My Mrs saw I was getting all ready to watch this. Coffee was poured, headphones were set out, prime position on favourite chair was secured. Video was watched and enjoyed. After watching she looked me in the eye and said “did you really just intently watch, and get excited about, a video of a man painting wire?” 😂 Yes Dear, yes I did!!! 👍🤘🎸
These videos are interesting but ... they seem an endless soap opera, I would be more inclined for longer videos with more details and a final result in short. Sorry for the sincerity. thanks
My 17 year old daughter was in the room on her phone while I watched this. After a while I noticed she was staring at me with incredulity. I said, "what?" She said, "why are you watching this? It's the most boring thing I've ever seen." Congratulations, you are doing something right.
I second that. This is one of the things on TH-cam about which I'm most interested, and excited to see new content, but it's been an exercise in patience.
Good tips on relicing under the pick guard even if the6 stole the whole process off an online blog. They used gravit wire which is wrong Leo used western electric phone wire you can still buy it. But your right slightly more entertaining than watching paint dry should be.
Not going to lie. I was expecting to see more from this episode. That was quite a wait to see this instalment. Look forward to the next episode! Hopefully it’s not a long wait
Well then, when you next restore a 60's Strat - you wont have to do it! This kind of attention to detail similarly occurs in all kinds of high end restoration work - not just guitars / instruments. I do get your point to be honest, but .. If i had an Old Strat, I _would_ like to think it still looked vintage under the hood, even if not 100% of it was vintage. It's a 'completeness' , its about creating a period correct finish. Even if 'unseen', it's known about and it contributes to an overall 'feel' about the instrument,
Do you own anything that'd you'd want restored exactly as it would've been? Car? Watch? Vintage guitar? Not asking facectiously. It's about the heirloom piece. When you do it becomes a personal thing that transcends purely practical choices and rather the entire history.
I've been looking forward to each instalment, love the attention to detail here. I completely agree, this is not about deception but about sympathetically restoring a beautiful instrument. Crap deception would be making videos about a soon-to-be-famous guitar anyway ;-) Loving the series and looking forward to the pick guard restoration. As per the comment by Whisper Thief, my wife is blown away (horrified) by my ability to enjoy geeky guitar videos like this! Love it.
Really?? 20 minutes of wires? I don't get the purpose, if someone opens it the solder joints are going to be modern. Chris is also a player, I think these things are not important at all for him. Anyway great series, but this one was awful
I appreciate the reasoning behind relic’ing the wires for inside the guitar, I totally get it. But personally if I had purchased that guitar or any real nice vintage guitar I wouldn’t bother, to me repairs are what they are, renewing or replacing a broken or otherwise non-usable parts. In my opinion repairs give even more character, trying to make repairs look the same just isn’t for me. But I appreciate the lengths that you guys go to restore guitars to their former glory!
I fully understand why you have aged the wire, but I would have thought the best approach would be to use new cloth covered wire and leave it looking new? Yes, route it correctly and solder it correctly, but I do think that ageing it is maybe a step too far. Regardless of the intention being not to deceive, this instrument could be around in 50 years time and a buyer then could be misled that the wire is all original. Ageing it will not make it play any better, its only purpose is to make it look as original as possible and therefore regardless of the intention, the net result could be that it may deceive someone?
Yes I’ve always wondered about this myself with restorations. I notice that parts that don’t get used such as the old but hard surgical hose or even the lot number stickers from the auction get kept as part of the story of the guitar. Huw do you normally create documents to go with the instrument detailing what work was done and how it was originally found? Probably a silly question I’m afraid but I’ve not owned a vintage instrument and have been really enjoying this series.
@@davidp5152 Yes David. I take pics and give a detailed account of the work done. I see restorations of other people's guitars as a collaboration, with the schedule of work discussed and agreed with the owner.
@@tonetwinstv2863 Thanks Huw, so I completely understand why you would want the new work to fit with what's left of the old aesthetically. Looking forward to the next episode 👍
Brilliant job! I can't wait to see if you plug the square holes in that mint guard. Also, did you get the 70's grey back neck pickup wax potted? Loving this series of videos!
@@tonetwinstv2863 Good stuff. I have a 70's Strat with grey back pickups. I found them a little microphonic so have replaced them for now (and kept originals safe). I'll look forward to hearing this Strat in action!
Amazing stuff. Like others here my family looked on bewildered at my joy watching this! But as a guitar nerd, this was just wonderful. I can't wait for the next installment. Thank you!
I’m going to diverge slightly from your opinion with regard to reliccing the wire. It would be just as authentic to keep it clean and rewrite the entire guitar the same as it was when it was made, thus it is honestly clear it was restored to original condition.
Not only do I look forward to the work being done here, but I also enjoy listening to the hosts. Y'all seem like truly delightful people. Greetings from the Texas Hill Country. 🤠🤘
Recently restored a pickguard on a ‘59 Strat. It was in the condition much like the one y’all have. I’d say it turned out well though. Salvaged as much of the original components as possible.
8 ads for a 18 1/2 minute video. Plus you state that relic the new cloth wire you don’t need any specialty tools. You need Stew McDonalds stain. Two bottles. At 24.48 per bottle.
This is mostly an interesting and absorbing series, but 18 mins of cloth dyeing is pretty dull. Not sure why you’re sticking with a 70’s pickup, surely better to put in a period correct modern copy. Hopefully the grim paint job is going to be removed, I look forward to finding out. And please switch off your tumble drier when recording.
Yeah...not much content in this one. You want real vintage wire? I found an old, dead 1950s Dewald radio in my daughters garage and removed enough quality vintage cloth wire to re-wire 10 guitars. Food for thought, you can find them cheap.
9:28 in and still staining replacement wire, all the while you're going to use the '70s gray bottom pickup. Fucking tedious. Spend the labor cost for "relicing" a couple of pieces of wire towards a period pickup.
When you packed out the second pickup I thought..oh, shit... there's a broken wire.. After pausing it, I saw it was a hair on the screen lying just the same as it would've looked like that the start or end wire was broken and sticking up... 🤣🤣
Excruciating boring and slow. I fast forward through this video and got the whole idea in about 30 seconds. Relic wire and send out pickups to get re-wired.
Im a bit confused with all of this, so much time to dye a cloth wire, and you didn't even bother to open up the tuners to give them a proper cleaning and lubrication (actual functional maintenance). Dunno...
I'm trying to imagine this nicely refurbed '62 American guitar, sitting in a baking hot room, all on it's own, decades from now, with noboby around... it might have to wait *centuries* for aliens to land and spot it, wonder what it's for and maybe, if they've got the right sort of tentacles, give it a strum !! hahahaha
I get it, but a little overkill dying the cloth wire where it will be inside where no one will ever see. This is where I have to think “are we making love to this thing or are we gonna jam on it & make some music?” Not trying to be a dick, I just think imperfections & signatures of luthier/repairman are a cool trait too. Just a little overkill I think. If it were mine I would have you mount your signature with the date inside. It’s still just an instrument that needs to be played.
I’m really interested in the overall process of this, but this is 20 minutes of wire staining with lots of adverts. Come guys, step up the content up bit please.
Mimicking the aged look of the original wiring to that extent is not consistent with today's accepted practice and the clothes dryer now apparently being a regular feature was also disappointing. Still, I know your heart is in the right place and your clothes are clean so I will try to be understanding. ;)
Rather than relicing cloth covered wire to fit in with the two small remaining pieces.. Would it not be more honest and make more common sense to just replace all the wiring with new cloth covered wire. Your taking the piss now..
I’m really not getting the point of this as the wires are never going to be seen. Fair enough use cloth covered wires rather than plastic as a nod to how it was originally, but staining the wire seems a bit ridiculous Tbh.
This would be so much more interesting if you showed the entire restoration in one go and didn't milk it for every bit. This is just so boring to watch.
Ils entrent vraiment dans les détails ... que personne ne verra btw. This story is really extending while we're all dying to hear the strat for the last couple of month
The next episode is going to be a time lapse of the guitar sitting in a vintage accurate, restored store front window with a hang tag so it gets the proper unsold dust patina and sunlight nitro paint fade. It'll take 30 years but it'll be worth the wait
All the works done this far is cool, but aging wires? by making them dirty? I undestand using the kind of wires used in the olds, but this part 5 is litteraly almost completely about soaking wires in shit...
@@tonetwinstv2863 :) you still get the idea. Super great to see the work on the neck, etc. And then 20 minutes on dirtying a wire. There is a limit to the amount of milk a cow can give.
790 -1 = 789 views by the way the white plastic wire is too new dip in yellow stain before installing if some one unscrews the the pick guard it will shock them as it is not vintage correct!! Just another Fender fact!: Fender would ship their finished guitars in kit form to NZ in the 60's and would be assembled there by BB&G the importers to get around the import restrictions are they REAL FENDERS?? ................I have been around the block and am no FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love this series of videos. However, as others pointed out this one was missing some content. I was excited to learn more about the pickup restoration only to see them being sent off and back in a box. Sadly, a little disappointing. But, please don‘t feel discouraged to continue making great videos like many others you made so far!
We actually shot a bunch of intros and outros before the lock down David - just in case. As it turned out, we're glad we did otherwise we wouldn't have been able to keep the content coming to you guys. If you could see our haircuts now, we don't look the same any more ;)
My Mrs saw I was getting all ready to watch this. Coffee was poured, headphones were set out, prime position on favourite chair was secured. Video was watched and enjoyed. After watching she looked me in the eye and said “did you really just intently watch, and get excited about, a video of a man painting wire?” 😂 Yes Dear, yes I did!!! 👍🤘🎸
Great story. Thanks for that ;)
Meh, I'm over it. Sorry too slow.
Watching paint dry springs to mind.. zzzzzzz
These videos are interesting but ... they seem an endless soap opera, I would be more inclined for longer videos with more details and a final result in short. Sorry for the sincerity. thanks
Well then, wait until they're all out and binge watch them Netflix style ;)
Tone Twins TV I don't know what it is netflix 🤣😂🤣😂
So many ads on this. I appreciate that you're monetising and deserve to be paid but, every couple of minutes is a little excessive
Bruh just get YT Premium
@@thereallbking Totally Rad idea Bruh! :)
My 17 year old daughter was in the room on her phone while I watched this. After a while I noticed she was staring at me with incredulity. I said, "what?" She said, "why are you watching this? It's the most boring thing I've ever seen."
Congratulations, you are doing something right.
I love the series so far, but a little more content in this video would have made it more satisfying.
I second that. This is one of the things on TH-cam about which I'm most interested, and excited to see new content, but it's been an exercise in patience.
Ditto ... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......
Ditto
This is literally a video of a grown man painting wire. I feel we're milking the restoration video views here....
Good tips on relicing under the pick guard even if the6 stole the whole process off an online blog. They used gravit wire which is wrong Leo used western electric phone wire you can still buy it. But your right slightly more entertaining than watching paint dry should be.
20 minutes for a piece of cable's relicing ? Too boring, as the other four ! (A single video would have been enough for what you've shown so far.)
Fenson .. and next week they are taking some screws out of the pick guard .. and cleaning them 😂 .. milking this for all it’s worth 😂
Time to cut to the chase now gents ... body and pick guard 🙏🏼
Not going to lie. I was expecting to see more from this episode. That was quite a wait to see this instalment. Look forward to the next episode! Hopefully it’s not a long wait
haha they're milking this for sure. this could've definitely been combined with footage of the body or neck
AGREED.
c'mon guys...excruciatingly drawn out
I`m feeling a little foolish here, watching 20 minutes of a guy staining some cloth wire
I don’t see the point of relicing wire when it’s not going to be seen and the guitar is being restored as a players guitar and not a time capsule ..
Well then, when you next restore a 60's Strat - you wont have to do it!
This kind of attention to detail similarly occurs in all kinds of high end restoration work - not just guitars / instruments.
I do get your point to be honest, but .. If i had an Old Strat, I _would_ like to think it still looked vintage under the hood, even if not 100% of it was vintage.
It's a 'completeness' , its about creating a period correct finish. Even if 'unseen', it's known about and it contributes to an overall 'feel' about the instrument,
Do you own anything that'd you'd want restored exactly as it would've been? Car? Watch? Vintage guitar? Not asking facectiously. It's about the heirloom piece. When you do it becomes a personal thing that transcends purely practical choices and rather the entire history.
I've been looking forward to each instalment, love the attention to detail here. I completely agree, this is not about deception but about sympathetically restoring a beautiful instrument. Crap deception would be making videos about a soon-to-be-famous guitar anyway ;-) Loving the series and looking forward to the pick guard restoration. As per the comment by Whisper Thief, my wife is blown away (horrified) by my ability to enjoy geeky guitar videos like this! Love it.
Staining wire..... I thought I had seen every stupid thing done to guitars :-)
You ain't seen nothing yet, plenty more stupidity to come ;)
@@tonetwinstv2863 Cool.., keep it coming :-) BTO rules.
@@fearnpol4938 30 years as a guitar tech, believe me, I have seen some crazy shit people do to their guitars...
Correct me if I'm wrong....but the wire (inside the cloth covering) is plastic coated anyway, almost like the 70s one ?
Nice to see that level of attention to detail!
A whole episode about aging wire? Come on!
How many years do you plan for restauring this guitar?
Very nice attention to detail. Was definitely expecting more from this episode though ...
Really?? 20 minutes of wires? I don't get the purpose, if someone opens it the solder joints are going to be modern. Chris is also a player, I think these things are not important at all for him. Anyway great series, but this one was awful
I appreciate the reasoning behind relic’ing the wires for inside the guitar, I totally get it. But personally if I had purchased that guitar or any real nice vintage guitar I wouldn’t bother, to me repairs are what they are, renewing or replacing a broken or otherwise non-usable parts. In my opinion repairs give even more character, trying to make repairs look the same just isn’t for me. But I appreciate the lengths that you guys go to restore guitars to their former glory!
Really....😳15min of my life gone, watching a man stain a wire
This was a bit click-bait-like. A lot of buildup for some strands of cloth wire and a look at some pickups.
18 minutes that could have been condensed to about 3 minutes. Sorry
Apologies for the delay guys, here is pt 5! Enjoy!
I like the video - the contest is quite an interesting, separate topic. But it does kind of feel like a teaser for the final reveal!
I think this is the longest guitar restoration in history.
I revisited the first video to have a look at the original condition. I curious to see the end result, especially how the pickguard will be restored.
I've loved this series so far, thank you guys!
Great stuff, love the attention to detail of even ageing the internal wires! Cant wait to see her finished!
Thanks!
I fully understand why you have aged the wire, but I would have thought the best approach would be to use new cloth covered wire and leave it looking new? Yes, route it correctly and solder it correctly, but I do think that ageing it is maybe a step too far. Regardless of the intention being not to deceive, this instrument could be around in 50 years time and a buyer then could be misled that the wire is all original. Ageing it will not make it play any better, its only purpose is to make it look as original as possible and therefore regardless of the intention, the net result could be that it may deceive someone?
Yes I’ve always wondered about this myself with restorations. I notice that parts that don’t get used such as the old but hard surgical hose or even the lot number stickers from the auction get kept as part of the story of the guitar. Huw do you normally create documents to go with the instrument detailing what work was done and how it was originally found? Probably a silly question I’m afraid but I’ve not owned a vintage instrument and have been really enjoying this series.
David Storm I agree fully, I’m loving this series, but share your concerns - artificial ageing moves the restoration a long way from sympathetic
@@davidp5152 Yes David. I take pics and give a detailed account of the work done. I see restorations of other people's guitars as a collaboration, with the schedule of work discussed and agreed with the owner.
@@tonetwinstv2863 Thanks Huw, so I completely understand why you would want the new work to fit with what's left of the old aesthetically. Looking forward to the next episode 👍
Brilliant job! I can't wait to see if you plug the square holes in that mint guard. Also, did you get the 70's grey back neck pickup wax potted? Loving this series of videos!
Hi graemey, no the 70s pickup just had new wired added, but it's otherwise stock. Just like the 2 original 60s ones.
@@tonetwinstv2863 Good stuff. I have a 70's Strat with grey back pickups. I found them a little microphonic so have replaced them for now (and kept originals safe). I'll look forward to hearing this Strat in action!
Amazing stuff. Like others here my family looked on bewildered at my joy watching this! But as a guitar nerd, this was just wonderful. I can't wait for the next installment. Thank you!
Great job, reminds me of J M Rolph pretender pickups which are aged to perfection. Look forward to seeing the pickguard : )
Love how you guys do a little shuffle every time you speak. Great stuff fellas
The level of detail astounds me. Well done
I’m going to diverge slightly from your opinion with regard to reliccing the wire. It would be just as authentic to keep it clean and rewrite the entire guitar the same as it was when it was made, thus it is honestly clear it was restored to original condition.
tadge too long for me IMHO
The attention to detail shows you have pride in your work. Great stuff 👍
Not only do I look forward to the work being done here, but I also enjoy listening to the hosts. Y'all seem like truly delightful people. Greetings from the Texas Hill Country. 🤠🤘
Thanks bevo
Recently restored a pickguard on a ‘59 Strat. It was in the condition much like the one y’all have. I’d say it turned out well though. Salvaged as much of the original components as possible.
8 ads for a 18 1/2 minute video. Plus you state that relic the new cloth wire you don’t need any specialty tools. You need Stew McDonalds stain. Two bottles. At 24.48 per bottle.
This is mostly an interesting and absorbing series, but 18 mins of cloth dyeing is pretty dull. Not sure why you’re sticking with a 70’s pickup, surely better to put in a period correct modern copy. Hopefully the grim paint job is going to be removed, I look forward to finding out. And please switch off your tumble drier when recording.
Yeah...not much content in this one. You want real vintage wire? I found an old, dead 1950s Dewald radio in my daughters garage and removed enough quality vintage cloth wire to re-wire 10 guitars. Food for thought, you can find them cheap.
This series is a bit like a French film from the 60's and 70's, all of a sudden - nothing happens. Sorry guys, you're milking this a bit.
9:28 in and still staining replacement wire, all the while you're going to use the '70s gray bottom pickup. Fucking tedious. Spend the labor cost for "relicing" a couple of pieces of wire towards a period pickup.
Reliced wiring in a vintage guitar? It serves no purpose and feels wrong. Wish you hadn’t done this!
When you packed out the second pickup I thought..oh, shit... there's a broken wire.. After pausing it, I saw it was a hair on the screen lying just the same as it would've looked like that the start or end wire was broken and sticking up... 🤣🤣
Can second the recommendation for House of Tone pickups. I've had a Strat set and PAF set from Matt, he's a lovely guy and does an incredible job.
Excruciating boring and slow. I fast forward through this video and got the whole idea in about 30 seconds. Relic wire and send out pickups to get re-wired.
Im a bit confused with all of this, so much time to dye a cloth wire, and you didn't even bother to open up the tuners to give them a proper cleaning and lubrication (actual functional maintenance). Dunno...
I'm trying to imagine this nicely refurbed '62 American guitar, sitting in a baking hot room, all on it's own, decades from now, with noboby around... it might have to wait *centuries* for aliens to land and spot it, wonder what it's for and maybe, if they've got the right sort of tentacles, give it a strum !! hahahaha
I get it, but a little overkill dying the cloth wire where it will be inside where no one will ever see. This is where I have to think “are we making love to this thing or are we gonna jam on it & make some music?” Not trying to be a dick, I just think imperfections & signatures of luthier/repairman are a cool trait too. Just a little overkill I think. If it were mine I would have you mount your signature with the date inside. It’s still just an instrument that needs to be played.
I’m really interested in the overall process of this, but this is 20 minutes of wire staining with lots of adverts. Come guys, step up the content up bit please.
Mimicking the aged look of the original wiring to that extent is not consistent with today's accepted practice and the clothes dryer now apparently being a regular feature was also disappointing. Still, I know your heart is in the right place and your clothes are clean so I will try to be understanding. ;)
Jeez, way to drag it out guys..what's next? Half an hour of cleaning the Jack socket?
I really like watching the work on this guitar, but a full episode on colouring wires? You need to make better use of my youtube time!
Love the attention to detail and I’m looking forward to the next episode
"Suitably filthy" LOL I plan to use that line in casual conversation.
Rather than relicing cloth covered wire to fit in with the two small remaining pieces.. Would it not be more honest and make more common sense to just replace all the wiring with new cloth covered wire. Your taking the piss now..
wow.... a full video about relicing the cloath wire of a guitar.... sooooo relevant
the guy who makes that Virtuoso guitar polish is a friend of mine. he still makes it. i could probably put you in touch if you like.
I’m really not getting the point of this as the wires are never going to be seen. Fair enough use cloth covered wires rather than plastic as a nod to how it was originally, but staining the wire seems a bit ridiculous Tbh.
Nice to hear how the build is going, great work as per usual.
This would be so much more interesting if you showed the entire restoration in one go and didn't milk it for every bit. This is just so boring to watch.
If this was my guitar, and I was watching these videos, I'd be very upset about how little progress is being made.
100%. Mar 8, 2020 when they started!
@@rudivorster4442 More like December Rudi ;)
Why bother relicking the wire no one will ever see? Time could be better spent on the body which looks like it was used for a door stop.
Love the laundry dryer in the backround ;-)
With this pace it will take years before it’s finished......
Very nicely done guys. How close did you come to doing it yourself before you wimped out Huw?
Finally!
Could have just cut the bits to length and dropped them in a cup of tea really.
Do you believe that for best results when undertaking this authentic process that it is imperative that the washing machine is on the dirty wash ?
It depends if you're shooting for road worn or closet classic.
Tone Twins TV love the show Guys keep it up!
Frankly 18 minutes on making some wires dirty is lacking content. Bit lame IMHO
Thanks for the comment, we thoroughly look forward to seeing all the fantastic un lame content you have created on your channel...oh wait
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Ils entrent vraiment dans les détails ... que personne ne verra btw. This story
is really extending while we're all dying to hear the strat for the last couple of month
Je suis d'accord. En peu (ou beaucoup) de taquinerie.
The next episode is going to be a time lapse of the guitar sitting in a vintage accurate, restored store front window with a hang tag so it gets the proper unsold dust patina and sunlight nitro paint fade. It'll take 30 years but it'll be worth the wait
Shhh don't spoil the surprise for everyone
All the works done this far is cool, but aging wires? by making them dirty? I undestand using the kind of wires used in the olds, but this part 5 is litteraly almost completely about soaking wires in shit...
Well that might be your method lovely boy, but we went with stain and soot ;)
@@tonetwinstv2863 :) you still get the idea. Super great to see the work on the neck, etc. And then 20 minutes on dirtying a wire. There is a limit to the amount of milk a cow can give.
790 -1 = 789 views by the way the white plastic wire is too new dip in yellow stain before installing
if some one unscrews the the pick guard it will shock them as it is not vintage correct!!
Just another Fender fact!:
Fender would ship their finished guitars in kit form to NZ in the 60's and would be assembled there by BB&G the importers to get around the import restrictions are they REAL FENDERS?? ................I have been around the block and am no FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd like to see Part 6...
What's with all the ads on this one?
should have used a cup of tea
I love what you did with the wire. The thought of relicing wire, never crossed my mind. It looks incredible!👍😎🎸🎶
Love this series of videos. However, as others pointed out this one was missing some content. I was excited to learn more about the pickup restoration only to see them being sent off and back in a box. Sadly, a little disappointing. But, please don‘t feel discouraged to continue making great videos like many others you made so far!
You guys are milking the shit out of this restoration. Now is just silly...
you may change your mind after part 89
@@tonetwinstv2863 I stopped watching after this one. Is it finished?
Sorry after this Chris might not like the sound of the pickups .
Hope there's no chicken fat on that charcoal, finger lickin good!
Two metres apart guys ?
We actually shot a bunch of intros and outros before the lock down David - just in case. As it turned out, we're glad we did otherwise we wouldn't have been able to keep the content coming to you guys. If you could see our haircuts now, we don't look the same any more ;)
Coffee & tea work well for vintage stains.
Staining wires? Errrrr... why not?
The fact you're giving the black wires 'the soot treatment' as well is laudable.... that is superb attention to detail. Loving this series Huw.
Is that a dryer running in the background? Really?