I Wonder What This Was... 🤔 | Goodwill Guitar Hunting

[@mikeherrmann5360]

Who ever directed the KISS movies built that 1st guitar

[@wadeguidry6675]

Good one, lol.

[@TranceMasterJack]

Rip rip. Rip and destroy! 😂

[@larryburwell8550]

Rediculas comment sure kiss meets the phantom sucked

[@hbohm1996]

If you loved Kiss, and I did at 14 and I do at 55, I loved the movie. Good? Wasn’t the point

[@58BURST]

In comparison,, the guitar job was better,,,

[@acdclexu6296]

Greco's from the 80's-90's are outstanding copys of all gibson and fender models they are crazy good!

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Fun fact: the guys that ran Peavey's guitar department in the early 90's are now "Master Luthiers" at Gibson today. Those early 90's Peavey guitars are near universally considered to be better guitars than Fenders of the same time and even now and have far more "American" sourced parts

[@musicauthority674]

I like that 70s model acoustic.

[@oohare5086]

I have a bolt on mid 70s Aspen wine red custom similar to the one here. I believe it’s a matsumoku factory guitar, but there’s so little info out there that it’s hard to confirm. The top is a weird multi-ply construction that creates a big cavity between the top and otherwise solid pancake mahogany body. This produces a slight semi hollow effect. The neck really is stellar feeling and playing. It has old schaller tuners on it. I love Les Pauls and this is a great one. My favorite guitar.

[@ethelvermin2224]

Does it have metallic fret markers, instead of pearloid? It might be Maya made, not Mats.

[@kevinwaynenorthen269]

I had one of those Peavey Reactors back in the day. It was alright for what it was. Traded it for an Ibanez GAX70 because I wanted something with humbuckers. Still have that one. Also, those little B series acoustics are great sounding guitars. I've got a 1966 B-25 that I use for all my acoustic recordings.

[@seanwoodburn2616]

Aspen...seventies indeed! You saw them in record stores or local music stores next to the student level trumpets and clarinets. They had some pretty cool dealer flyers back then...very "Aspeny" actually...attractive girls in flowery fields holding Les Paul knock-offs. Shadow electronics is still building unique pickups and preamps in Germany. They made some pretty cool acoustic pickups systems for various instruments back in the day. Fun episode!

[@thomaskafafian2871]

The pickup in that swinger is great. I use one of those in a super short scale bass. I think Kawaii used them in some guitars during that time.

[@musicauthority674]

That acoustic isn't a dreadknot. I purchased a Chibson mostly out curiosity. just to what the deal was with Chibsons are about. but it was stolen, so if anyone see a white LP and you're not sure about it? don't buy it.

[@ericstevens7041]

The acoustic in question is actually 1942-1946 LG-2 (the one they offer a Custom Shop reissue of). Cleaned up, it's in the $4,000-5,000 range. You can usually tell the difference between an LG-1 and LG-2 in photos by the back strap - an LG-1 typically doesn't have one. Banner LG-1s are incredibly rare, also, since they were discontinued almost immediately and didn't return until the modern logo was introduced. The B-20, while not the most sought-after, is also a fairly rare model. The B-15 and B-25 (which replaced the LG-2 with extra binding) are far more common.

[@intuneorange]

Those B series were not so well made but when they were put out the amount of guitars Gibson produced jumped a couple of hundred thousand

[@styrenebuilds6851]

I had a Kingston in the 80's , it got the Townsend and trash can treatment

[@hughjarrse]

The Swinger is basically an Eko Rokes copy

[@davidyeager8524]

Yesterday SGW had what they called a Gibson Custom on. It had bids up to $400 with 5 days left. The truss rod cover was overlapping the split diamond inlay on head. The 3 pickups were very questionable. Neck didn’t look correct. Even the body was oddly shaped. Not a Gibson product. I emailed them saying this is not a Gibson made guitar. They took it off their sight this morning. Brilliant. They did the right thing.

[@1pixle]

I work at Gibson acoustic. A point about the Chibson SJ200 from the video, and about any of our authentic guitars: asides from the peghead ears and 2 & 3 piece maple necks, we carve them all out of one piece of wood. Or in other words, we splice neither the headstock nor the heel together with the neck. Historically, I'm sure Trogly would know more than I do if we've ever tried it on a few models or not. I recall seeing a rare electric guitar with a spliced headstock in one of his videos.

[@1pixle]

Also, SJ 200s get maple necks like he says. Though our studio models use mahogany necks, so I guess just be aware of what you're buying second hand and do research as needed??

[@zepptar]

I have a Peavey Reactor, and the neck is so comfortable to me. I love mine, and play it the most, as I have higher end guitars. I want to get one in each color. They are an absolute steal, pick one up while you can.

[@rorygallagherfanboy4456]

"I suppose it has a vibe" You could say that about pretty much anything.

[@balderdashsir]

My single biggest hang up with goodwill's auction site is guitar heads. Any time they get a tube amp on there that isn't a combo, it doesn't matter where the store is, there's always somebody eager to plug it in without a speaker load and turn it all the way on. Standby switch flipped, in some cases a guitar cable plugged in- One listing said "as is, we cannot get it to produce sound." Those poor power transformers! Worse, there's always somebody willing to bid it beyond market value.

[@TheAtariCreep]

Was that a neck repair on that last acoustic?

[@thomasharding5598]

I can't speak for Aspen, but I got myself what I think is a Columbus LP cheap on eBay as a lockdown project. Someone had stripped the finish from the front, sides and neck (including the headstock so no logo), so you can see that beautiful ply. After a new nut and some general TLC, it's actually a really nice guitar. The neck feels great, and the pickups sound pretty good even though they're most likely not real humbuckers. Glad I found it!

[@mikes062]

My local goodwill has an online store on shopgoodwill so I watch that for guitars so I can inspect them before bidding. I’ve only bought a couple cheap acoustics so far but it’s nice to have one I can take anywhere and not have to worry about it. The other I gave to one of my friends kids that wants to learn guitar. I’ve looked at a few others that were severely damaged, some serious cracks like they were dropped, and there wasn’t anything about it in the listing so I’m sure some people were really disappointed!

[@ericbgordon1575]

Ever since right before the pandemic when Matthew Scott got his Les Paul Jr. and had it refurbished, I have had little daydreams about finding something like it through Goodwill. If I scanned Goodwill frequently, I probably would have found something by now.

[@rorygallagherfanboy4456]

I'm pretty sure his goodwill les paul isn't a junior. Though he has mentioned plenty of times that les paul juniors and other student level guitars are a good way to get a vintage guitar for a lower price.

[@ericbgordon1575]

I should have identified it as a Special, @@rorygallagherfanboy4456.

[@soulagent79]

10:13 Those Epiphone Strats were all plywood. Even the slighlty higher end ones.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

To be fair, 9/10 Super Strat guitars in the 80's that the shred heads loved so much were plywood. Lighter guitar, and everything ran through a Marshall with the treble dimed sounds the same anyway

[@PierceThirlen2]

FYI, that Epiphone Strat copy appears to have a compensated nut for more precise intonation! If the nut compensation job was good it doe NOT need any help! I don't think that was stock.

[@scottbogfoot]

That guild s60, are the pus SD's the same ones in the Dave Murray strat?

[@jbc291]

0:05 but we certainly could talk about it

[@thesnapperkeeper]

The Ass Frehley signature model 😂😂😂

[@stereoroid]

5:08 hol’ up, was that a Steinberger M series for $327?!? If so, that price is missing a zero off the end. I can’t see it there now, so maybe someone flipped it. It’s not the budget “Spirit” model, those have different logos and pickups.

[@riphopfer5816]

A mate of mine just bought a Kingston Swinger! They’re all made with leftover Teisco parts. It sounds amazing! He lays his across his lap and plays slide.

[@clarkbabin9799]

That chibson j200 looks rather non symmetrical. The 3 brands of acoustic guitars which are as late as the 60s and older that I know of that usually grab big money are Gibson, Martin and Yamaha.

[@marcreno893]

I grew up playing an Aspen acoustic. It was my dads. It was a pretty decent dread actually, even did a little recording with it later in life

[@mikedingas9934]

Had to tell you. I bought a Silvertone Strat here for $56. I bid mostly because my first guitar ( in the mid 60's) was a Silvertone. It need some minor love but I really like how it plays. It's 1 of 4 now in my collection and played often.

[@stoppingpower9696]

The brown Washburn “the Paul” you referred to looks a lot like an 80’s Hondo Les Paul copy! I only say so because I have one from ‘82. I could be wrong but it looks similar!

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

Funny thing about plywood guitars, I've had a couple of them over the years, mainly Marlins by Hohner and they're invariably let down by their electrics (pickups and switches). I once threw in a set of Fender guts and pickups into a Marlin and it was a real fire cracker after that.

[@slamcrank]

If you can ever find one of the later (mid-80's) Hohner ST Specials, they're pretty great. The electronics were a bit better than the Marlins. The pickups were actually really great, but the rest of the electronics usually fizzle out. It's worth it if you can grab one at a decent price and swap out some electronics... they rival any of the Fenders of that era.

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

@@slamcrank I gave that hot rodded marlin to a friends son and he gigged it for a few years.... I might hit him up and see if he still has it 🤔

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

Peavey USA use foreign parts but they were great upgrade guitars.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Most of Peavey USA's hardware was actually made in-house through the 80's and early 90's. Not sure what Peavey USA foreign parts you're referring to aside from Gotoh tuners for the majority of their existence as an American guitar brand

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

@Dean Smith when I worked there we outsourced much of the hardwarein the early 90's. We designed patented our own hardware and pickups but eventually all that was outsourced prior to the big lay offs.

[@thomaskafafian2871]

Haha! I sent you this! I loved the decal on the back of the headstock!

[@adrianr2312]

Welcome back everyone!! Interesting donations this time around

[@hughjarrse]

👋

[@Factory_Muff]

The black LP Custom knockoff by Aspen might not be bad. Aspen was a very popular Japanese brand made at one of those famous Japanese factories whose name escapes me now. I have one of their large headstock late 60’s Strat copies that is really well made and they even meticulously did the maple cap fretboard atop of the maple neck as was the standard of the time in Fender guitars. The pickups are really good replicas of the era with staggered pole pieces just like the originals. I wouldn’t shy away from an Aspen guitar. They slowed down during the 70’s lawsuit era, and this is most likely a late 70’s production example.

[@gibsonguy247]

i still have one of those epiphone strats lol a sunburt maple neck model. got it used when i was 16 and im about to turn 40 and i still have it and it was one of my favorite guitars

[@matthewridgeway9250]

That "Washburn" LP looks more like an 80s Hondo! The headstock shape may be a clue.

[@Gattygoon]

I like to watch the bidding frenzy on the Goodwill online auction site. Occasionally people get a good deal, but guitars usually get bid up way over their values, new or used. Recently I watched a Squier 51 go for well over eight hundred dollars, even though they usually sell for just over three hundred dollars.

[@mikes062]

Yup, it’s because people think it’s a charity and they’re giving back. People spend more on there than they do on eBay or reverb and there’s no guarantee whatsoever!

[@Gattygoon]

@mike s Sadly, they are a for-profit organization that has branded itself as a charity. I worked for them briefly. A horrible experience.

[@mikes062]

@@Gattygoon yup exactly, I’ve known a couple people that have worked for them and said the same thing. And even the stuff in store is marked really high because they think they need to stop resellers, it’s really dumb.

[@Gattygoon]

@mike s Plus, they will use Google to set collectible values on stuff they sell even when it's unrealistic to do so. For example, you might find a highly collectible record that is scratched up and unplayable, with the sleeve drawn all over and falling apart. I've seen GW ask $30.00 for records like that.

[@mikes062]

@@Gattygoon yup I’ve seen crazy stuff like that too. I’m a bit of a retro video game collector too and they think everything video game related is worth a lot so you see games marked way up even when it’s some crappy sports game that’s worth $2…

[@blodpudding]

The Shadow looks like it might have Bill Lawrence pickups in it. Same Bill Lawrence that worked at Gibson making pickups and designed the Gibson L6S, but if you want to get into Bill Lawrence pickups... it gets a bit confusing. If I remember correctly he started at german companies like Hofner, Framus, Hopf and you can find old pickups from them sold as Bill Lawrence pickups, then he started to make custom guitars and sell pickups under his own name but he sold that company (I think this was when he went to Gibson), later when he wanted to start back up couldn't use it because he did not own the rights to his name so he used OBL, Original Bill Lawrence, (keep in mind the pickups made by Bill Lawrence at Gibson were also branded The Original, but he also licenced the OBL name later back to Gibson to be used for overseas pickups in their Epiphones, all the while pickups were made that were called just Bill Lawrence that he had nothing to do with. And then there's the Bill Lawrence USA company that are sold today. So if you see Bill Lawrence pickups being sold....... It will take a while to figure out what's what.

[@intuneorange]

Bill Lawrence made the pickups in the lucite guitar That was picked up by Ampeg as I remember

[@garthkolbeck8674]

The Guild S-60 is one of the greatest mahogany solid body electrics ever built in America. I bought my 1979 Guild S-65-D for $335 new with hard case. They are going for $1200 and up. If you find one in mint condition they're worth the money. The build quality and material quality is far superior to anything being offered today. If I could, I'd buy them all up. This was a variation of the SG shaped Guild and the solid body Guilds go back to the 60's as the S-50, 60 and Jetstar. These are unbelievable great guitars. It's a shame that more people don't know how great they are. American Guilds are the best playing guitars.

[@jayjernigan6485]

I believe that the pickups on the "V" may be Bill Lawrence L-250s or, at least, a copy thereof.

[@hughjarrse]

Hey Mr T check out the blueberry burst 335 in the European shop😁

[@hivoltage-wk2fp]

Good evening Hugh

[@hughjarrse]

@@hivoltage-wk2fp Good morning🙂

[@ItsJuuj97]

Aaaaw I was hoping you’d talk about Disney princesses… that’s a bummer

[@adamdarmstaedter1256]

HAS GIBSON EVER MADE A BOLT NECK V??!! Cuz I had one once that I got a a pawn shop. If it was a copy, it was really cool. It was brown sunburst with no pickguard - rear routed and it had a brown case with a alligator style texture. I traded it for a pre-Fender license MIJ Stratocaster 50s replica. It was so good that the guys at Strings and Things about crapped themselves when I brought it in and had to take it apart to tell that it was MIJ!! It ended up getting stolen 😡😩

[@georgeprice4212]

Yeah. Paul Stanley used them as “smashers” during Kiss concerts.

[@thehippiegardener]

Please do a review of the 2011 Gibson L6S reissue guitars. These are killer machines with a 24 fret maple neck and a 6 position rotary switch that splits the humbucker coils of these 4 conductor 490R and 498T pickups. This may be one of Gibson's first production guitars to use 4 conductor versions of these legendary Les Paul Custom pickups. This reissue L6S guitar is awesome ! Far better than the original L6-S I owned in the 1970's. Please document it. Thanks for what you do!

[@zulosortiz3819]

I bought a Ventura for 100 bukz but really don't know about it..,any history you know of???

[@linkbros21]

any thoughts on the new epi adam jones?

[@Riverdeepnwide]

13:23 yes a volute and looks like a crack right under it

[@AKLowEnd]

Zero frets on basses are very common

[@SHENDOH]

For example?

[@AKLowEnd]

@@SHENDOH The OG 'Beetle Bass' one of the most iconic basses in the world for starters. As common as being on certain Ibanez production model basses. Along with other industry standards of today like Sandberg basses. Google it, they're all over the place. Like I said, very common.

[@SHENDOH]

@@AKLowEnd Ok thanks. I'll check it out

[@jimbojazza5539]

The first acoustic is an early 70s Ibanez - a really nice guitar actually.

[@metallsnubben]

I genuinely really dig the Kingston, I like that sort of "rocket" variant of a V

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Fun episode! Good pointing out all the things to look for on the Chibsons. Would love to see you review a Kingston Swinger guitar, neat!

[@mightyV444]

That 'Shadow' V may actually be quite decent, after being given some TLC! Shadow have been around since the early 70's and are mostly known for making good-quality pick-ups (at least in Germany and its surrounding countries).

[@zeusapollo8688]

Man you should have talked about the left handed falcon. That is pretty rare

[@rondobondo6600]

Wallmart

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Best comment on the internet

[@scottbartlett4853]

I have an Aspen D35 knock-off from 1976 and it is a great guitar! High quality build that sounds and plays fantastic. I also had an Aspen 335 knock-off that was crap so they put out both high end and low end products.

[@Ryan_Jefe]

I have an 85 invader and I love it , it’s a great guitar.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Z is for retired.

[@hivoltage-wk2fp]

Good evening Sgt.

[@kipawbrey4750]

There was a les Paul bass in 68

[@hammer5475]

A friend of mine had the Guild bass, same version and it was a great guitar!

[@captainalex8003]

I imagine the company that makes Chibsons would be branded as Gibson China. Then we’d have a Fender China, and who knows what else…

[@TheMoneyMakingMentor]

Interesting items on Goodwill

[@joeferris5086]

There was a nice 76 mocha strat on there that went for 2k. Kinda jealous of whoever got that

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Back in the 70's those brown Strats would hang on the wall at music stores for years before someone finally bought them. It amazes me that they sell for so much fifty years later, especially when you consider what's available new from Fender at those prices.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Looks like that last Goodwill Gibson acoustic with the pretty wood has headstock break repair. I shudder every time I watch these thrift shop vids, but they are fascinating.

[@mikecostello624]

i saw that two..

[@DavidHBurkart]

Good one Trog!!!

[@donkeyboy585]

Those Guilds were great American made guitars. You want the humbucker ones though (that probably started life with singles)

[@intuneorange]

Hey a lot of people like the Guild Guitars what was it bluebird with P90 type pickups used them for slide

[@serennosquadcast8297]

Shout out to Aspen Dental! I'm a dental lab tech and a huge fan of the show.

[@Wargasm54]

“You’re gonna eventually die” -Trogly 2022

[@matthewb8229]

"Doofy". You probably use "welp" also...

[@donttalktome4696]

I disagree about chibson. Nothing has made me want to purchase a Gibson more than buying chibson first. I eventually did get a Gibson haha

[@nowheretoshower]

The one with the "Washburn" sticker on it is a "Lotus" guitar.

[@GreenSkaSickle]

5:15 now i want pizza hahaha good dad joke

[@blodpudding]

The Les Paul bass would have come out early to mid 70s.

[@micemr76]

Zero frets should be waaay more common!

[@Maxreverse]

How bout them apples

[@johngonzales8224]

I had the peavey once upon a time. I should never have sold it. It was a good guitar. The aspen used to sell for $500 back in the 80's they sounded good. I almost bought one but found a Hayman 30/30

[@richardcarlson7802]

Hiya

[@rondobondo6600]

You won the wallmart aword wooohooo you are absolutely amazing

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Congratulations on climbing to the summit of the Mole Hill and earning a Gold Medal

[@DaveBleeds]

Goodwill must have cut off the logo. It is illegal for a company to resell a counterfeit instrument. If they deface the logo the way they did, they can resell it as unbranded. It is fine to do that. But if they were to resell it and it was intentionally rebranded with a new serial number, that would also be illegal. Interesting practices

[@fazeka]

Hofner violin basses have zero frets...

[@samiam5557]

I owned a ASPEN Jazz Bass copy in the 70s it was rather well made even compared to a Fender. Don't dis the Aspen's Troggy!

[@kushking420]

i'm not even a guitar player and it hurts my eyes

[@andye3684]

👍

[@sgt.grinch3299]

You made the podium for today Andy, and earned a Bronze Medal.

[@micemr76]

2500$ for that acoustic Gibson...crazy. Buy a Taylor or Martin for that $

[@hectormutton2542]

✌️

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Peace Peace Hector

[@hectormutton2542]

@@sgt.grinch3299 ✌️

[@Pushbakgang]

I don't understand how so many chipsons I look so incredibly bad. I mean in this day and age you should be able to make it an exact copy and yet most chips and I've seen the horn is way off the bottom part is either too big or too small and the toggle side has a much larger flat spot on the top where it meets the neck most of the time rather than more of a half circle like a real Gibson. They're not all like that though so I was given two to try out one looked terrible but the other one whoever made it did a really good job duplicating the body and somehow the pickups they put in it sounded really really gnarly. They were a bit muddy but out of a high gain amp they screamed. The fret work wasn't bad but the material was complete trash so sometimes you'll have a good one just depending on what worker made it or workers I should say. But even at their best you still need a refret right out of the factory LOL and some new electronics. And yes most of the time you should change the pickups too but other than that if you're lucky you'll get a decent body

[@kryptonicloser]

You know I really wish you would of never started posting about goodwill guitars. I used to be able to go on there getting them super cheap cause no one knew about it. And now things are getting a bit ridiculous. It used to be like my secret website I wouldn’t tell anyone about. Just like how you have that one website where you find things that you won’t tell ppl about. So thanks for messing up good finds for me

[@wadefinch2664]

Someone just paid $1300 for that fake Steinberger on shopgoodwill.

[@hivoltage-wk2fp]

Good evening everyone

[@bobross3172]

How is that a dreadnought???

[@wadeguidry6675]

Why you always talkin bout my girlfriend Shawtoyant?

[@blood_red_sinnamon_official]

Bonk bonk bonk

[@leviathan_is_me]

Damn, he got the "____ effect" even in a Goodwill video.....

[@shawndouglass2939]

That guitar is some funny shit 😆 🤣,!!!

[@cumulusvapes7]

Lord Trogly☺

[@ronaldwilson9525]

Epiphone Viola basses have 0 frets so you know.

[@jameshughes6049]

We meet again.

[@nbenning25]

Yahoo

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Well done, you earned a Silver Medal.

[@leahcaudill6559]

Please hurry,and throw some low rider sparkle,in my eyes there burning from junk guitar fire smoke