Epiphone Special | Old Guitar Restoration

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[@robertlemoi7919]

I am a retired Luthier. Did anybody else see how perfect the decals were on the neck, and no rust on the tuners. Even a blind man would tell you this is a big FAKE.

[@jacquesnixxo353]

Its fake restoration

[@Jakfilm]

From the moment the scissors come out.

[@fb-guitars]

Luthier too and I agree so much : it's a RIDICULOUS FAKE !!

[@LakePlacidBear]

also notice how the pickups were all conveniently still usable, despite supposedly being left outside for god knows how long he wanted us to believe. my strat from 2014 is having a neck pickup that has low volume output, frets almost flat from constant bending and playing. I put that strat in my room and it doesn’t even get exposed to sunlights. i wonder if this guy can help me rewound my pickups.

[@canyoncarver]

Smelled at rat the second I saw all that sawdust sprinkled onto the guitar. Baloney!

[@mattthecat79]

I’ve been a guitar enthusiast for 30 years. I’ve seen guitars in every conceivable condition of wear and disrepair. This is the most hilarious attempt I’ve ever seen of someone “restoring” a “dirty” instrument. Yes fellow commenters, it’s fake as hell.

[@fcojaviernavartapiquet6470]

It's sacrilege to do that to a guitar to make a video. 14:13 Serial number 11102308572 = (11) year 2011, (10) month, (23) factory Indonesia, (08572) serial number.

[@sr.satoshi9987]

Just passing by to say that Jesus loves you and wants to forgive you of your sins, repent and surrender to Him

[@NunchucksHabit]

@@sr.satoshi9987 I am without sin. Also, unless Jesus is deputized, I'm not even surrendering my ID.

[@knightofthesun1738]

The neck is pristine, it's a fake.

[@visualthings]

I am very interested in those never-rusting strings 😂

[@jasonlafrance5733]

😂😂

[@pablogp9333]

ajjajajajajajaj Elixir Definitive Edition

[@ngultimategaming6863]

Exactly!!

[@nawarelewi]

This is so fake that it gave fale a whole new meaning

[@28076130513B]

And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...? 🤔 Just a question.

[@Struggle.Snuggles]

​@@28076130513B Its very easy to see that the guitar is newish and all the issues are hand made. Look at the strings, no rust whatsoever. The body besides covered in dirt is actually nearly pristine. The wires have no sign of aging or wear n tear, which they should show it. The pickups lack any sign of forgotten

[@Emperorprime]

When you prep/Fake something to make a video. just put a text in the beginning that states this, youll keep the respect. for example "Faked for entertainment purposes"

[@dungeonmaster2555]

Ruin the giutar and then restore it Genius

[@helgryurikovich9546]

У нас в России в таких случаях военные на учениях говорят: - Создадим сами себе проблемы и сами с Честью и Славой их преодолеем!

[@dungeonmaster2555]

@@helgryurikovich9546 да и не только в армии

[@VenancioPortalatin]

This is so fake it's not even funny. You clearly did the damage yourself then threw a bunch of dirt on them and wrapped it up like someone shipped it to you. If you're watching this and you believe he really got guitars in that condition you're way too gullible.

[@Drtydeeds]

Had the same thoughts 💯

[@DH-tj6tf]

Why would he do that ❓

[@chrisskywalker6079]

​@@DH-tj6tfcontent?!

[@omnitheory]

@@DH-tj6tf For content

[@kaiiinotfound2526]

thats how content work love, yall want more videos so they have to improvise. if he was to do a vid with actually messes up guitars it would most likely be a video once every few months bc ppl dont rlly trash or take bad care of guitars

[@skidco1]

The Philips radio resto is interesting. The Epi guitar looked as though someone heat torched the new body and covered it in sawdust.

[@daverice2426]

Whew, for a second there I was afraid he'd forget to put ungrounded shielding tape under those humbuckers. What a master.

[@sergiobollana]

This is fake. The "old" strings he's cutting at the beginning are new. Real strings from a neglected instrument would be a rusty crusty mess.

[@chrishenderson9130]

Fake af. Those strings looked clean at the cut point.

[@lwoklidfr]

yep its fake the paint is coming off and yet the wood looks fresh with no dmg😂 even the strings looks clean and what's more the top is so dirty and yet the back looks clean and with a little bit of dusting and it will look good again, even the wirings looks new despite not having a cover on it the color didn't even fade😂

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

You're spending that much time in a $200 Bolt On Neck Chinese Epiphone. Wow, you're nuts.

[@igroded77]

1 - Take a new guitar 2 - put it into a sandblaster 3 - wait 4 10 min 4 - et voila! 5 - restore and hipe

[@ThrowbackRacing]

Except that's not how a sandblaster works..

[@Jim.Foster]

🤣🤣🤣 It took longer to make it look dirty than it did to "restore" it! 🤣🤣🤣

[@M4r1a_Schn33]

so you think he will crash a ferrari just to restore it afterwards?? for what, for the clicks?? ffs, wake up man.

[@28076130513B]

And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...? 🤔 Just a question.

[@Jim.Foster]

Ferrari? That is a piece of crap Epiphone, in perfect shape it’s worth about $150, so yeah, I’m telling you this video is fake and you’re a 🤡🤡🤡

[@ZachShannon1]

@@M4r1a_Schn33 Why are you saying 'the clicks' like that isn't how people make money on KZbin? It's a blatant fake restoration job, done with very little skill or research.

[@kevb044]

​@@M4r1a_Schn33a Ferrari? This is a 2011 cheap as chips Epiphone, like seriously, you're looking at no more than £150 new

[@x6x745]

This man left this guitar outside for 1 month, and now he has restored it....

[@gsstrings339]

Guitar looked like it was in a wet basement for years, but the strings looked brand new!!! And since when is Fender using plywood bodies?!?!

[@wishflow3396]

At the :40 mark the neck is noticeably cleaner than at 2:40... This hack must've gotten more of that crappy sand. 😅

[@geraldfrieberg7921]

Yeah. I noticed the lucite plastic knobs show no yellowing either..usually a telltale sign of age. Looks like a newer guitar covered with paint stripper then put into a deep freeze for a while.

[@Kostiantyn_91]

а в чому сенс брати нормальну гітару, жучити її паяльною лампою, присипати брудом і видавати за Old?))))

[@Traum87]

Сенс в тому, щоб ти переглядав це відео

[@studioruangsvara]

Lol the clean shiny strings

[@Brasil_RJ]

Quando o cara desembrulhou e limpou a poeira já achei estranho... não deu outra, é fake 😂😂😂😂

[@gregjarvis3288]

The refret was clssic.......acting at its best😂😂

[@paulterl4563]

What did you spray at 27:04 on the bridge? Thanx

[@MoTrFinger]

and not one stripped screw ya right LOL

[@paulterl4563]

The walking machinheads screws are a funny touch. :)

[@nisiunavoce1264]

Wha? (Not even worth the "t") . Agree with all the other comments but wanted to add how the restoration expert here didn't even know how to lift knobs. SAD!

[@caththompson6053]

Do you find a lot of abandoned guitars on the beach?

[@JoeC712]

With magic self cleaning stings and logos.

[@logicalspock3496]

Hey i have a yamaha pacifica (fender knock-off) that i want to change. If i sent it to you, could you do the work?

[@tjjoker6563]

Literally watched the whole entire Fender resto for the headstock repair and you just bought a different headstock >< lol

[@user-en3dh8cg7u]

You performed about $375 billable hours worth of work on a $110 (used) guitar. Reinstalled terrible tuning machines and electronics. Why?

[@BRO-chet]

I scored one of these at a Flea Market for $20. I did all kinds of stuff to it just for the experience of getting to do it. I even dropped a set of SD invaders in it just because I can. You don't need reason to just do a thing.

[@richsackett3423]

Because this is nonsense.

[@ians7339]

For content?

[@briankeith9584]

I guess my only question would be regarding the strat. Why no grain filler before you painted it? It seems like that wouldve been better for that glossy wet look?

[@simaojoseph]

How many guitars do you have exposed to the elements in your backyard?

[@chrilleh7626]

The art lies in how they manage to get things that dirty, you gotta give them that at least 😂

[@marcio7580]

Congrats! It's amazing the technic that you have to rust a guitar. The restauration is fake.

[@flyinwalenda]

LOL ! 5 min in and that's all I needed to see ! You might fool those who don't know any better.

[@tjjoker6563]

Just curious how much you sold the Fender for?

[@noeltedd4298]

Don't store your guitar under water kids

[@paulterl4563]

Do you tested it for radioactive?

[@nillmeksa]

Was this guitar rescued from the Titanic? 

[@simaojoseph]

Not one screw missing! Incredible.

[@juandiegomejia3355]

Real o no me parece un gran trabajo, yo veo estos videos para entreterme pero hay gente que sólo quiere criticar y no tienen ni la mitad de habilidad que tiene este hombre para hacer estos trabajos😂

[@brianharms2398]

Obviously fake and why spend all that time and effort on a $300 guitar?

[@28076130513B]

Answer: Because he is *able* to do it, just *for fun,* for *selling* them, because restoring is *cheaper than buying new instruments,* and... ...because expensive originals are rather rare lying around forgotten in backyards, in damp cellars, and bulky waste where they rotten over years or even decades...? 🤔 Just a few examples of *many* possible reasons. 🙄 And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...? 🤔 Just a question.

[@richsackett3423]

@@28076130513B "because expensive originals are rather rare lying around forgotten in backyards..." No they goddamned aren't. That's the lie these stupid videos tell. No no no there's no electric guitars just lying around all over the place. What a fool to believe such obvious nonsense.

[@saamo1423]

@@28076130513BYou should get your brain checked

[@Desu-Desu-Chan-San]

@@28076130513B Real easy... Buy cheap used guitar, throw junk all over it, "restore" it, make money on YT. You can tell it is fake just by the strings, strings rust just from playing them normally. If the whole gutar is a rusty mess, those strings would be rusted out like crazy. Also, the paint on the first guitar is WAY too thick, he smeared something like melted sugar all over the natural wood body and that is the crunchy flakey shell around the guitar that easily comes off with a scrape. On top of that, the wood under the paint is stained, they do not stain wood to then paint over it on any guitar, especially not on a $200 guitar.

[@josephballerini3730]

It’s not a $300 guitar. That’s a $150 guitar. It’s the cheapest epiphone ever made. And they didn’t make them too long ago. That’s why I know this is fake.

[@peterbishop9771]

I watched both rebuilds. At 2x speed. I enjoyed both. Why not upgrade since you were going to all that trouble?

[@saamo1423]

Because its fake

[@peterbishop9771]

Oh well. @@saamo1423

[@wagnermaciel9650]

O cara tomando o maior cuidado do mundo pra não pegar tétano 😂😂😂

[@asdrubale2]

Gibson Les Paul budget variant?

[@CoffeeBluesandComics]

I have the same Squier from 90s. I want to do the same work

[@frankiechan9651]

The pre-drilled board for the Epiphone to help you clean all the screws was genius. I'm filing that idea away for future use. Pity you could not save the paint on the Epi - might have looked epic with the checking on it.

[@kevb044]

It's a 2011 Epi with a poly finish. No way that the "checking" is in any way genuine, it would have been a result of whatever ungodly stuff this guy did to the guitar before he "restored" it

[@mariom7949]

The restorer should have made a video entitled "How to Make a Phony Restoration for KZbin".

[@chikilinbeatle]

The new stainless steel strings 😂

[@user-to9fw1wv9l]

Fake or not, I still enjoy seeing it restored. I am not so cynical. Just enjoy the process of restoring something to its close to the original piece. Thanks for sharing.🙏🙏🙏

[@loutruckmd]

Is it a les Paul, or a Stratocaster?

[@NoName-wg4un]

A tip, instead of paint remover … try use a hot air gun and scrape the paint of.

[@Flavum]

Pure comedy. Thanks for the laugh, restorer person.

[@user-pk6ui5ff5t]

Фендер сделан из фанеры?

[@user-kz4dz7jl9x]

Форнитуру нада было новую ставить. Только дерево восстановить.

[@Renamed_user.]

You should restore Tony Iommi's guitar. Chris Holmes also has dead guitars.

[@dimitriousbascari4601]

Where did they dig up the Les Paul?🤔

[@alexgrabov6637]

Кстати, под хамбакерами экранировать посадочные места - абусрд.

[@vegetasl7112]

isnt the paint remover not very toxic ? isnt it ?

[@DEmma1972]

carefully wrapped up the guitar with dirt on top. That in itself is worthy of... oh no wait

[@neilpaine9063]

Saw the exact same video as a yard sale. Fender restoration . So is it a fender or an epiphone

[@altairdesouza9368]

Parabéns pelas restaurações todas lindas e maravilhosas!!! Restaurar e criar faz bem, imagino o prazer que vocês sentem.

[@andysdadmark]

Why did he loosen the bridge posts before removing. Oh yea, and HOW did they unscrew like brand new?

[@matthewmarquisee238]

From reading all the comments, the guitar wasn't really that damaged. I like watching restoration videos. Is what this guy did, still viable restoration techniques? Yes, he could have been honest about it but if what he's doing is how you restore it, isn't that worth something?

[@antoniopuerto8563]

Why strings are not rusted?

[@liaa5655]

what kind of "only natural wax" is it ????

[@candrelsrosa]

The tune-o-matic bridge was mounted backwards

[@stewartross13]

Never touch a guitar again

[@pharcouff]

you do not clean frets like that

[@dusty4854]

What is happend whit this guitar . It takes so much time Was it that wort .

[@tonycolantonio4640]

How to spend hours to "restore" a $100 guitar

[@adamwarlock3530]

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Then when he's finished, look how he strings it. Doesn't even leave enough slack for 2-3 winds 20:45.

[@jensk4140]

21:44 nice old orfeus guitar from the soviet era.

[@rupertvontinkles]

show the "relic-ing" portion please

[@michaeldavid4227]

Congratulations friend, great job, I'm from Brazil 🎸🎚️🎛️🎵🎶🎼🎹🎤🎙️

[@matthewmarquisee238]

The second one looks legitimately beat up. Nobody stuck around for that one it looks like.

[@RHperc]

he got a deal on the plywood body "Fender Sandocaster" $1.99 , I recon the replacement neck cost 2 or 3 hundred though? 😁

[@Evan_Kersey]

Epiphone Les Paul specials are not even vintage, the strings are brand new, you can tell where they used paint, this is so fake it’s not even funny.

[@RandellRise]

...when you love restoring guitars so much that you have to ruin new ones

[@marciorodrigo5520]

Essa guitarra foi vítima de naufrágio?

[@jrbcrossrds5830]

Knob removal I use two spoons opposite sides of the knob

[@chaseonthecase9191]

Well I know it’s not old because it’s a newer model. But good job

[@grantkoeller8911]

this does seem fake like they took a guitar and buried it in a sandy beach

[@lulopatan]

I think thisvis my live. But i'm not a luthier. Perphas i will do some learn nowa days on this kind of videos. Gracias amigo!

[@judithcarnevale3080]

❤🎸❤MY ELECTRIC GUITAR AND BASS ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. WE AREN'T NEEDING RESTORATION, BUT ONE MIGHT COME ALONG THAT NEEDS HELP. ❤🎸❤

[@ericfarmer1815]

I always ship my guitars with a pound of dirt on them!

[@mikepeterson443]

Be careful with those scissors, you may scratch the paint.

[@machinegunjackmcgurn804]

Should have left the finish on the strat, 1000 grit, clear coat. People love relic guitars.

[@stanthebluesman9650]

Personally, I don't understand the craze for paying a premium for deliberately damaged guitars. I have a '68 SG Standard I bought when I was a teenager. I'm now 71. The guitar has 56 years of dings, nicks, and scratches that it actually earned. Would you buy a new, pre-damaged car?

[@auntjenifer7774]

That neck that's broken was planned on to the squier body to make it look broken and then the real squier neck to that white body comes out so you know its all staged. That neck that he refretted for no reason belongs to that body in the first place so it's all staged. Too bad because that squier neck looked really cool aged the way it was. Should have respray it white again put the original neck on without refretted and sanded down and put white plastics on it and it would have been perfect and vintage correct.

[@ast3663]

looks fake..somebody just dumbed dirt on the Epi..

[@warrenmccann9156]

That must have been in a fire

[@BRO-chet]

I was thinking the same thing. I like all the "it must be fake" comments though.

[@JoeC712]

And then the owner thought he'd pop some new strings on the fucker without even wiping the guitar?

[@BRO-chet]

I'm really not understanding all the parroting about the strings. Out of the entire guitar, they have the absolute least surface area and they're very clearly dirty. Have any of the naysayers here ever seen the remnants of a house fire? The fire department shows up and dumps thousands of gallons of water on your house. They don't save your home, they actually do more damage with the water. It breaks down all the drywall and turns all the ash into a dark grey mud that covers everything. This guitar looks like it was in a room that didn't catch fire but was close to the flames and got extremely hot, then the fire department came along and doused the room to control the fire.

[@JJMorris84]

It's not that, with that much rust (allegedly) on the guitar there's no chance in hell the strings stay clean. Most of the gear in Epiphones is chromed, and they want us to believe that oxidazed before the strings. It's honestly hilarious

[@BRO-chet]

@JJMorris84 Are you familiar with "flash rusting"? It's a thing that happens (not exclusively) when hot metal is doused with water. Some metals react to the process differently than others.

[@RonaldoSilva-tn8in]

Restaurada guitarra 🎸😉

[@MrEarwicker]

These videos are so stupid. None of that wear is natural. And what is with the sand wtf? He should also show the video where he takes that relatively new Epiphone and messes it up

[@johnwhitaker545]

Lmao did you see how easy those tuner bushings came out??!

[@KevinSmithdc]

If you don't want to watch, there are other things on you tube.

[@chrishenderson9130]

​@@KevinSmithdc I'm busy watching this faking fuck

[@Shakygun]

Or maybe the guitar was damaged in flood caused by a hurricane that hit a beach town or somewhere where there is salt water and sand.

[@28076130513B]

I´ve seen instruments lying forgotten in backyards, on lawns, near a field, in damp cellars, and - most - in bulky waste... ...and not a few were in more terrible condition than the guitars in this video. So what do you think is “suspicious” or “fake” about the condition of the instruments shown in the video...? And what makes you sufficiently competent to doubt all of this, or even to call it a blatant fake...?

[@petergrohmuller1372]

This guitar was found by Egyptologists during excavations in a 5,000-year-old tomb, along with the first Roling Stones music cassette.🤣

[@westonwhited2186]

King Tut used it himself

[@alexanton6942]

Снимаю старый лак.... Мочу салфетку кладу на корпус, беру утюг нагеваю корпус.... старое покрытие становится как желе... и потом снимаю его....

[@jeffrix2798]

Is there a reason you didn't test the neck bend, fret height etc.... this is 90% more important than anything else...

[@jimadams8182]

Yeah i make up stories too.

[@vstatealum]

How did it get in that shape?

[@BRO-chet]

It looks like it was salvaged from a house fire. When they show up and douse your home with thousands of gallons of water, this is how everything in your house end up looking.

[@slamtilt01]

You should've just cleaned up the wiring and brushed off the dirt and sealed in the cracked body work. Somebody would think it was custom beat up and could play hard.

[@professor_Like]

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[@busabrye]

Completely fake

[@28076130513B]

And what *competence* do *you* have to claim something ( *provable* ) about craftsmanship as shown in the video...? 🤔 Just a question.

[@RestorationVideo]

very nice restoration one day you will become best youtuber may allah give you more success in this world and in the hereafter (AMEEN)❤❤🤲😊

[@stanthebluesman9650]

...and 72 virgins.

[@paolunna]

and a free vest