These combo locks sure do have a way at "Keeping Innocent People Innocent." Now, you'll never be locked out again! Share this video with a friend who needs it! Episode Guide: 0:38 - Method #1 1:24 - Explaining Method 1 4:01 - Method 2 (Easy) 4:57 - Method 3 - The Long Way 6:02 - Bonus Story 1 6:48 - How to Reset Your Combo Lock 7:42 - Bonus Story 2 Mentioned Videos: Original Video: th-cam.com/video/GY9Y4NVIcBE/w-d-xo.html Steve Howe TLP: th-cam.com/video/La2u66QNt5E/w-d-xo.html
I can’t believe this actually worked! It only took a few minutes, it was an old case so I had to use the string and feel method and voila! Pop opened. Had that damn case for two years now and finally got the lock open. Got the empty case from a garage sale for $10 because they didn’t know the code. But I managed to pry the pins out to open it but never knew the code. With this video found out after two years it was 5-1-7! Now I can use this case with the lock. Thanks man!
got it within 10 seconds. i don’t usually like or comment on videos but you helped me open my grandpas guitar he left me, thanks for the video man. you are appreciated.
Thanks, I just ran across a 2000's Gibson USA case with the latch removed. With your help I reset the combo and reattached the latch, Perfect, good as new!😁
Nice video. As a locksmith I can tell you what you did was very clean and professional. It takes longer to do it that way but it doesn’t do any damage. As I always say locks keep honest people honest.
Very interesting. It seems pretty similar to picking a typical key lock. The paper acts as the tension wrench and going through the numbers is like scrubbing the tumblers.
I bought a sg from guitar center and they locked it in the case and didn't know the combination. They made me wait in the store for hours while they tried to unlock it.
Just went to some guys apartment and took some stuff he didnt need..... Saw some case like this and since the guy didnt tell me what the combo was I had to look up on yt and found this... Just subbed tnx
Trogly's to the rescue !! I picked up a late 90's Les Paul yesterday. The case was locked in the open position I tried to be gentle but couldn't get it to budge. I was just about to Go to town on it when I thought "What would Trogly do"? Found this video and fixed damage free.. It took longer to fold the paper than to pick the lock haha Love you videos and share your links when ever I can Cheers
This was the only thing stopping me from stealing Gibson guitars - now time to go on that crime spree I've been planning! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
My husband just died tragically. We had to plan everything in 3 days. I wanted to use his guitar at the service and was crushed when I saw the lock. This video saved me. I can't thank you enough
On the 90s cases I found it easier pushing the lock button to the right. As if you were wanting to reset it. Then rolling the numbers the the same way you did on your demonstration.
Exactly what i needed to know..ive had a 79 lp custom since it was new and never had a decent case for it..i do a lot of business at a pawn shop they sold me one last month like mint for 25 bucks .still had the plastic pln that locks the numbers in the lock..
Looking forward to trying this! My les paul has been on a stand for years and I've never even used the case. Theirs no chance I remember the combination!
Thanks brother,i moved the numbers on accident ,not realizing I moved all three #'s.How I dont know😁,but that saved me .Who wants to unscrew the top latch on thier exspensive guitars case lol,not me........ you made it look easy though.My case's lock release was sticking and the numbers were hard to spin.I put a little dry lube on the lock mechanisms. By the way.First time commenter,but Ive been watching yur channel for years now.Great content🎸👌💯🎯
This will make you smile. After watching this video, I thought I'd better set the lock combination on my 2004 Les Paul to OOO, as I bought it recently and don't know the combination. Well, would you believe it, the numbers had moved and I couldn't open the case. I used the method you described, with the piece of paper, it worked great. All sorted. Many thanks. Perfectly timed video.
What we learned: dont lock guitar cases unless its so children dont get into it, if someone is gonna steal a guitar they will steal the case aswell just like you said. Thanks papa trogly!
Thank`s. My lock has been locked since 1994, today i finally opened it ;-) Although I had access to the guitar all along.. Just unscrewed the top part.
Trogly's methods would not work on my 1990 335 case (I tried over two months!!), but the following worked quickly!! From Gibson… If the combination was somehow changed (or you have forgotten it), try shining a flashlight into the spaces where the thumbwheels turn. As you rotate the wheel, you'll see a small notch once it gets to the correct number. Line up all three thumbwheels in this way, and it should open. As I said, this worked in seconds on my old case. Hope this helps someone else. Now I've got to re-rivet the latch back on (that the previous owner removed). 🙂 Happy days.
I can't believe it but this worked! I bought a used SG Standard, circa 2005, and the combo lock was a bit damaged from having been pried open. I looked into replacing it but decided to try and fix it, so I had to figure out what the combo was the original owner had forgot. I used this paper loop technique and it took about 15-20 min to persuade the tumblers to move but they did. The combo was 0-7-3. The hasp was a bit bent upwards so I took a flathead screwdriver and gently tapped it down till it was more or less where it was supposed to be, then I used the flathead to push down the dent in the lock housing so it was flat. I reset the combo to 0-0-0, used a drop of 3 in 1 oil and it works like new. Yeah I tested the combo to see it it would stay locked if i jumbled the tumblers and unlock when set to 0-0-0. I didn't want to have to mess around with separating the padding from the case to get to the rivets to replace the unit. I love when I fix things! Thanks Trogly for this lockpicking video, you helped me out ;-)
Hey brother I asked this question a while back but I don't think you saw it I have a 2014 Gibson RD artist with the active gem pick ups I was hoping you knew more information about them like how many were made and so on anyway you can help me? thanks!
Hello...Watched your video..wish i would have found this before i had to open my sons new trombone combo lock. I was able to get one side open by using the combo he almost remembered...It popped open....On the other side, I ended up having to take a small needle like stainless steel rod that was bent into a 90degs... sliding it under the latch rotating it 90deg so the needle-point was facing down and coming into contact with the lip on the lock. I pushed it IN towards the tumblers and it popped open. HOWEVER - Once i got it open I reset the lock the way the directions said to (like you showed in video) I proceeded to do the same to the other side but the NOW the slides on BOTH didn't seem to want to slide back nice and easy and the travel on the lip wasn't going back much at all enough to clear the latch and letting it pop open....I left the trombone outside the case to test...and the it took a lot of pulling force to make them pop open at all 000....SO while it was latched I re-did the combo by sliding button IN and resetting the combo to 111 while the latch was locked....nothing i did would not slide the lip on the lock free...I ended up having to really pull the slide button back before it pops the lock open....but NOW you can't use your fingers to easily open the lock..you have to now use a small screw driver to help pull the button back enough to let the latch pop free.....WHAT on EARTH happened to my lock? would you happen to know WHY now the latch button is so hard to pull back? All i did was reset the lock once while the latch was open and once while it was locked (because it wouldn't open while it was latched after setting to 000) ...If these is no way to fix this...is there any way to replace the entire lock pad? I will assume in order to do it, you have to totally dismantle the inside padding and drill the 4 brass dome rivits out and now we're talking $$$... Any help would be great...
Spooky. I bought a 1998 DC standard from a guy a few months ago, guitar and case just like in the video. The weird thing is I had to pick that lock too as he had forgotten the combo! P 's. I have just randomly rotated the dials while applying pressure to the button in the past. Always works before too long..
Thanks!!!! Finally I can put the lock back on my 90s case. For all the brainless comments: If somebody wants to steal you guitar, he will simply grab it with the case.
No joke, just last week I pried the combo lock on my Gibson case open with a screwdriver and broke it because I couldn't get the lock undone :( Wish this video was made sooner
Yeah, have the old brown case. Last number doesn't really line up properly anymore. Had to go the manual route. Started at 000... The combo was 981. That's just bad luck
Works with bicycle combo locks as well-we used to mess with chained up bikes at school by switching locks around. We always hang around to set them free after a good laugh-we were little swines!
I have one that won't open and the lock was set at 000. I never latched it and then my tech locked it and now it won't open period. So I never set a combination so I can't reset it...any ideas?
@@hkguitar1984 Me too, and since I'd have to sell a kidney to afford that '65 Cherry Red Epiphone Coronet that I've been drooling over for weeks now, I guess a Reverb notebook will just have to suffice...
I have what I believe to be a 93 Les Paul standard as 91023404 is on the headstock and my lock has been jumbled whilst in the open position so I can get to my guitar but am desperate to figure this out so the catch isn't sticking out and I'm having no joy is the principle the same this way round? many thanks for your video bye the way.
not only I really like trogly's work, it also helped me to open the case of a newly purchased guitar, which I accidentally closed without checking the combination, under 20 sec :-))) it worked like a charme, thank you trogly !!
For at least the 1990s cases: Each dial has a blue plastic rotor attached to it. Each rotor has a little slot in it. Get a flashlight, look at the rotor as you turn it. Line up the three slots and you’re in. 2minutes or less.
These combo locks sure do have a way at "Keeping Innocent People Innocent." Now, you'll never be locked out again! Share this video with a friend who needs it!
Episode Guide:
0:38 - Method #1
1:24 - Explaining Method 1
4:01 - Method 2 (Easy)
4:57 - Method 3 - The Long Way
6:02 - Bonus Story 1
6:48 - How to Reset Your Combo Lock
7:42 - Bonus Story 2
Mentioned Videos:
Original Video: th-cam.com/video/GY9Y4NVIcBE/w-d-xo.html
Steve Howe TLP: th-cam.com/video/La2u66QNt5E/w-d-xo.html
Thats why i use Flightcases when Traveling.
Also why my hole band calls me a Lookpicking God
I can’t believe this actually worked! It only took a few minutes, it was an old case so I had to use the string and feel method and voila! Pop opened. Had that damn case for two years now and finally got the lock open.
Got the empty case from a garage sale for $10 because they didn’t know the code. But I managed to pry the pins out to open it but never knew the code. With this video found out after two years it was 5-1-7! Now I can use this case with the lock. Thanks man!
My crackhead of an ex would have stolen that,case and all. Then she would have sold it sight unseen to her dealer for $50.00.
“LockpickingLawyer wants to know your location”
Hahaha 😂
Honestly, that would be a great collab
Lock Picking Troglodyte!
5:01 - "Some of them are just so worn down, you just can't feel it anymore."
Truer words, Trogly, truer words.
I knew a chick like that back in high school 👍
@@presmasterflash7555 😂💩, too many of that type these days.You gotta go to church to get sum clean peach😂
Great "how to open Dads 80s work briefcase" guide!
Chris T 80’s? Must have some Bolivian marching powder left!
....and discover all his porno mags!
Maybe a couple quaaludes too
Nice
I’m learning things I thought I didn’t need to know. Cheers!
Welp I'mma steal some guitars now lol
Putrid Abomination wait. A cheap combo lock is stopping you from stealing a cased guitar???
Well they did say ya can’t fix stupid
@@dylanzrim1011 it's a joke genius
Gotta say I hate the title of the video but am LOVING the consistent uploads!
I've got a 809's Brown Case for my LPC. I used your trick & opened it in 30 seconds !!! Excellent Thanks buddy!!
Accidentally locked myself out of my Les Paul case....then found this video.
Trogly, you goddamn genius!
Thanks :-) My daughter locked my Les Paul case, for which I had set te code ... 25 years ago :-) Opened now :-)
got it within 10 seconds. i don’t usually like or comment on videos but you helped me open my grandpas guitar he left me, thanks for the video man. you are appreciated.
Thanks, I just ran across a 2000's Gibson USA case with the latch removed. With your help I reset the combo and reattached the latch, Perfect, good as new!😁
Nice video. As a locksmith I can tell you what you did was very clean and professional. It takes longer to do it that way but it doesn’t do any damage. As I always say locks keep honest people honest.
Honest people do not need you locking your stuff up to keep them honest,it's a way of life.
Very interesting. It seems pretty similar to picking a typical key lock. The paper acts as the tension wrench and going through the numbers is like scrubbing the tumblers.
I bought a sg from guitar center and they locked it in the case and didn't know the combination. They made me wait in the store for hours while they tried to unlock it.
@James Ward I haven't gone back to guitar center and hopefully I never will.
I ran into this problem just two nights ago I thought I was going to have to break the lock this is definitely information I can use
Thanking you for this. The folded paper trick got me into my dad's old southern jumbo that I inherited without destroying the lock.
Great, didn't use the paper, just fingers to apply pressure and worked in seconds. Saved going 0-999! Thanks
Just went to some guys apartment and took some stuff he didnt need.....
Saw some case like this and since the guy didnt tell me what the combo was I had to look up on yt and found this...
Just subbed tnx
Didn’t know it was so easy to reset the lock. Thank you for presenting this video with clarity.
still in shock,, i frikin opened the guitar case that was rotting in our storage the whole time. great video!
Trogly's to the rescue !!
I picked up a late 90's Les Paul yesterday. The case was locked in the open position
I tried to be gentle but couldn't get it to budge.
I was just about to Go to town on it when I thought "What would Trogly do"?
Found this video and fixed damage free.. It took longer to fold the paper than to pick the lock haha
Love you videos and share your links when ever I can
Cheers
This was the only thing stopping me from stealing Gibson guitars - now time to go on that crime spree I've been planning! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
@Reed Tard irony
Stealing a guitar and leaving the case. Major flex
Thank you! I just got into my friend's ES335 case. He passed away and we didn't know what it was set to. This took all of 10 seconds.
My husband just died tragically. We had to plan everything in 3 days. I wanted to use his guitar at the service and was crushed when I saw the lock. This video saved me. I can't thank you enough
On the 90s cases I found it easier pushing the lock button to the right. As if you were wanting to reset it. Then rolling the numbers the the same way you did on your demonstration.
Exactly what i needed to know..ive had a 79 lp custom since it was new and never had a decent case for it..i do a lot of business at a pawn shop they sold me one last month like mint for 25 bucks .still had the plastic pln that locks the numbers in the lock..
This technique worked perfectly. Thank you.
Looking forward to trying this! My les paul has been on a stand for years and I've never even used the case. Theirs no chance I remember the combination!
"click on one, binding on two, nothing on three..."
A very good look at that locking mechanism. I didn't know how to reset the lock until now. Thanks
Thanks brother,i moved the numbers on accident ,not realizing I moved all three #'s.How I dont know😁,but that saved me .Who wants to unscrew the top latch on thier exspensive guitars case lol,not me........ you made it look easy though.My case's lock release was sticking and the numbers were hard to spin.I put a little dry lube on the lock mechanisms. By the way.First time commenter,but Ive been watching yur channel for years now.Great content🎸👌💯🎯
Use a crowbar!!! Be Authentic!
Gotta use that Gibson brand crowbar
@@Sir-Thrash Or Fender brand baseball bat if your careless.
Play authentic, steal authentic
given the 13k guitar, they use a real crowbar as a screwdriver.
I needed to thank you for this trick. Worked really well. Great and short video.
This worked for me on a 96 Gibson USA case. I had to start the tumbler on the number on the right first moving to the left then it worked first time.
This will make you smile. After watching this video, I thought I'd better set the lock combination on my 2004 Les Paul to OOO, as I bought it recently and don't know the combination. Well, would you believe it, the numbers had moved and I couldn't open the case. I used the method you described, with the piece of paper, it worked great. All sorted. Many thanks. Perfectly timed video.
Thanks for this!! I just bought a used Gibson Les Paul and was able to figure out the combination of the case fairly quickly
What we learned: dont lock guitar cases unless its so children dont get into it, if someone is gonna steal a guitar they will steal the case aswell just like you said. Thanks papa trogly!
The stakes are not that high, you can Bute force a 3 digit lock in 5 minutes
Thank`s. My lock has been locked since 1994, today i finally opened it ;-)
Although I had access to the guitar all along.. Just unscrewed the top part.
"some of them are just so worn down you can't feel it anymore..." THAT'S WHAT HE SAID!
Wired fantastically! Thanks!
This maybe the greatest youtube video ever !!!! Thanks this is really great !!!
Trogly's methods would not work on my 1990 335 case (I tried over two months!!), but the following worked quickly!! From Gibson…
If the combination was somehow changed (or you have forgotten it), try shining a flashlight into the spaces where the thumbwheels turn. As you rotate the wheel, you'll see a small notch once it gets to the correct number. Line up all three thumbwheels in this way, and it should open.
As I said, this worked in seconds on my old case. Hope this helps someone else. Now I've got to re-rivet the latch back on (that the previous owner removed). 🙂 Happy days.
I can't believe it but this worked! I bought a used SG Standard, circa 2005, and the combo lock was a bit damaged from having been pried open. I looked into replacing it but decided to try and fix it, so I had to figure out what the combo was the original owner had forgot. I used this paper loop technique and it took about 15-20 min to persuade the tumblers to move but they did. The combo was 0-7-3. The hasp was a bit bent upwards so I took a flathead screwdriver and gently tapped it down till it was more or less where it was supposed to be, then I used the flathead to push down the dent in the lock housing so it was flat. I reset the combo to 0-0-0, used a drop of 3 in 1 oil and it works like new. Yeah I tested the combo to see it it would stay locked if i jumbled the tumblers and unlock when set to 0-0-0. I didn't want to have to mess around with separating the padding from the case to get to the rivets to replace the unit. I love when I fix things! Thanks Trogly for this lockpicking video, you helped me out ;-)
Thank you Bro, your video helped me, greetings from Mexico city!
Nice. I forgot the combo to my '96 Studio case years ago. Just unlocked it and reset it to 000. Thanks.
This will come in handy... someday.
I just realized The irony
A 9+ Minute video to learn how to open a lock in 20 Secs!!👍🏻👍🏻
Good video though👍🏻👍🏻🔧🔧
I recently bought a Les Paul with a unknown case combination. I just rolled through the numbers until it unlocked. Thankfully it was lower than 200.
Helped me.so.much!!!! I have just unlocked a case...thank uuu
Thank you! “Paper technique” was it!
Dude.. thank you so much.. i was going nuts trying to open my case!!
Austin, you just solved a $ gazillion mystery if how to set the combo on this. My Gibson case still has the red plastic strip thru the lock!
Hey brother I asked this question a while back but I don't think you saw it I have a 2014 Gibson RD artist with the active gem pick ups I was hoping you knew more information about them like how many were made and so on anyway you can help me? thanks!
Method 1 just worked for me. My toddler locked me out of my SG!
Wish I had known about this 5 years ago when I pried the lock open on my Les Paul case. Now I need a how to on how to replace a combo lock.
Thanks for the new guitar im gonna steal tomorrow
Hello...Watched your video..wish i would have found this before i had to open my sons new trombone combo lock. I was able to get one side open by using the combo he almost remembered...It popped open....On the other side, I ended up having to take a small needle like stainless steel rod that was bent into a 90degs... sliding it under the latch rotating it 90deg so the needle-point was facing down and coming into contact with the lip on the lock. I pushed it IN towards the tumblers and it popped open. HOWEVER - Once i got it open I reset the lock the way the directions said to (like you showed in video) I proceeded to do the same to the other side but the NOW the slides on BOTH didn't seem to want to slide back nice and easy and the travel on the lip wasn't going back much at all enough to clear the latch and letting it pop open....I left the trombone outside the case to test...and the it took a lot of pulling force to make them pop open at all 000....SO while it was latched I re-did the combo by sliding button IN and resetting the combo to 111 while the latch was locked....nothing i did would not slide the lip on the lock free...I ended up having to really pull the slide button back before it pops the lock open....but NOW you can't use your fingers to easily open the lock..you have to now use a small screw driver to help pull the button back enough to let the latch pop free.....WHAT on EARTH happened to my lock? would you happen to know WHY now the latch button is so hard to pull back? All i did was reset the lock once while the latch was open and once while it was locked (because it wouldn't open while it was latched after setting to 000) ...If these is no way to fix this...is there any way to replace the entire lock pad? I will assume in order to do it, you have to totally dismantle the inside padding and drill the 4 brass dome rivits out and now we're talking $$$... Any help would be great...
And yet we have a 9 minute video lol
Thanks it worked. You are a lifesaver.
Thanks Trogly, you saved me!!
Had to do the 1,000 method... 798. Could've been worse, I guess. Thanks for the tips!
Dude! Life saving tip, thanks
Next vid do safes....😜
I’ve got mine set on 3 zeros. That was set at the factory.
All good information to know.
Thank you Austin.
Thanks buddy Ol Pal!!
Spooky. I bought a 1998 DC standard from a guy a few months ago, guitar and case just like in the video. The weird thing is I had to pick that lock too as he had forgotten the combo! P 's. I have just randomly rotated the dials while applying pressure to the button in the past. Always works before too long..
Thanks!!!! Finally I can put the lock back on my 90s case.
For all the brainless comments: If somebody wants to steal you guitar, he will simply grab it with the case.
Tysm I locked my grandads 1.3k guitar in one and I didn't know the code thanks ❤
No joke, just last week I pried the combo lock on my Gibson case open with a screwdriver and broke it because I couldn't get the lock undone :( Wish this video was made sooner
Thank you! Worked!
You can get a kit to replace the combi lock with a padlock plate. Much better all round.
Funcionó! Gracias!!!!!!!!🙌🏽
it really works! thank you a lot
That works. But I’d have gone for the shim between the wheels.
Turns out yours was quicker
Thanks for the tips! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hey, I can't sleep unless I watched your daily guitar show! Darn, none for tonight 10/09/19... wah.
There is one tonight though!
@@Trog
"You Da Man" lots of thank you for the educational entertainment!
You can also shim the combo
Oh well I got a Gibson case but I put some corkscrew where the lock is to be it's kind of cool you know
Yeah, have the old brown case. Last number doesn't really line up properly anymore. Had to go the manual route. Started at 000... The combo was 981. That's just bad luck
excellent!! you are the man
Thank you so much!
Works with bicycle combo locks as well-we used to mess with chained up bikes at school by switching locks around. We always hang around to set them free after a good laugh-we were little swines!
thank you so much!
YOU SAVED ME!!!
Worked Great👊🏻🍻
I got an expensive brief case at a trade show for $20 using that trick.
It was locked and no one knew the combo so they sold it at a loss.
Awesome!
thanks
I have one that won't open and the lock was set at 000. I never latched it and then my tech locked it and now it won't open period. So I never set a combination so I can't reset it...any ideas?
Personally I use the Gibson branded crowbar.
Pry authentic
Does that folded piece of paper have to come from a Reverb notebook? And how do I get one of those notebooks anyway? Joking aside, that's pretty cool
Oooo, I kind of dig that Reverb.com Notebook!
@@hkguitar1984 Me too, and since I'd have to sell a kidney to afford that '65 Cherry Red Epiphone Coronet that I've been drooling over for weeks now, I guess a Reverb notebook will just have to suffice...
@@greg7656 Those early Epiphones are awesome, good taste Greg.
Yeah, like yourself I'd have to be happy with just a Reverb.com notebook!
3:58 So true!
if its locked and you forget the code can you just cheat it and reset then to a new number
I have what I believe to be a 93 Les Paul standard as 91023404 is on the headstock and my lock has been jumbled whilst
in the open position so I can get to my guitar but am desperate to figure this out so the catch isn't sticking out and I'm having no joy is the principle the same this way round?
many thanks for your video bye the way.
not only I really like trogly's work, it also helped me to open the case of a newly purchased guitar, which I accidentally closed without checking the combination, under 20 sec :-))) it worked like a charme, thank you trogly !!
For at least the 1990s cases: Each dial has a blue plastic rotor attached to it. Each rotor has a little slot in it. Get a flashlight, look at the rotor as you turn it. Line up the three slots and you’re in. 2minutes or less.
Hey what's that little outro acoustic song called.. i love that riff
What happened to that giveaway?
All giveaway winners were already announced in other videos