DUMPSTER HAUL! Guitar Center TRASH!?

[@TheGuitologist]

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[@Groove1024]

Hey, nice video! really important thing missing on the turntable is the counterweight (i hope i write it well because i'm french) if this is missing and you put the head with stylus on the vinyl, it's gonna crash on the vinyl and destroy it and kill the stylus to... also, the tonearm is bent on the first turntable but that can be replaced but it need you to do really little soldering for the head attachment and Stanton is a really good brand. you can also sell it as is and get some money from it. i not know the newer generations like that one and have no idea of the price but they was not cheap it's not a low price shit brand so, have fun!

[@ericwilliams7374]

I have a serious question to ask you. Didn't know where else to ask, so here it is... I have an Orange 20RT amp, that has an 8 or 10 inch speaker in it. Would I be able to change out the speaker and put a 12 inch, or even do a 2 x12 set up. The amp is 20 watts...I personally don't see why I couldn't....just wanted to ask you to see if it was worth my time to do.

[@EasyHeat]

The Guitologist dumpster diving while praising capitalism is an 800 lb gorilla of fail. Nice score tho👍🏻

[@NachoManRandySandwich]

Brad the Dumpster Ninjologist

[@ceeph36]

@@EasyHeat Well that is because with socialism and communism there is nothing available to waste it causes the opposite problem with people starving to death with no heat or electricity and crapping in a hole in the ground of their third world no capitalist country.

[@DovydasMusic]

Free gear is best gear!

[@underdogmusicianscoalition8738]

Haha, good to see you here DOVY, I'm the one person who watches all of your videos😘😅🤘

[@Ben_the_Ignorant]

Not so much that it's free but investigating what the trouble is and searching for a solution is exciting.

[@PapaWheelie1]

Free 99 - the price is right!

[@virgiltibbs6971]

Holy shit

[@freepress8451]

Remind Brad of this when he tries to re-sell

[@wakinginfinity]

Makes me sick to imagine all this stuff going into landfills when good people could make use if it. What’s wrong with us?

[@johnnyteres]

Waste culture is the byproduct of extreme consumerism. Every time Apple makes a new product people feel compelled to go buy the newest version and ditch their older one. Apple is just one tiny example.

[@suppengroove]

better question: What's wrong with the US? seriously :D dumpster diving and finding usefull stuff-videos are pretty much always from americans! your decisions are weird sometimes :D

[@mr.keebler7927]

My local G C dumpster yielded me over 50 guitar cases and stands!

[@ToneSherpa]

damn dude. I'ma have to go and check that out.

[@mr.keebler7927]

@@ToneSherpa You gotta check those dumpsters!

[@dwarden3]

It's Brad the Recycologist!

[@jts3339]

Brad, I was at the same dumpster a half hour before you and found 2 mint 1959 Les Paul

[@TheGuitologist]

That explains these two Gibson headstocks that I found!

[@luvsic35]

*finds a 58 burst thrown out because it doesn’t have stock tailpiece

[@jts3339]

The Guitologist: Brad, I’ll bring over some Titebond and clamps and we’ll make one hell of a video.

[@johnnyd63]

I had those 1959 Les Paul's there for repair. Oh well.At least I didn't bring my Squire telecaster.

[@KISSFanDan1995]

I was hoping there was going to be a guitar in that case lol😂. That’d be awesome! The best thing I plucked from a dumpster was a perfectly working 46’ Philips 1080p flatscreen tv from around 2010. I found it during the summer of 2018 and it still works to this day.

[@markstunes]

I've got a sharp 1080p tv I use daily, was sitting by a dumpster. one of the caps blew in the power section. had one laying around, works like a charm.

[@anthonymazzola767]

The Blair Dumpster Project.

[@DDay9000]

You know how you put cheese in a trap for mice? One day the lid will close and trap you in :) or "Hey boss, what should we do with this gear?" "Put it in the Brad the Guitologist bin"

[@ToneSherpa]

He'll be stuck in a tiny room just fixing cables for GC forever.

[@mikehomner4724]

I smell a reality show in your future - Brad the Music Hoarder... PS If done in PJ's that would be a # 1 show!

[@carlosgaspar8447]

brad" the night roamer" series. or an off-shoot series called brad the nailer.

[@willmorrison1022]

@@carlosgaspar8447 Upvoted for Brad the nailer. Very good.

[@federicodecuadro5672]

Brad the dumpster diver

[@homersreluctantodyssey2508]

my nearby GC has a camera on their locked dumpster. Makes no sense, they would be able to throw more trash in there if a few scavengers took some of the good stuff out of it.

[@paulfeagans9904]

I used to do this a few years back always under the cover of darkness. Being a pizza driver at the time you could always be in 'stealth' mode because with your signage on your vehicle nobody thought twice about you being in the back of shopping centers. So many great finds from hobby stores to Radio Shack...had lots of great yard sales :)

[@DrMackSplackem]

There's an idea.

[@GenosGlory]

Cant wait for the keyboard repair on those keys or whatever is wrong with it. Someone might have spilled sugary drinks in that corner.

[@GenosGlory]

Marcangelus1 Hi Synths usually take a lot out of repair people time wise as too many parts to deal with especially the earlier models. If anyone can repair synths they can repair anything. Would be great to see this specific model appart.

[@hansgrueber8169]

im betting its dumpster juice.

[@GenosGlory]

Hans Grueber Yeah could be man

[@peehandshihtzu]

Nice score Brad, last time I was in a dumpster, she was still my wife, :)

[@jwjeffrey]

LOL!

[@bye4507]

Epic

[@johngillespie2685]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@akachurak]

Needle in a haystack, no... stylus in a dumpster...

[@hoboroadie]

I have bought a couple busted amplifiers from Guitar Center that I refused to return because I knew that would be the end of them, and they were rare old Voxes. One is just a de-oxit job and I suspect that the other is poor soldering. I guess if you pay an extra thousand bucks or so they do the quality control right there at the factory, but I can sort of fake it here on my budget.

[@revolutronic]

first stanton is missing the counterweight! and it seems like something is terribly wrong with the tonearm. Stylus and slipmat are definitely not the problem. But the second one looks ok. you can directly digitize vinyl to your PC and they have enough torque for srcatching, so nice find - even if the first one ends up as parts donor and they got 78rpm so you can play and digitize shellac records.

[@vincentm1212]

They are also missing the headshells and cartridges as well so... And the other one's arm coulda looked messed up cuz of no counterweight

[@JTHelectronics]

i worked at guitar center for years, people would come in and rip the parts off the floor models to fix the ones they have at home. pretty much guarantee that's what happened there. Stanton probably updated the model so they could finally write the old one off

[@nomadicdullard]

I once got an oxy/acetylene torch kit from Lowes for dirt cheap because someone stole the cutting tips out of two of the blister packs. The tip missing was just a few bucks from a welding supply house.

[@suspnd6170]

Brad states in a comment below that this was months ago. He is keeping safe these days.

[@adriankurt1872]

Those turntables retail for 274€ a piece here in Germany. The kurzweil keys about 600€ used.

[@conbro0985]

I wonder what his wife thinks about him bringing all this music gear back😂

[@TheGuitologist]

She loves it. We have sex on the pile. Footage on another website.

[@nosmoking2933]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nosmoking2933]

@doobiewah357 this video was made before all the corona viruses

[@drwatson32bit]

@doobiewah357 Why do you doubt it? Just saying.

[@bratconstantin2581]

@doobiewah357 I think this is an old-er video , uploaded now.

[@MrSparks54]

Good stuff Brad the Dumpstologist! Nothing wrong with dumpster diving when you can find that level of usable stuff thrown out by indifference, incompetency and laziness. Thanks brother!

[@marccarter1350]

"oh my god"! said Brad's internal hoarder :-)

[@stu-j]

One man's trash is another man's treasure!

[@dank8865]

Damnit! I just posted this comment today. You beat me by a day. Now I feel stoopid. I could go & delete mine, but - nah.

[@MrBrymstond]

You would never catch me climbing in a dumpster one time because I'd be doing this every night. 😎😎😎

[@jwjeffrey]

Just make sure no friendly animals are in there when you do dive.

[@freepress8451]

@@jwjeffrey Not just animals

[@justinrayguitars6024]

I actually work at a landfill. You would swear I was lying if I told you some of the things I find.

[@deadspeak1126]

Tell us sir!

[@justinrayguitars6024]

@@deadspeak1126 come over on my channel and I will do some videos on some of the goodies.

[@corvusalbus9219]

Too bad the largest music store in my area has a locked dumpster or some kind of an enclosed dumpster system and the second largest is across the road from a police station

[@MichaelDonlinAwesome]

Dude, fix that guitar case, spray paint 'Guitologist" on it and you KNOW someone's buying it.

[@leeakers4525]

RE: The turntables. The stylus is the "needle" that goes in a cartage. The cartridges are what are missing from the tone arms. They are available, as are the turntable pads.

[@russellhltn1396]

I'd call them head shells. The Head Shells goes on the end of the tone arm and the cartridge mounts in the head shell. I think they're pretty standard across brands, so not that expensive. I'd sell them without the cartridge. Let the new owner pick what they want. (Unless I could get them cheap.)

[@TheGuitologist]

Didn’t I say cartridge? If not, it was a slip. I know the difference.

[@ceeph36]

I think those sell for around $245 new for their T92 model

[@simeon2851]

2:25 Dude! Was that a bit of your lung?!!

[@lueysixty-six7300]

I know! I'm scrolling thru to see if anyone is concerned by this! I, myself, am horrified! He needs to go straight to a hospital!!

[@simeon2851]

@@lueysixty-six7300 Hahaha.

[@guillermo3564]

You fellas relax, wasn't nothin' but a big ol' chunk o' covid.

[@LightningDogg]

@@guillermo3564 Lol his first Covid-eo! Watch only in isolation with a mask.

[@jimauge8329]

He be COVIDin'!

[@vaporwavedog]

fun fact for anyone watching this who likes makeup: when you return a makeup product they legally have to throw it out because of health reasons (makeup goes on your face and they don't know where it's been) so check dumpsters of makeup stores and there will probably be stuff

[@kaptainkmann7808]

call it recycling so your saving the planet while keeping yourself pleasantly occupied .

[@ot4kon]

the first turntable need counter weight too.

[@RichBischoff]

I heard some mission impossible music playing during this video... Guitar Center Dumpster?

[@GearGasms]

I got 2 Turntables but no Microphone!! 😜 Beck goes dumpster diving!

[@TheColindavid]

Dude, hit me up the next time you go. I'll help dig under the trash and we'll split the haul lol. Seriously tho I'll go with.

[@TheGuitologist]

I’ve seen this movie before... after the haul, you shoot me in the gut and make off with the loot toward Old Mexico.

[@francisjames1377]

That would be funny as hell when Brad be in the garbage and the police shines A huge flood light and shouts "What you doing in there!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gregaltenhofel7326]

So, if you stand in the middle of the street naked. Then yell long live the Guitologist. The cops will show up. However, if you tell them about the guitologist’s channel. Instead of arresting you they will give you a coupon for a free set of guitar strings at guitar center. When they come out the 6th time. They give you a 25’ guitar. I’m gonna keep doing it till they give me a guitar & an amp.

[@TheGuitologist]

Things just get better and better. That's the way this promotion works.

[@whheaattzmayne3183]

I'll put this in my watch later for when I have some crack

[@Marcus-lq9yj]

it's really Kick-Ass when you go on these covert operations dude!

[@lwv6966]

sorry to hear about John Prine. I know you were a fan

[@suadcokljat1045]

So you can basically open a second hand store and make a living by refurbishing, repairing and selling these trashed gear.

[@graxjpg]

My local GC only ever has boxes. The most I ever got was some epiphone stickers. I’m gonna go look now though!

[@mikemikemike199]

I have a friend that works for GC. The profit margins on the livewire and proline stuff is massive. He recently purchased $70 worth of cables for $3 with his employee discount, and that's still above cost..

[@RobsWalters]

True.

[@BockwinkleB]

That delay pedal sounded like the MLG Air Horn!

[@babysfirstweapon]

I was at GC looking at my favorite Casio, and the employee who was helping me couldn't figure out that the power cables were the wrong polarity. Never saw the keyboard turn on, and I'm starting to think it might've been damaged by the wrong cables.

[@BenJayToken]

I'm in need of a good laugh.. can someone tell me which S.P.F. has the 'Long tube filled with Demons' pastor bit in it??

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Why brad the guitologitst video feels Soo shady. Lol. It's like hay guys I am doing something highly illegal but just It's just dumpster diving. But cops don't care I think. And rather focus on something more epic during this pandemic. But I get it.. Mad love to you and your family and everyone watching this video let's get together but separate of course and get through this bullshit. Keep it safe and simple. And do miss your shit post Friday's.

[@allenblackwell2433]

Go online and see if Stanton has parts for the turntable. Put them on eBay and sell as parts. One man’s junk, is another man’s treasure. You should never get in hot water, for picking up “considered trash”, but then again we live in a Greedy Bitch Society!! Good Luck, Man!!!

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

kurzweil pc1x sold on ebay $499. in Feb. / Franklin Tenn..!! Great haul Brad.. Go back every 3 days and clean out that dumpster

[@toddflowers8052]

You lucky dog ! That's crazy Brad ! Good for you keeping it out of the dump !

[@DetroitWrecker666]

EVERY TIME. You look like you just robbed a bank! LOL! Nice friggin haul!

[@johnstitt2615]

I like ya dude....don’t wanna swap spit in a shower with ya....but I like ya. Have fun fixing that forsaken gear.

[@kirkwilson8738]

You should make a Video going into Guitar Center with Gear that you have repaired from there own Dumpster and trade it in.. That would be Funny as Hell !!!!

[@mikem9006]

Your Video's are very good and informative, I really enjoy them and I really like the tech videos. Your channel has been able to give your viewers a distraction during these tough times we are having. I thank you very much!!!

[@rossco420]

Brad u can pick up slip mats cheap enough, for ur turn tables that mixer u got there fucking expensive , with ur electrical skills $$$$$$$ lol 😂

[@oldguy5381]

Love the dumpster chronicles. It’s always a adrenaline rush to hit a loaded dumpster. Stay safe.

[@stevenmiller5366]

Typical retail mentality, toss it out, half of it is brand new!! Some of it was probably opened to show what's up. Well there's enough there to keep you busy for awhile

[@Synthesizer_attic]

Back in the 70’s my friend worked at fender and pulled guitar parts out of the trash bins every day

[@G-Man.God_Guns_Guitars]

WHO SAYS THAT PRAYER DOESN'T WORK?!? Brad my brother, I've been praying for income for you and your family ever since your headaches with "You know who) started... Best of luck with selling it and keeping what you need... Much love bro! Keep the faith and keep fighting the good fight! God bless and take care...

[@TheGuitologist]

It’s been working! Thank you 🙏

[@G-Man.God_Guns_Guitars]

​@@TheGuitologist You deserve it! You're one of the good to ones Brad... Hang in there brother, there's lots of people rooting for you. God bless and take care...

[@triplesevensix291]

Can I go with yer next time? Lol. What a waste throwing that stuff away. Cool haul though Brad.

[@TheFalcro1234]

I love the twist at the end , sweet bit of play there. great stuff lol I would not have the guts to do it though I would probably have to use all of my bodily functions just to get past my fear lol Great Video!!!

[@agaterockhoundz8918]

I look thru my neighbor's trash only because she is super hot! I feel like I know her better than she knows herself.

[@pablorages1241]

Probably got rid of the gear because someone with Covid 19 coughed on them

[@underdogmusicianscoalition8738]

Brad, I'm so thankful you've persevered and continued to make us quality content. You deserve it, and so do we. I was really curious as to how you were going to handle the whole YT thing, but you stayed in there and stayed true. Really love the shit outta you man! I've taken some of the inspiration you provided and threw my hat over the wall with my first legitimate cover song. Even with everything else going on, you help aid the maintenance of a healthy mindset to all of us cabin fever babies out here in the world right now. God bless you brother!🚬😎🤘

[@TheGuitologist]

Nice comment man. Thank you.

[@davidwernsing8795]

I'm lucky, my Sam Ash and Guitar Center dumpsters are next to each other I can check them both everytime I'm over that way. There is usually something good in there.

[@zankyalbo2208]

You keep saying stylus .... I don't see the headshell or cartridge.

[@AdolfFauci]

Brad's got two (broke) turntables and a microphone (stand)

[@ronnelson7828]

I don't always dumpster dive, but when I do it's at G.C.!! Stay safe, my friends! 😷

[@semin811]

can't wait to see your follow-up on the kurzweil. nice video!

[@keithhampton9700]

Sneaking out in the dark going full Raccoon 😂 Sweet haul.

[@suadcokljat1045]

I thought this is April's fools joke. ...but not! Wow!

[@fran06585]

Hahaha I love when you go to the dumpsters. The adrenaline!

[@scarmyguitar]

Score!

[@kevinshea4776]

Still sell the Stanton Turntable on ebay for parts for $25

[@olderthandirt5267401]

The keyboard might have had a drink spilled in those keys that are sticky

[@nizodizo9549]

What? For Christ sake no Gibson Les Paul?

[@jubei7259]

Nice trove Brad. Those Kurzweil's are at least $650 new

[@blueseruser]

Take that stand back and get your money back!!👀

[@exlibris3776]

man i have gotta go diving at my local BIG BOX CONGLOMERATE the guys in there have room temp IQs and I'm sure they would throw away a mesa boogie amp because the case was scratched

[@EddieLeeFunn]

"Room temperature IQs"... I'm stealing that one! Thanks, Amigo!

[@goodun2974]

Ex Libris, perhaps they'd throw away a Mesa Boogie just because it's a Mesa Boogie. Brad would agree!

[@Zahgurym]

Man this makes me miss dumpster diving... lol. always went to the computer stores though, never thought about guitar center before.

[@ronnelson7828]

It's Seal Team Brad making another midnight run to the forbidding G.C. dumpster zone. unLOCK the trunk AND LOAD!!!

[@TheGuitologist]

One of these days, when I make some friends, we’ll have diving parties.

[@gooberthoreau]

Not all Kurzweils are created equal my man.

[@chrisharrisseacaptainchris]

Hi Brad,I'm new here ,and have subscribed I'm a guitar guy ,and folks give me amps and stuff that they don't want ,for theost part I donate them .Someone gave me an old acoustic 470 made in Van nuys california.its got a built in eq ,and I was wondering if it was worth the time to clean it up with lectrakleen, and mabie start using it .I think it's from the 1970 s ,it sounds pretty good ,has a great tone.but it's solid state class a I believe.Whats your take on these,know anything about acoustic? Would you be interested in checking it for me? If I were to send it to you with some loot? Linda.just Wonder if it would be worth saving?

[@TheGuitologist]

Hi Chris. I'm not currently taking anything else in. Finishing what has already been sent, then getting back to some of my own projects.

[@matthewschroder9697]

I know this is an old video, but I got to say I have checked out my local guitar center dumpster a couple of times and the items in there were never worth grabbing (obvious garbage). I realized that just about every time I am in there and there is a return item like a cable, guitar case, stand, etc, they will often turn to me and say "hey, you want a free ______?" I have gotten a pedalboard worth of good short cables, a stack of long cables (all perfect), a 4u rack case (missing one of the door panels), and a nice roadrunner bass guitar case for free at random times over the years there straight from the employees. I think it is that location's unofficial/unspoken policy to give potentially good items away to customers instead of just chucking them since I have seen it happen to a lot of customers over time, though to also be fair, haven't seen any huge/potentially expensive items or severely broken items like guitars/keyboards/turntables/etc given away, but it seems like all those other smaller items from stands to cables to cases go to random customers -- good policy and probably makes some customer loyalty along the way.

[@coolelectronics1759]

it is refreshing to hear not all locations are enslaved to the corporate corruption cookie cutter ajenda. Good for you and good for the staff at your location for doing the right thing and not believing in a throwaway society. Neat to hear about all the goodies you scored!

[@rubyrosemicrophone5018]

Brad buddy its easier if you have a van or a truck

[@mikek464]

All this was missing is the Mission Impossible theme. Because of your original video I took a late night peek into my local GC dumpster and scored a vox ac10 that I sold for $120 I advertised it as broken and it sold in about 12 hours after posting.

[@TheGuitologist]

Hahaaaa! Awesome.

[@kevinshea4776]

Tip: As you get something good, get it in the car asap! Because if Joe security guard comes, he is not going to allow you to take the pile of stuff you accumulated in the dumpster. But if it is in your car, its yours! It's more work, but speaking from experience, don't mess with the window of time you have to make a pile of good stuff, get it in the car fast! The other shit, you can pile in the dumpster. Helpful to carry a small step stool, headlamp, gloves and an Unger Grabber tool!

[@TheGuitologist]

I need a good grabber tool.

[@steby123]

Kurzweil = heavy, period.

[@markstunes]

I have the delta lab chorus and enjoy it.

[@BillyJoefromMtVernonMo]

show us some videos of you testing the stuff you got

[@l_shaun_bunds_l]

If it is a fatar keybed that would be nice

[@0liver0verson9]

Is this legal in the US? I don't have a problem with it at all, but in the UK even goods in a shop dumpster are still their property and taking it is illegal. Maybe the UK just sucks. Dunno haha

[@Stefan-]

I think its legal in Sweden or at least few care, i know there are some people taking care of food that gets thrown out, but is still fine. As a kid in the early 80´s me and my friends would find all kinds of stuff, i remember building a bike from parts that i found for example. You cant of course break into the dumpster if its locked, that would be illegal.

[@freepress8451]

WTF that intro, are they seriously dumping this stuff - all of it can be fixed, cleaned up. For God's sake Brad wash your hands and try not to touch anything in your home before doing so

[@TheGuitologist]

Footage is over 3 months old.

[@markrup6369]

Why worry about getting caught?? It has been well established in the courts that once something is thrown away, it is public property. It is literally perfectly legal to take someone's trash from their curb and go through it. There's nothing illegal about it.

[@TheGuitologist]

There are some sticking points in private property or in locked dumpsters.

[@wv838]

A Jaguar driving guitar guy? Seems so wrong!!

[@Tailwheelr16]

Dude, why don’t you talk to the music store about donating the stuff they’re throwing out to the school district or local music schools. Even an online page would be a generous gesture that would show appreciation to music instruction. The donations would further music instruction and increase the customer base as well as bring about more respect for the store.

[@jwjeffrey]

Brad has talk about that in previous videos about the waste but these music store are not interested.More than likely has something to do with insurance.

[@Stefan-]

What would they do with broken stuff ? Pretty much all of these items was broken in one way or another. Brad knows what to do, but unless the schools teach repairing things then no one will probably do it anyway.

[@Tailwheelr16]

Stefan Sjöberg Guess that makes Brad or somebody like him a pretty vital “go-between” huh! There ought to be enough goodwill and virtue to go around for all. If the items were being repaired to be passed on, I’d donate to this channel. It seems like it would be easier to go through the front door and face the manager in broad daylight than dig through the dumpster at 1:00 am (just sayin’.)

[@Stefan-]

@@Tailwheelr16 Sure if someone is willing to repair and then donate. I dont think you will go far with asking the manager though, they dont really want these items on the market, they want to sell working ones instead.

[@coolelectronics1759]

or at least put a free byn like some thriftstores and freegeak does, labeling the state of the item in question acordingly so that it doesn't go and create yet more trash for the earth. I am sure struggling musicians or someone who tinkers with things would be more than happy to have the junker item to take home and fix. Corporate corruption I tell you.

[@federicodecuadro5672]

Dumpster Brad strikes again!

[@DNVRNV]

Best of the series: is to dive in the dumpster

[@ajbrown5247]

I'm def about to start hitting the local GC dumpster! It's like Christmas!

[@LightningDogg]

Being the father of a grown daughter I always smile when your little girls appear. Treasure those moments when they are interested in what you are doing. Make time for them, even if it's only a few minutes. Talk to them, ask them questions, enjoy the way their little minds work. The day will come too soon when you are an old fuddy duddy and your dad jokes go unappreciated ...Dad PLEASE!

[@TheGuitologist]

I do remind myself of this daily. These girls know their daddy loves them.

[@LightningDogg]

@@TheGuitologist I never doubted that. ☺ I'm talking for purely selfish reasons here...you will remember certain moments far into the future that will make you smile every time. The bigger the catalog, the better😉