FAKE! I Bought a COUNTERFEIT GIBSON and IT'S AWESOME! antique arch top guitar restoration repair

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

Hands down one of most beautiful sounding instruments I have heard you work on. That pickup choice and pick guard are sublime. Your excellent skills are outmatched only by your sense of taste. Happy birthday too. This made my week man

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you very much!

[@Kevenruf]

@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 When the led zeppelin chords hit, I turned my head in awe!

[@kunaikai]

Happy birthday! I love your videos. And I love that you cover a lot of obscure guitar history. I would have never heard of Spanish conversion guitars if it weren’t for your channel

[@lukespread]

So true.

[@Notaluthier]

I think I’m the only one doing electric Spanish conversions to be honest! But the acoustic versions have been around

[@thedaylightco]

so neat. Sounds very uniqueand very sweet

[@pvdguitars2951]

Happy belated birthday Levon. Fantastic job on this 12 string, sounds killer, electric and acoustic! 👍🫶

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks!

[@Andy62bass]

Just the right amount of tort, I’d say. Love the sounds, both ways. Nice job. Elled and Essed. Greetings from Ireland.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks Andy!

[@viczero6495]

Wish You Were Here during the test sounds so beautiful btw Happy Birthday this is my favourite channel on youtube wish you all the best✨

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Happy Birthday NOT A LUTHIER...you don't look a day over Skynyrd's drummer 1975. Hope you treated yourself.

[@Camcodrummer]

😂

[@kevinwebb8690]

😂😂

[@vadenk4433]

Artimus Pyle shoutout

[@chrisgunn121]

Happy Birthday Dude, I think David would approve, She sounds sweet.......

[@e4tm333]

These long format videos are brilliant to watch

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks so much!

[@VonRock]

Happy Girthday

[@jacksondemarre8057]

That is one of the coolest 12 strings I have ever seen. Very nice work! I really like the pickguard/pickup cover you made for it. It is the perfect amount of tort.

[@Notaluthier]

Heck yeah! Thanks

[@doylecole]

Your attention to detail is amazing! Most people would butchered this beautiful instrument. Inspiring!!

[@Notaluthier]

Very kind! Thank you!

[@JH-ks9oi]

Happy “Not A Luthier” Day ! That guitar is excellent man, thank guitar gods for a mind like yours

[@averybirmingham]

yo, your work came out great! love this restoration especially on an old 12 string!

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks!

[@BenAdam-om2hr]

Nice job, and now a unique guitar with better balance and setup! Bravo, sir!

[@lornefenna9824]

I love everything about that guitar, the sound the look, the work you've done. Great job. Happy birthday

[@TXCrafts1]

I've been wanting a l-1 12 string and it's cool to see a modded one

[@ffsrdr6596]

Man, this guitar though, something about that beatiful resonance, awesome taste in pickup, sounds great with the amp and microphone and the resonation chamber goin at it , i bet you could make some wonderful feedback loops with that

[@mikequenzer9100]

Well done!! Magnificent sound!!

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks!

[@chrisoakmountain2387]

This guitar sounds really great ... and you always find the right tunes and sounds. Happy birthday.

[@costasarantidis4499]

Happy birthday! Nicely done, as always.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks a lot!

[@ChristofferNelsonG]

Addendum: let me see through all the lies... I know I'll feel better in time.... Unplugged it immediately gave me Grapes Of Wrath vibes. Love it. Too many comments? Naaaaah.

[@Notaluthier]

Never too many

[@stuff4fun]

Sounds so good! Happy birthday

[@harleyveejay]

I enjoy your videos and love seeing Buggy, Happy Birthday to you!

[@ChristofferNelsonG]

Third comment: your projects are so fun and interesting. ...and, I put all my toppings IN my burgers. Spinach. Hot peppers. Garlic onions and mushrooms. Black beans (mashed). Cheese. And oatmeal as a binder. Very yummy.

[@Vykk_Draygo]

That's an individual meatloaf. 😂

[@PeteEllson5656]

Another great video. That guitar came out beautiful. Looks cool and it sounds really good. Electrifying it was a perfect call. Awesome.

[@scottbubb2946]

Happy Birthday Mr. Clean Sweater! And "Hi" Buggy.

[@Notaluthier]

Don’t get used to it!

[@juless27]

i like your style! i actually did not expect to watch the whole vid but here we are. the restoration looks great and tbh did not like the tort at first but it grew on me while you were playing. :) well done! and happy birthday!

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks! Never thought I would use this tort to be honest! I think it looks tacky on most builds, but somehow the Gibson can handle it

[@chrisva4268]

Happy birthday Levon! Another great video, glad you're the one to take this deranged "L-1-12" into your care. I'm sure it plays better than ever, and that pickup sounds terrific! Sounded great as a 6 string, so you can always convert it back too!

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks Chris! I will also be adjusting the pile pieces for balance. It was between this and a filtertron, or a supertron.

[@BataraKado]

Happy birthday dude! Hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for the very janky yet inspirational videos lmfao, your videos are just gold on another level..

[@pasteye1671]

Sounds great and looks better. Now, instead of being a counterfeit Gibbie, it's an Original. Happy birthday, Dude.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks!

[@lukegreenhatch7825]

Happy birthday fellow Sag man. Wishing you all the best 🎶🎸🙏

[@Dr.Anomaly]

Just gotta say, the guitar sounds and looks good man.

[@Fungiarts]

This goes to my watch list since it's so late in the night for me as I write this comment. Counterfeit and awesome are 2 words that excite me. Also happy birthday dude

[@Notaluthier]

🙏🏼

[@gregb91401]

Rather than tortoise, I would have gone with black - but that's just me. You did a great job. Sounds great. HBD!

[@Notaluthier]

I low key hate this particular tortoise in most circumstances, but I think this guitar balances it out pretty well.

[@gryfandjane]

Wow. You turned that into an amazingly cool instrument! The look and sound are fantastic. Enjoyed this one!

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you so much!

[@RupaTerupa]

everyday is a birthday, happy birthday, pray you a good health and happiness, God bless... thank you for this awesome project and video🤩👍

[@Evan_Kersey]

Happy birthday, I love the bridge you make for it!

[@DaHill1998]

Happy Birthday! Great, creative project - sounds killer. Thanks for posting.

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you!

[@ghiaclock]

Happy birthday sir! I do enjoy your craftsmanship mixed with imagination and comedy! Well done!

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you very much!

[@happyguy5765]

What you do is my dream, I would love to just fix guitars and make weird combinations of them. One of the ones I always thought of is a fender Jaguar with a tele pickup setup, that's a 12 string, so this video filled me with joy when I saw it.

[@mikemorrisonmusic]

Happy Birthday! Ah, good ol' Ted. He's one of my favorites!

[@daverice2426]

It's like two Seinfeld references in one video, Susan croaking and "Worlds are colliding!"

[@koheikashiwagi9019]

A restoration and a mean lookin burger in one video? HELL YEAH happy birthday, wishing you and your family the best!

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@joshua7680]

I love it... One day I'll find a Frankenstein that works out

[@WindsEternal]

Haha great video! That's funny about Wish You Were Here... I used to play that on a 12-string when I was a kid. Happy Birthday!!! 🎂🍰🥞🧁

[@Newamazingproduct]

I always love to sit down and watch your latest adventure. That sounds beautiful. The highlights for me were 1) The ridiculous hall reverb on the vice scene, which was chuckles 2) The playing section 3) Buggy, of course! Happy Birthday!

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you!

[@martainman5000]

Happy birthday. Great work on the 12. It looks fantastic. And that pickup sounds so full and chimey in the right way.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks! There were only 3 pickups in contention but k glad with the choice

[@daverice2426]

That pickguard/pickup is ridiculously sweet, thing sounds killer, I think doing the whole tailpiece would've been overkill. Oh, and Happy Birthday man!

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks very much!

[@lukespread]

Happy birthday, you bewhiskered brute! It must be a good thing to get birthday greetings from a stranger on the other side of the world, surely. Very pleased to see this new video. And Buggy.

[@Notaluthier]

Many thanks Luke!

[@andreventurini8055]

Great job an still a funny moment, happy birthday!

[@jackycoudray6029]

Happy birthday ! Man, every new build is more interesting, keep it up !

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks!

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks for posting

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

Happy Birthday .. love that guitar!!! Steve Howe would go to town on that thing

[@Charlieboy2680]

Really nice job !

[@jonahnewt]

Love the videos man

[@alexjohnmontalvo9142]

Wow awesome.. loved the whole thing.. beautiful finish and pretty sounding guitar big diff day and night..great work this was my first clip..👍🏼 and subscribed look forward to more.. thank you for your time and for sharing .✊🏼right on

[@Notaluthier]

Sweet! Thanks!

[@MatthewRMacKinnon]

Happy burthday Levon! Thanks for all the laughs!

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you! 🥳

[@MC-sg5yr]

WOW the pickup sounded incredible. Great work. Perfect amount of tort

[@chazstewart4865]

Your channel is why I'm not scared to experiment on guitars now.. Great job as always.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks!

[@Darcaster]

Happy birthday mate!!

[@jamesoniris2647]

27:26 transported into another world for a second there lmao

[@ixis99]

Enjoyed the tortoise-12

[@petergouldrup4317]

Happy birthday 🎉

[@Notaluthier]

Happy birthday one and all!

[@RisingSunGuitarMods]

Happy birthday bro, thanks for the cool vids, loving your work. 🤙

[@Notaluthier]

Much appreciated!

[@pedrinhoatmc]

You really outdid yourself on this one. Congrats on the project, man.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks a lot

[@dannork1240]

Aaaand yes it sounds fantastic 👍🏼

[@ZeeWorden]

very fun project and a damn cool guitar.

[@markvonwisco7369]

🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 The guitar turned out quite well. I love the sound.

[@MrStylemed]

Happy birthday! Great video. The guitar looks spot on.

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you

[@daveroberts4933]

That turned out pretty sweet! Well worth all the pain I’d say. Sounds great.

[@Notaluthier]

Yeah, luckily it came together in the end or I would be VERY GRUMPY!

[@bigmikeyz0071]

That’s a rad guitar for sure

[@powerinformation]

the eagle has landed graet work good amount of turtle

[@Notaluthier]

🦅 🐢

[@SlaughteredDecay]

Nice work! I really like that you do so much by hand, makes me build up the courage to do it myself 😂

[@Notaluthier]

Next video: a Plek does everything. 🤣

[@edwardpetersen4309]

"Where does he get those wonderful toys?" - The Joker from Batman (1989). Happy belated birthday.

[@Notaluthier]

I had trading cards of this movie! All I remember is that the Kim Basinger one was titled “meltingly beautiful”

[@edwardpetersen4309]

@@Notaluthier so, was that card all sticky?

[@scott6049]

Happy Belated 🎉 what a cool yet tedious project that became. Really loved the video! You definitely have a lot of tricks in your bag. Sounded amazing in the end.

[@Notaluthier]

I don’t got em till I need em! Then I got em’! Thanks!

[@FoulOwl2112]

Sounds and looks awesome. I like the tailpiece better without the tort.

[@micksidaway]

Great sounds.

[@Mike-vk4cd]

Happy Birthday!

[@bengordon2330]

Happy Birthday ! Dang, you saw the Orcas..so jealous. I've got to see an orca and a beaver and I've completed my Canada Bingo card. Moose ? check. Bear ? check. Eagle ? check...

[@Notaluthier]

Wow thanks so much Ben!

[@ET-gp5gx]

Best of birthdays to you, here’s to pragmatism rejection for all, always amen ❤

[@Notaluthier]

Amen indeed!

[@catznmaccarato1497]

I am Mexican and I would love you try playing a vihuela or a guitarron! Happy birthday btw

[@Notaluthier]

I’m a cracker-ass-cracker and I too would love to try both/either of those!

[@rustyaxelrod]

Happy Birthday! What a great old guitar. I really dig the way it sound and it looks (tort is cool) amazing too! Not to mention it has time travelled to twelve string and electric lady land👍

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you very much

[@opiumdennis7249]

Happiest of birthdays!

[@Notaluthier]

Thankiest of thank yous

[@Camcodrummer]

That thing sounds really good. Happy Birthday

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you!

[@keestoft250]

Many happy returns of the day! Cool old guitars AND killer whales on a city break! Thank you 👌

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you! 😊

[@ed022859]

Well played Sir! Weeeeeellllll played.:)

[@CindyKonkle]

Happy belated birthday Levon 🎉

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks Cindy! ☺️

[@tomahawkhead]

Awesome guitar, man, sounds brilliant, great idea to make it electric. Great burger too, potato chips all the way! Not sure about the Oreo... but i guess you wont have to eat again that day with it in there, so makes sense. Happy birthday, all the best!

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you! Yes, I tried to work all my calories into a few scant bites!

[@daverice2426]

10:25 Good call, I was just recently pulling my hair out watching another guitar guy who got WAY too into the whole ASMR thing. I totally got what you were doing with those tuner holes, no need to put us two inches from the action for all 12. Those whales were awesome, by the way

[@TheVirakahScale]

Happy Birthday my man! Hope it's a great one!

[@Notaluthier]

Thanksssss!

[@gretschmesaboogie]

The demo sounded so good I laughed cos I thought you overdubbed something... well done!

[@Notaluthier]

Hahahha amazing

[@dddrpepper497mrp7]

i postponed calling my girlfriend to watch your video. love your videos man! keep em coming!

[@Notaluthier]

Hahahhaha don’t get me in trouble for that! 😅

[@forresta65]

happy birthday!

[@goodun2974]

If orcas ever went up river in a major US city like New York they would be surrounded by hundreds of boats harassing them. Nice to see that the Canadians enjoy it from a distance and leave the animals alone.

[@1-eye-willy]

the other day i told you i would convert one of those tenors of yours into a six string and now it looks like someone converted a six string into a 12 so im glad im not the only one with desires to convert pre war gibsons😂

[@butchlauer]

That was alot of work !⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@Notaluthier]

THANK YOU. Yes it was 🫠

[@tealstatic]

Man, I miss that part of the country...countries? I use to live on Orcas Island in Washington and need to go back some day. Love the videos!

[@Notaluthier]

It’s gorgeous! Where are you now?

[@tealstatic]

@@Notaluthier THe middle of Texas. basically the opposite of where you're at. Cental Texas: The Land of Rocks and Ants.

[@vadenk4433]

Levon is one cool cat.

[@firecrackerheart]

i'm new here, & i'm quite stoked .. .

[@Notaluthier]

Hi awesome! Welcome!

[@firecrackerheart]

@@Notaluthier also, that outro tune by yer band, HMMM, at the end of that stupid-amazing custom outsider build double-neck is superb .. . right up my alley.

[@YellowJello57]

Fancy loo-chyay, LMAO! Guitar sounds amazing, well done.