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SAVING A 1981 GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM from the TRASH. Gibson Les Paul Restoration by ALEX GUSTAFSON of NEAT GUITARS.
Watch as Alex completely restores and SAVES a 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom. A prior owner attempted a disastrous DIY neck reset. Watch as Alex professionally restores this Les Paul.
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[@n0nyabznss]

I would've stripped the finish and resprayed the whole guitar.

[@scottyjordan3036]

Don't paint guys, That looks terrible, Great neck reset but You gotta be kidding.

[@Ripperx121]

My brother knocked over his 60's Gibson Acoustic Firebird. Sent me a picture of the head stock broken off. I called him immediately. He is in his 70's and bought it very close to new. When he answered I said "Man are you ok". He cried for a few minutes. That was tough. He ended up having a guy in NYC fix it for him. You couldn't tell. Great job on this one! I think I said OMG like 10 times watch this! You sir are an artist.

[@melon8909]

investments like that really do mean everything to the owner

[@tantibusking7095]

I'm an amateur luthier myself. I've done a neck reset pretty similar to this on an Epiphone Les Paul. Someone had dropped it and separated the neck. Their solution was to try to make it a bolt on. they had done a fender style neck plate and a 5th screw angled up to pull the neck into the pocket. Honestly, it wasn't a bad repair, all things considered. it was just an orc repair. I repaired it properly and we refinished it in a silver edge burst

[@tracydee4681]

That was one of the most satisfying repair videos I’ve ever watched! Yeah!!

[@Mickm0j0green]

work with wood. had no clear idea how to get that neck out.now i do .what a job he has done, its beautiful . built kits to learn set ups and fret work and such, man is amazing you did get the right man for the job!

[@wiseguy9202]

Dang he did a bang up job on that restoration!! Bravo Alex!

[@dejavoodoo7204]

I'll never tire of these kind of guitar resto vids,...done in your own style of course, really good watching.👍

[@dookieday1]

Beautiful work on a beautiful guitar.my guitar teacher had an 81 Les Paul custom he would use in our lessons it played wonderful, .. back in 1987 , and I'd had not yellowed yet, just a light cream still.

[@lukaszohm5881]

Awesome video! I once sanded down my dad's 1980 The Paul that he had badly refinished in some kind of cherry sparkle. I took it to a luthier and he told me he'd have me learn how to do it. I sanded id down in several passes and buffed the headstock (which was natural from the factory but refinished in gloss black). Guitar looks great now.

[@StephenGallacher]

Amazing work, and it is the attention to the details that matters. I'm in the middle of replacing a truss rod in one of my guitars, and it's been an education, the biggest lesson so far is not to rush; any errors so far have been because I've rushed what I was doing, this stuff takes time to get right.

[@JL-fs9wh]

Absolutely amazing! Great piece. Was captivated the whole video. He is a true artist!

[@lisanagel9424]

Love this video of guitar restoration! Alex is a wizard!

[@dragnasty540]

This guy is absolutely amazing at his job!! I do guitar repairs myself but not to this extent for sure. It takes so much patience to do this stuff. Aamazing job!!!!

[@XLBiker13]

You rarely get the chance to see major restorations like this on vintage guitars because the more you mess with the original (especially a refin) the more you reduce its value value. But when a guitar has already been violated and left on death's door like this one you have no choice. This was very fun to watch.

[@mikebrennan9633]

Amazing work, that was a fun watch :) Keep going brothers!

[@danstringer7610]

Awesome work! I love that guitar and how he saved/made it better than new!

[@ivanemeny8634]

That’s amazing work and I’m a guitar repairer here in England. Re pickups(in England anyway) a lot of people want a Les Paul that looks like a 59/60, but want it to sound like a 70s one! It took me a while to work that out.

[@guitarded78]

Awesome. My best guitar is a 1978 Deluxe heavily modified. Brass nut, with Dimarzio Super Distortions

[@JavyonVISION]

Beautiful restoration! My 87 is super yellow like that one. Still smells like smoke when you get up close as take a whiff. 😁

[@williamdesmarais4931]

Ive done many repairs myself. Mostly because i love buying broken instruments for a heavy bargain and bringing them back to life. This one came out great. My latest was an epi 59 outfit with broken headstock and heal. $1,000 retail and I got it for $299 brand new but broken. A bit of work and she plays better than new. It is just rewarding.

[@loubydal7812]

Truly outstanding restoration job. In the end it sounds amazing again, very full and noticeable harmonics, most players wouldn't tell it sounds different compared to a factory new one. I rather prefer bolt on necks, in case of a disaster the repairs or neck replacement will be easier. About the sound and sustain, there's the never ending debate on bolt on vs set neck, but there are some testing videos on KZbin where bolt on neck guitars actually give a bit more sustain and sound great too, having both guitars in common same body build, fixed bridge, same pickups, and the neck fits fine and holds the body with no bolts. Thanks for the video.

[@ClarkOVision]

One of the biggest Les Paul artists of the 80's was Steve Clark (RIP). He's the one I think of most. A fine restoration. Thanks for sharing.

[@roadwarrior2348]

Great story and incredible restoration ... talented!!!🤘 The guy is a rock star

[@djguitarplayer9779]

Great to see professional people at work😊

[@eddiedaniels3338]

Did a similar on a SG. Guy had repaired with dowels on headstock, destroyed overlay and insert, used dowels to repair broken neck and also some mahogany insert wrong grain direction! Cut holes in front for different electronics, sanded it with maybe 40 grit so shape was all wrong! BUT.. because it was such a collectible, a locally renowned and famous blues guitarist bought it to me like that after they gave up on restoring. It had 4 old levels of finish. It also looked like it had been dragged behind a truck for a few miles! I’m retired @ 74 and only do a few special guitars now that have NO short timelines! This one took 4 months! Opppps can’t post pics, sry, new subscriber.

[@bobcorbin7545]

Beautiful work to save this guitar. Thank you for bringing this to us. Also, I like your channel.

[@anatoly_trifonov]

My dudes, as a performing guitarist and former guitar workshop employee, I want to say that an amazing job has been done. Skill cannot be replaced by anything else and such people are very valuable in our industry.

[@Travis5.56]

Mark Kaiser of Fret Repair in Franklin Ohio used to do some amazing work. He’s partially retired but man he’s one of the best. This is an amazing job too!

[@styrenebuilds6851]

* Marlboro Yellow

[@qua7771]

I have a white standard that's yellow now. Lacquer yellows with age.

[@arustydodge2111]

Wow! Pure Artist and Craftsman! Such incredible work on your Les Paul. Years back, had a slight hairline crack on a Les Paul. Top side of neck, near headstock. Brought it to South Side Guitar Center, where I purchased it. They sent it to Chicago Music Exchange, where they performed a headstock/neck repair. The work that CME performed was flawless. Color matched the cherry finish. Repair is undetectable, and well, perfect. This is why appreciate what your Luthier, Alex performed on your Les Paul. Hats off! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@kelvinwebber90]

Anyone can do that..dork😂

[@stevetodd629]

I did the same restoration on a Les |Paul. Very difficult.

[@dougsmith7580]

Everything old is new again. Beautiful restoration.

[@SB-mb8fx]

This guy is amazing. Awesome skills. Why does he put new solder on the old frets before pulling?

[@johnsmith-sm6mh]

Fantastic restoration, what a craftsman 👌🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@leightnite3056]

Love a resurrection story, fantastical work!

[@DTGuitarTech]

Stunning work. Done many of these types of jobs.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

God...this came out so good. I've always wanted one of these.

[@sharkman4928]

I have a 1980 black Gibson LP Custom that has aged like that one but is 100% solid.....all the cream binding is orange/amber; I call her, "Amber". 😍

[@Paquette011]

I also have a black 1980 custom. It came with factory chrome hardware.

[@clemmcguinness1087]

1989 lp standard sorta cherry sorta tobacco burst. Sings like a bird

[@C4STOR.]

Excelente trabajo, quedó genial amigo. (Great job, looks cool men)

[@tdlvsabs]

I have a 90s ibanez ag series hollowbody at luthier jim dacavas shop . a previous luthier closed up one humbucker hole and the coresponding pots. then put at least three coats of crappy black paint over the original burst and all the binding . they also changed the fretboard for some reason. jim is redoing most of it ,im doing the electricals myself.

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

Fantastic work now that's a guitar worth saving 🤘

[@jonlennon3348]

He did a phenomenal job.

[@johnlogan7740]

Excellent work a very skilled luthier

[@KevanRCraft]

NEAT GUITARS - ALEX GUSTAFSON's work is astonishing, great to witness. Les Paul Custom sounds awesome as well. great guitar.. Thanks..

[@troyheffernan1261]

Pickups sounds great

[@cguitarallday]

Looks great he did a good job. I would love it

[@AnthonySG0113]

Would love for him to put bone appointments on my J45.. 😮

[@cgdv1515]

Fantastic job!

[@Santi66]

Hard job. Good job!

[@90sPunkRockCovers]

So pleasing to watch. End result was great, reminds me of my nicotine yellow 1980's Custom. Cheers.

[@TheGorillafoot]

Restored an Gibson es125. Complete strip, refinished, electronics, frets, the works.

[@JD-nh7vb]

Great Work!

[@scarcam]

A real insight!

[@zigzagrz]

Save a les paul with similar issues that was recovered from a flood/storm😢. Neck was also coming off, binding was coming off and the flamed top was split right in the middle. I was able to carefully reglue it back, level and recrown and glue the top back together. It now plays great and looks the part too

[@garretazonsa]

This is what i exactly needed to see after watching a couple of Scar My Guitar videos 😅

[@Banokleez]

He lives 20 minutes from me - This video just got him a new loyal customer

[@petrekguitars]

What a incredible Guitar and a amazing safe... Well done. Best Regards Nik

[@rockabilly12]

Best video yet!

[@onemintjulep]

The "players" live a life of their own . glad you saved it and did a pro job. I'm against totally hiding the little scars these instruments get in the course of life . but im all for functionality and maintenance . good job 👍

[@lexbitsbitslex216]

I love to have that guitar... and the color is beautiful!!!!

[@rangle187]

I have an 83 LPC in the same color and it was in the same condition when I bought it for $1100 15 years ago. Completely refinished the guitar in vintage white and had new frets installed and now I'll never sell it!

[@markpell8979]

This wasn't just a restoration, it was a resurrection. I assume you're keeping this one. Since you asked... I'm an experienced woodworker and have done this kind of work and made wrecked/ruined guitars better, maybe unnoticeably repaired unless you know what to look for and where, but nothing like what Alex has done here. A true work of art and labor of love. Respect!

[@jimcamp2423]

I don't do set neck guitars for this exact reason. Bolt on necks only. I always figured that if you wanted a set neck bolt on, mate the surfaces and just add the wood glue ? Not quite the same neck joint, but close enough. I can't tell the difference between the bot on neck or the set neck for any guitar I've even played for music. Must be something to that, Clapton & Jeff Beck play bolt on necks and I know Clapton used to play a Gibson LP before he started performing with Fender products. So even my LP's are bolt on Epiphone or Mitchell guitars. And the 4 screws, the CNC neck pocket tightness, those hold in place just fine without requiring glue. I just don't see a reason to glue the neck into the body at the neck pocket. That's how good $ 100-300 Chinese builds have gotten. And if wood surfaces shrinks or swells, shims are exactly what the reset on this neck involved just the same. I do appreciate the refurbished Gibson video, just steers me toward a bolt on neck guitar even more.

[@Relayer6a]

How did he align the neck angle? I don't think it shows that in the video.

[@RandyFricke]

Nice! A black pick guard would really set it off over the top.

[@Krullmatic]

That thing is beautiful!

[@deandee8082]

should use hide or fish glue for the set neck joint, my opinion anywho.. what they used at the factory . . . looks fookin great and sounds great

[@greggrant502]

Excellent skills!

[@stevegore4504]

Wow, that looks amazing

[@JP.s_Underdog_Guitar_Repair]

Nice work!

[@a67lexcosh]

Wowwww youre the best in the World!!! Amazing work

[@robertrobinson4578]

I’ve done a few explorer restorations. I strip them all the way to bare wood tho.

[@dexterholland4353]

Колоссальная работа конечно. Восстановить практически убитую гитару. Но есть вопросы к установке ладов - сейчас мастера научились ставить лады с торцами в виде капелек , что очень удобно при игре и не режет руку , и также при установке отрезается ножка лада по краям , чтобы при усыхании/увлажнении дерева ножка лада не вылазила по краям грифа. А так всё круто.

[@dimasnugroho94_]

Come back to live again awesome work and awesome guitar (Sorry if my english bad)🔥🔥

[@Bat21bravo]

" TO BOLDY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE" ...

[@andrewtait6197]

What a fix eh gorgeous job

[@troyheffernan1261]

Really nice job

[@scottgoodson5132]

It’s sad that someone with the financial wherewithal to afford a LP Custom would damn near destroy it due to incompetence and being too cheap to pay for a proper repair. Great rescue.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Subscribed from the intro cut alone

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Thanks for watching!

[@clemmcguinness1087]

1st class work

[@cet777]

Great content! 🤘🏼😎

[@jvillaluz]

This guy is a magician

[@ducky63]

Beautiful. ❤️

[@ALANRMOREY]

How much does this cost ?

[@seanmacp]

Great work only thing it could have used would be some aged gold distressed pick up covers amazing work

[@THESTEVESBAND]

Nice job!!! Randy's is a '74 wich have a mahogany neck , not maple neck...like most of 77...81...very different sounding guitars

[@phillramirez8323]

I don't know man. Doesn't look good to me. You better ship that mellow yellow L.P. my way so I can see 4 myself 😉🎸👍🤘

[@user-mn3vt2sl1m]

No dude,. Honestly, it's not worth it. I'll take it instead & save it at my house or maybe use it as wood for the fire . Just a beat up old guitar

[@thomasbarker642]

Great job

[@willheines4]

Wow, my 3 pickup '81 custom is in better shape than I thought haha. I just want to restore the paint 😢

[@geralddoyle5131]

Why replace the original pups ?

[@user-bn5ei8wj8s]

Sound good!!!

[@telecatsermaster]

Thats a killer…. Im a strat and tele guy, but that LP is nice

[@danielotterborg]

Is this guitar for sale??

[@mrpotato4441]

I’m at work, watching someone get a never-ending colonoscopy. This was much more satisfying. Always eat a high fiber diet.

[@apocalypseee4312]

superbe travail

[@arrtdave]

14:15 ngl...I wanna bust up my LP just so this man can repair it...

[@giovannicalabrese1594]

Bravo!!!!

[@timothykirkpatrick2782]

Is there any way to purchase this?! Huge randy rhoads fan. Or hell, I’d even be willing to trade. I have a 90s model les Paul special? It’s basically same color lol but tv yellow. Also have a newer Gibson player plus premium.

[@jcsk8]

Flawless job! You made look easy, but is not.

[@shawnmcmillan1294]

What an artist! Looks phenomenal and sounds great too.