The Incredible Restoration of my 1958 Gibson Les Paul

"Hey I just got done restoring your 58 Les Paul, you're gonna love the new purple metal flake paint I put on it! I also ditched those p90's for some EMG's, Rock on my man"

Joel is probably the best repairing beat up vintage guitars and preserving his history intact, much respect to him.

The sound of this guitar is incredible. Should it have been repaired? Absolutely. Joel did an amazing job.

Having been born on 1958, I need repairs occasionally too. I’m functioning okay for that reason. What you’ve done is resurrect an astonishing piece of history, and play it very well. Great job!

Christ! That’s the best headstock repair I’ve ever seen in my life!

Joel's level of craftsmanship is nothing short of amazing...

we are witnessing a guitar surgeon at work saving the life of a very important part of guitar historys life . guys like him dont receive near enough credit for there remarkable ability to bring an instrument like this back to life withough useing fancy new parts or effects . hats off and he definatly has my respect .

Hey Matthew, a fellow Okie here! (I'm in Tulsa, BTW) Those Sprague capacitors are paper and foil and are called "Black Beauties" or "Bumblebee" (there are differences in the two). They were used in high-end audio, I have a 1960 McIntosh C-20 stereo preamp that uses them. They are VERY hard to find NOS and are NOT cheap. They used the color bands to show their ratings and the system is very similar to the resistance color band chart. They are not invincible, are prone to leakage, shorting, ESR (equivalent series resistance), and straying capacitance values. Seems that you got lucky, I don't hear any issues, yet you might find added tonal qualities by having them replaced with NOS (new old stock) or the new replacements that are now available. (Don't toss the old ones! You may like them better!) Nice job finding and restoring that amazing guitar! Gotta LOVE Goodwill!

The guy who did the repair jobs has some serious talent and skill. Such an amazing job.

Once every 100 years, a man like Joel is born. I'm in awe for real. The craftsmanship and attention to detail is second to none.

Good for you! You restored a heritage piece. This guitar needed love, and you and your repair tech gave it. Now your Les Paul lives again to continue making music, as it was meant to!

You did the right thing. This resto is just doing what needs to be done to a precise level and those things were done kept the character of the guitar alive.

this is better than that scene in toy story where the old dude restores Woody.

I'm sorry, there's no two ways about it... That dude worked a dang miracle. That was amazing, and a blast to watch and see the final product. Complete rescue job turning that back into something that's back to a player's guitar.

Amazing work. The paintwork over the structural repairs is truly astonishing.

Hope you tipped this guy with a brand new car. He went waaaaaay over the top in the best way possible for this old girl. It looks absolutely killer! That guy deserves an award for this level of work.

I love that the guitar is kept original, it’s not fake patina or relic, lots of people try to make new or old guitars look worn and used but only a true artist can repair an old instrument and keep it looking the way it did while fixing its mistakes.

After so many years of neglect and decay, it’s nice to see that’s it’s finally been adopted into a good home. Congrats.

God bless you Matthew Scott… I have been into vintage instruments since the 70s and now it is a pleasure to know the young talented musician has taking the torch from us true believers You made that guitarist him better than it’s ever sounded in the past. It is so lucky to have met you. It’s almost like a kennel rescue. Lol.

I think it’s cool you saved this old guitar...because someone in its life really loved playing it...they spent a lot of time playing it...it brought them much joy