Fender Stratocaster 1992 | Old Guitar Restoration

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[@HopliteWarlord]

A guitar or any musical instrument should never reach this condition. Criminal!

[@destarose461]

That's what I was like when I saw this. If your gonna let a guitar get into a condition like this. Then you don't deserve one in the first place.

[@ProjectCreativityGuy96]

We honestly need the guitar Police involved!

[@dkrkflEh]

Well made piece of sh

[@simeon2851]

I agree. If you find the culprit, know a tree...

[@ravenwundis]

Perhaps, The Who would disagree 😊

[@leguman]

a plywood fender?! I doubt ..

[@alexissanchez1321]

Its not a real fender!! No way

[@__thatcarguy__4086]

Exactly.... No serial number and logo on headstock, no numbers in the body, plywood body...

[@erichchiarelli4377]

Actually is a South Korean Squier, from 1993. Found that by the serial numbr on the headstock.

[@s7customguitars]

I've seen some plywood Squiers firm the mid 90's but I can say without a doubt that that neck was not a Fender OR a Squier of any kind. It reminds me more of a Harmony.

[@s7customguitars]

So after watching some more, I do see that the neck that w went on is a MIK Squier neck. I was talking about the one that came off earlier not being a Fender or Squier.

[@trisnawikrama]

not a Fender, but it's so satisfying to watch

[@__thatcarguy__4086]

That's what i'm saying... no serial number and logo on headstock, no numbers in the body, plywood body...

[@danielsmith4292]

Headstock shape is wrong also but he does put a "new" fender neck on it.

[@San_Vito]

@@danielsmith4292 A Fender neck on a plywood body. What a weird choice to make. But, even then, the "fender" headstock looks sus to me, what model has that very small Fender logo with serial number on the headstock?

[@littlecrow6484]

Yeah , I just want to say that your camera work is absolutely spot on. A real joy to watch. I especially liked how you pitched the broken guitar neck into the trash bin ! Superb !

[@paulpennington-mv7rt]

It's hilarious, yes great photo work! But the neck, unbelievably, was the only part of this guitar worth saving! Ironic it was trashed.

[@lonnie_johnson93]

This is insane!! I've been playing guitar and tinkering w/ stuff for over 18 years. All the 'donts' are here: laminated plywood body, cheap chinese pickups, old poor quality tuners reused. I honestly thought this was staged and just a smeared over guitar that was easy to repair or a complete botchjob. But nah, this was exceptionally good. Both as a luthier and as a player and even a video editor. This is what pure artisan or craftsmanship looks like. Mad respect 🙏 I like the Philips radio restoration, they're a Dutch company and I am from The Netherlands.

[@pookie2986]

It's fake as all get out. Check 1:53 when he lifts the pick guard up, the guitar looks like its been buried and fully submerged in mud but the cavity and electronics are clean? Nothing about this thing is Fender, from '92, or restored.

[@theothertonydutch]

At best it is a made in korea or made in japan strat, which were for a short time branded fender. But those were quickly changed to Squier branding becuase they weren't particularly on par with the better fender stuff. That being said, they can be pretty nice players, and plywood does have a look on it's own that I like for punky guitars.@@pookie2986

[@MHChang2014]

@@pookie2986 Gotta agree, yet another fake and staged "restoration" vid

[@miltoncastillo4545]

Me agrada el valor que se la da al instrumento A pesar que no era Fender y la madera del cuerpo era contrachapado igual es el valor

[@webyankee6558]

It is really nice to see someone fixing and restoring some well made items. Something this throw-away society has long since stopped doing as thing are made cheaper and cheaper but do not last.

[@gillyt629]

I don't know which are better your Restoration Skills or your Video Editing Skills. Fabulous workmanship and very entertaining, not to mention funny too. Keep up the good work. Appreciate the hard work. Carry on. Oh, and the band sounded pretty good to boot. Awesome!

[@davespin9034]

Ditto! Great video work

[@andydunn5673]

My thoughts exactly

[@wolfspa1040]

too me also even.....dun ditto's ✌🙃🤟

[@benwright6330]

I would've fixed the headstock break, cleaned it, and put it back together again, leaving everything else including what was left of the original paint alone. 🤷

[@user-uo6dd5ks8q]

very cool video, thanks to the master and operator for such a wonderful job 😊

[@Guitarllica]

I would keeped the relic yellow body. Was incredible

[@davidqueen5098]

Man am I glad I found your channel. The things that you are showing in terms of rebuilding things and fixing things up and doing general work on a guitar is something that I really appreciate. Thank you I love your channel.

[@stephenmiller5023]

I admire your creativity and commitment and compassion you have for your craft & workmanship. Doing restoration work on old equipment takes time & a love for whatever it was to begin with . The old saying goes “ Do what you love ,& Love what you do , and work becomes fun instead of Drudgery “. You obviously love it , and it shows !! Thanks for posting this one 😎👍

[@MASI_forging]

How awesome. Such a beautiful restoration 😍😍

[@TheMarshmallowMushroom]

2 restorations in one video? sign me up! the grenade piece was very cool as well! also, the editing was very good and the little skits were hilarious!

[@kimthompson5871]

By the way . Fantastic job ! She’s now a thing of beauty !

[@danielbreaux1842]

Super cool all the work you went through to rescue this guitar. It takes the same amount of work to fix a cheap guitar as an expensive guitar and the pride and joy can be the same. Jimmy Page proved cheap guitars can make multi platinum tunes, Kurk Cobain also.

[@ironblast5]

Seems like alot of work for a ply wood body

[@Alex000113]

Ive seen bands spend 16mins just tuning up, you restored and prepped a guitar to play ! 🙂 Especially enjoyed the details of the stripdown, fretjob and painting. Nice video, good skills there too !

[@adrianstephens56]

I grew up as a boy listening to an old radio like that in my bedroom. Loved the EM34 (?) magic eye.

[@stevenrosado7692]

Nothing about this is credible. But soldering the fret before you pulled them actually made me laugh out loud so thanks for that😂

[@robshirewood5060]

He heated them to soften the glue or crap that gets in there from skin etc to remove the toothed frets without damaging the wood too much it is a technique often used. I think it is even covered in Dan Erlewine's great book on the subject. Much of the rest is also credible I have restored and built many guitars and customised many too using very similar methods. It is a great pastime and helps kick the trauma of my career as a medical professional.

[@bpaakwaan7325]

@@robshirewood5060 Would be better if he ran a blade down each side of the fret first and dampened the wood to lessen the risk of tear out.

[@doknox]

You laugh because you dont understand. Other than the fact it's not a real fender, whats not credible about it? That's how it's done buddy.

[@doknox]

​@@bpaakwaan7325no it wouldn't. Do you have any experience building or repairing guitars?

[@robshirewood5060]

@@bpaakwaan7325 Not something i have ever see done, due to the T or mushroom shape, as the toothed part is buried and logically the blade would go in at a angle causing more damage to the wood and harder to seat it imho. I have seen people wet the wood and then use the heating iron to soften the glue etc . Not something i have ever done but i will check it out on an old scrap neck. Lessons can always be learned. Personally i like to experiment with new wiring schemes as my favourite part. Thanks for the info, stay safe brother.

[@CrustyRestorations]

Nice to see such a beautiful instrument restored👍

[@laurencehastings7473]

Nice video , good camera work. Not a Fender guitar! It's a plywood body.

[@therealremo]

Exactly! Good eyes. Fender always uses solid Ash or Elder bodies for Stats and Teles!

[@deanmccaskill5495]

It’s also not the same neck that was in pieces originally. Still a fantastic job though

[@__thatcarguy__4086]

Yes, i'm saying this a lot in the comments... no serial number and logo on headstock, no numbers in the body, plywood body... that's a cheap copy

[@laurencehastings7473]

@@__thatcarguy__4086 Why mislead people? No shame in restoring a no-name. The first shot is the Fender headstock and logo. Trem block is also wrong. In short click bait. In my opinion it's more challenging to refurb a no-name copy because you normally can't find drop-in parts , so you have to adapt and modify.

[@__thatcarguy__4086]

@@laurencehastings7473 i mean, great work, finish could've been better, but nice work... only thing is it's a clickbait...

[@SixxiePlays]

Awesome video amazing work, the Strat restoration was top notch!

[@user-kd3qf9kz5t]

Incredible video. I took a math class. Your video made me live again.

[@satchkara]

Woah, I love this! so beautiful AXE! 💙

[@johnw4659]

This whole thing seems implausible.

[@jorgerochaoficial2668]

Que trabalho maravilhoso ❤

[@Falstaff-mr8fk]

Based on the year made and the plywood body, coupled with the headstock shape my best guess is that this is a Squier Stratocaster made in Korea in either the Samick or the Young Eum factories. I have a parts-caster I love that uses one of those bodies, in fiesta red.

[@murrayguitarpickups9545]

I spotted the laminated body, I had a "Legend" Strat with that body

[@San_Vito]

The headstock doesn't match any Squier model. This is some Asian replica not done by Squier nor Fender.

[@San_Vito]

@@murrayguitarpickups9545 I have a Squier Affinity with that body, and it's not supposed to be made out of plywood, yet, it is. I really don't think it's a fake one, since affinities are not even worth faking, but, I don't really care anyway, it's a cheap guitar regardless.

[@Falstaff-mr8fk]

@@San_Vito I looked up the serial number on the headstock and it stated it was a 1990s reissue made in Japan. But the plywood body is definitely a Korean Squier body. I am thinking this is a parts guitar mating that 90s reissue neck with that body.

[@geraldstamour1312]

Guitar turned out hella dope, Rusty Restore! I also want that lamp! It looks [CENSORED] badass!

[@AllanGildea]

Superb across the board.

[@milenadeltorto7158]

Amazing work on the Strat!

[@toddplager8676]

Damn what a great video, not to mention bringing the dead back to life! I love making junk awesome again!! Epic skills and patience!! You got a new sub today! TY

[@fairbayer]

Stunning work, great video!

[@AtomicSquirrelHunter]

I bought an old beat up Strat in the 70s for $125. It was painted with latex and had a dove painted on it (hippie guitar), and later, I sold it to a friend who restored it. When he took off the neck, there was a small plate marked 'May 1963'. I have heard that Leo Fender personally hand-built them until 1964. I was military at the time and shipped out, never seeing my friend again. Always wanted to know what the deal really was. Maybe I lost a gob of money.

[@larrybruton6375]

Simple pure , digging into that old fender like digging for treasure

[@ryanthenormal]

What Fender? There's no Fender in this video.

[@donepearce]

Plywood is an exceptionally good material for making an electric guitar. It is far more stable against temperature and moisture than natural wood.

[@oscarcubur7797]

Sí, en algunos modelos de Fender Stratocaster y Telecaster fabricados en la década de 1960, se utilizó madera contrachapada para el cuerpo de la guitarra. Esto se hizo principalmente como una medida de reducción de costos y para satisfacer la creciente demanda de guitarras eléctricas. Sin embargo, a lo largo de los años, Fender ha utilizado principalmente maderas macizas como aliso, fresno y alder en la construcción de sus guitarras. aunque este no es el caso, digo yo jeje

[@San_Vito]

Esta no es una Fender y ninguna fender es de melamina/"madera" contrachapada. Las Squier (solo las peores) sí pueden serlo, y aún así son raras.

[@denniskramer9657]

fantastic job.he deserves a medal or something.

[@BeefSupreme-vk9sz]

Very entertaining, great use of the camera tricks, actually great non overuse of the tricks and humor like so many do

[@tkgtomino666]

The way the video is shown is wonderful, but above all, the restoration technique is careful and beautiful! 🎥🎸😆 I registered because it is very helpful 👍✨ I use a Les Paul, but Fender is a great guitar because it's easy to repair and assemble, and it's very well thought out❣️🎸

[@wyattblackwood3927]

Talk about coming back from the dead, amazing what a little love can do.

[@adamoutlnd7609]

I am a 1992 in need of restoration as well, so this was quite a pill to swallow.

[@riskybusiness3413]

Absolutely beautiful video. Love the dry humor. Old torn up guitar, 'sale' $1.99 next to the old violin $499.00 paid for with a $2.00 bill. 🙂 This would make for a great submission in the Austin Film Festival.

[@rubenfernandezcampos8648]

Except decal stick no one part are Fender. Body is a laminated sandwich!😮

[@jeffreyhawks6090]

Very cool video skills. Nothing else really matters. Good workmanship, too. Looking forward to more!

[@gillesgenete9598]

Very nice film , well made 👍 About the guitar, genuinely wandering if the plywood body has ant effect on tone compared to solid body ? Also surprised to see the copper band surounding the wire bobin of pickups ! Whar's to purpose ? Cycle hum reduction ?

[@namnefternamn5463]

From a guitar luthier´s perspective there are so many things wrong with this restoration I don´t were to begin... But as long as you´re having fun..

[@abusymom202]

Wow oh wow ! You're a GENIUS ! HOW I WISH I COULD GET THAT WISDOM TOO.

[@Antonio-qe8me]

ottimo lavoro, complimenti

[@dmcgwhisper5945]

Great work! Great video production!

[@Projacked1]

Super excited to watch this video. Philips is from the city we grew up in. They sure had some excellent designers back in the day.

[@steveroberts]

Really nice. Well done.

[@jessicahayden1415]

I love the close-ups.

[@armadagunshow]

Oh incroyable 😮😮

[@clivesilk3501]

that aint no fender but a fender strat copy ! nice restoration

[@jasoncammarata8476]

It’s not even the neck that came on the guitar. This all he did was repaint a body and assemble a partscaster.

[@abloke8834]

I love your close ups!

[@anticapedaleriaballini]

The aging and rusting appears not to be real, but otherwise a cool video!

[@khalislove3060]

Yeah its look fake

[@rickmasseur2008]

Amazing job on that Fender - especially the body!

[@mikepike5828]

Not even remotely a Fender

[@ryanthenormal]

The body is plywood. Absolutely not a Fender. Did you not wonder why the branding was scraped off the non-Fender shaped headstock? This guy is passing off a budget guitar as the real thing.

[@ReyCarmesi666]

I almost cried seeing that beautiful guitar in that horrible condition.😢

[@mBuster96]

Personally, I would have cleaned everything with a soft brush and some soap. Then fix the old neck with wood glue. Perfect.

[@ryanthenormal]

It's off-brand tat. Repairing the neck is worth neither the time nor the money.

[@grizz1887]

Oh,poor guitar when u first got it. Thankfully, the neck is easier to replace than a glued in neck. Nice work on fixing it.👍

[@Nmapz]

Steps to change Guitar body paint 38:20 final look 0:14 initial look 2:23 paint removal oil 7:03 removing paint 7:39 filing body 8:08 prime(painting) 8:43 car paint Thanks ❤

[@dmitrykolevatih4692]

15:53 ахаха драмер найс 5:05 спасибо что оставил пасту гои под крышкой синглов 0:43 на этом моменте можно кстати переставать смотреть Есть классные каналы профильные по реставрации гитар там спасают даже безнадёжные случае переломов и сколов грифов, при этом учитывая все конструктивные особенности, чтоб его от анкера не свернуло после починки.

[@Traum87]

1.ты всё-таки досмотрел всё, молодец 2. Паста как-то влияет на работу датчиков? 3. "От анкера не свернуло после ремонта" - ты хоть немного представляешь как работает анкер и зачем он нужен? 4. Если есть классные профильные каналы по реставрации гитар, хули ты тут забыл? Иди дрочи на "спасателей" безнадёжных случаев. Автор пошёл по пути наименьшего сопротивления, о причинах такого выбора мы не знаем. 5. Любитель таймкодов детектед)))

[@JurgenKrace]

@@Traum87лурк йоб детекдед))) Чел выше все по делу сказал. Это нихера не реставрация. Это классный видоз, который приятно смотреть. Но не реставрация.

[@Traum87]

​@@JurgenKraceспасибо, кэп!

[@Traum87]

@@JurgenKrace ты на этом канале хоть одно видео по реставрации видел?

[@TheMarduk09]

Поддерживаю обоими руками. Я чуть не охренел от такой реставрации, выкинул одно, другое -купил новое😅. Зачем вообще тогда браться. Пастой гоей гриф херачил ,хоть бы его в малярный скотч упаковал 🤦 Лучше занимайтесь оружием😊

[@bernardlee8612]

i love rusty guitars more than the glossy one's.

[@wolfspa1040]

Entertain'n Informative Phunny Chit! 🤙😎🤟

[@silviofarias5182]

Fender com este headstock, mentiu pro tio, larguei de mão nos primeiros segundos...TÁ LOCO!!!

[@user-gr3by6nx2c]

Really Peaceful Light❣️🌏

[@jessemendez7715]

I watch a lot of these vids, best one ever.

[@user-by2ik5ms9t]

Видео класс! очень остроумно! Мастер красавец!

[@ignacioantoniovarassarmien2383]

That,s a great work

[@shiyarderwish]

I like this kind of work

[@unbox_impact3505]

very well restored. But this guitar has a pretty thin tremolo for a Fender and the neck plate didn't have a Fender logo. it somehow looks artificially outdated.

[@TheNeCaster]

Probably THE best restoration video I've seen! What a skill, what a taste!

[@67Jimbob]

Helluva video, thanks

[@andersonchina80]

Perfect vídeo. Amazing.

[@RicardoAldana1988]

Those poles went extra crispy

[@GoudLoodje]

I love how the headstock in the first shot is different than in the rest of the video lmao

[@tukang_melodi_cover]

Keren sekali tetap semangat kawan kerja bagus🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mark006868]

Rusty Restore...That is not ''Fender Stratocaster 1992''...Fender did not produce any plywood body guitars in 1992...and... changing the neck with a Squier neck made in Korea does not make it a Fender Stratocaster either...The VN3 serial number denotes that the neck you decided to put on the guitar was made in Korea at the Sunghan factory in 1993 and that it is a Squier Stratocaster...Fender only makes guitars in the USA and Mexico and never in Korea... Nice try...

[@faustobarco1351]

😮

[@michaelzschoche2746]

Not to mention the electronics seem off too especially the 5 way switch, but that could have been added at some point aftermarket.

[@user-hc5ml1nq3q]

So what?

[@mark006868]

@@user-hc5ml1nq3q So you are asinine...just saying...

[@christopheradams7942]

I did a Fender serial number lookup and it came back invalid soooo.......

[@beakyturbot]

I'm not aware that Fender ever made plywood body guitars. What you have is a SLO Strat Like Object.

[@sean9983]

Nice job, if you could have taken the time, the guitar neck that you threw out was probably salvageable. I’ve broken necks that bad and they were saved by a Luther.

[@123pap]

Beautiful good job

[@Interstellar85]

Incredible

[@stephenyoud6125]

Nicely done and well filmed with a bit of humor - nice to see. But the paint job needed more surface preparation, a clear top coat and rubbing back the orange peel and then polishing. The regret job was good but the frets needed leveling and re-crowning with a fall away above the 12th fret. I also line my cavities with copper foil against hum. I like the red metallic and would. Like to do a proper candy apple red, maybe using flake as base coat rather than just silver. On my next telecaster build for my nephew I want to do a British flag using red and blue clear coat over silver flake (instead of red, white and blue solid colors). Always another project around the corner

[@craigoog]

So glad to see the beat up version wasn't the refinish.

[@Stillblissstudios]

Amazing!

[@ox1s]

Светильник классный👍👏

[@gawar6736]

Is it me or the guitar looked way more badass before its restoration ! It was looking like a 10k€ Fender masterbuilt « Heavy relic » Strat, sold by the Fender Custom Shop !!

[@duclimer]

Awesome

[@heycouper1835]

I have the exact guitar. Same color, plywood body, etc…. It’s a Squier Bullet Series but the neck he took off was a 22 fret neck 🤔. I don’t believe 22 fret necks came on those plywood Squiers. I have 22 fret neck Squiers but none were plywood bodies. Plywood or not this is one of my favorite guitars to play.

[@DVCGAMER]

I don't speaking English but this video is amazing

[@salahbaker4089]

I dint think fender had plywood bodies....ever

[@antoniomeira4331]

Top demais! Agora avisa ele q fender num tem corpo de compensado, puta trabalho pra arrumar uma guita q num vale nada 😂

[@infoscholar5221]

Nice lamp, but I wouldn't have hard soldered the bulb...it's going to die, sooner or later.

[@Juan-hv7ty]

Most satisfying video❤

[@xx7secondsxx]

Haven't seen that many syringes in a studio since my old band!!

[@Zonakita91]

Good video always succes for you

[@denistate3697]

You have a lot of humor👏👍😂😂😊