 week of 61, I found a like pot dated 20th week of 61 to replace the odd one. It had been refretted, it sounds amazing!. No breaks no cracks. Great video review. Enjoyed the $50k greeny videos as well. Cheers

[@sgt.grinch3299]

That is a pure beauty. I love SGs and this will be awesome in the museum. I can’t wait to tour the museum on the soft opening.

[@sassycat]

The Christmas green screen she's sitting in front of cracks me up.

[@jubei7259]

Crazy, isn't it, the guy is pretty much a living lexicon of Gibson guitars & has spent years teaching us what & what not to do/look for with vintage guitars.... then when he finally gets hold of what would for many of us be a 'Holy Grail' guitar, he makes such simple but very costly mistakes. Not masking that headstock off when trying to fix the nut using superglue is, well... nuts lol but not plugging the thing in before handing over the cash is just insane. I guess even our boy is only human. Still, what a shame. That SG is gorgeous. I'm sure he'll probably end up getting his money back if he sells it but I imagine that'll be his profit margin gone.

[@Trog]

The headstock was taped off - the glue got under the tape

[@michaelmerritt1722]

1962 ebony block les paul sg is my absolute favorite sg, especially with double PAF's!! Thanks for the documentation of this sg Austin!

[@SamFugarino]

Awesome find, bad pickup or not. You better hold on to it. That thing is in really good condition to be that old.

[@mikecarbone828]

Salutations Austin! Nice SG! I haven’t seen a vibrola with the ebony block, I had a friend who had one with the stop bar and ABR-1 bridge, and I have a 1965 Epiphone Olympic with a vibrola that uses three (3) screws to anchor it and it has the walrus tooth end on the tremolo arm. That one is in remarkably good shape, all things considered, it would have been in so much better shape if it had been kept in a case, but that ship has sailed. It’s a great thing that you have a case for it already. It should not cost too much to have the pickup fixed and to have the guitar professionally re-soldered. It really is uncommon to see the ebony block, so I would recommend that you hold onto that specimen for your museum, for now, until you find a better example at least. Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸🎄

[@sloozin1566]

Something fell out of the guitar at 5:47 what was it. It looked like it was part of the bridge lol

[@GordonBenny]

Listening to the incredible sound quality that produced, then hearing you put into words exactly what I was thinking, made me happy that my 69 year old ears are still working just fine.

[@thisisduncan917]

I approve of the cleaning. That thing was filthy. The nut fix could have gone better though. Interesting to see the tan lines.

[@qua7771]

And it's probably good that no one else tried cleaning it.

[@webbfaze124]

I’d would hang on to it. That thing is really clean for being 60 years old… just a bit of honest play wear. It’s a shame about the pickup, but Mr Fralin has handled many of PAFs and will do right by it. And as for the superglue.. Well, the experience will tell you not to do it again. You can restore that finish in the right hands. Replace the nut, find a nylon saddle, find a nice case, call it a day.

[@falcongunner33]

Austin, you have to be careful when removing old plastic pickguards like this one. Sometimes when they’re released from their screws they can immediately shrink up and not align with their screw holes. Other times it’s fine but a good practice is to affix them to a flat surface with double stick tape or soft jaw clamps to prevent any funny business from happening while you do what you need to on the guitar.

[@krimpoo]

personally,i would just screw it down to a piece of wood while its off the guitar

[@johnkelley7543]

Funny, but my '62 does /not/ have the treble (nor bass-side) nick in the head stock. The Walrus Tooth was just a part in a drawer. They were normally on the long vibrola guitars - SG Custom, Standards, and FB V and VII.

[@junes2k]

Great story, great people. Great vid, Trogly.

[@spudwashington3880]

This is probly the coolest old Gibson I’ve ever seen , such an amazing example. Glad you do this kinda work man

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Gawd I love that case! 😍 Congrats Trogly! That whole package is killer.. Beautiful guitar. Glad you got it instead some dealer. 🍻

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

Right!

[@5after4am]

@@8KilgoreTrout4 Trogly is a dealer.

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

@@5after4am I meant that amazing guitar case

[@jasonaustin3270]

That bridge paf is so good.

[@18thandMission]

Might as well keep it since you jacked up the headstock lol

[@Dylon222]

I wish you could mic a decent tube amp. I assume you plug into an interface? You show these incredible guitars and then demo them without really letting anyony get an idea of how they sound>

[@KevanRCraft]

I decided to write something in the comments to congratulate you on a well produced video on the 1962 Gibson Les Paul but virtually every other post on this video has mentioned this before me.. Funny that.. It is a seriously well produced video I am well-impressed with your work.. Watched loads of your videos over the years but this one is very special.. I'm not a Gibson fan or a vintage fan but I am a fan of well-produced videos about guitars and this one definately is.. Congrats great work. Much appreciated. From your cousin in the UK 🙂

[@stefanmittler8458]

Somehow I missed the heartwarming part of the story. Where exactly would I find it?

[@mattrogers1946]

I know, right. More of an example of how dysfunctional families can be.

[@readrepairs]

Really great transparency. I hope this inspires others to be as open as possible.

[@rickenbacker40011]

Noooo the glue on the headstock, thats awful 😭😭😭

[@myarrington]

BEST.EPISODE.EVER. Never, in a million years, did I expect to see my FAVORITE guitar on your channel. What a 'beaut!!!

[@mburtondavis]

Beautiful story, everyone wins. Makes for a nice Christmas. And, we get to see it documented. Edit: after seeing the black light test i think it would be sick in TV yellow.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

They are very striking dressed in TV yellow, white, gold, black, a light metalic silver. SG's are special.

[@jeremyporter5540]

Props to this great lady ! And Austin for also making this happen for the little girl. Or young lady now. That just warmed my ❤. She’s great momma.

[@hawkcrossfamily]

So has Joe Bonnamassa called yet??? Seems like this guitar worked out for the family and you as well. Thank you for documenting it.

[@philcorymusic]

KEEP THAT GUITAR 🎸 you have a direct comparison for all your Paf reissue Reviews. The rewound PUP will Rock too. When it comes back working please compare with modern 62 reissue and the Tim Shaw era one. GREAT STUFF. (Throw away that superglue though) Merry Christmas!

[@silvernuggets1285]

Vintage pafs are just insane. You can tell right away they're just that damn good

[@stefanthorpenberg887]

I have a Les Paul 1961, that I purchased in 1978. It’s almost original, but since it is now 61 years old and have been played a lot, some minor reparations have been done. It has its 4th set of tuners, people often put on Grovers in the 70s, and then you had to drill up the pegholes slightly. So you can’t put back Klusons, And therefore it has Grovers klusonstyle tuners. I also had a crack in the upper saddle and finally replaced it with mammoth ivory saddle that a luthier made for me. Some years ago the neck pickup started to crackle very loud. I took the guitar to the same luthier, and he resoldered the cable that goes into the pickups. And it has sounded extremely good since. I clean it and put on some Gibson pump polish regurarly. A vintage guitar must be taken care of, otherwize it will not survive for so long.

[@stefanthorpenberg887]

A funny thing that my luthier discovered when he checked the pickups. The neck pickup have a short darker magnet, and the bridge pickup a long light grey magnet. Probably an alnico V in the neck, and an alnico II in the bridge, from factory. For smoother highs in the bridge and more distinct bass in the neck pickup. I’ve heard other people say that they in their early es335s also have alnico V magnets in their neck pickups and alnico II in the bridge. Seems to be a logical solution.

[@csykoe]

You better keep this one!

[@brittenmusic6923]

First notes played!!! and then through all the compression of KZbin and my tiny laptop speakers, I have to pick myself up from the back of the room!

[@Dale_Higgins]

The super glue on the headstock.... man stop trying to "repair" guitars. It's not your strong suit

[@marrerowski]

I appreciate that you cleaned it up and got it ready for playing.

[@WilliamHaisch]

That is a beautiful sounding bridge pickup!

[@ushnicyuvnikof2748]

Deleted that he dumped glue all over the headstock, massively devaluing the guitar 🤣

[@Trog]

no effect on value at all

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

@@Trog Still a bad look by deleting that section of footage rather than owning up to it. You know better than that.

[@ushnicyuvnikof2748]

@@Trog Yea rite, keep telling yourself that buddy 🤣

[@christopherweise438]

Great addition of the backstory. Nice job Trogs.

[@danjudson5661]

I hope you get a pro to remove that glue. Heartbreaking that it got on there. I hope it comes off sure it will. Best thing is not to make it worse by having a go yourself.

[@paulheinrich7645]

My mid-60s Red SG had solid, deep lacquer checking EVERYWHERE!!! I had it refinished in Chicago while I was in Hawaii serving in the Marines in '75. I always wondered if that was a mistake. It was a great player. Sadly, it came back from the shop with shit pick guard, electronic cover plate, top plate, and butt body plate, different knobs. I was highly disappointed. Worst of all I thought for sure it had PAF stickers on the pickups, but they were missing upon return. The new paint looked good, but the little things are a lot of what made the guitar special to me. So, where could I buy one like the '61 you show here?

[@ikefork2606]

First rule of Gibson Golden Era guitar stewardship is DO NO HARM! Attempting to super glue the cracked nut in place by an amateur yielded precisely the results you would expect….finish damage to the headstock veneer from squeeze-out which was not adequately masked off with the proper tape beforehand. Sixty years of meticulous guitar stewardship undone in a minute of carelessness. Finally it was completely unnecessary and a big mistake to vigorously clean and polish the beautiful original finish on this guitar! Why destroy the lovely vintage patina on this wonderful guitar? I just don’t get it. Maybe you should stick with your Norlins.

[@Trog]

It was taped off - the glue just got under the tape. What you call “vintage patina” is literally just dust and filth. This guitar plays and looks better for what I did. It’s not like I removed the patina to the hardware

[@JohannDaart]

You don't know what you are talking about.

[@rudiyantohalim736]

That case is perfect for the guitar. Dang, that pups really sound so so awesome, hope u can get the neck pups repair, profesionally

[@georgesharp4041]

I'm sure it doesn't matter ( because I'm only one person) but you just lost me. You take a guitar that is clearly in the 15 - 20 K range and don't mask off the headstock when trying to do a nut repair. Baking soda plus super glue works wonders. You clearly do not deserve this guitar!

[@ratherhavethestory-therhsp6780]

I had one of these, and it was absolutely the best-sounding SG model I've ever heard. It had a headstock repair but was otherwise original. Gibson really should do nice reissues of these - a better vibrola, STILL a Les Paul, PAFs and the best of all...

[@ericbgordon1575]

Sordid story of a family where the guitar was more short changed than the child.

[@paulcartwright2810]

The bull shit bit where she's happy the guitar will go to someone who will value and cherish it....yeah right....so she flogs it to a guy who flips guitars for a living...after reviewing them on EBAY...made me smile...ain't life a bitch....Good things i find only happen to "other people"...i wish i could inherit a fine instrument.....a few years ago a freind of my dad's who played in bands in Germany in the early 60s...(from Britain similar to the Beatles but without the fame and success lol)...he gave a 60s Gretsch chet atkins country gentleman with a Vox AC30..to his 14 year old grandson as he showed an interest in learning how to play...it sat unused for 4 years ...then he apparently pawned it at a 2nd hand shop for cash to buy an Xbox and some games...his Grandad wasn't best impressed that he flogged it with amp for £450.... but you can bet the guy at the 2nd hand shop was happy..lol.....like I say...life's a bitch..then ya marry one...and your guitar buying days...(unless your a doctor, lawyer or dentist) are over..lol

[@TheWarriorSongProject]

well those AC DC tones are certainly flawless.

[@adrianr2312]

Late night hitter from Trogs! Welcome everyone

[@baruchdor]

wow amazing sound guitar and paf!wonder how the new neck paf will be?

[@maccam8125]

Hogly in the trouse

[@hkguitar1984]

LOL