I cleaned up a Japanese guitar that was processed with aluminum tape.

[@DavidLayM]

The metallica reload sticker explains everything.

[@yanhasmut4005]

Aluminum foil and red paint. I can't imagine how long it took you to get all that off!

[@jamesdeananderson1411]

Some of the Greco guitars were really good... and the Burny Les Paul copies were awesome. Too many Americans sleep in how incredible most Japanese craftsmanship and woodworking actually is. Masterful work from the ground up.

[@klausheinzler2036]

I cannot believe, when I see how musicians treasure their instruments. In fact: a shame. Thank you, you have rescued this fine guitar. Greco built fine instruments. Good job!

[@EvilSewnit]

If it made the kid who owned it happy, then there’s nothing to complain about.

[@住安誠]

@@EvilSewnit

[@stevemonnot8218]

You have tremendous patience, and I appreciate you making these instruments beautiful again!

[@don_don_death]

ESPが買えないメタリカファンの怨念をも受け取ったグレコ。流石です。

[@AdamMalster]

Resurrected a classic lawsuit guitar. Dude, your best job yet.

[@John-zi4ii]

What a mind blowing amount of work and effort you put in to bring this guitar back to life ! , well done my friend ! ,God bless !😊

[@grantkoeller8911]

Fantastic guitar Les Paul from Greco, made in Japan.

[@pavil58yt]

That turned out really well. Great finish on the paint. The shielded wires from the original manufacturer was a nice touch on their behalf.

[@堺誠司-b6z]

素晴らしいグレコの復活を見せて頂き感服致しました❣️救済されたギターの命もまた素晴らしく、グレコの歴史を味わうことができました❣️ありがとうございます🌏

[@hamasakifujikijp]

黒→赤→アルミテープなんだ😂😂😂

[@jaricklosey4607]

Sunny Day Real Estate! I just got to see them a few weeks ago! Awesome work on the guitar.

[@antoine2333]

Hello Friend, nice restoration, I really had a good time enjoying the way you work. This Greco Les Paul is a very good guitar, you just made her more appealing ! See you next video...

[@ajbrown5247]

Sunny Day Real Estate! nice!

[@mishame156]

this guitar was grounded so hard it was at home for 40 years

[@fredericthom8113]

おめでとうございます、このギターは救われました!!!

[@athathoththegreat3901]

You set the bar high. What you did in this video was amazing.

[@touchingstone]

the original aluminum guitar is what those relic fanatic love

[@Fred-uu9zk]

Were those "Alps" pots! A Japanese Co. That Made Fairly good electronic things Pioneer stereos had them.

[@FingersOnAFretboard]

Very classic results after another great rescue and restoration. It has reclaimed it's dignity once again after much abuse. Amazing what a solid beautiful guitar was hiding under all the dirt and paint! Add some double cream Dimarzio Super distortion or zebra coil humbuckers for even more style( but keeping original pickups is great too, economical, and respectable)

[@callmerobertsmith5755]

At first I came for restoration, but now I'm more interested in how many songs I can recognize in demo section, lol. Great music taste. Thanks for the video!

[@pvdguitars2951]

Simply fantastic, great great job once again. I love vintage Greco Les Pauls!

[@craiglizt8074]

You really saved that guitar and transformed it. Fantastic work!

[@rauschguitars]

The amount of work you put into restoring the electronics is impressive! I would have just replaced the whole lot.

[@tonesthegrey6452]

I groaned a little when I saw the pickup selector switch someone unfamiliar with the concept of masking off things you don't want painted to protect them had done bad things to when painting his guitar red. It's unbelievable, what some people do with guitars and many other "nice things" that's textbook Dunning Kruger effect in action. 🤦‍♂🤷‍♂

[@danielktdoranie]

Very buzzy and microphonic, I think new pickups were the way to go

[@seattleday9690]

@@danielktdoranie You can always replace the pickups to get better tone.

[@Destin65]

Just a guess, but some guitar collectors prefer to have original equipment onboard as much as possible, or at least a period piece.

[@stewartross13]

Import electronics are junk. Always good to replace them. Pointless to “restore” them.

[@TomTobin67]

I liked the idea of a silver metallic guitar but you did a great job with the restoration.

[@frankpfau9054]

awesome job! sometimes it’s unbelievable how people treat their guitars…

[@ricdale7813]

You truly come up with some interestingly styled guitars. Looks like the market you fish in is robust in the quality used instrument departments. A trick too remove odd skinned/aluminum finishes like that is use a hair dryer too heat it up and soften the glue. Great Work as Always.

[@lockeempty4333]

am i the only one who thinks the bald patch and lighting-ish cracks before the paint job was cool? anyways - top notch video, always a pleasure seeing a guitar restored and ready for more music

[@hijmestoffels5171]

I did like the restoration, but I was also impressed by the demo.

[@優さん-k5b]

毎回観てるけど、修復技術が素晴らしい❗

[@nathanliberman]

Мастерство, особенно когда трут металлические предметы о железную щётку и они начинают блестеть 😅

[@robbyt.5258]

Respect good work. This was a resurrection of an old beauty.

[@CR0SSJ]

Damn that guitar's been through a lot. Interesting choice to fill in top rather than sanding it off the old top colour to re-do it. Amazing details into getting the hardware restored rather than swapping them too

[@chrisk3754]

Marvellous. The kinda patience that a real craftsmanship will show through in the final!

[@極東チャンネル]

試奏フレーズの癖が凄いんじゃぁぉ😂🎉

[@BalisongGuyChannel]

5:37 guitar unboxing

[@na1.5nsx5]

悲しい状態の富士弦グレコ レスポールを救ってくれた感半端ない😂 ベース良いから修復しても風格が有ります。

[@Gary-zq3pz]

So relaxing...puts me to sleep in minutes.

[@joepaskowski9091]

So talented! I was waiting for a new video from you and this one didn’t disappoint! Well done

[@vladv5126]

I think the original owner of this was a really big Megadeth fan.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

God damn that was relaxing! Your work is wonderful to watch. The attention to detail is commendable. Thanks for another guitar life saved.

[@HaruGuitarChannel]

バインディングのマスキングが綺麗！ 渋いレスポールに甦りましたね！

[@adammesic]

I am a long time subscriber and have watched every single video you uploaded. Your restorations are most admirable because of your dedication to smallest details and the patience you practice. That's why I was surprised that you have missed the rear side of the head stock (it's upper part) and that you made some scratches on the polished front of the body while screwing in the screws that hold the saddle. Which makes you human, I guess! Another great job, though.

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

your playing is even more impressive than your restoration work! thank you great video!

[@Earthshaker1965]

You did an awesome job 👍. That Greco is a fantastic Les Paul copy! I have a Aria Les Paul custom (matsumoku) from 1979.... And it's an incredible guitar.

[@allenmcdaniel1470]

Everything they MADE seemed to have a magic in it, and a Quality and pride of construction and MATERIALS we seldom SEE these days!! I had one or two.....and trying to find a replacement for the one that I let GO! (Not that many LEFTIES out there though!)

[@Earthshaker1965]

@@allenmcdaniel1470 Keep checking on Reverb and other online sources. Ironically, I'm left handed, but my teacher was very persuasive making sure I played right handed...lol. One Matsumoku made guitar I'm looking for one day is the Electra Outlaw.

[@darkestfugue]

that guitar was a hot mess, you restored it beautifully, i think it would great with cream pickup rings

[@jime6688]

I acquired an old Les Paul copy similar to this some years ago that’d been painted over with cans of spray paint. I was going to try and do restoration, but quickly gave up as I discovered the body was plywood underneath all that paint. The short story is, it would cost way more in man hours than the instrument was worth, so scrapped it. I DO love watching others do these restorations though.

[@allenmcdaniel1470]

Same here! Like making a purse from a sow's ear, as they say. Worst wood ever, sound and construction-wise! I got burned on one once too! Tossed it! Firewood.

[@トロトロのトロンボーン]

さすが日本製やなー、、音良すぎてびっくりした

[@thewindsorproject796]

I've got an all original 70's tobacco burst LP. GREAT restore!!! I like your attention to keeping original parts.... Restore, not refinish!

[@1985cactus]

That aluminum tape look looked amazing

[@MasterFailureOfficialChannel]

Once again, the amount of work you've put into this one is fantastic. She looks and sounds better than ever now! Edit: Also, the riff played at 35:30 is killer.

[@marc2423]

Is that any known riff? Or your impro? It sounds amazing (wanna learn it)

[@Burythelie]

@@marc2423 DANGIT it's making me crazy i KNOW it....

[@ast3663]

another japanese vintage treasure..the white paint rest was the last of the original vintage white finish

[@davedoyle9623]

This guy must be a Zen Warrior with the patience of Job. My hat goes off to you my dear Japanese Brother. You obviously love your craft.DD

[@Terry3Gs]

That was ALOT of work to bring it back to stock !! Great job !!

[@copescale9599]

You really get some nice guitars to clean up.

[@rubbadubdub6543]

Great job and nice playing and overall production - subscribed!

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Your videos never fail to impress me with the amount of time and dedication you put into your restorations! Good work as always, it was fascinating to see such a lovely guitar come out from underneath that exterior. It's always interesting to see the end of each of your videos because what you end up with is always so much different than what you began with. あなたのビデオは、あなたがあなたの修復に入れた時間と献身で私を感動させることに決して失敗しません！いつものように、そのような素敵なギターがその外側から出てくるのを見るのは魅力的でした。あなたが終わらせるのは、あなたが始めたものと常に大きく異なるので、あなたの各ビデオの終わりを見るのは常に興味深いです。

[@charlesharper7292]

Kind of like the aluminum tape. Clean up the electrics, new strings and play it. (But it sure looks good now.) Great job.

[@jamesdereybekill755]

all the riffs u demonstrate sound amazing

[@RokDAWG1]

Interesting! I wasn’t certain as to what I thought of the look of the guitar before the clean up job. After I can say it definitely grew on me. Your work is pretty amazing!

[@wyattsdad8561]

Man, what a difference. That looks so good now. Very nice job.

[@0000song0000]

The aluminum looked odd, but definetely better than the reddish finish underneath 😂 Btw, Awesome job with the wood filler 😊

[@thegoodguy44]

The person who put the tape on it was trying to make it look like james Hatfield from Metallica’s signature ‘Truckster’ guitar. Crazy.

[@PeterLindelauf]

Another refugee on the Boulevard of Sad Guitars but you made it sing again.

[@rogercardenas111]

You sir ,are an Artist. Amazing work.

[@markpickardlife]

Big job! Nice job!

[@PsiViniciusRamalho]

Era minha, não tinha condições de fazer esse reparo... Parabéns

[@TheBigbrizzle]

I like the aluminum tape look!

[@peterm3964]

Beautiful playing . Good job on the resto .

[@williedevine697]

Looks great. I have a similar guitar that was made in Japan

[@Eisbaermusik]

Great Work! She`s a beauty now!

[@foofghtr]

You would get a better return on your work if you used American shielded wiring and American pots and switches. The pickups that’s your choice, but Duncan’s and GIBSON pickups don’t cost a lot either.

[@marvinthemartian6788]

What a huge difference! Great work.

[@shoemo8146]

sunny day real estate!!

[@Fred-uu9zk]

At 10:59. Now For the Pink, Glitter. And, "My little pony." Stickers 🐴 🐎 lol! J. K.

[@kitfitzgeraldgiu4148]

Stamps on a guitar!!!! A novel decoration!

[@andrewlee3037]

this is ALMOST the video i need....i gotta figure out how to replace or just get rid of the binding! (excellent vids btw! , been watching as many as i can)

[@Sharpened_Spoon]

I have to say. The mod was pretty neat, would look cool up on stage.

[@tonyplayback]

Sunny Day !!! ❤

[@danalopresto3139]

Wow, just wow! Inspiring work. Thank you.

[@caverna1969]

Awesome work!

[@damnedlock2956]

You did an excellent job...I did like the silver tape....but the outcome of the guitar was awesome!!

[@АлександрКрючков-д2т]

Всегда на душе радостно, когда инструмент попадает в хорошие руки. И вот вторая жизнь у японца, браво!!!

[@goremanist]

those emo riffs.. live long sunny day real state mate

[@Milosh93P]

There is a big chance that filling may crack over time. Make sure to reinforce it with some net or tape next time. Good job anyways.

[@mahanly]

Very cool. Classic look.

[@ClarenceCRazor]

If you paint it black, you have to have zebra humbuckers and amber knobs and cream scratch plate

[@QXZJX]

Great video❤

[@viz8746]

Happy to know at least someone cared for this - I would have just dumped it in the trash and not bothered! 😆😆

[@akakage390]

このメタリカのステッカーはReloadの日本盤のオマケだったか店頭で購入者に配布していた物だったか細かいところは覚えがないけど現物持ってるｗ

[@mht525]

My luthier painted my RG Black and I know it's not easy. Great finish! With the scratch plate. Over the top. Sugoi 🙏✌️🤘🇦🇺

[@danielwhitaker5445]

Very nice overhaul -

[@biasonica]

great job! i can’t believe the previous owner tried to use the duct tapes to change how it looks, it’s a bad bad bad choice.

[@jadedsoul1]

Nice job cept foor scratching your non 2 pac clear. great job....i had one the same in a dark burst of some type. defo japanese. heavy beast.

[@brettandlaos5792]

Absolutely fantastic job 👍

[@Sonic_Axe]

Nice result! You have a lot more patience than me!

[@that_thing_I_do]

Love your work.Guitar is such a beautiful instrument. Love the respect.

[@jacobtompkins2559]

I appreciate Sunny Day.

[@RhythemNBlues]

Buy a large slot screw driver and some speed nut drivers. Using pinch nose pliers and an undersized screw driver gave me the willy's. Beautiful restoration just buy some tools!

[@Mistake_nasubi]

修復も演奏もめちゃ上手いの最高です（≧∇≦）

[@taitaitomotomo4304]

いい音してる。。。