Les Paul Standard Guitar Is In RUFF Shape

[@obaker1]

That's the crown, that's the little spot Where the string wants to hit And if you grind those all flat Your guitar's going to play like shit -Dave

[@wallacewooldridge4070]

dave i feel a oid lady too u the ma

[@johnstitt2615]

Best poem ever....

[@tomkirk6942]

Dave, you’re funny seemingly without trying and often, such as today, your new vids pop up when I am irritated with humanity (lack thereof) and provide me with needed humor and reprieve. Cheers to Dave. God bless brother.

[@jagoff62]

I second that.

[@flagemdown66]

There was a guy near me who had a music store. He was a bass player. One day I was asking if he had any 10 gauge acoustic guitar strings. He said,"Why do want such light strings on an acoustic?" I said, " I play leads on my acoustic and I bend strings". He says, "You bend strings on an acoustic guitar? I've never heard of that!" I thought that was strange. This guy did guitar repair for many music stores in the area. He would drive around and pick the guitars up, work on them and take them back, that sort of deal. I bet most of the customers thought the work was being done on site. One thing that he told me that stuck with me was that he did tons of refret jobs on guitars that didn't need them because that's what the customers insisted on. Like all of the small music stores in my area, this store went out of business. When the big box chains moved in. Two guys tried to start it up as a music store but got busted for selling white medicine powder out of the store. That's my weird music store story for the day!

[@TeleCaster66]

I had a fret job done on guitar with good frets because they were small frets and I like big frets on my guitars so sometimes that's a legit reason, but I think I know what you are saying.

[@Jamesfoofighter]

Interesting about the lighter guage acoustic strings. I play lead on my acoustic and went from 11s to 12s. Just prefer the sound and feel.

[@tmbruno2539]

2:35. “ well it wiggles back and forth quite nicely”. Needs to be a T-shirt Dave.

[@vmat1000]

Turned out sweet. This is one of the nicest LP's i've seen in a long time.

[@philjones6054]

It's always a treat to watch Dave in his workshop with his tool in his hand. He has a beautiful instrument!!

[@bassguitarman6]

Hey Dave I’ve played bass for 35 years and watching your videos allowed me to set my bass up right for the first time , I played last night and my fingers feel great I’ve been working too hard for too long lol !! Great videos

[@scott1775]

You are so funny bro. The Leveling!! Lmao. I’ve been watching your videos every night for days straight. Your comedy makes the channel what it is. Good job brother, rock on.

[@stevenedwards4470]

That one is a beauty despite the flattening. Glad its up and running again.

[@swesleyharris]

Great job..If I were the owner of that LP I would ask you kindly to replace that truss nut with something more appropriate. Seems like a gooch waiting to be gooched.

[@Thomas-dh7sv]

Dave is a fricking wizard

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

"New T-shirts are destined to be ripped and made sweaty before going into the laundry bin; white t-shirts are destined to get dirty and discolored within minutes of removing the plastic and cardboard inserts. Thus it is written, thus has it ever been so." - The Book of Rock, chapt. 3, verses 11-13.

[@sidneysnottley6414]

The Levelling - The Crowning - The Eraser - A great movie trilogy - Cheers.

[@ZombieOrchestra]

2:17 I'd rather have the nut fail than my rod not working.

[@clivedavies3]

Nice job Dave its annoying when you have to follow up on someones bad work, I know that when you have to work out what they have done to put it right if they haven't already destroyed it. Keep up the good work.

[@jamesmcdonald3501]

Dave its never to early for a sammich!!! Cheers from Boston.....

[@spikebebop9070]

Howdy, Dave. Another informative video. I am learning a lot from you. And don't worry, it's sammich time somewhere.

[@a7xmabe]

It's never to early for a sammich!!!!

[@11611ss]

Learning a lot from the channel Dave

[@TheFULLMETALCHEF]

Do you ever ask these people, “Dude, WTF did you do to this?”

[@nellayema2455]

Love Gibson's but wish they'd ditch the binding "nibs" over the fret ends. Would prefer that the top of the fret ends go over the binding giving wider fret playing area, but, based on sales and the reaction to the modern, non-traditional designs and features, I'm in the minority.

[@kueby23]

The Les Paul Modern 2019 dont have "nibs"... www.gibson.com/Guitar/USAQ17249/Les-Paul-Modern#SKU-LPM00M3CH1

[@onpsxmember]

It seems people still enjoy having the strings caught between fret and this kind of binding. If they'd save the time and money for the machine doing that kind of binding and invest it in the fretwork...

[@j_freed]

There are two Bob Bursts at Capsule Music right now, they are nip-less.

[@leonthompson8988]

I flattened mine out in 6 years. They looked just like that. I play hard with a lot of bends via blues rock.

[@akwawka]

Your commentaries are a great way to start my day, besides learning a lot.

[@SuperJiggawhat]

Looks like my first fret job (before you worked on it)✌

[@roberteasleysr9108]

Thank you Dave for sharing your knowledge and opinions , sandwich time 🤣

[@Less1leg2]

person using it, loves one song a lot. Plays the same song, over and over, and over. The grinding away consistently shows he finger area of massive use.

[@sailormike1089]

Exact same honeyburst color as my Epiphone Les Paul Standard, but mine has vintage amber top hat knobs. Love the color.

[@OPYates]

I did the same to my 335...Tech says level and crown time....Thanks Dave!

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

I bought a 1975 Stratocaster for relatively little money in the late '90s and I think it was cheap because the bullet truss rod nut looked factory fresh and unmolested whilst every single fret had been filed or not to a greater or lesser degree - some looked like the pics you see of "fretless wonder" frets (un-reprofiled of course) some had the look of regularish Gibson and some high frets looked quite Fenderish. It seems that someone had done a bespoke fret job like no other because they either didn't understand how truss rods work or.....well I don't know. It actually played rather nicely and sounded great apart from the bridge pup which was a bit spikey. I swapped it with some money for a 1962 Les Paul Junior and last saw it in Chandlers in Kew (just before they closed down) priced at x7 what I paid 15 years before. Funny old world indeed

[@sweettoof9002]

Dave on that era Gibson guitars the date can be found by reading the 1st and 5th number of the serial number. It corresponds to the last 2 numbers of the year. Example 93415008 would be a 1995 guitar.

[@Nobody92421]

OMG!!! LMAO. Loved the into. My man.

[@aquilarossa5191]

My frets always get like that. Get them leveled and crowned etc and they look like that again in a few months. I am thinking of going stainless frets next time. p.s. I am a Kiwi. Two years living in Windsor and I can hear the difference in accents either side of the border now. Easy to pick it 'out' now :)

[@wyndorphstormcrow8372]

Goochied things,... bloody cracked me up, much love Dave

[@ericcross7863]

Nice work Dave!

[@hydorah]

Mighty fine guitar! Pity some people who don't know how to do things, still go and do those things! All you have to do is watch a million DWoFS vids and pay attention - and then you can do it! Maybe practice on a beater though...

[@patricknicolucci5073]

Dave its not a knob its a switch bat

[@scottdunn2178]

I like the color; kind of a honey sunburst, or ice tea burst.

[@RyRyTheBassGuy]

I'm sure you checked it, but it'd be nice if you showed how the tailpiece is supposed to be setup (ya know, for the newbies!).

[@garrythomas492]

YDDDYBPPP is the Gibson serial number thingie since (I think) 2014? 100191001 would be the first guitar produced assuming it was made Jan 1 The 2 Ys are the first and second digit of the year (not including the 20 in 2019) The 3 Ds are the day of production The B is Batch number (Usually a 0 or 1) The P is the Production Number Maybe this is common knowledge but I thought it was cool

[@jamesbrotherton3577]

Torn shirts become nice guitar rags.

[@CQJR007]

Love you Dave !!

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Is that truss nut maybe zinc/'zamac'/pot metal? I would think stainless, in addition to maybe breaking the rod, would also be super prone to seizing/galling, so much so that it would be somewhat improbable that it hadn't already.

[@fixedgearjerk]

Intro again, love it! hahahaaha thanks for the instruction, Dave

[@donaldholman9070]

Nice guitar. Great job! Thank you for sharing.

[@tulsaguy9963]

Donald Holman fret less wonder? Was that what they called them?

[@larryburwell8550]

your the man. but if you level worn frets and you grind down the rest or level doesn't that make the whole fret board bad??

[@timtwotone3561]

Great and informative

[@giovannifarinacci4533]

Great video.

[@plinkleton]

so who put strings on that old canoe paddle ?

[@collinssherertz7101]

Let's see what's on TV. Same old thing! Damn, lol. love

[@chrisgray5521]

Howdy Dave sorry if I missed it on your video but what width feeler gauge are you using to check the neck relief?

[@arthurdduda63]

Boy you really don't notice how extreme the angle on a les Paul headstock is until your looking down the length with it in the block like the last minute or so when Dave is trimming strings, is there a reason Gibson made it that way and has never changed it, for tuning, or tone or something?

[@davidmccarthy9650]

so is that the last crown job that neck can get since they were ground flat somehow. BTW- didn't know if you noticed but your shirt is torn Dave

[@jwstrings9086]

So what do you do with the frets on a fretless wonder. The early Les Paul Customs with the flat frets. Always wondered what was proper on those.

[@stu-j]

My SG has the same stainless nut but my other LP has brass...

[@trollsandfools]

What would you charge to get that Les Paul back in shape? Surprised I didn't hear any knocks on Gibson. You're not a fan, I've noticed. That is a beautiful guitar. How can you tell the age of a guitar especially a thing of beauty that you just worked on?

[@garrythomas492]

Serial number on the back of the headstock

[@onpsxmember]

Just write him a mail, make well lid pictures of how "out of shape" it is and you'll get your quote. Show closeups of the frets, the nut, the strings across the bridge and describe your problems. Who could tell by your comment?

[@glumpy6079]

mmm, me and my coffee enjoyed that thanks.

[@mikeoneill4926]

The forest Gump of guitars 😜

[@Kutzz04]

Hi dave listen im a great fan of the channel you are the man but... i think you should update your camera i think we need the detail and the sharpness to see the gooched stuff

[@Ben_Mdws]

Amit Katz yep, Goochness in glorious 1080p

[@zackersquackers]

"Let's make the wood straight" That's we she said! ... or he said.

[@DriveCarToBar]

Stewmac fairytale repairs have one thing that you don't. Money. If your customers would drop an American Express card with you and give you the go-ahead to do whatever, you'd probably be able to work miracles too. But when the guy shows up on the bus with a Chibson, your options are limited.

[@timothyschroeder1766]

So. Any of you guys think? Maybe Dave may have a wobbly boot. Halfway through the video? Just saying. Not like a wobbly boot would criminalized in any country ya know?

[@alabamahebrew]

Hey Dave - I have a 20141 Les Paul that some IDIOT "tried" to refinish. In so doing he sanded the edge of the fret board on the Treble side to the point that all you can really feel is the ends of the frets themself! I have filed and sanded the edges as smooth as I can get them but the edge of the fret board is already so close to the high E that I am afraid to take the ends of the frets back any further. Any suggestions on how to "add" to that side of the fret board? I thought about attempting to put some binding there but I have never done that type of work before. A friend told me the only way to fix it is to put a new fret board on it. You got any ideas? Thanks!

[@Jarektv2]

Love that your working on a Gibson with a Fender shirt hahahahaa

[@GNeuman]

Do you build your own guitars, Dave-Baby?

[@larryburwell8550]

tell us dave, how much is it to send a guitar from the states to you for repair. I ship guitars in the us and its like 99 bucks to fedex a les paul in the states, but to you in Canada it would be double then custom fees then all that back to the US so id say 400 bucks shipping both ways.. then your fee which I know is worth every penny. so we are looking 750 total to have you fix a les paul. am I right here I cant be off much

[@larryburwell8550]

so you cant sand these frets down many times before you need new frets

[@larryalexander900]

"Some 8-ball", ha, you mean Gibson! They're responsible for the flat frets!

[@JosephNine]

JUST CUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHIRT TO MATCH, THEN YOU'LL REALLY BE ROCKIN !!

[@scub761]

notice me grandpha, i want a rickenbacker bass

[@philbarrows424]

That steel nut was Nutz, and that sandpaper sounds like a brick!!! PS Neck Twist?? PSSS Sounds like Ass🤪🤪🤪. , now thats TV Gold👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TeleCaster66]

Too bad you don't play for a minute on some of these guitars, I'd like to hear some of them.

[@KentBDouglas92]

That would be me! I fucked up a few fretboards before I met you Dave! I took that personal! lol

[@w13rdguy]

Quite horrifying, I must say. 👻💀🎃

[@bassgod4845]

44TH!!!!!! NONE OF YOU ARE FASTER THAN MEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

You are a self-centered asshole! Nobody cares!!!!

[@bigbuckjoe3]

Never seen that mines brass

[@jagoff62]

Dave, stewmac should hire you to do "how to" videos and videos of their new useless products that nobody needs or can afford. Could be a lot of laughs!

[@dank8865]

Stewart Mac: "WHERE'S MY F*CKING SCREWDRIVER, HARVEY? I CAN'T F*CKING WORK LIKE THIS! CUT! CUT! STOP DAMN RECORDING YOU IDIOT!" I'd pay money.

[@oasisinthesun]

Thumbs up for more Dave shirts

[@pablosorbara2280]

Working on a Les Paul with a Fender shirt? That's illegal

[@Ben_Mdws]

Dave’s wearing a white t-shirt just so we tell the difference between this and the last Gibson video

[@plektosgaming]

Someone polished them with a power tool... nice and clean, no munch. No workie, either. You might have a new "tech" in town who doesn't know what they are doing if you get a third one like this.

[@wademiyataki9221]

Was there a sale at the gooched Gibson store?✌️

[@dank8865]

Yeah. It's called "Guitar Center."

[@Charlie-yt9pu]

I've been watching a few of these videos and so far I've gathered that this guy really hates StewMac

[@austinfailz]

Gooched things -- gooched frets, gooched white shirt...

[@philbarrows424]

Do Patrons pay you to watch “Premium Content” aka- you charging people to fix their guitars?

[@TheMichaelseymour]

gee dave ...i am the most retarded person ...how i survive in the world....i dont know i dont know my arse from my elbow ,,,,should i attempt to carefully follow this as i want to save money on set ups ? thnx

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

THAT'S KIND OF A LOOKER (NO NO NOT YOU DAVE) NEXT TIME PLAY IT SOME I GOT A 2005 LP STANDARD & A 2005 GIBSON R6 BOTH USED & THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ANY TROUBLE FOR ME BOTH PLAY RIGHT & SOUND GREAT, IN MINT CONDITION MY OTHERS ARE VINTAGE I'VE GOT GIBSON GUITARS BOTH ELECTRIC & ACOUSTIC AND MANY GIBSON BASSES RARELY HAVE THEY BEEN OF ANY COST 'CEPT FOR SETUPS STRINGS, LEATHER GIG BAGS I DO ENJOY THIS SATURDAY NITE WRESTLING CHANNEL YOUR SKILL IS IMPRESSIVE YOUR DRIVE RELENTLESS ✔️ CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042 "SAVE A DANCE" 2005 from the CD 'HELL CAN WAIT' sung with MARCY LEVY www.carlosguitarlosmusic.com/carlos/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/05-Save-a-Dance-1.mp3

[@MobileDecay]

This was done by a flat fretter. He was also a nut denier. 😕

[@challeis1]

Fret erasers make eyes and ears bleed

[@jamesflack8624]

"Before we go off soft" Hsh!!! Davey, you are the best. Keep buying those jokes M'Brutha, I'll find 'em...

[@sneifert1968]

looks like someone did a shitty fret level ( forgot to crown them) bad....

[@ruscoelee]

Humbuckers don't pull at the strings in the same way as single coils do. You have two opposing magnetic fields, side by side. One side 'pulls' and the other 'pushes.' That's how humbuckers 'kill' the hum.

[@rcoveyduc]

Those frets aren't Plek'd. They're fek'd.

[@l.skynyrd2863]

If I owned a $2,000+ guitar I'd make sure I took it to a reputable luthier when it came to fret work.

[@njdevfan20]

Old lady 😂

[@dinom8450]

Sound like an old lady.......sometimes! Some old ladies are very nice tho!

[@KpexSmith]

This guy couldn’t fix a flat..

[@timnewman1172]

Watching Dave work on Gibsons makes me really appreciate Fenders!

I've worked on many nightmare Fenders. Don't fool yourself.

[@apollorobb]

Old woman who identifies as a guitar tech lol

[@dasdaro]

He wasn’t tired he was too drunk lol