1953 Les Paul Gold Top Restore - Full Time Lapse Video

#gibson #lespaul #vintageguitar
I have spent 12 months building and restoring this guitar. What an amazing journey! here if the full time lapse video.
Issues with Guitar:
Broken Headstock
Cracked Body with multiple large dents
Bondo all over the neck
Missing Body Binding
Missing Neck Binding
Gouges in Fretboard
Missing Cover Plates
Tuners Slipping
Electronics not working
Neck Pickup Dead
Body Wood - Mahogany w/ Maple Top
Neck Wood - Mahogany
Fingerboard Wood - Brazilian Rosewood
Scale Length - 24.75"
Nut Width - 1 11/16"
Pickup(s) - Gibson P-90s
Song #1 by Down Maggie - Pink Floyd is calling
Song #2 Glen Playing the Les Paul
Song #3 Custom Song by Justin Johnson

[@bigdguitars]

Part 1 Project intro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5S0k359iM2YgKs Part 2 Taking it Apart: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZrKnqSvm7d6qbs Part 3 Fixing the NecK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqjbqKWoa5yCrJI Part 4 Fixing the Body: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYaugKWwi81lgck Part 5 Binding the Body: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYaugKWwi81lgck Part 6 Repairing the Fretboard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX6rgomdjJtkjdk Part 7 Repairing The Headstock: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXWQlKyji5x-Y5I Part 8 Assembly: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3imqISjq9SgfKs Part 9 Final Finish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIKxq4uQodSah6c

[@jonlennon3348]

Your work is impeccable.

[@nickdryad]

I’ve read comments about how so much restoration was done, it probably wasn’t worth it or there’s not enough of the original guitar left to justify the work. I total disagree. This was a labour of love and the guitar was brought back to life again to make music. It’s not a broom, or an axe or a ship. It’s a musical instrument and all that matters is that it will make music again

[@mmonkeyman1403]

I mean, there's definitely most of the original guitar there. A neck-repair refin 1953 Les Paul is still worth 30k+

[@AnAbortiveRomance]

Yes, but it's a case of going too far, imo. Like a aging supermodel, who gets way too much plastic surgery instead of aging gracefully. Necessary repairs to restore playability and stability are one thing, but his guitar didn't need a whole new back. It's been robbed of all it's earned patina, and the life experiences that made it unique. Too each their own of course.

[@nickdryad]

@@AnAbortiveRomance Yes you make a very good point.

[@cadams1607]

Not everything should be weighed up against financial viability.

[@geet77777]

@@AnAbortiveRomance you saying youd rather let it be dead and un-playable with a broken headstock?

[@afvet5075]

The older guitars are history and need to be preserved. That was an awesome job. They are truly works of art.

[@GlenDeanII]

Derek, all I can say is you work miracles, brother. Outstanding craftmanship. Thank you so much!

[@vladimirerfan7721]

I want to applaud you sir! It warms my heart to see people put in so much time and work to resurrect these amazing old instruments. Great job!

[@riadmiah3342]

I'm in the process of building a Goldtop from a custom kit I purchased from Precision Guitar. Ive watched this video and others in the series a few times. It has been a huge help to me in my process. Thank you for sharing and all your excellent tips.

[@ThePenitentSquirrel]

I have been watching the entire process and bravo ! That thing was absolutely wrecked, especially how smashed in the body was, that was amazing to see fixed.

[@juandemartini817]

Amazing job! It's really nice to see that a piece of history like that is back to life!

[@filipematias2239]

Well done! That piece of history was in good hands! I loved how you salvaged the headstock inlay! Great work Derek!

[@romandybala]

Thanks for the playing . I enjoyed it very much.

[@dponzi56]

What a transformation. Great job.

[@i94yeh2p]

Amazing craftsmanship! Truly a labor of love. Every time I thought he was done there were like eleven more steps for each part.

[@AlfredHoudijk]

What a pleasure to watch and saw some techniques new to me, too.

[@jimduffy9773]

Good job. Enjoyed hearing Glen play it. That added a lot.

[@bigdguitars]

Man he is super talented.

[@stephenyoud6125]

Wow! Unbelievably ambitious!! But excellently done and saved it to fight another day. Outstanding work

[@barrywebber100]

Great job, it's fantastic to restore an old beaten up guitar into a valuable and desirable classic once again! Thanks for posting.

[@Terry3Gs]

Yes you deserve big kudo's for what you did with this & the end result !! Awesome job !!

[@hanovergreen4091]

Wow and Remarkable! Thank You for letting us look over your shoulder! Best Regards and Best Wishes!

[@supafrogg258]

That was a tremendous amount of work put into resurrecting this instrument. How can the guitar gods not smile on such loving care?

[@MrTimThunder]

Yeah Buddy! Loved watching the time lapse. It was cool to see the owner playing this after it was all done.

[@blacklion401]

Amazing video. Love watching you work.

[@rrrayrrray]

I am flummoxed and in awe. All of that (jam included) is magic!

[@danielhoward3684]

What a master! Great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@samandjennysambrook]

Absolutely Amazing...loved every second of it.🎶🎸❤️

[@richarde3378]

This was really interesting and entertaining to watch! Awesome job! Thanks!

[@murfmurphy6212]

What a journey - great work as always. Love that Floyd inspired background track as well.

[@SyntagmaStation]

Looks and sounds awesome. Some clever tricks used in the restoration. Great stuff!

[@johnrathbun2943]

Excellent job and she sounds great. I love those P-90's.

[@pascalgalipeau1796]

Great project! Congrats!

[@drumsNstuff79]

Such a great job, Derek! You saved a classic for sure. So worth it to restore such an iconic guitar.

[@snew61]

Awesome restoration. Great work!

[@user-go1vi8ms1z]

Beautiful work!

[@guitarpros.7786]

Amazing job! That was a lot of work! 👏👏👏👏

[@riadmiah3342]

One of the best restoration videos I've looked at on line.

[@mikemoir4944]

killer stuff loved the diggin in when you were playing nice job all around.

[@MikeCindyWhite]

Amazing work as always bro! She looks and sounds awesome!!! Thanks for the video, I could watch that time lapse all day! 🎸🎸👍

[@latinbohemiaband]

Wow, what a labor of love! Nicely done!

[@rhugh02]

Absolutely amazing work.

[@dariocrocetta9026]

Thanx for sharing this,it's absolutely brilliant

[@gtr1952]

Thanks much for taking the time to video that, really enjoyed, and learned a thing or two! 8) --gary

[@grahamheath5443]

Thank you so much for this vid. Am having to replace the fingerboard on my beloved 1970 deluxe gold top. Wish you'd posted sooner 😀. No amount of heat and thin spatulas would get the board off cleanly so I ended up have to use a very sharp chisel as I was in danger of damaging the gold top. Great bit of craftsmanship, thank you

[@C36B]

Most impressive restoration I've seen. Great content!

[@mikedennis6979]

Fantastic job !!

[@danielboan3312]

Amazing work it was a pleasure! DB.

[@jbonham78]

Great work and superb Music 😎

[@blagheur]

Very good job! thanks for all the videos

[@ERWebster]

An astounding amount of work and an epic journey. Wtg, truly impressive.

[@jimfromoh8944]

They all have their own personality and Glen plays it like it's a long lost friend. Superb project.

[@ArtZasadny]

Incredible work!

[@Just_Some_Dude]

Beautiful work Derek.

[@Test-vl1ib]

Wow! Colour me amazed!

[@JMurdochNZ]

This video was truly watching a master in action. Wonderful.

[@nigel900]

Outstanding workmanship! Bravo!

[@ernestschultz5065]

I could watch these Les Paul restore videos all day

[@deHelli]

What a work! Great

[@luismiguelperezr]

What a great job Glen...WOW ..amazing....

[@grantkoeller8911]

Fantastic restoration!!!!!

[@erikkibler3466]

Amazing.sounds great too

[@RobertEMason]

What a great job! My hats off to you, sir!

[@paulmoreton3083]

Amazing workmanship and skill. Thanks for caring enough to invest your time in learning and also sharing the experiences with others, of what is possible with enough love of subject. Have a great New year, Paul in the UK.

[@alanblott4559]

Thank you. This was hypnotic. Loved every minute of it. Skills and confident. Great to have them together. Have a great Christmas and wonderful new year. Good bless and be safe.

[@psycodelek]

fantastic resto and great sound!

[@darnright]

This is amazing! Great work by an extremely skilled luthier. I would love to see an hour and a half to two hour video...this moved SO fast I couldn't begin to comprehend what was happening without re-watching sections over and over. Absolutely fantastic repair job!!!

[@jthonn]

Nice to see that Gold Top come back to life, great job!! The video always makes things look easy, but I know that was a lot of work.

[@andreasschneider4859]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing!

[@buckgibbons6218]

Beautiful job.

[@skalewilly]

Wow!!! What an amazing job in this guitar!!! congrats!!!

[@carltone]

Nice repair job! Great work and effort. Congratulations!

[@rancidhotmail]

awesome job! thanks for making this video

[@tedg3721]

waht a beautiful time capsule of a classic sound it has on that old amp!

[@jeremiahfiek5495]

True demonstration of skills. This was way more complicated than your staining/dying videos. Much respect.

[@stroker93]

Impressive work....good music thru video....

[@porchestra]

The was unbelievable & Incredible! You are the guitar whisperer 👌

[@bigdguitars]

Thank you!

[@jessefillmore]

Awesome Job !! Keep up the great work !!

[@KevanRCraft]

Amazing work. Sounds great..

[@krame99]

Amazing that’s just god giving talent to make it look so real the Gibson sig at the top I’m very impressed!!

[@er1cmaurer]

Wow, beyond cool. Insane skill.

[@avielkharrat5788]

It's probably the most spectacular restore you've pulled off... yet... It looks beautiful and it sounds amazing!

[@bigdguitars]

thanks buddy hope all is well with you.

[@avielkharrat5788]

@@bigdguitars looking good. Happy 2021, D. Wish you all the best and fantastic health, peace and happyness and riches.

[@guitarman11000]

Amazing work!😍

[@fishwithsj]

Absolutely stunning!!!!

[@rectrorick]

I love seeing a giutar come back from the dead, done a couple myself, so Fricking awesome to see. Well done bud your repairing skills are brilliant 👏

[@serranodavid3247]

Excellent job.....

[@carstenbornscheuer255]

Meinen Respekt vor ihren handwerklichen Fähigkeiten. Aus einem Stück zerbrochenen Holz wieder ein Musikinstrument zu bauen ist beeindruckend. Sehr interessantes Video, danke fürs zeigen 👍👍👍.

[@JeremySmith23]

That was quite the journey and insanely impressive. Loved hearing the guitar at the end!

[@bigdguitars]

Thanks!!!

[@cfl941]

that is a crazy amount of work, looks great

[@barriehercock8612]

Superb workmanship

[@sergecote3864]

WOW, good work.

[@karst41]

Great show man, and what a great guitar you have along with a Good story to justify the work

[@albertoschulz4928]

Good job, thanks for sharing

[@bigdguitars]

Thanks for watching!

[@admiralhipowa7158]

That’s real talent at work 👏

[@charliejones7574]

THAT'S Love❤. Well done

[@jwandhistools]

I barely blinked. Amazing job.

[@Blues-man.]

Man you are a true craftsman, beautiful work.

[@briansimpson8116]

Nice job Derek. Sounds real good.

[@davidvisiter]

Amazing work Big D!

[@pablocabrera9956]

Amazing Job!!! Congrats!!

[@kareets1]

super !! Great job!!!

[@FabioHugoFrancesconi]

Hi Master! You are not a luthier, you are an Art designer! Amazing job!!! Well done!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jameshughes6049]

Wow!! Impressive.

[@howardtowler6146]

Amazing job. And saving the guitar