When The Restoration is Worse Than the Mod | Crazy Guitar Modifications!

[@Trog]

Sometimes a guitar just gets so hacked up - it takes on a new identity that shouldn't be restored The Hornless SG was a good example of that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXnGZIudZ9hll9E 🔴Reverb: reverb.com/shop/troglys?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly 🔵eBay: ebay.us/TBD3oC

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Those were speed holes on the Ginza. They make the guitar go vroom.

[@hkguitar1984]

It was called the Fender Amplicaster. There was a Fender Custom Shop Telecaster modified to look like a Fender Silverface era amplifier. That Telecaster had the grill cloth on the bodie, used Fender amp knobs and even had a red jewel lamp that illuminated.

[@JaySixxthNeutronStar]

Ginza is actually a district in Tokyo, it is a fancy place with lots of high end boutiques and restaurants

[@joakimengstrom4924]

Hey Trogly! Im the guy with the Less Paul . theres still is a miniswitch on it , activates the singlecoil 🙃

[@alejandroaguilar4833]

7:57 the Mac Sabbath sg

[@USSCYT]

That Fender Amp guitar looks pretty good to me.

[@harrisonandrew]

I really liked the look of that Tele at the end. The rest should be reported to the International Committee for the Prevention of Abuse to Guitars.

[@trevortrela4765]

I am ready for my daily dose of guitar information

[@michaeljoseph8229]

I read this in an internal trogly voice. It also happens whenever I read the word 'metal'.

[@telequacker-9529]

@@michaeljoseph8229 i saw the blink-182 "Enema of the State" cover for some reason

[@Outta-hz1ej]

Thanks doc

[@Mollohandro]

1:47 Those bullet holes are for speed!

[@rguitar78]

So much better than the shorts! Keep the train rollin'

[@Rocketmanrun]

Agreed

[@moonchild4806]

I like the shorts because they capture that weird editing style he used to do like a year and a half ago, what comes to mind in particular is that byrdland getting rejected by the Les paul vixen puppet thing he did.

[@rondobondo6600]

You win the wallmart aword for the first comment oah yeah you are awesome

[@zaz4667]

I didn't know that The Trogly's Guitar Show did comedy hour videos! Shocked and hysterical this video is off the rails!

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Right on time. Just crawled into bed.

[@briansimpson8116]

Ditto

[@the_nondrive_side]

Cozy Up my dude and don't steal the sheets tonight.

[@gieljannoe6404]

Just getting out (from the Netherlands)

[@9885712635]

Right on time , just woke up ( india 1:29pm ) lol 😂

[@Shakedown1969]

real asf

[@JamesJones-yt8df]

LOVE THE AMP FENDER SRAT THING....COOL😎👍

[@jasonmosser3867]

To understand the extent of Les's ability and creativity in modding and making, you should have seen the exhibit the Rock Hall had two years ago in his honor. Stuff that he made in his teens, mics, amps, etc... Unreal!

[@mitch2883]

I was amused by “little pin router” when pin routers are large machines lol

[@fredvanderlinden8908]

The tele at the end and the Mc Do SG have something special. All the rest is a pure crime the honnest craftmanship.

[@wesleyAlan9179]

That tele at the end....freaking sick! I'd rock the Hell outta it!

[@b.rodclark7349]

That's a Telecaster neck pickup in the middle of that Les Paulyesque guitar... OMG!

[@UniversalFinger]

I’m the one that found that Tolex Strat! i found it on my local craigslist

[@nessearthbound3107]

1:46 Oh man, that's coming real close to triggering my trypophobia...

[@alancobain9508]

Mines was triggered... so many goosebumps

[@umbertoyltp]

That lefty Squier has the same flavour that you find on some Framus Idolmakers. I like the McAngus headstock and violin cutouts. It's hideous, but well styled. In Ketchup Red of course.

[@themanny7815]

Always loved the content, keep it up

[@mjb4671]

Actually the fender amp guitar was pretty cool and unique

[@rondobondo6600]

I love the sg looking much better with all of the pickup s

[@bluesrockguitaristmikesall2708]

John Mayall had a bunch of "Stragedy's"and also "Swiss CheeseOCasters".

[@Randy.100]

Another great show thank you. Randy in the great North Woods of Michigan

[@Konstellation_Karl_55]

8:00 Someone needs to get Mac Sabbath on the phone right now!

[@johnhenfrey5936]

Thanks Austin.

[@artcarsnguitarsAdamS]

More of this, so much fun.

[@Guilhem74]

That last Telecaster really reminds me of a Backlund (by Eastwood) with its intricate lines and colour combinations.

[@nekcod]

The acoustic guitar at 5:17 is my main guitar for my band The Strikers. I run it through my Marshall half-stack with full gain. Check it out in action! kzbin.info/www/bejne/npKbgnqAfsuseZY

[@BOUZOUKI_PETE]

thanks for your show dude 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@donolbers9446]

I wonder what that Les Paul body is made from? I have a strat copy here, the body is compressed sawdust, and it is a solid 12 pounder, minimum.

[@glenkepic3208]

Here for the SG. yeah, sort of a mess but i bought 'one' '75, a Gibson SG Standard is being restored. Just hanging on the rack, step by step at a local shop. Complete and i bought it. Price, $150 with a crack in the back and the neck set flat so action was high. Sold it and bought a Strat. Should have fixed the SG. Guy who bought it fixed it. Mutual friend said it played like a Les Paul. It was a '64, one of the best selling guitars in Gibson's history.

[@jamestford3963]

I just wish Fender would make a USA Tele with a forearm bevel.

[@TheRuachBand]

Fender did in 2011. Check out the limited edition 75 Block Telecaster Custom from the Telebration series. I love mine!

[@firdaus125]

less wood = less tone!!

[@aniquinstark4347]

@@firdaus125 I sure hope you're kidding

[@danduntz9112]

I love that the last one was a lefty, and yes, it looked normal to me. Lol

[@scottbogfoot]

Nickel core acoustic strings work with pickups in acoustics, like the 160e it has to have nickel strings.

[@bukwok]

4:23 do you see that..?the logo, thumb up.

[@heathbarnhart1092]

That SG was cool as it was. I have no love of SG's, but for the right price I would buy that guitar in a heartbeat. Didn't need a "restoration", just TLC to align the pickups.

[@oreonsymes2793]

love the vids

[@Jester-Riddle]

Great 'Diet' Tele ! 👍 Lightweight and cool carves, whilst still retaining its core-shape. I'd rock a right-handed version ...

[@Greg-vd5om]

Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!

[@Saxby8six]

call that last one the Dali Tele

[@ericjenkins2737]

The 8 string bass, the left photo has the pegs lined up with the keys, but on the right photo it's all jacked up.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Hi Austin! Have you ever checked out the Ugly Guitars facebook page? There are some real gems in there!

[@jareljones5194]

Hey trogly I got what u did with the chicken sandwich and fries lol I loved the way that strat looks it looks very different than the rest and I just followed the Instagram post

[@lorenzocelestino2073]

What if fender did a double cut Tele?? 😅

[@judih.8754]

The Fender "Amp" Guitar is actually cool looking.

[@ak47dragunov]

The pre-route SG is badass as hell. Would rock for sure

[@the_nondrive_side]

7:20 Batwing and leave the holes

[@EarthAltar]

This video has done wonders for my OCD.

[@zaccds]

3:17 It kind of reminds me of the Game of Thrones Stratocaster. It has scales on it with a black headstock and a red Fender logo.

[@hliasmamalakis788]

Hey trogly do the prophecy epiphones

[@kodas3366]

That SG is chaos of the negative variety

[@theomen826]

Just woke up! Great way to start the day

[@PureAsGold]

Austin you should review and demo a James Trussart Steelcaster!

[@micahchambers5096]

That “Ultra Contoured Tele” triggered my fight or flight

[@johntchb]

The bellycaster is a good title for the last one

[@colinsasseen4856]

Never fails. Austin posting as I get tucked in.

[@jackconnor6172]

8:10 Man that could have been made into a Bat Man guitar, literally. xD

[@justinbeaumont8780]

My local music shop use to have a Fender Tele hanging above the entrance door, and it had the grill of a fender amp on the face of it. It looked legit from the factory so i'm assuming it was a custom shop. I admired that guitar before i even started playing. The shop is closed now so unfortunately that guitar might be gone forever.

[@277southtombob]

Honestly the hum/p90/hum setup would probably make a player guitar with a great variety of tones.

[@derrickharmon7980]

Tele was dope 👌

[@tylerd5111]

I think a “movie-featured guitar” series/list would be neat, would be a lot of research though

[@jfinester]

The word “garish” is pronounced “GAIRish”, not “GAHRish”.

[@Outta-hz1ej]

No, it's pronounced either way

[@timothymiller737]

Would really like to have the Yamaha flying Samurai before it was butchered,..... very cool guitar 🎸💯™️

[@electroKrunch]

Some strange stuff regarding guitars...

[@fuzzblender]

Ah, the ever-so effective “tone-relief” mod on the LP...sheer excellence 🧀

[@Madakalim]

I laughed my ass off at that "weight relief" on the LP back! And yes pictured in my profile is my home assembled swimming pool routed, heavily spray painted black over white> sanded down to grain as much as I could on top> finished in clear coat triple humbucker Epiphone wired in a "master tone" setup. A real rat rod.

[@flowerpunkgal7553]

Was really hoping the Tele bass I built that's featured on that page would get into the video xD No such luck it seems

[@martinbaker1609]

What was up with that finger/ thumb carved into the last one?

[@marcraygun6290]

Hey there lady!! I got one of those yamaha sg2a guitars and what was done to that beauty is a crime....on a related note i found one ofthe bass versions for a pound that someone had turned into weird teardrop shape, shame as it was fretless too

[@wesleyAlan9179]

Haha, that first LP copy...if it rocks,it rocks, right? Who cares what it looks like? ...I hope it rocked! Lol!😅

[@joakimengstrom4924]

It does!

[@wesleyAlan9179]

@@joakimengstrom4924 🤟

[@47Jonesy]

i feel like youd have to have fingers with the grip of a hyenas jaw to play that 8 string bass lol

[@dennismoes7281]

8 string basses are not that rare. Its like a 12 string guitar

[@BennieTarrMusic]

Yeah, but this particular one was created by Les Paul, the real guy! If it's authentic, it's probably worth a lot!

[@adinosauratemysock121]

ROAD TO #200K!!!

[@gregshepherd8953]

that Lefty tele could have looked really cool done kinda lie early corvette metallictop and bottom and white in the contours

[@akalia_07]

Wow. That last modified Tele. I actually was looking at it on ebay and almost bought it but that whole "partscaster" threw me off. I wonder how it'd sound?

[@elmanolo1985]

The white SG was done the other way around, just look at the routing to figure it out!

[@dongiovanni-m3i]

I read Les was sent one of every production LPs. One can only imagine what he got up to w some of them. He def gets a pass on tinkering.

[@dongiovanni-m3i]

Just noticed Les moded the eb to a bridge/tailpiece lol. Prob for extra string pull but funny given the 52 lp design.

[@popsiclelanding]

This guy swears to god he knows everything about stringed instruments....

[@ARoseOnTheGrave1]

You must've been one of the makers of these umm... Masterpieces, huh?

[@popsiclelanding]

@@ARoseOnTheGrave1 nah lol, I don’t play guitar I play bass. I just don’t like this guy he’s extremely arrogant

[@kyle2841]

"gonna les paul." Is that the Rick Roll tribute edition?

[@agcacustoms2852]

That poor SG makes me sad, I have no wood working experience or luthier experience myself but I bet I could do a better job. That’s just being lazy.

[@cratecruncher6687]

Oh, the humanity!

[@PetParadiseVB]

That Tele looks like Parker did something

[@liveconcerts7550]

Trogly is in the house 🏠😳🙌😍😎👀.

[@younkinjames8571]

How many times have I tried to type a legit product in reverb and it's says "that's some rare gear" eff off reverb

[@tigerstripe8049]

>lil minor tweakings and u could call it the Philippa Georgiou Sig. Tele🤣 > isnt this white SG a luthiers dream to revive? 2my eyes... Id create whatever nicest thing from a workload like this (pe. reimagined totally; makin it a threepiece w a nice old flamy mahog junk in the center; vintage style new; as long as there’s a base, ok the effort, it’s ok to make some past planks evolute like karpador to garados styled. 😸... best things get restored even at wallart. gotta catch em all; deas 2make basket cases shiny ones gain.

[@jamestford3963]

That Tele has Framus vibes.

[@filipkuzmanovic2638]

Never been so early

[@WilliamHaisch]

Nine hole weight relief? Pfff! We got NINETY-SIX hole weight relief!

[@joakimengstrom4924]

Gotta count them after work

[@alicewilson1913]

I *love* that modded HSH SG, it's such a shame they destroyed it

[@SchnappM]

my therapist: 8-string long headstock EB-2 isn't real and can't hurt you trogly:

[@harbonip]

After watching this episode I'm crying . 😢😭

[@stop736]

It’s amazing how left handed guitars just seem to throw everyone off, not just Trogly...but major guitar manufacturers even! Just look at the choices lefty’s get compared to right handed players. It’s ridiculous. Sure, you can get your basic, very nice, Tele Pro 2 in a couple colors, the most standard colors, but beyond that, you’re modding stuff if you want even the slightest change to that basic model. It’s frustrating, there’s a list of guitars I would get if they made them in lefty! Trogly can barely even describe one just because it’s a lefty, so it’s not like I’d expect Fender or Gibson to change anytime soon.

[@goodgodpluckme1]

LMAO...Those guitars are hilarious...Thanks

[@greglawrencemusic]

Looks like a "Galacticaster" to me.

[@Arfonfree]

I feel inspired to go make a mess out of something...

[@halbertking2683]

This was like seeing a car accident . You don't want to look but you have to . I'm gonna have nitemares .

[@timothyplonk4266]

This is a terrible mod to perform on a Les Paul or Les Paul style guitar. This leads me to set up a cause : The Foundation Against Les Paul Abuse. Now for the slogan: A Les Paul is Not The Right Guitar to Waste.😎🤘🤘👍😎

[@livefromadive6751]

If y'all don't know Mac Sabbath, y'all should look up Mac Sabbath.

[@flagemdown66]

Yeesh! And I thought my butchered Guild S-65-d was bad! These hacks make me feel better about my past guitar transgressions. I keep everything stock now. No mods.

[@larryalexander900]

"So what type of bass was that?" "a Les Paul mod"

[@Fugettaboutit]

I just saw my dinner....for a second time.....thanks.