Sprucing Up A Beatup Old Strat: Part 1

[@landonbailey]

I love watching this type of video. I find them really relaxing. looking good at the end.

[@bryantrockwell5388]

Nice color!!! Can't wait to see her playin'! Good times, Good video

[@dalepal]

Looking good. You got the frets polished to a really nice shine.

[@1961jscofield]

You're the 1st person I've ever seen sand down the frets going side to side like that. Loving these longer refurb & repair videos, your camera quality is awesome too! Loved the Norm Abrams safety glasses quote too, lol.Thanks Nelson.

[@roschach3617]

Awesome guitar transformation! Seems the owner is a damn good player.. The relic on the neck is just beautiful

[@craigusselman546]

I dont mind Banana yellow Strats but that gorgeous sunburst man !-His guitar though -nice video.

[@lindatirone8841]

why is it that none of you guys ever have a scrap piece of carpeting on your workbench to PROTECT the guitar finish ???

[@kaicho8888]

Just wanted to say "thank you for posting vidz". Enjoyed all your "how to" videos as you progress on your learning.

[@stevehogan8829]

Hey Nelson, I'm old and hearing the kids playing in the background is really nice. We used to have some kids playing football in the back but not so much anymore. Anyway just letting you know that it's kinda cool to hear that. They always sound so happy. lol

[@geetar82]

New Yankee Workshop reference!!!. (Safety glasses) Norm Abrams is awesome..

[@StahlsBlues]

Damn fun video sir. I enjoy hanging out with you in your workshop.

[@corneleousworthington4566]

That came out looking fantastic!

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

Visually it came out great. Like to know what that switch actually does.

[@d2vmusic]

I'm guessing it's a seven way mod switch so you can have bridge and neck together or all three pickups engaged at once.

[@vancebt1]

Enjoy your videos and knowledge of the Sender Strats! I just bought a white Fender Strat 60th anniversary editon.

[@williamdon3442]

Damn straight it looks good.

[@cgavin1]

Duuuude 18:54. Reminds of a line from the Iliad: “Beauty! Terrible Beauty! A deathless Goddess-- so she strikes our eyes!”

[@somethingred1828]

I just finished watching your video where you refinished the Squier and thought the painted headstock looked awesome. So i did some digging around as I also have an arctic white strat sitting around and couldnt find the correct paint. I checked fenders custom shop colour chart and found it was color ID #80 but couldnt find it for sale anywhere so was wondering what paint you used. Any help would be appreciated! Very helpful video by the way!

[@richardgallo3155]

Looks great buddy!

[@johngalt2880]

beat up? it was looking wonderful

[@josephscalone5402]

nice buddy, looks great

[@xCtrlTheChaosx]

I think that little toggle switch is a David Gilmour mod. When the switch is toggled on you can put the selector switch in the first position you get a Bridge and Neck pickup combo (like the middle position on a Tele) and when its in position two you get all three pickups at once. It's a great mod and very versatile.

[@robvantour9757]

Color is DuPont atlas yellow.Was trying for a very vintage white color.

[@montys8th]

Robb VanTour well dude you nailed the aged nitro Olympic white look.

[@WestCoastSwinger]

I'm very much a Sunburst fan, but I like this way this guitar looks and turned out.

[@kedocom]

Its a great color! I've been trying to find something similar, do you have the color code or what year and make car it came on?

[@alti_gottem]

how does one drop a pick inside of a stratocaster

[@dylanvogel4503]

I do it all the time I Shove my picks under the edge of the pickgaurd so I won't loose them plus if I drop one I won't have to bend down it's annoying when it happened though

[@danletter9357]

I found a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in my VCR (stored in storage room) because kids.

[@joecoole2002]

Holes drilt? Love it. Say, other than to level out the angle and to satisfy an obsessive compulsive disorder, why do you put the outer springs to the fixed hook they correspond to rather than to the ones next to the center one?

[@mrfatbobrider1969]

Cool vids mate new sub here..not sure what metal polish you use but I use autosol have done for years on my cars n bikes and also on guitars it even does magic on the fretboard itself just thought I'd share even though you do a fantastic job either way..keep them coming dude. Dion .New Zealand sub👍

[@MultiSpeedr]

Looks nice

[@thebipolarbear1]

i really been digging your content bro. you grew on me im subscribing. long live the guitar

[@alamosabill201]

I like that colour, more yellow than white though, nice pickguard too.

[@aryall]

The extra switch is for the gilmour mod. Making it a 7 way instead of the traditional 5 way switching.. 👍🤘

[@michaelmurray6119]

Hey Woody! Don't know if I'd call that Strat "beat up" (Rory Gallagher's Strat...now that was beat up), but I do like what you did for it. Always good to tidy the axe up, I say.

[@gregsoepboer9494]

Lighter fluid/naptha doesn't hurt finishes? Such as a lacquered neck?

[@100amps]

Greg Soepboer, not really. It will react a bit if you leave it on a long time, but it evaporates so fast, it only has time to dissolve finger grease and crud, then it's gone. Works great.

[@tdrake59]

what is your favorite tool for crowning?

[@holdenwill]

Can you elaborate on how he painted the guitar? Thanks!!

[@WoodesosGuitarMods]

Part 2 is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHPKd42lnrtogdk

[@TalkingWalls]

@woodeso's How hard would you say it is to do a fret job like this on a guitar? Im good with tools and wood working just never thought about it on my own guitar tho

[@strikeout2143]

Hello. Why polish pump Gibson on the fingerboard? Thaks

[@moontheloon1969]

dave gilmour pick up mod?

[@CoryRyanCastle]

I work nights and I watched a lot of your videos during my work hours. I noticed how good your playing has gotten from the old videos to recent ones, good on you man! I have an American strat but I'm thinking about sanding the neck down, how do you think I should go about doing it? Kind of scared I'll ruin it

[@jamalabdul2009]

When you do truss rod adjustments, do you prefer to adjust it neck off? If so what do you look for when you're making the adjustments?

[@WoodesosGuitarMods]

It doesn't really matter too much one way or the other. A straight neck will only be effected by string tension. As long as the strings are off it shouldn't matter. It's just easier to deal with a bolt on neck, off the guitar. Makes moving it around way easier.

[@crfffm]

What was that at 13:30?

[@crfffm]

What was that being screwed in?

[@dylanvogel4503]

Daniel Miles the wire was the ground wire the thing he was screwing in was the trem claw

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

With some yellowed / aged pickup covers and pots. Would look great.

[@Johnny.D]

did I miss something or did you not crown the frets?

[@genethomas2000]

Love watching you videos. But dude, please tidy your bench!

[@BrandonnBike]

So is this a really a great hobby to get into? Does this cross over to bass guitars?

[@andrewjohnstuart6227]

Ha ha! Nice one! Not only me who has watched Norm Abraham. 😉😂

[@mf90quip]

like watching you work but that color snot my favorite.

[@rhythmace22]

Love old guitars

[@jackhookings8907]

When the tremolo went back on, the saddle for the low e didn't have a spring..

[@allenwoody5909]

I retired back in March this year. Started modding to have something to do and make a little extra money. I have really become engrossed in the entire guitar culture and am finally learning to play. Your videos are one of my primary sources for info and enjoyment, your attention to detail is great. What was the name of the polish you used on the frets? Keep up the great job.

[@calvinneason3059]

Peek polish

[@allenwoody5909]

Thank you Mr. Neason

[@johnnybravoski7048]

IMHO... A redish tortoise shell pick guard would have made this fiddle cherry.

[@TribbleBot]

Norm Abrams would be proud.

[@Hitman23NYY]

Why do you use the red sharpie on the frets?

[@WoodesosGuitarMods]

Sharpie shows what's been removed. So when you run the level up and down the frets, whatever is still red, is still uneven. When all the red is gone it's level. When you crown, what you're looking for is a thin even line of red left on the tops of the frets. It's basically like a guide coat:-)

[@stevep6771]

I love my Fenders. but if I had to destroy one I would paint over that amazing original taboco sunburst for that revolting yellow and use it as a base ball bat.

[@steveharrysnyc]

Where are you located ?

[@rockers2rockers616]

That new guard is now the wrong colour for the pup covers and knobs and the trem bar tip.

[@FelixIsMyName]

Mr Woodeso, I really enjoy these types of video, but if you don't mind me making a suggestion/request? Please could you at times add some text on the screen or explain (voice over/dub or talk while you're doing the job) what/why/how your are making adjustments and what we should/shouldn't do if we want to do some of these jobs ourselves at home? If you were to do it as text on the screen, you could save the text and each time you're doing that job, you just need to go to the file with the text for that job and edit it into the video. That way you won't have to repeat yourself each and every time you're doing the job, or have to remember to talk when you're concentrating on the guitar in front of you. That way you won't get too pissed off having to say the same thing over and over and over on camera and people who are watching for the first time won't keep asking your the same questions that you have already answered. I hope by doing that it will add a layer of information for the viewer and just give your videos a nice touch that will just make them stand out against other peoples videos on KZbin. I've been a subscriber for well over a year now and I always enjoy it when you are doing work on Strats (I own 3 myself lol). I really loved the one where you painted the headstock white, then added the Fender decal on a Squire you upgraded and then got your friends to play the guitar to see if they could tell it was originally a "entry" level Squire, rather than a more expensive Fender model of Strat. Regards, from over the pond in Oxford, UK!

[@kpag3030]

Cool. That color would look better with rosewood fretboard though. Just my opinion Sexy color nonetheless

[@waynejohnson6594]

Cream colored knobs & p u covers!

[@calvinneason3059]

that needs cream pickup covers and knobs

[@8ShadowNights]

Hello, I am new to repairing a guitar, and I don't want to go to my local Guitar shop to repair it. Is there any way for you to make some tutorials about basic Guitar repairs?

[@kcbc9037]

Sounds like you were watching Jurassic Park in the background? Lol

[@FilipeDiogo49]

Nelson I love your work man... but I hate the colour that the owner picked. was so much better before... Anyway just an opinion I guess...

That wasn't a very nice looking burst, though, was it?

[@RorysIrishTour]

I like the body colour, but that mint pickguard sucks.

[@Johnny.D]

guess I wasn't paying attention. just found it at 8:22 sorry.

[@toobmaniac]

I would leave the finish as is !

[@rbilleaud]

I usually enjoy watching your vids, but this one was very boring imo. Not a lot of explanation going on. Part 2 was more entertaining.

[@freddyo2746]

Green pickguard on yellow body looks gross!

[@johnnybravo2.0]

Yo dudes

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

It doesn't look that beatup!