I cleaned up a Japanese guitar from the 1960s.

#guyatone #cleaning #restoration #repair #guitar #asmr #bass
trial 31:16
Materials used
・PiKAL LC-303
・PiKAL LC-202
・PiKAL LC-050
・PiKAL METAL POLISH
・KEN SMITH PRO FORMULA POLISH
・TRICK Gutar Polish
・ねこだまり工房　蜜蝋ワックス
・ニッぺ 徳用ラッカーうすめ液
・TASCO ラベル剥がし
・Ken Smith Pro Formula Polish
・エンジニア ZC-29ネジザウルスリキッド
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[@russiangoose7053]

I really appreciate that you cleaned it and restored what was already there. You didn't repaint it, or upgrade the parts or modernize it. You made it shine again without taking away it's natural age or patina. Thank you for respecting this beautiful old guitar

[@MrKenstar2]

Its a piece of shit guitar so it doesnt matter

[@mattrogers1946]

He didn't do a setup, recrown the old frets, or make a new nut. 🤔 All he did was polish a turd.

[@russiangoose7053]

@@mattrogers1946 I agree he should've done those things, but maybe he didn't have the tools available or something. But I'm every other regard I think he did a good job. Not everyone is a luthier. Maybe he handled the clean up and had a tech handle the set up later on. Maybe he's happy just to clean up the guitar.

[@jesusfernandodrylander1201]

I don't agree... But anyway... You know... It's a matter of taste!! Cheers from Seville (Spain). All the best. 🙂👍🇪🇦

[@CorbenEdward]

I agree with everything but ohhhhhh that black paint fading onto the white was so hot.

[@domformula1]

I never realised until I started watching this channel, just how many old guitars have been refinished - it’s almost like nothing ever ends up the same colour as it started!

[@ckhome8907]

I was lucky enough to stumbled upon this guitar on a local store specialized in importing 2nd hand or old Japanese goods. I got it for $80 USD. It's missing a Volume knobs and the wiring has gone loose. I manage to clean it up & redo the wiring. It's now one of my favourite guitar. This guitar look "boutique" in real life or in your hand. Hopefully I will find another one in the future.

[@emberpersephone]

Guitars made in Japan have wonderfully shaped bodies! Thank you for helping them look beautiful.❤

[@LeviBulger]

This is a Mosrite clone, which is actually an American design. 99% of Japanese guitars in those days were clones. It wasn't until companies like Ibanez got sued that they started coming out with original designs. But some of their clones were still very well built and can fetch big bucks even today.

[@emberpersephone]

Thanks, Felix!

[@nikitavolkov5783]

Old guitars never die they just have better stories to tell

[@jeromewagschal9485]

I thought it was a Guyatone but I wasn't sure... You've taken guitar restoration to a whole new level and you turned it into a true art form...

[@bbbeans6480]

looks like an LG150-T

[@jeromewagschal9485]

@@bbbeans6480 Thanks 🙂 I was just wondering which model it was...

[@salvatorearico6536]

Some great old school Off Minor on this one. Your appreciation of early 2000 post hardcore doesn't go unnoticed, great work!

[@aarts488]

You really outdid yourself keeping this one as original as possible. Respect 🫡

[@j4vice]

You bring the dead back to LIFE! You are a Saint.

[@ehehe123456]

グヤトーンは日本で最初にエレキギターを作ったメーカーだ。アンプやエフェクターも作っていたが、結局倒産してしまった。

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

So glad you were able to save the original finish!👍👍Guyatone made some cool guitars back in the day for sure. Have you ever seen an original LG200-T, it's often said that was their best.

[@Mr3DBob]

That's a beautiful clean-up and restoration job!

[@mattrogers1946]

Except there was no set up.

[@GordiansKnotHere]

That guitar came out amazing! Great work. I am getting a strange fascination with those Guyatone guitars...

[@luizgomesmartins]

Que som, e como é bom ouvir guitarras vintage , totalmente diferente desse mar de guitarras de hj e seus som todos iguais Parabéns

[@danielktdoranie]

The first demo tune you played gives me God You Black Emperor vibes. Very good.

[@cose-di-e7445]

it's italian screamo! la fine non è la fine by la quiete!

[@lossie8086]

the intonation on this guitar is a nightmare, but the guitar itself is beautiful and the pickups sound awesome

[@Dylan90210]

You're an amazing unique player as well. Very abstract cool demo you did with it.

[@joeblankenship377]

I love the funky-looking guitars of this era, your Silvertones and Danelectros and what not. Where it **almost** looks like a toy guitar, but it's not.

[@solidplysken2410]

Amazing work on an amazing guitar. Hearing Ekkaia playing on it made my hackles stand up. Thank you for this double pleasure

[@claudevieaul1465]

Lovely restoration!! All it needs after all that meticulous cleaning is a good setup: intonation, string height, trussrod adjustment. Looks to be in great condition for its age 👍😎 I simply love these 'reverse' shape guitars - Mosrite, Aria Urchin, Firebird.... I wish I would find one like this Guyatone nearby. 🙏

[@Aleks62106]

Ты где тут реставрацию увидел? Ни одна деталь не была отреставрирована. Гитару просто почистили и почистили к тому же не очень.

[@feast2938]

@@Aleks62106the terrible re paint was taken off and restored to its original colour, very long and difficult process. Then detailed again

[@CorbenEdward]

Awesome design for a string tree which should have caught on!

[@はっしー-g9i]

グヤトーンのギターだ！すげー！

[@MichaelTerry48]

I love how the bridge is just *suggesting* intonation

[@antoine2333]

Hello ! Beautiful restoration, so is this amazing old guitar ! Thank you for the video, we discoverd a nice guitar !

[@keithhampton9700]

I'm a big fan of Japanese copy guitars. Headstock is Ausome! Really exaggerated.

[@polkatronixx]

The headstock is almost as long as the guitar body!

[@BassicallyKiyash]

oh my god you're right

[@VoyagerOfTheVeil]

i was so hoping that this one would get fully repainted, but i understand why you didn't. beautiful work!

[@DaisyHollowBooks]

That was an amazing transition. It was cool that you could get the guitar into its original condition. Thanks for the demo of its sound.

[@Pleczjoza]

i want that guitar

[@JoelGilardini]

Wow! This is really a wonderful old Guyatone!!! Love the Mosrite like shape.

[@Giitzerland]

Guya Tone Guitars sell for $400 to $1800 US, they're appreciated in all ranges of condition, but generally better off unrestored, I'm glad you chose that path! This is a very interesting part of Japans history in electric guitars, an experimental era from what I've seen. Some of GT's models were simple flat slabs of wood, while others are complex combinations of electronics, and design elements that remind me of Fender Jaguar's, some were semi hollow body, and borrow from more American body styles, like the Gibson DC, and ES series. GT certainly developed their own very interesting and unique style, elegant and radical curves, with extreme cuts and headstock designs, the quality is all over the place, as you'd expect from a maker with a wide range of models, so while the playability is questionable and likely dependent on your style of playing, nobody can deny their collectability as pieces of art, and part of Japans rich historical partnership with musicians all over the world to create something new and interesting, imagine where we'd be without the imagination of Japanese luthiers, to this day some of the best Fender Stratocasters, and "super strats" were/are Japan made :)

[@chrisborges101]

loved that first little riff in the playing section

[@ynzsbstn]

That's "La fine non è la fine" by La Quiete. Nice screamo/emoviolence band

[@何も出来ないカスタマーセンター]

チョイスするギターがマジで自分の好みとぴったりで最高。

[@flickerdayo]

ビザールをきれいにするのも良いですね

[@joshuataft5541]

Came out good

[@seanedwards9787]

That bridge tail piece is so damn cool!

[@marce3811]

Loved the Off Minor Riffs

[@WillyWonka55]

Love the guitar and his clean old shape! Now I would like to have one😄

[@musicwired1]

i love this guitar i too love fixing them up to play like this feels great when they sing again..guyatone lg150t very neat

[@0xptomaine]

Your playing are bless for my ears. Good job!

[@richoz.]

The.original color is beautiful

[@harlansmith4133]

Spectacular! I love your videos. Always fascinating to watch these instruments come back to life. Excellent work.

[@skoico]

never seen i guitar with this shape before, amazing work!

[@tommyapplegate30]

Thank you I purchased a old had to be at least 12 years old ibanez gio 6 string bass in black from a flea barn got it home removed everything cleaned it it looks amazing.

[@robinmiller986]

I have seen all your videos you do excellent work of restoring them

[@DoomRoomRecords]

Love your dedication and skills!

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Fascinating video, and that thing sounded really good after you finished with it. Good work!

[@ice9snowflake187]

Considering where the bridge saddles were when the guitar was shown up close, I'm dubious about the intonation.

[@BrandonLeeBach]

Great job getting the pickguard to shine !

[@danareynolds3027]

I love anything that has a Mosrite vibe. That is a badass gitfurther. That is a Guyatone LG-150T

[@Anne-bf2fb]

The Bridge is amazing

[@sam45845]

Fascinating to see how well it cleaned up….Excellent work

[@dennisrensen8099]

you are amazing ! keep up the good work ! I also love the way you play the guitar, its GREAT !

[@MrCCC36]

This channel is amazing- new find. Keep up the good work!

[@sonijam]

Super Guyatone!

[@samuelzetterman]

That is one of the most unique bridge and tailpiece designs i have seen. Very cool!👍

[@ast3663]

thats a cool mosrite copy..

[@logotrikes]

Nice, sympathetic restoration...

[@injustice3602]

PLEASE INDICATE THE SONGS YOU PLAY! LOVE YOU

[@timothycormier3494]

Very cool restoration!

[@fabulousfreddyisready]

Gorgeous guitar, and restoration job. Now get to work on restoring your trousers.

[@haroldurdaneta5542]

Beautiful job my friend. Well done...

[@nicirvin1994]

Looks like a nice neck...

[@robertbernardo783]

I feel that the spirit of this guitar is reborn. Such skill and a beautiful guitar.

[@arnowillekes7979]

Great stuff! And a lot of Slint no? 🎸✊🏽👍🏽

[@teddyshapedsoap]

Interesting way to adjust intonation. Very cool.

[@luizfernando-ko4gi]

Guitarra linda!! Ótima restauração, like e inscrito

[@jamesjimjams]

fantastic work.

[@hanovergreen4091]

Wow. Meticulously performed and excellent outcome! Amazing work. Congratulations. Best Regards and Best Wishes!

[@andersf324]

Nice work! Love that headstock and the bridge intonation mechanism is pretty ingenious, but what a pain when changing strings and it slips 😄. As always, great demo as well. Keep up the good work!

[@fuchsia5899]

It would probs be better to swap it out for a tune-o-matic

[@jensk4140]

@@fuchsia5899 yeah i would've done that.

[@ilyasnamozov2914]

Off Minor.. Thanks for this)

[@mrroofish]

Love that abacus bridge!

[@jeffersonaraujo1761]

Linda guitarra. Me lembra o modelo clássico Mosrite Venture II, usada pelo Johnny Ramone.

[@semremorso90]

Eu ia comentar isso 😂

[@Эрни-ч5щ]

О блин!для сёрфа самое то, браво!

[@cesarreynaldolopez9421]

ME ENCANTAN LAS GUITARRAS JAPONESAS

[@19Ippo77]

Nice job and good play!

[@路地裏音楽冷戦]

デザインカッコ良すぎる！ベースかと思った

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

Love those old Guyatone pickups. I have one on a Strat; sounds amazing... I think David Lindley and Ry Cooder were big fans of Guyatone pickups too...

[@russellzauner]

The caramel color those old Matsumoku necks become is delicious. I have a couple guitars (Aria branded) with that exact shade on them, if you have one you know it on sight. That's the caramel neck, oh yea, and I bet it feels like melted butter under your fingertips.

[@mpkbeating]

Te quedó hermosa! Que gran trabajo🤘

[@vagnerdasilvalago4443]

Guitarra linda esse modelo. Parabéns gostei do modelo dela. Muito bem restaurada.show👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@bassplayersayer]

Obviously a copy of a Mosrite guitar. I have seen that headstock before but cannot remember the makers name. Some of those old guitars can sound amazing!!! I enjoyed your video. Rock on!!!!

[@mrmeme-jq6qr]

Guyatone electric power

[@d.a558]

interesting a guitar like the ones they once used from the ventures

[@badscrew4023]

Cool guitar!

[@grantkoeller8911]

this is a 1960's Guyatone made in Japan

[@DJPLAYNICE]

Sweet! 🤘🏼

[@pkneeyahx]

Someone buy this man a new wire brush! 😂

[@Jamestele1]

Very cool. I actually think Kurt Cobain would have liked that guitar. It's aesthetically very cool

[@mkatou]

見たことのない部品の数々。壊したら替えの利かないモノばかりで、購入するのにも勇気がいりますね。

[@ИгорьГапонов-ь2ь]

How hypnotized looked. It seems that you work yourself, but with someone else's hands :) I received (get) great satisfaction (c)

[@Disorder17]

the frets, of course, require refinement by the appropriate master! but your job is great!

[@xdavidex71]

It is a cover by La Quiete at 31:16 ?

[@taku319able]

ポストロックなんかモズライト的な感じで合う〜

[@peteraffinass]

That's what I call a proper restoration, love that you restored the original color ❤️

[@garyarmstrong9542]

The pickups look really similar to AlNico Fender designed ones. I like the way you restored them! I was also surprised that you were able to get all that awful black crusty paint off the body. The neck was very nice wood. Great sounding guitar!

[@gloupigirl]

Love this!

[@keps_ksk]

nice

[@iquekardush1367]

Sounds rad!

[@mikedavis3841]

👍