Restored a Japanese vintage guitar full of sticker adhesive

[@guitargordooficial]

Not the Sushi, Not the Katana, Not Even Dragon Ball. The most amazing product that comes from Japan its an Early 90's Ibanez RG. Period. Great Video. Omedetou!

[@codydaniel3097]

This was truly satisfying beyond words to watch. I also appreciate that you kept the paint chips how they were I actually think that's pretty cool as I think it adds character to the guitar. It wouldn't have had the same soul if you had repainted it. Also, excellent playing at the end!! Thank you for breathing life back into this guitar! 🙏 ♡♡♡

[@Drt0Kkdo]

Happy to see that the electronics cavity was not as horrible as the pickguard surface

[@bigcat3580]

全く同じギターを所有しています。ノイズが酷かったのでリペアに出して、今は元気に使っています。

[@studioasyl]

このRG550はかなり弾きやすいですよね！人気の理由がわかります。

[@PTguitars]

Ibanez RG550 is a bloody great guitar. I used to have one many years ago and now I miss it 😎

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Why people get rid of guitars they love is insane to me….I have a black RG from Japan that’ll be with me until I pass…same with my other guitars….once it’s gone, it’s gone.

[@PTguitars]

@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Believe me - it happened to most guitarists. You get rid of something and you sorely regret it later. After the Ibanez I got a 1993 Patrick Eggle LA 22 Pro. I still have that one. Cheers

[@brianelkins8604]

I got one of the pink ones. It was actually the first guitar I got as a kid. I learnt how to play on that thing and I still have it.

[@NotBCT]

It was an RG570 for me (the one without the pickguard). As luck would have it, came across an RG655 a couple of years ago (basically an RG550 but with upgraded DiMarzio pickups and an All-Access Neck Joint). Jumped on that and I've been a happy camper ever since.

[@Fusso]

I had one of those, and while I liked the sound of the guitar, I asbolutely hated the Floyd Rose bridge. I exchanged it for an Yamaha AES620 that I play it to this day.

[@johnnyteres]

One of my favorite hobbies. You did a really nice job cleaning this thing up and mad props for keeping the original paintjob! Thing is still totally original and with all that garbage removed and it cleaned up you increased the value quite a bit. I absolutely LOATHE stickers on guitars. Nice job man!

[@Rikk_Klaww777]

That guitar is worth twice its worth, the parts even more. Those were the nicest Ibanez models made, next to the Jems and USA customs.

[@PiotrthePhrog]

"is worth twice its worth" - this doesn't even sound right

[@raymondlugo9960]

This is a made in Japan model, not a made in South Korea model. It should be worth about $1000.00.

[@XPhantomLord]

@@hollyc5417 Actually, for that price, you won't even buy an rg 350. If you look on ebay or reverb you won't find that many of them, and the price is around 600-700. I got a '94 model in november, for 500 bucks, and it wasn't even in great conditions. This, at least, is the situation of the european market. Maybe you can get one for that price in Japan, but you'll have to be very, very lucky.

[@stratmatt73]

@@hollyc5417 You're fuckin' high. Show me a Fuji factory RG 550 in the condition it was in after he cleaned it up for $250. You have no clue what you are talking about.

[@MyBichSustained]

Play a Precision!

[@hpblack1953]

The fact you give thought to each step and process not to mention your patience is exactly the opposite as to how I courted my first wife. After two years it was clear she was クレイジー. I restore a few instruments and I have learned much from you. Thank you.

[@BrianAciper]

I still have my late 1980s white RG550 in mint condition - it's a wonderful guitar. To see this poor abused example being brought back to life was wonderful. Well done!

[@mitch3384]

That'd have to be worth quite a lot now, have you seen any of the same model selling recently? Most old school metal players would love to pick up the Japanese 550.

[@jeffmartinaz]

RG550s are my favorite to work on. I've restored about a dozen with full refinishes. These were the shredders of my high school years.

[@pwrhouse22]

My first “real” guitar was a 1989 Ibanez RG 550. I lived in England and ordered from Sam Ash in NYC . This was before the internet. I waited 3 months for it to arrive and it was the most beautiful thing that I had ever owned at that point. Your beautiful treatment reminded me of when I opened the case for first time. That makes for the trip.

[@markbrown7103]

Forgot to say, it’s a big dreadnought truly a beautiful guitar, one of my favorites👍🏼🎸🎸 I totally love, guitars and love playing them. After 49 years of playing guitar, I’m still learning new things. I don’t think anyone will ever conquer it completely. It’s like outer space in music and never ends. Always something new to learn.👍🏼👍🏼🎸😁🎸😄❤️

[@jimcoppa6946]

You're playing ability is getting much better keep up the good work

[@neilritson7445]

Great advert for Ibanez! So complicated!

[@revsharp777]

As a player of Universe & RG550 guitars, i really enjoyed this. Beautiful restoration!

[@MrKengo117]

どれくらいの年代が経っているか分かりませんが、分解するとき、ネジ穴やビスがほとんどくずれたり緩んだりしていない感じが、材もいい物使ってるし元々丁寧に組まれたギターなんだなと感じました。

[@liviorock2026]

Anche questo video un lavoro perfetto il ritorno di un Ibanez dimenticata e non piu vivva ora si sente bene grazie al genio della lambada sei sempre un grande eccelellente lavoro

[@ADAM_COLLECTS]

I must compliment the use of pressurised air for removing dirt and dust. Well done! I would never have thought of that

[@davidsparks6146]

I have had several Ibanez RG's and still have 2 from the early 90's (Fluorescent Yellow and a white one with shark inlays)... love em both....

[@pvdguitars2951]

Fantastic restoration, brother! So glad you left the original paint: much better like this! She looks amazing; if she could talk, she would says that she loves you!

[@studioasyl]

Thank you. I will do my best for the next restoration！！

[@mitch3384]

I was close to calling BS.. I thought the paint was completely cracked all over the body. You're not wrong about it being covered in adhesive! Great job :)

[@jimcoppa6946]

I love this channel it makes me feel so peaceful to watch something come back to life

[@redbarchettta]

Japanese guitar are beautiful and very carefully crafted. I love them. Great job on giving new life to this beautiful guitar

[@HaruGuitarChannel]

仕上がりが綺麗すぎて魅入ってしまいます😃

[@jimcoppa6946]

Making that guitar look beautiful again was like night and day good job

[@kokoo2788]

ギターの修復より、個性的な彼の演奏が印象的．パワフルで感情的　感心しちゃいました

[@kevfullo]

That was satisfying, watching this with a nice cup of tea, well done sir.

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

Love RG guitars. Got my first RG550 in 1989 and have been playing them since! Played Charvel and Kramer before the RG's.

[@skorpian34]

I enjoyed seeing this Japanese Ibanez getting some love and again being enjoyed.

[@darkestfugue]

what a lovely looking japanese RG it turned out to be, great job!

[@scoobydoo936]

80’s RGs are legendary! Wish I still had mine, the ultimate shredding machine.

[@Lonely_Wolf24]

Спасибо за видео. Мне очень нравятся гитары этой серии и меня поражает как могут люди творить такие непотребство с этими инструментами. Спасибо, что спасаете эти гитары!

[@shredd5845]

это творит то, кто потом её, якобы восстанавливает, чтобы снять видос

[@74bobby]

Another Great Restoration

[@peachmelba1000]

As a person who designs and builds guitars, one of my main goals is to produce a design as attractive and iconic as this.

[@contrabandjoe7974]

Do the guitar world a favor... don't design another variation of the stratocaster.. be original. Strats have been copied to death

[@PiotrthePhrog]

Are you any good?

[@peachmelba1000]

@@PiotrthePhrog I love the builds I've completed. I'm working on a few new ones simultaneously atm too channel has some videos of my work. I'm poor at making video though, so there is no production value. The guitars are currently handmade, minus a scroll saw, handheld router and a hand drill.

[@contrabandjoe7974]

@@PiotrthePhrog probably sold as many albums, won as many grammies and sold out as many coliseums as you

[@PiotrthePhrog]

@@peachmelba1000 Cool! I'll check you out!

[@christhayil8354]

good cleanup, and glad you left in all the chips, bumps, and scratches....that's all gig history, man!

[@davidandrews8618]

Amazing restoration and attention to detail! Beautiful work, you gave her a new lease on life! Thank you for sharing!

[@theayatollahofrockandrollah]

it's just amazing, the quantity of stickered over or painted over cheap guitars you come across

[@gunnerloughman755]

thank you for saving its life! those old RGs live forever!

[@axm5302]

綺麗になって行く様子は気持ち良いです。このギター、UP主氏の元に来てよかった。

[@studioasyl]

ありがとうございます！ 綺麗にできてよかったです！

[@swampscott2670]

Nice RG550. It deserves a proper setup with intonation now. Those were great instruments.

[@firos9621]

Very beautiful guitar! Thank you for the video.

[@corneliuscrewe677]

This is one of the few guitars I’ve never seen the inside of, I’m impressed with the thoughtful design of them. Nice job getting her fixed up👍

[@bobbyb1607]

This is a Japanese copy of a Fender Stratocaster.

[@corneliuscrewe677]

@@bobbyb1607 While the basic layout is clearly Fender influenced, I think you are selling the Japanese short. It is at the very least a refinement of the Fender concept.

[@gunturpahlawan]

So satisfying. the ibanez 550 guitar and the restoring process. ibanez rg is still my dream guitar, よくできました 👍

[@HMG]

超おもしろかったです！！ ボディの汚れがどんどんなくなっていくところが個人的にすごいスッキリな気分でした！！ 次回も楽しみです！！

[@studioasyl]

ありがとうございます！ 楽しんでもらえたみたいで凄く嬉しいです。 HMGさんのフェルナンデス動画も楽しみにしてます！

[@HMG]

@@studioasyl まさかチェックいただいてたとは！構想通りになればカッコ良くなると思ってるので楽しみにしていてください！ ありがとうございます！

[@studioasyl]

楽しみにしています！ 頑張ってください！

[@dt9r]

no, it's impossible you find so many bad used guitars, there is a trick I don't see, never seen so much devastation, and I ve played guitar for 40 years in pubs, concerts...

[@markbrown7103]

Ibanez always did make cool, looking guitars. I have one of their old acoustics. It has gold machine, hands and ivy on their neck. It’s looks super cool.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

Kewl

[@spunkybrewster1972]

Those old 80s RG series are insanely good players.

[@DeeTee79]

ASMR at it’s best. This was extremely satisfying. I could watch these all day. Please share more. 🇨🇦

[@ralpherl5657]

I have an Ibanez RG560 in white with a maple neck. Very good job!

[@youtubeyagamiiori]

ちなみにibanez rg550というギターはネック接合方式を変えることができます。 ボルトオンからスルーネックに切り替えることができます もちろん構造上のセットであるスルーネックです。湾

[@locomike102]

I had a beautiful silver metallic RG 550 I bought in the late 90's and of all the gear I have bought and sold, that is the one that haunts me to have gotten rid of.

[@genekloszewski5484]

I hear ya on selling the Ibanez RG550, I pd 600, for a white one in 1987, I shouldn't have sold it

[@フリッカーだよ]

ここまで綺麗になるとは…凄すぎます！

[@studioasyl]

ありがとうございます！ 頑張りました！

[@arrebentacorda6510]

eu tenho uma guitarra dessa, só que preta. eu também desmontei e fiz uma super limpeza...adoro fazer isso! ótimo vídeo...parabéns!!!

[@DH-tj6tf]

Nice restoration, not to mention an Awesome player 👍💯

[@tunahasturk3982]

Nice job my friend. You made it without replacing even a screw, so nice. 90's era ibanez guitars are the best ones.

[@garygrinkevich6971]

The wizard and wizard II are the finest necks ever built in guitars I really believe that each piece of a vintage RG or Gem was ahead of its time by at least 20 years and not really replicated in quality in late state capitalism. team J craft and ibanez still set the standard of quality in my view.

[@ropeholster]

i could binge watch these like a netflix show. fantastic video dude

[@WhiteCalf136]

Awesome video!!! I have the same guitar my rg 550 is a 1987

[@RastaSaiyaman]

That thing is RAD! What a super cool guitar.

[@studioasyl]

Thank you！

[@ASCLisy]

Это не восстановление, это просто чистка гитары после какого-то засранца. А так, в целом, лайк, конечно! 🙂

[@altzgamer91]

Просто протер следы от скотча, и заменил струны блин

[@andyhinds542]

Another beautiful job! Looks like an Ibanez RG series which I used to have 30 years ago.

[@adam5744]

Amazing how there are no major chips or dings if any everything comes out almost perfect on all these guitars that are supposedly found like that just making a observation

[@qua7771]

You were smart not to modify it, or refinish it. Very nice.

[@birdsfabulous]

Have a japanese made jem from 07. Tje quality of that neck is unreal. The job done on the fretwork was a thing of beuty. Also have a Japanese made iceman from 1978..its an ic100 so its the cheaper bolt on neck version but again the quality of the guitar is just awesome. They surely know how to build em in Japan amd these old RG's are as legit as they come

[@markusantonio4866]

I can see why Paul Gilbert likes to play the old vintage Ibanezes.

[@komb17]

Приятно видеть как забытый кем-то инструмент обрёл вторую «жизнь» :) I’m glad to see how a instrument found a second "life" in your hands :)

[@klimentdanilov]

Вот именно забытый, мало играли на нем. Как-то неправдоподобно

[@komb17]

@@klimentdanilov да вроде не мало, его пытались сделать более ярким, смею предположить, чтобы дополнить образ на сцене

[@вованыч-к8т]

Разобрал , помыл , собрал ... такое себе ремонт . Даже гриф и лады на плоскость не проверил , сразу полировать ...

[@loleksk8]

The quality of old Japan made Rg's amazes me . They are trully shred machines .

[@yoshi1783jp]

Vanishing love最高です！

[@voornaam3191]

This can turn into a normal guitar again. What a job you did, the last owner needs such a restoration, too, I'm afraid. Hai.

[@weets69]

Great vid. Where do you find these abused axes? Luv that you are giving them a second chance in life. Keep the vids coming👍

[@garrettlowell7637]

Great work. Excellent videography and editing as well-thank you for keeping it simple and for retaining the workshop sounds.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Beautiful guitar…cream with the black guard, maple board, etc…

[@mirkojovanovic3216]

great job and great guitar.

[@christianboddum8783]

I love RGs from a distance, I just can't get on with the thin necks, but I think they are great guitars. I had a 560, it didn't sound right for the Strat sounds (24 frets) and the trem made it too wobbly for serious rhythm playing, but i really wanted to love that guitar. However for the whammy tricks it was king!

[@ronnieolive]

most of these videos seem incredibly fake, but I still like them.

[@GillyGuitars]

This is my living! Excellently well done!

[@MisterGurmuki]

Amazing job! Loved all the process. Thanks for sharing :).

[@studioasyl]

Thank you very much.

[@patrickmckay6621]

why did i paint my black ESP Mirage 2 25ears ago ? aaaaaah,how can one be so stupid. One day i will try to remove this crappy paint, a nasty job...

[@fernandoviamonte8659]

Great Work !!!!! I still have my RG 770 DX 1994 Japan.

[@81giorikas]

Very nice by the way.

[@rudiyantohalim736]

I always wonder what happen to all of the guitars you clean and restore after watching your videos. I really love the Ibanez RG, like this one. It's one of my dream guitars to have 🙏

[@gojoluvr28]

he probably resells or keeps them

[@GordiansKnotHere]

Nice work.

[@janallexander5173]

Tip use a heat gun ,low heat to remove the decals lifts the glue as well!

[@clivesilk3501]

such a beautiful guitar and a rare too !!!!!! proper Japanese made one too !!!!! well-done for the restoration

[@wyattsdad8561]

Wow! Nice job!

[@Capitan_Chaos]

Very good work. It looks amazing.

[@jungyoon5010]

Beautiful RG

[@Mistake_nasubi]

オリジナルのペイントとパーツを残すところが良いな〜

[@edma812]

The RG 550 is a great guitar. I have a 1987 RG 550 black with a rosewood fretboard made in Japan at the FujiGen Factory. Great guitar.🤟

[@Zerocalc1980]

great job man!

[@tony_n316]

Great job and your playing is really good... Next up!! Restoring a Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet!

[@antv4408]

Just found this channel and I already know I'm going to love it. I need a Fernandes/Burny Hide Heart Yellow to wrench on. One day I'll get one over to the states

[@rickstout5524]

Nice take apart and put back together, the gloves were a nice touch.

[@urrutiaca]

Great work!!! I have that same guitar stored since 1990’s and I will give it some love after viewing this! Thanks for sharing!

[@daronyoung2685]

Took off all the crap and left all the character - Absolutely STUNNING - Domo arigato gozaimasu.

[@wayneq776]

I did a restoration recently on a 87' RG 550 and that's my number 1. Good work bro enjoy it!

[@SHC242]

아주헌것을새것으로복원하는동영상, 보기좋습니다.오늘도 좋은하루되십시오. 늘 건강하시고,행복하십시오.

[@peterespada6226]

Don’t unscrew all the screws on the pickguard; only the ones on the perimeter-the control knobs and pickups will lift out whole with the pickguard. Then work on the pickguard separately.

[@wizaxed]

Great transformation!! I have two '91 Ibanez guitars (RG565 and RG 570) - great guitars!

[@ajbrown5247]

Amazing work, as always

[@VikingPoodle]

That was a fun watch. Great job!

[@pablo_sslazar007gt]

Nice work, please show us how you calibrate the neck and the bridge, greetings from Guatemala in celtral América