Junk Vintage Telecaster brought back to LIFE!

[@Mikem-mq2hh]

The words "Junk" and "Telecaster" should NEVER be in the same sentence.

[@briano.5746]

No kidding!!!

[@chawk_]

literally took the words out of my mouth.... or off my screen? idk

[@unitoftemp]

Unless its really cheap.

[@Mikem-mq2hh]

Brian Olendorf . Its a joke based on the heading

[@drumsNstuff79]

"Well loved Tele needed some TLC" would have been better! lol

[@pavlebn]

Every time I hear a great sounding guitar with a great player I literally get a tear in my eye... This is what a tele should sound like. Great stuff, thanks for reviving this old gem :)

[@Clapton803]

Ah I wish I lived in the states! No guitars like this ever seem to come up in the UK

[@Sc0tt1793]

Too true!

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

More chance in winning the lottery or finding some rocking horse shit 😕

[@gratata.enchilada]

Ben reverb! A lot of stuff within Europe post super cheap shipping

[@wilfmemmott9543]

Tell me about it

[@Jakodrums]

true. Having the same struggle for drums here in the Netherlands.

[@TheOfficialCaseMade]

You can't hide behind a Telecaster! That sound just slices through anything. It took me years to appreciate the sound, but now IMO there's nothing else like it. Really love to see you bring this one back and make it sing.

[@VonBluesman]

Great job Matthew. You could always have the guitar plek’d and that would eliminate any buzzing. You can also mix up some sawdust, (cut a 2 x4, go to the electric saw cutting station at Lowes, Home Depot, local hardware store or stop by a new house construction site) get the clean sawdust and mix it with some Elmers wood glue to fill the holes, if You so desire to. Use painters tape to tape around the area and use a toothpick to help push the sawdust and glue mix into the hole, you can add a couple of drops of stain to help match the color if desired. Some guys will fill the holes with wood glue, then insert a toothpick and break it or cut it with a razor blade, exacto knife, even with the surface, sand the area lightly with extra fine sand paper or use 000 steel wool. I prefer the sawdust and wood glue method. That even works on repairing furniture that has stripped out screws, roller wheels that have wobbled the holes out, etc. Jumbo frets are nice but they are hard on your hands especially if you play very long. I think Leo and Les really got it right back in the 1950’s with the low frets, fretless wonder, etc. The more guitars I get and play, the more I like the vintage low frets that make a guitar play smooth. Stainless steel frets are great but harder to work with but they do last a life time. I am sure you are familiar with the plek machines, if not they have a couple of videos on KZbin showing the whole process from start to finish. Check out KZbin Rhett Shull - How Does A Plek Machine Work ? II Righteous Guitars PLEK Demo. I hope things are going great for you. You have amazing talent and a great personality. GOD bless you. Peace !!! 👍🎸🙏👏✌️😎

[@nathanschad8048]

It’s like buy a house with carpet and pulling it up to find hardwood! Looks so great with the original patina.

[@pauljellybeanjones5740]

looks cool as mate!! shes a keeper and screams like she love ya !

[@prestonmcduffie5438]

Sho nuff....

[@Tungadunger]

Nice Tele! Reminds me of Roy Buchanan, man that guy could wail. Texas blues pre-SRV, famous for turning down the Stones. Rest in peace Roy.

[@taterfight]

Love the tele man! It's interesting how differently you play a tele than you do a strat.

[@j_freed]

Interesting yet not surprising, Matthew has a rock & roll spirit in him and the Tele is truly the first rock machine.

[@freddymclain]

the truth is, if you did a blindfold test with a brand new Squier you couldn't tell the difference. It gives some folks great pleasure to go on about the age of their solidbody guitars. Always makes me chuckle.

[@christopherspearrin5250]

man alive ,,,that is one mean amp your playing through bud ,,wowza ,, the guitar sounds stellar as well no doubt a beauty , just cant get over that amp everytime i hear it that clean fender glass breaking up just a lil bit down low and then getting dirty a lil loud its simply divine .. you should definately be recording your playing often and getting it out too the world man , amazing stuff bud amazing stuff ,,,peace and respect

[@Bbendfender]

Leave it like it is. Good looking/sounding Tele.

[@seank997]

blackguard on a budget i love it! The undercoat looks amazing

[@kjsarro1352]

Keep killing it Matt!! It never fails - every time you put out a new video, I grab my 65 strat and play until I pass out! Super inspirational!

[@User-jk8wq]

Looks and sounds amazing! Great work on scraping the paint off without scratching the original lacquer to hell

[@dezionlion]

There is no original lacquer.

[@User-jk8wq]

dezionlion 2:01

[@johntaylor7496]

I enjoyed the scraper just because I know it drives some people crazy. Very nice grain a real improvement.

[@mccjoe01]

Only you can decide if it was worth it. Sounds great, looks like a well worn and loved instrument. Enjoy it

[@fnersch3367]

Great restoration. You did the right thing in this case. It looks like a real veteran but plays good, that's what counts.

[@selfishgills8193]

Looks great. It was definitely a good decision to restore.

[@jimmpanik3402]

Only watched maybe 10 of your videos but, so far, I dig everything you've got going on.

[@uvprofile67]

You play great licks and that's just as important as the guitar tone. Peace.

[@kyledavis828]

So sick matt your passion for music is amazing and inspiring dont stop!

[@nectarandice]

I think the approach of an early Fender having a polyurethane “undercoat” is most likely a convention borrowed from automobile bodywork. Usually there is a base coat/primer applied to the metal before an actual color is applied, then what follows is a clear coat that protects and preserves the color. Looks like a polyurethane was used to preserve the wood and also prime it for minimal applications of color.

[@tymeryder7264]

I think it is grand to give an old instrument another life. Well done.

[@SB-kw6oo]

It looks like an early pine bodied telecaster, gorgeous work man

[@soundpainter2590]

Mau Barcia There are Very few Original "pine body" Telle's. & for GOOD Reason. Pine is a Very soft wood. Lightweight Swamp Ash... Rock hard. Much more sustain, ect. The Color was a combination of the pore filler, Silex or Sylex.. & tinted or, ( Tinted by UV Naturally) Nitrocellulose Lacquer.

[@dennisschell5543]

Yeah, I think only the very first Teles were pine, along with a neck with no trussrod...

[@SB-kw6oo]

@@GCKelloch the only type of pine that I think sucks is the Chris type I had to make that awful joke ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@j_freed]

Yes, there are some amazing barnboard guitars made by modern boutique guys. Just like spruce in steel string guitars, the specific type and growing region determine how good pine will be for a guitar. I believe the Classic Vibe Teles from China often use pine in place of ash!

[@MatthewScottmusic]

It does kind of!

[@joaoaugustofreire6701]

What a beast. Insane neck pickup

[@progessionsessions1791]

killed it man! :) Fix those buzzes/high spots with a quick fret level-grab a fret rocker & mark the high spots with a sharpie. Sand down with a radius'd 18" piece of 2x4 until all the sharpie marks are gone. Re polish & you're gold :)

[@oykaik]

Excellent rescue and restore! Sounds great!

[@garycoates4987]

looks KILLER to me sounds even better I like the look of it the bigsby holes just add to the vibe

[@thejuiceofearl6574]

Definitely worth it! Great looking finish and the bugs by holes and neck give it that tele storyteller vibe awesome job

[@jeffreyweber8006]

Watch out man, playing that thing will make you reconsider your Strat! Awesome job! I love the look!!!

[@richardcobb3307]

Can't believe I overlooked this video. What a great sound, great work . Beautiful. Matthew you are the best.

[@Jhossack11]

Cool sounding. Your projects = Awesome!

[@tannermartinmusic]

Thank you we need more people like this one

[@moritzprivat7325]

Really dig what you've done with it!! Thanks for sharing😊

[@jasonsapp792]

I hope it sticks around .... A great Tele is hard to top

[@lous8199]

Good job Matt. I've restored a bunch of a used guitars, mostly Gibsons, especially SGs, which are the most abused guitars out there. I have a killer early 1965 SG, 1964 spec, that sounds fantastic. If you saw it when I bought it, you wouldn't believe that it's the same guitar. It is now my number one guitar- think Clapton on Disraeli Gears. You playing in the video is excellent.

[@jonnybeck6723]

It looks and sounds amazing... thanx to you laddie

[@andresgaron]

Great! I watched the prev episode about this guitar and it is a radical change, for good!!

[@telecasterman18]

As a woodworker/hobbyist, I say the wood is an important part so you definitely have that going. I think that’s a pretty cool thing to restore something of that statue that’s been neglected for some time and bring back its beauty. I would hope you paid nothing near ‘60’s Fender prices for it however....

[@lewisgeyer1440]

Love the "icepick" tone of Teles from this era. It's like stepping on an overdrive just by switching to the bridge pickup or turning up the volume knob. Very dynamic.

[@brennantonellato1429]

What do you think gives it this sound? I have a '69 reissue thinline that is defined by this exact characteristic. I believe it's the wood/maple neck.

[@johncrapper366]

KILLER JOB MATT. THATS WHAT A TELE IS SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE.

[@teabag402]

looks MUCH better, great job.

[@patriotic80]

That guitar rocks and you gave it a new life. Cool man🤘😎🤘

[@compounddavid]

Absolutely Fantastic.

[@veikkogronroos6709]

Definitely worthwhile! Love it!

[@HarryStoneDotCom]

Looks great and sounds really great. It can never be a bad thing to scutterbotch and blackguard a Tele. You did a fine job with that one!

[@balddrummer8736]

Looks killer! Go Tele!! Keep up the awesome work Matt!

[@sirbaronvoncount4147]

Wow I’m a tele guy and that’s an epic one! Absolutely perfect in my opinion. I’d take that over any Strat. Great job on it.

[@prestonmcduffie5438]

You are extremely good at taking what you have and making it better Love what you did to the telecaster. Even the neck pickup sounds Soulful which is highly unusual. Keep on doing what your doing brother ...best of luck....

[@tolvajakos]

yeah. think about all the ways he could have gone with this. could have been all messed up, mismatched looking, whatever. i even love the bigsby holes. he could have decided to refill, reinstall, or just fill, whatever, he went with this, and it works.

[@caomhankelly3956]

Your videos are the best Keep it up man.

[@thejuggernaut5327]

Nicely done, it’s gorgeous

[@jrtshirtsdotcom]

this kid gets the coolest guitars

[@kennycaligula3081]

Wow. Looks and sounds fantastic!!

[@HeyLiem]

The newly exposed wood is beautiful! You got that Butterscotch look going on. I love the jumbo frets!

[@jcburger733]

The tele sounds and looks great! You resurrected it. Of course you played the heck out of it too ;-)

[@timpage9195]

Man Brother you are a freaking Virtuoso in guitar..Sounds Great, love those vintage guitars

[@jasondyeoriginalmusic3094]

I think you did the right thing it's beautiful and sounds great

[@kevinsteiner7838]

It looks amazing now well done..Sounds incredible too

[@leeannrorex1509]

Aw, I loved the banana yellow. But hey, it's your baby, you can do what u want. 😊 You did a great job restoring it. It sounds better. More crisp.

[@midwestfisherman]

Looks and sounds great! Well done!

[@ColinStuart]

Mine was a 1967 Telecaster Custom, double bound, with a maple neck, NO Skunkstripe!

[@TobyBurt]

Sounds really great through the amp. Definitely a worthy addition to the collection. Having done the work yourself it has to feel good ripping on it.

[@GIBKEL]

Sounds as good as they come. Score!

[@6banzai5]

like the work you did. vintage natural finish rocks.

[@bustermerritt2303]

Great work Matthew!!! Its beautiful!!!!

[@heres2ya]

you did an awesome job. i wouldnt of done it any other way... it's perfect!

[@memphishancock6483]

I managed to find a 77 tele deluxe body and pickguard which is honestly a miracle considering im in australia, for 250 and i plan to restore it the same as what you did to this guitar. Keep doing your stuff man, its so cool!

[@nazfrde]

That is the best sounding guitar I've ever heard. So amazing.

[@cyriaquedecaritat5976]

She sounds extremely good ! 🎸🔥

[@Ron_A._Bolton]

I like the way it has turned out.

[@ramus1369]

That is such a beautiful color!

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

I bet you are very happy how it came out. It looks fab 😆

[@druwk]

Sounds pretty damn good! Nice work. Definitely more appealing than before.

[@johnb7889]

I love that the younger generation has re-discovered the beauty of a perfect guitar solo! It isn’t really rock-n-roll without them.

[@TheThaggs]

tell that to the Clash

[@jasondesjardins7371]

Love it! Great work Matt.

[@Goomer]

Looks great, I liked the Blonde finish too.

[@thelespauldude3283]

Turned out amazing! Im not a big Tele guy because its just not the right Guitar for me. My heart is glued to strats and les pauls for the rest of my life

[@steveperry3538]

Great job. Perfect on the restore. Awesome sound with the affects

[@CDW98]

that opening riff just sounds so damn loud, wow. being in that room would be killer

[@emdawg2676]

Love that tele. I just got my first. It's a vintera tele deluxe in sonic blue. A true love. You seem so genuine and excited about what you are doing. I'm in awe! Great job keep the resto projects coming

[@timothyvandyke9840]

Nice tele...yeah I got one a 1970... I luv my 1970 needs work it's been played to death.

[@jasonsapp792]

Love it myself! Great decision

[@airysfailure]

Looks and sounds killer. Tele’s are my favorite over everything.

[@jonasmaya941]

I’ve played some $10k and $25k guitars, I still would take my 67 Tele over all of em. Nothing beats the tone of an American classic Telecaster.

[@timothyvandyke9840]

Good riffs just jamming in my mind .comes a blues song.

[@shaunw9270]

I was born in '69 and the guitar I play most of all is a '52 reissue Tele. I'm drooling right now !

[@SeanKerns]

That came out great! I love the color.

[@stevenedwards4470]

I think it looks just fine. Sounds very good. 😂 I can't believe you went after that paint dry. Wow you are brave. That could've gotten ugly.

[@Waltos]

Sounds great. Looks great and has a ton of Mojo.

[@bills48321]

Looks and sounds great

[@codyfarr8287]

You rock man! Love the work you do and wish you the best going full time in music!!

[@Hitman23NYY]

That is just dripping with cool!! Great job

[@johnrodriguez9602]

Don't sell, keep the Tele. Best sounding guitar I have heard you play.

[@robertcurrie8510]

Sounds and looks awesome!

[@dyamariv3628]

Heck yeah Matthew, of course that was worth it, that thing has serious vibe to it!! It tells a great story and that's what vintage instruments are all about! More videos of restorations please..You should have shown us the refret, Peace!

[@Viper_Poker]

The guitar looks great

[@normjones6916]

You getting better by the week great candy riffing :))

[@mrp2787]

I think youv done a great job saving that guitars life, you always to a great job. You make the right calls. Also i love your playing been watching for ages now and everything you play is awesome. Keep it up !!

[@greysuit17]

That’s a stellar repair?, upgrade? .... what ever you call it it’s awesome. The tone sounds great, guitars got a lot of character. Great job man!

I love telecasters !