The Incredible Restoration of my 1958 Gibson Les Paul

[@firefight77]

"Hey I just got done restoring your 58 Les Paul, you're gonna love the new purple metal flake paint I put on it! I also ditched those p90's for some EMG's, Rock on my man"

[@domtanko7160]

and I drilled on a tremolo...............

[@dh-_1011]

Right?!?! I installed a Floyd Rose whammy bar with locking nut and locking tuners, and added a third pickup with an extra output jack! You’ll love it!

[@toddkalbfeld4602]

Don't forget stickers

[@domtanko7160]

@@toddkalbfeld4602 Something classy like ''' Eat More Beaver ''

[@domtanko7160]

and one of them red Buckethead Kill Switches

[@lealcustomguitars4369]

Joel is probably the best repairing beat up vintage guitars and preserving his history intact, much respect to him.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

He is the best in the world as far as I'm concerned.

[@TVoltG]

💯

[@dylangajdosik964]

@@MatthewScottmusic if you don't want to give the exact amount it cost for repairs I understand. Could you give me a ballpark figure though if you don't mind, please?

[@joshjosh320]

@@dylangajdosik964 $$$$.99 ?

[@random_an0n]

@@dylangajdosik964 for this level of technique and hes working with 1950s gibsons? he probs can charge what he likes probs 100s,this isnt something your local luthier will do

[@dr0psy]

Just heard Joel passed away so had to come back to this one and watch him work again. Sad day he seemed like an amazing dude and was certainly a master craftsman.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

He was a special person.

[@Captain_Yata]

:(

[@o-REDBEARD-o]

this is better than that scene in toy story where the old dude restores Woody.

[@sibbettron5000]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@fuchsia5899]

Nothings better than that but sure

[@leewhitworth9142]

"You can't rush art!" 🙌

[@doomedfleur12974]

I haven’t watched it yet but now I am very hyped

[@RoastPotato-s7x]

This is just facts rho

[@LMurphyMusic]

Christ! That’s the best headstock repair I’ve ever seen in my life!

[@TheTapMusic]

I’ve seen headstock repairs on modern instruments that are completely invisible, but good god, to get that level of repair on something that old and battered is absolutely incredible. There’s no way you’d know unless you’d seen it before.

[@jakevoss7885]

For real

[@MatthewScottmusic]

I would agree with you✌🏻👍🏻

[@Georgehoun]

I Wonder which method used

[@victorstoltz1232]

Unbelievable!

[@jamesallen1164]

we are witnessing a guitar surgeon at work saving the life of a very important part of guitar historys life . guys like him dont receive near enough credit for there remarkable ability to bring an instrument like this back to life withough useing fancy new parts or effects . hats off and he definatly has my respect .

[@Magnum_Opus_Music]

Well said! 💯🎸👌

[@pauljohnson6172]

Holy shit That tone!

[@AverageWannabe]

those stripes on the caps indicate the capacitance, voltage and tolerance values. It's a color code just like the ones resistors have.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Thanks for sharing that. Now we know 👍🏻

[@drpaul0]

red,red,orange,brown,yellow on a bumblebee capacitor is 22nF +/-1% rated 400V pretty standard for a Les Paul I believe

[@saltpeter500]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farad

[@antonix_81]

same as used on tropical fish capacitors👍🏻

[@grberendzenproductions312]

They're too big to be resistors. They're old style caps

[@Stands-In-The-Fire]

I'm sorry, there's no two ways about it... That dude worked a dang miracle. That was amazing, and a blast to watch and see the final product. Complete rescue job turning that back into something that's back to a player's guitar.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

I call him the wizard👍🏻

[@notyetskeletal4809]

What are you apologizing for? Did you do something wrong?

[@camilo1455]

@@notyetskeletal4809 people talk that way now...

[@notyetskeletal4809]

@@camilo1455 Great response! An insincere apology that is meant to infuriate. More words with less meaning. Another thing that annoys me is when people omit pronouncing the letter 'T'. Bu_en instead of button. If my blood sugar level is low enough I can suddenly dislike a lot of things. Trends and change, light and noise, American slang,...the list goes on. I dont sleep at all every night. I'm feeling fucked every day. I need to get help.

[@noisefuljoy]

​@@MatthewScottmusic He reminds me of "Miracle Max". He knows "There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead."

[@Blissterd1]

Hey Matthew, a fellow Okie here! (I'm in Tulsa, BTW) Those Sprague capacitors are paper and foil and are called "Black Beauties" or "Bumblebee" (there are differences in the two). They were used in high-end audio, I have a 1960 McIntosh C-20 stereo preamp that uses them. They are VERY hard to find NOS and are NOT cheap. They used the color bands to show their ratings and the system is very similar to the resistance color band chart. They are not invincible, are prone to leakage, shorting, ESR (equivalent series resistance), and straying capacitance values. Seems that you got lucky, I don't hear any issues, yet you might find added tonal qualities by having them replaced with NOS (new old stock) or the new replacements that are now available. (Don't toss the old ones! You may like them better!) Nice job finding and restoring that amazing guitar! Gotta LOVE Goodwill!

[@peevee605]

Once every 100 years, a man like Joel is born. I'm in awe for real. The craftsmanship and attention to detail is second to none.

[@Kris-P343]

Joel's level of craftsmanship is nothing short of amazing...

[@supafrogg258]

Good for you! You restored a heritage piece. This guitar needed love, and you and your repair tech gave it. Now your Les Paul lives again to continue making music, as it was meant to!

[@timpowell2161]

The guy who did the repair jobs has some serious talent and skill. Such an amazing job.

[@danielblanke2584]

The guy smokes to much, look at his right index finger :D But true, he did a great job!!

[@davidgann6801]

Matt, i'm glad this guitar landed in the hands of people who care. You guys did a really good thing. It looks great.

[@robincog4358]

You did the right thing. This resto is just doing what needs to be done to a precise level and those things were done kept the character of the guitar alive.

[@tonepilot]

After so many years of neglect and decay, it’s nice to see that’s it’s finally been adopted into a good home. Congrats.

[@agcacustoms2852]

I love that the guitar is kept original, it’s not fake patina or relic, lots of people try to make new or old guitars look worn and used but only a true artist can repair an old instrument and keep it looking the way it did while fixing its mistakes.

[@87mini]

Agree, and I'm glad they respected the older repairs that were done, as unsophisticated as they were. We have no idea of the circumstances of the owner, other than he played the sh*t out of that thing, and he probably did what he was able to keep it playing. So glad that they didn't "restore" it - they just fixed the broke parts and let it shine its own light, wrinkles and all.

[@SvenTviking]

The dirt rubbed into the new pickup bobbins?🤨

[@agcacustoms2852]

@@SvenTviking Gibson, play authentic

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Custom shop can't replicate this thing😉

[@agcacustoms2852]

@@MatthewScottmusic it’s cause it’s mostly real wear with only superficial fixes. Where as custom shop will make a new guitar look old this guitar is an old beat up guitar fixed to look like it had no previous damage which luckily didn’t require much work that would just ruin the look.

[@FBDerringer]

Having been born on 1958, I need repairs occasionally too. I’m functioning okay for that reason. What you’ve done is resurrect an astonishing piece of history, and play it very well. Great job!

[@disco4535]

'58?? Youre basically my Grandpas age lol. Thats one thing I love about the whole guitar community. So many older people with stories and experience

[@lwwells]

I hope your bobbins hold up my friend. Keep on keepin on.

[@HashiAkitaPuppy]

You're going to have to keep this guitar for 37years, so you can play it when it's 100 years old

[@MatthewScottmusic]

I have a few guitars in the never for sale pile, this is now one of them. ✌🏻

[@corneliuscrewe677]

@@MatthewScottmusic Very glad to hear that. It deserves it!

[@jamesthe-doctor8981]

@@MatthewScottmusic trust me, do yourself a favor and put them *all* in the Never For Sale Pile, even the ones you just *KNOW* you’ll probably want to sell or trade later. I wish somebody had given me this piece of advice when I first started playing over 57 years ago. I promise you that you’ll wish you hadn’t gotten rid of them all when you get a lot older!

[@ericbgordon1575]

Your instincts knew a good bet when you first got this guitar, @@MatthewScottmusic.

[@jii-ro7083]

@@MatthewScottmusic Sell it when its 100 years old for few million and retire in some private island in carribean

[@LuthieriadeBanheiro]

As an amateur luthier I have found this work amazing. The rewinding of the pickups was beyond imaginable.

[@jimmyjames9752]

Check out the Cesar Diaz video on KZbin he's a guitar luthier and player he whines a pickup with a hand drill

[@LuthieriadeBanheiro]

@@jimmyjames9752 thanks! Winding is hard enough, and this guy removed the original wire and winded it in a new bobbin... this is insane

[@richardclark.]

Idk how you could get all that wire off and back on without breaking or damaging it. It's truly a work of love.

[@eurly93]

That is hands down the most insane repair I've ever seen. Joel is clearly a master luthier when it comes to his cosmetic abilities.

[@taterfight]

My left ear is standing right in front of the amp and my right ear is in the back of the room. They are both happy. Well done Matt!

[@MatthewScottmusic]

My secret is out😆✌🏻👍🏻

[@pallecla]

If he unwound both pickups without breaking the wire, he is a magician...

[@_-_Michael_-_]

Exactly, considering I see it was wax potted and that makes wire sticky. I tried this couple times and it always snaps. Pretty hard to get it in one piece.

[@thomascolley254]

He UNWOUND the pickup? I want to see that.

[@koDaffi]

@@thomascolley254 It's in the video it's the machine that's spinning extremely fast.

[@pallecla]

@@thomascolley254 Well, watch the video....

[@Mark70609]

@@jimshorts125 why does the single cut body result in harshness? The pickups would have been very time consuming, getting the wire off the pickups would have taken forever to do. I wonder if he used NOS wire instead. I don’t know what to think of the headstock break. The screw would have be stronger than the piece of dowel knocked into the headstock. Gluing the headstock would have been tough.

[@mckayuk]

Regarding Resistor or Capacitor - 100% Bumble Bee Capacitor and the color code can easily be googled to provide the value of that particular Cap. They probably originated from USA Company Sprague who I fondly remember had an assembly factory in Selkirk Scotland back in 1974 and where I had a summer student job, happy days.

[@entity9588]

Joel is an absolute master of his craft. SO damn good!

[@Billywagner22]

Props to Joel, that's some world class restoration. Congrats!

[@tonemizer]

So much for watching TV tonight, LOL. I can't stop watching your vids. I love it. I love all of my guitars and amps, but never get enough of these vintage guitars. I am currently "restoring" a 1937 Martin R-18 that my father left me. His mother bought it for him as a 14 yr old boy. It was a 7 yr old, used guitar then. Good stuff!!!

[@stephenstevens6573]

I know you're a strat guy...but, there is no denying how amazing that LesPaul sounds...

[@HerringboneRecords]

NOTHING sounds as toneful and Fat as 50's P90s....I've owned 2 of them....👍😁❤

[@jambajoby32]

He’s a p90 guy 100%

[@okgo8315]

@@HerringboneRecords .... you are right. I've owned 4 and still have the 55 GoldTop, an LP Special I got from Steve Marriot (pink when he had it) it's on Small Faces youtube vids.👍🇬🇧

[@gingerbeer914]

Yeah, my ex-brother-in-law is a Strat guy too (and so am I), but he says my TV Yellow LP Specials are in his opinion my best sounding guitars.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

P90 is probably the greatest pickup ever! Most versatile!

[@samapple490]

Not to shit in other youtubers but you genuinely can connect with the guitar, others seem to just meander around the same bluesy pattern with no direction but you rock my friend! Keep it up✌️

[@aurlll]

I think it’s cool you saved this old guitar...because someone in its life really loved playing it...they spent a lot of time playing it...it brought them much joy

[@Bob-Whiting]

Remarkable repair job. I'm 61 years old now and I'm not bad but this guy just SHAMES me, Geeezus! I heartily applaud his work. Just great.

[@Justin.Franks]

The "bumblebee" capacitors had similar color band markings as resistors, but they referred to picofarads, instead of ohms. The colors even represent the same numbers as the resistor color bands, but the "layout" is a bit different. Leftmost 2 bands = 1st and 2nd figure for the capacitance rating 3rd band = multiplier 4th band = tolerance band(s) at far right = voltage rating

[@matthewhefner3337]

Great! Was checking to see if someone already said.

[@jrumiano]

To go one step further, decoding those capacitors, red/red/orange/black/yellow. Those are .022 uf, 20% tolerance, 400 volt Spraque bumblebee capacitors. Those are the same capacitors used in most late 1950's Les Pauls as well as many other models.

[@ziggyc4474]

@@jrumiano can you still buy these somewhere?

[@scoundrel1680]

this is probably the most gorgeous Les Paul I've seen. Nothing beats real wear, and well maintained wear at that!

[@marcusojito4438]

Joel must be one of the best in the world. Absolutely blown away by everything he did. Lucky find to begin with but even luckier that you found Joel haha.

[@HighlineGuitars]

This is a textbook example of how you do it. Thank you.

[@brucedelaney9606]

God bless you Matthew Scott… I have been into vintage instruments since the 70s and now it is a pleasure to know the young talented musician has taking the torch from us true believers You made that guitarist him better than it’s ever sounded in the past. It is so lucky to have met you. It’s almost like a kennel rescue. Lol.

[@kentmckean6795]

Joel is a true artisan. You were lucky to be able to access his skill set. Job well done!

[@Navbee133]

If you paid less than 5k for that repair, you didn't pay enough. Joel is an artist and a magician.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

I did fortunately but yes he's worth that and more ✌🏻😁

[@JH-yk5se]

I'm sure it was an advertisement price. 222k views

[@ahf5471]

Remarkably well done. That’s the kinda guitar you dream about.

[@zdcyclops1lickley190]

Restoration the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition. Returning the packups to a former condition? So... that includes putting dirt on the to make them look old? Seems more like fraud to me.

[@Renegade666]

@@zdcyclops1lickley190 its unlikely Matthew will ever sell the guitar. Plus its more of a relic mod, its actually more common than you think. Besides, brand new pickup covers would look out of place on such a well used guitar dont you think?

[@nickhynes9247]

Amazing work. The paintwork over the structural repairs is truly astonishing.

[@alextheguitarist7282]

You know this was a repair by a legend luthier when even THE MASKING TAPE is aged. This was a great journey and I'm glad it had a happy ending. Have a great week Matthew!

[@238839]

I rarely watch a repair video from the beginning to the end, but that was simply brilliant beyond words...and the sound of those P-90's left me gobsmacked.

[@rexstratton73_12]

I'm an old man. I totally respect your playing, and your attitude toward the equipment, knowing that at some time in the past, people took meticulous attitudes in building these machines. Peace to you!

[@tymeryder7264]

Worth it. He is an artist.

[@nickdavies333]

Absolutely fascinating and completely brilliant, Joel is a very talented guy and I admire your dedication to bringing this beauty back to life. Respect.

[@buckgibbons6218]

I am amazed. Restoration capabilities of your friend are over the top.Never seen anything even close to this work. Once a headstock is broken, a guitar is pretty much toast. Unless somebody has superhero skills.

[@PowerInOne22]

I love the fact that he matched the color on a piece of tape completely out of view

[@patrickmccutcheon8860]

That’s how you can tell this guy actually enjoys his job rather than just punching a clock day in and out. Stuff that nobody will ever notice or see, doing it just because.

[@castleanthrax1833]

No such thing as a "B" surface for this guy. All "A" surfaces.

[@MWallis2]

Those finish repairs BLOW MY MIND! He painted the fucking grain lines. Brilliant. I’ve been trying to figure out how Joel did that since he posted the pics on his IG

[@dougreed9843]

That's a heart felt repair for an old girl brought back ro her original glory, I am not calling her a blue haired granny at church, I am talking about the beauty of an elegant lady that reveals the beauty of sound and an tone rarely heard today accept for $100,000. Guitar found in a museum. Happy you shared this lovely guitar with all her original parts as she was ment to be.

[@ravencrestmedia]

The sound of this guitar is incredible. Should it have been repaired? Absolutely. Joel did an amazing job.

[@jamesrushton2333]

Here in the UK we have a TV programme called ‘Repair Shop’ where the craftsmanship is mind blowing. Their attention to detail and desire to retain the look and feel of the original piece is truly awesome. It would appear Joel has the same skill set, goals and desires when he undertakes his craft. Truly, truly amazing. Well done and thankyou for sharing this with us and for keeping a piece of history alive. Keep on playing and have years of fun with it. Please pass on my admiration to Joel for a job so magically accomplished. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌✌️

[@CharlesHuggins-x5n]

One of the best restorations I've ever seen incredable

[@diegocorral7468]

So rad that people exist that go to these lengths to preserve this history 🙏

[@GhostHauseTV]

So relieved they didn’t restore the look of the thing.

[@tommy_1629]

I think it would've looked nice with whatever he did to it, it's has a nice vibe now, but I also thought it would look good with a fresh layer :)

[@firefight77]

"Hey I just got done restoring your 58 Les Paul, you're gonna love the new purple metal flake paint I put on it! I also ditched those p90's for some EMG's, Rock on my man"

[@collecter3456]

“ And I added a sick ass Floyd rose, you will love it now!”

[@barryb90]

It wouldn't be worth peanuts if they done extensive restoration work. Delighted he kept the original components.

[@xx3astmanxx928]

At the very least could've given it a VERY light sanding and new clear coat, if for no other reason than to preserve its current state

[@danharlan1314]

Just finished watching this for the second time. Thanks for having the work done to this guitar. It really is beautiful.

[@johnulcer]

Meanwhile I'm over here just trying to figure out how to change my strings.

[@nocturnalferalguitarist]

Lmfao ty for saying that

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Keep trying and don't poke yourself!! 🙏🏻✌🏻

[@natefechtig7533]

Also make sure you wind it the right way. Ive unconsciously wound a few the wrong way and it was a pain in the butt to try and fix it.

[@jimmyjames9752]

Go to the Cesar Diaz video

[@nocturnalferalguitarist]

@Green Frog #safetyglasses

[@DaveyBlue32]

It’s absolutely beautiful… what a beautiful and passionate restoration! Nothing but heart!!!

[@andreasfetzer7559]

To be honest, compared to other videos of you, i hear, that this guitar brings something out of you, that is beautiful. It resonates with you.

[@Mr5thWave]

It's such a shame we'll never know the FULL history of this guitar. But being a '58, it was essentially deemed a failure, and no more were made after '59 for almost a decade. Someone had this beauty though and kept it up as best he could through those years. And played the heck out of it. Salute to him, and to Matthew for doing it right.

[@simonvanderheijden432]

I can't speak for the rest of the viewers but i was very happy when i saw that the video was 24 minutes long. I think most viewers don't mind these video's being long and i would watch it if it was an hour long!

[@amritjanardhanan]

Totally

[@johnriley8314]

hell yeah....i was glued every step of da way!!!!!!! hell,i QUIT eating my lunch and watched in AWE....Lol

[@joeurbanowski321]

EXCELLENT and RESPECTFUL treatment of an authentic relic..!!

[@EdmundAcuto]

Not a Musician but love your dedication/enthusiasm for the restoration of these classic guitars. Feel the same way myself about vintage airplanes.Keep the videos coming..

[@wparo]

You did a really good job restoring this beautiful guitar. Many mistakenly think that restoration means returning an item to factory condition. That I find to be very wrong as it wipes out any history or age behind the item being restored. A good restoration will look exactly as it was, preserving it in its state, just fixing anything that is broken, replacing something missing then finally giving it a good clean. Well done.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Thank you so much my friend! 🙏🏻✌🏻

[@TruthHuntersinSpirit]

Totally AweSome!!! Great Job!

[@jonny555ive]

This guy is a damn magician..... It look 99.999999% PERFECT. Beautiful craftsmanship.... Nice job Joel 🤘🤘

[@mike5805]

I have to say, im glad you saved the character in this guitar. My father being a gunsmith has restored some antique guns. I have seen screws hidden in broken stocks. Crazy. Great job with that beautiful Les Paul . PEACE ✌

[@alwaysopen7970]

I've just used glue and clamps to repair broken gun stocks; my old Parker Bros double barrel being one example. My brother and his friends f'ed it up before it came into my hands.

[@AndrewAlex92]

I am a sucker for craftsmen who focus on doing the right thing regardless of who is watching or who will see (or if anyone will see) the final product. Hats off to the both of you fine folks for the restoration. And thank you for sharing this artwork with all of us.

[@jacobdewitt5071]

Hope you tipped this guy with a brand new car. He went waaaaaay over the top in the best way possible for this old girl. It looks absolutely killer! That guy deserves an award for this level of work.

[@RandyWillcox]

2:51 You don't know how much it pleases me to hear the term "output jack". 🙏🏻

[@almostliterally593]

Why

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Oh I know. Plenty people have corrected my terminology😵

[@almostliterally593]

@@MatthewScottmusic i’ve always called it an output jack, or quarter inch jack

[@richarddumais]

Wow! This is a true relic guitar. I love the sound and look of this guitar. Bravo for updating this beauty.

[@angrybadger616]

Absolutely amazing. What a great guitar,brought back by a true artist.

[@santrixhimself3679]

Man that guitar was such a good investment.... sounds and looks awsome, probably gonna increase in value and it was so good for growing your channel. I am really happy for you

[@tomfoolery333]

I wonder how much he is into this guitar for at this point. 3-4k is my guess. I would think it will increase in value also. Looks really cool and sounds great and is one of a kind, with its own video series made about it.

[@santrixhimself3679]

@@tomfoolery333 i would say he is in the 8-10k range including repair. Maybe he got a deal with the repair guy though. Anyways an okprice for a 50s les paul

[@tomfoolery333]

@@santrixhimself3679 You are probably right. From what I have seen things go on Goodwill's site for 50-70% of what they go for on Reverb. Part of that difference is they come as is, as in right out of grandma's attic where they sat for 20 years getting rusty and dusty. That said, I have never seen a 50's Gibson Les Paul on that site. A few nice vintage instruments show up now and then that go for 1-2k, but he probably was up in the 5 or 6k range, plus the amazing masterful repairs which could have been 1-2k, so you are probably right. It is just interesting to me.

[@santrixhimself3679]

@@tomfoolery333 i asked him how much the guitar on cl was a couple month ago and i think he said something around 4ķ

[@tomfoolery333]

@@santrixhimself3679 Thanks for posting that. I have been wondering. Sounds about right, I guess.

[@wellreadbeef]

What a beautiful clean-up. Thanks so much for going to these lengths to save such a sweet piece, Matthew. And major kudos to Joel on the crazy voodoo restoration work. fine work.

[@garycoates4987]

that guitar is a monster,, sounds like it's your soulmate guitar in your playing

[@sir.dave_]

The bands on the capacitors are a color code reference to see the values of their capacitance ( usually in "farad" units) all this to make easier to replace them in the past

[@alheeley]

the bumble bee caps are painted like resistors cos back then they used same colour coding as resistors for component values, they're usually 0.022 uF value

[@1777DK]

I was so immersed in that pickup restoration, that soon as I saw the heat shrink tube catch fire, I actually blew on the screen ...

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Thats funny! 😆🤣

[@TempoDrift1480]

I've done that before too.

[@mauricewalshe8234]

the few times I have used heat shrink (RS232 serial cables) I used a heat gun not a lighter :-)

[@ALTDOK667]

😜👌🎸

[@j_freed]

Maurice Walshe - umm, yeah!! And if you can't pay a whole 15 bucks for a cheap heat gun, you can borrow somebody's hairdryer on a high setting. It's just low temperature plastic, it'll work fine.

[@CamSpratley]

That repair is truly impeccable

[@Telecastersanonymous]

I had just started playing guitar when I found the original video of this guitar, since then I’ve wrestled with the urge to buy a tv yellow les paul special. So here I am 6 months into my guitar journey with a 2020 Gibson les paul special in tv yellow. Your videos are continuously giving me inspiration to practice and become a better player so I can feel like my skill level fits the guitars I’ve purchased. Eventually I hope to find my way into the vintage world. Someday

[@JasonTHutchinson]

Those are definitely capacitors. Some styles of capacitors have colored bands on them similar to resistors to tell what the capacitance is. The color codes appear to be red, brown, orange, yellow, which would be 0.02uf (21,000pf).

[@mason8971]

So it has the same color code as a 4 band resistor? (In pico farads of course)

[@JasonTHutchinson]

@@mason8971 it is slightly different. The tolerance band is not the same value. The color codes are in the same order though.

[@Justarandomspacemonkey]

I love when people restore these old guitars that most people would consider a lost cause. That guitar has some history and character, couldn’t have found it a better home

[@j_freed]

Old wood. It's almost silly not to do this.

[@radiosuper]

@@j_freed I do agree, for one minute there Matthew said that was not thinking into going that far with the neck repair, but to me there is no other way around it in this case. Great job they did! amazing!

[@chancevonfreund9145]

The painted bands are for Resistor value and wattage rating! Awesome video.🎸

[@anontube1301]

I had been following Joel on Instagram for a while and thought he came across as a bit of a know it all. But then I saw this repair process and realized that he actually does just know it all.

[@davidpoggioli2204]

Man ,Joel is an artist . The attention to detail is incredible . This Les Paul is a keeper for sure .

[@simonb2738]

Wow. Joel is such an amazingly talented guy. Magic! Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelharshberger223]

Kudos, man. Joel's restoration is a work of art - and that on top of the fact that you chose to elegantly and profoundly preserve a piece of history. You've turned that guitar into a work of art. I'm impressed. I dig your musical stylings on the instrument and the tone of it awesome. So cool! Play on!

[@michaeljohnson7276]

Cool video, this repairman joel is a genius, so glad you kept everything looking original, the attention to detail is meticulous, and that thing sounds amazing with the rewound pickups , good job gentlemen! Keep rockin man!

[@DarMander707]

That thing is a relic much deserving of a restoration and preservation. Thank you for sharing!

[@steveniemyer9288]

That restorer has some serious skills!

[@morrisonagen4222]

This has likely already been answered, but the markings on the bumblebee capacitors are not resistor values, but a code that tells you the capacitance and the voltage values. The first 4 lines give you capacitance rating and the last two tell you the voltage. Now, as capacitors age, they do become leaky (meaning that they leak current, not that they leak fluid, though that can happen too). They don’t need to be in constant use to go bad, as even just sitting on a shelf for decades will age them out of functionality, after which they do, in fact, turn into resistors. I’ve seen some clever fixes where a tech will remove the outer cover of the old caps, then fill them with a new cap of the same original value, filling in the ends so they look all original, but then have the intended functionality of the original capacitor in that circuit.

[@alwaysopen7970]

BBROYGBVGW

[@mikedo6]

I am not a player but have always been fascinated by electric guitars. I have my favourite players, many of which play Strats and Telecasters. I have always loved a Strat sound. ... but this guitar and your barn find Les Paul have just about the most gorgeous sound I have ever heard on any electric guitar.💌♥

[@danieldeville3760]

Please don't ever sell this guitar. Whatever you paid for this work isn't enough. That guitar is gorgeous and sounds great. It sounds old.

[@NikolasKrudewig]

This is absolute insane work - iam completely blown away. Would be amazing if Joel would start his own KZbin Channel. I would dig every video

[@michaelward9880]

Your man Joel works like a surgeon. He even uses what appears to be a scalpel. Wonderful restoration. I don't play guitar myself, but I love and appreciate music. Being a mechanic I appreciate the high level of craftsmanship Joel has. Very nice indeed!

[@loubenii]

I can’t imagine the amount of requests your repair man is gonna get. Top notch luthier!

[@MrSimunovic]

This sounded a lot like some NatGeo wildlife documentary.

[@arhrtu]

I mean, it do be wild

[@djencode]

Because of this whole series I went out and bought a new Les Paul Special. It's AWESOME!

[@the1khronohs40]

This is insane! So heart warming to see all the love going into that old guitar! ❤️ Fantastic result, man!

[@rangerstl07]

"We don't have footage of him painting this area..." The master guards his secrets.

[@RetroPlus]

The repair skill is unreal, to have the confidence to unwind a vintage pickup and not destroy it is incredible

[@jwonder7618]

How many people want you to drop and album ⬇️