You need a week in the Crimson Guitar workshop! Love what you're doing though... taking a boring LP and making it a bit special is always a treat at the end. Plus the dramatic stage effects ... just needs dramatic lighting and you've got yourself a B movie.
Hi Andy! Hope all is well with you and the family. I am curious why you didn't use chemical paint strippers...they work well and would probably be faster.
I have this model in black with the ebony board. 1997. I bought it thinking it would be a stop gap and stepping stone to replacing the Gibson Les Paul Traditional and SG Standard I sold before I married an American and quickly divorced (very strange story involving being accused of being an election interfering Russian spy, even though I am a Kiwi). But what a guitar! The studio sounds so good. I have had several Gibsons ranging from 1955 through to Custom Shop Les Paul guitars. I like this one best apart from the 1955 SJ acoustic I bought with my apprentice money when i was a kid. Frets have had a crown and level before I bought it and are getting worn already, which is the only issue. I may go for slightly taller stainless ones. Not sure yet. I even liked the much maligned 498t/490r pickup set, although I did swap them out for a Whole Lotta Humbucker set that I already had (my favorite all rounder lower output passive pickup). I did not know that mid 90s Studios had a good reputation until after I bought it. I can see why. It makes me want to try a SG Special from the same era (SGs are hit and miss in my experience. Some are fantastic, others are meh. Not sure why). It is a heavy guitar. I do not know the weight relief pattern for it, if it has one. Not fussed. It sounds so good. Lots of peeps say their guitar resonates well. This one does. Neck and body allow it to resonate, rather than dampening it like some guitars can. Long story short is I thought it would be a stepping stone and it ended up being my favourite guitar I have had since 1987. I got lucky, which does not happen very often (I am the only person I know that regularly gets not a single number correct on their lotto ticket :D )
Somehow I missed the secret line to comment, but I watched the video to the end. Are you gonna go with a cool wiring? A Freeway switch 3x3-03/-04/-05/-07 and some push pull pots for coil-split would get really cool, maybe not only coil-split but coil-select. I have an ST-guitar HSS with an enhanced wiring, I have coil-select for the humbucker.
Nice job mate. Always wanted one of these Les Pauls from the 90s. Wish Gibson started making them again with the ebony board. Now that you're busy working for Thomann (I was very pleased that this happened for you, I remember one video from before where things were pretty tough, so I'm chuffed that Thomann saw how good you are and snapped you up) does that mean you no longer live in the UK?
You're a braver man than I am. I'm currently restoring my 92' Les Paul Studio and the diy stopped at the strip and paint. I haven't done it and would be beyond frustrated by burning, warping, or gouging the wood with the scraper. I'm going to pay through the nose for Gibson to do it. As Dirty Harry said, "a man's got to know his limitations".
I would have grabbed the heat gun, and within 4 minutes the guitar, my garage, my house, and half of the neighborhood would have been ashes.The fire department would have investigated, and their root cause would be logged in their official reports as: "Dumbass". :-) Great video, Andy. I'm dying to see how she turns out!
O m g ... andy andy andy !! Im not sure how long ago you did this ... but I wish you would have mentioned it somewhere before doing this .... you could have saved yourself about 3 & a 1/2 hours worth of time if I had known bud. I've stripped 2 gibby's .. 1st was a V that I had used acetone to get the red/cherry off of .. (while it works its too slow & damn harmful) .. BUT when I refinished the SG Special i had from worn brown to natural the best method was using a furniture stripper .... litterly 10 minutes on a wettened by the stripping solution & the nitro will come off like a hot knife thru butta !! The ONLY thing you have to watch in that reguard though IS the nut & fret marker inlays/binding as it WILL melt it if its plastic synthetic stuff. (some of the stuff is in my back video's on my channel) That said look forward to seeing how it comes out bud !! :) Awesome job on the protection !
Yes this was my question as well. I have done furniture refinishing but no guitar and was thinking that method you used was painful compared to the furniture stripper. I was wondering if the chemicals did something unwanted to the wood in the case of a guitar. I totally get the therapy aspect you speak of!! Mystery solved! Next!
I'm one minute in and I just want to say I love your videos but I'm nervous for that Studio after what you did to the Studio lite. No faux binding on blue guitars man! But keep up the good work!
I could watch that all night! Disturbingly mesmerising! I’m sure there’s a pun about stripping in there, but I’ll avoid it. Looking forward to the final
@@TheGuitarGeek a cabinet scrapers will take off only the lacquer if it's burnished correctly. It's the perfect tool in my opinion. Leaves a smoother than sanding finish. I've removed finish off many vintage Fenders like this, only when it had to come off, if course. Leaves perfect original contours There are all different sizes of scrapers.
I'll be surprised if you don't scratch the hell out of that thing with those brand new sharp looking scrapers.. old, rounded, blunted down scraper would be better
Watching this has given me an idea. I have a black les Paul studio. Lately I've been seeing this trend of dark tops light stained back and sides. So like a all black top and then the back and sides of a gold top say. I can take all the paint off the back and sides leave the top paint then refinish the back and sides to make it look prettier. I doubt it will actually look prettier but what's the worst that can happen lol...
Man hope your car doesn't stink of burnt nitro? Looks like a really dense bit of mahogany I'm hoping you're going to leave the natural wood showing through?
My car smells of a lot of things but burnt nitro isn’t one of them. Doors were wide open. Window right next to me. Not a problem. That wood is going to be left natural and oiled...
@@TheGuitarGeek lol Acetone is a solvent used in Nitro finishes. it can also be used to easily strip nitro. You're working too hard to get the paint off.
That’s a lot of time you could spend with your family. Why not just send this guy a new Harley Benton instead? The amount of time you spent to get this far has already paid for one.
Different sides of the same world at least. Impressive you are doing all of this work and I look forward to seeing the finished product, but I wouldn’t have the time. Had an old Mustang, but didn’t want to do the work on it anymore spending hours and days, and then thousands to have a shop do it-I bought a new one. I have four kids and as they move out and become adults they need my time even more since as kids I could help them all at once as I was doing my thing. My dad has time now that he’s retired. Maybe I’ll do this in 20-some years.
By the time I make this comment it will be all done so I hope you are alright Andy: besides the gas mask, you should've worn goggles just for precaution. Sorry for sounding like your mum ;P Nice hair dryer you have there btw.
You need a week in the Crimson Guitar workshop! Love what you're doing though... taking a boring LP and making it a bit special is always a treat at the end. Plus the dramatic stage effects ... just needs dramatic lighting and you've got yourself a B movie.
Dramatic lighting you say????
WE ARE ON FIRE!!!!! Officially one of my favourite you tube moments.
Hahaha. Mine too!
I can smell burning paint all the way up here on the moon .....oh wait I left the iron on I gotta go !
great project Sir
Run!!!! Don’t let it burn its way through the atmosphere!!!
sorry to late it was but probably just a pebble by the time it hit....your.....
neighbors house!???
I came for neck sanding. I got fire. I think I’m ok with this.
Wait!!! Waiiiiiiit!
Hi Andy! Hope all is well with you and the family. I am curious why you didn't use chemical paint strippers...they work well and would probably be faster.
Hello mate. All good here thanks. I wanted to try the heat gun. I do kind of explain in the next video
Andrew, you’ve come a long way, congrats! And fun segment too...!
Thanks Alexander!
they make chemicals that strip paint just wondering why you didn't use that method... Maybe expensive? Never had to do it.
I explain in the next part... 😁
Try using extra small flexible scrapers and modeling xacto blades for the fine work. Looking forward to the end results..
Thanks. Blades at the ready!
I'm looking forward to the end result of this. Cheers Andy!!
Me too mate
Looking forward to seeing where this goes. I wouldn't fancy doing that to my Les Paul!
I’ll do it for you!! 😉
I want to see the rest. Tomorrow!
Sí Señor y lo siento sobre la flor cosa
Fly to Austria. You can see it live!
I have this model in black with the ebony board. 1997. I bought it thinking it would be a stop gap and stepping stone to replacing the Gibson Les Paul Traditional and SG Standard I sold before I married an American and quickly divorced (very strange story involving being accused of being an election interfering Russian spy, even though I am a Kiwi).
But what a guitar! The studio sounds so good. I have had several Gibsons ranging from 1955 through to Custom Shop Les Paul guitars. I like this one best apart from the 1955 SJ acoustic I bought with my apprentice money when i was a kid.
Frets have had a crown and level before I bought it and are getting worn already, which is the only issue. I may go for slightly taller stainless ones. Not sure yet.
I even liked the much maligned 498t/490r pickup set, although I did swap them out for a Whole Lotta Humbucker set that I already had (my favorite all rounder lower output passive pickup).
I did not know that mid 90s Studios had a good reputation until after I bought it. I can see why. It makes me want to try a SG Special from the same era (SGs are hit and miss in my experience. Some are fantastic, others are meh. Not sure why).
It is a heavy guitar. I do not know the weight relief pattern for it, if it has one. Not fussed. It sounds so good. Lots of peeps say their guitar resonates well. This one does. Neck and body allow it to resonate, rather than dampening it like some guitars can.
Long story short is I thought it would be a stepping stone and it ended up being my favourite guitar I have had since 1987. I got lucky, which does not happen very often (I am the only person I know that regularly gets not a single number correct on their lotto ticket :D )
Sounds like you have a winner there mate! I don’t think they are weight relieved.
That’s a really tough one Andy but very interesting. 4 hours says it all 👍👍
I love the work mate. Very therapeutic
Somehow I missed the secret line to comment, but I watched the video to the end.
Are you gonna go with a cool wiring? A Freeway switch 3x3-03/-04/-05/-07 and some push pull pots for coil-split would get really cool, maybe not only coil-split but coil-select. I have an ST-guitar HSS with an enhanced wiring, I have coil-select for the humbucker.
I didn’t do a secret line this time.... thought I’d keep people guessing (definitely not because I forgot.:...)
I think it's a good idea to have a fume hood when doing these nitro peel-offs, haha
Nice job mate. Always wanted one of these Les Pauls from the 90s. Wish Gibson started making them again with the ebony board. Now that you're busy working for Thomann (I was very pleased that this happened for you, I remember one video from before where things were pretty tough, so I'm chuffed that Thomann saw how good you are and snapped you up) does that mean you no longer live in the UK?
Thanks Ronnie. That means a lot. The 90s studios are sublime. I haven’t lived in the UK for 8 years mate!
Question... why heat and fire rather than sand?
wait until the next series..... GREAT idea!
@@TheGuitarGeek Awesome. I want a producer credit.
Deal
You're a braver man than I am. I'm currently restoring my 92' Les Paul Studio and the diy stopped at the strip and paint. I haven't done it and would be beyond frustrated by burning, warping, or gouging the wood with the scraper. I'm going to pay through the nose for Gibson to do it. As Dirty Harry said, "a man's got to know his limitations".
Hey... But on a les Paul with binding I guess it's critical with the heat gun not to off the binding right?
absolutely!
I would have grabbed the heat gun, and within 4 minutes the guitar, my garage, my house, and half of the neighborhood would have been ashes.The fire department would have investigated, and their root cause would be logged in their official reports as: "Dumbass". :-)
Great video, Andy. I'm dying to see how she turns out!
See, I’m not intelligent enough to consider consequences... let’s hope the neck and headstock don’t require the emergency services
I never thought to use a heat gun to strip a finish. Do you think that would work on a poly finish ?
Yes it would. I will be attempting it in a few weeks!
When is the next episode coming??
Great episode!
Thanks very much. I’m about to film the next episode which will be out next Wednesday
SInce it is nitro...Why didn't you used acetone???
I like work
love your videos! keep em comin.
Thanks billy! Will do sir!
O m g ... andy andy andy !! Im not sure how long ago you did this ... but I wish you would have mentioned it somewhere before doing this .... you could have saved yourself about 3 & a 1/2 hours worth of time if I had known bud. I've stripped 2 gibby's .. 1st was a V that I had used acetone to get the red/cherry off of .. (while it works its too slow & damn harmful) .. BUT when I refinished the SG Special i had from worn brown to natural the best method was using a furniture stripper .... litterly 10 minutes on a wettened by the stripping solution & the nitro will come off like a hot knife thru butta !! The ONLY thing you have to watch in that reguard though IS the nut & fret marker inlays/binding as it WILL melt it if its plastic synthetic stuff. (some of the stuff is in my back video's on my channel)
That said look forward to seeing how it comes out bud !! :)
Awesome job on the protection !
Thanks man but I really enjoy the process. I’ve used no heat, heat and next will be chemicals. My on the bench time is my therapy 😉
I haven't seen that, gonna have to check it out!
Yes this was my question as well. I have done furniture refinishing but no guitar and was thinking that method you used was painful compared to the furniture stripper. I was wondering if the chemicals did something unwanted to the wood in the case of a guitar. I totally get the therapy aspect you speak of!! Mystery solved! Next!
Awesome as usual! Question, wouldn’t paint stripper work better? I’m excited to see how she turns out!
I stay away from chemicals as I don’t want it penetrating the wood. Plus, this is more fun!
TheGuitarGeek 🔥 is always more fun!
I'm one minute in and I just want to say I love your videos but I'm nervous for that Studio after what you did to the Studio lite. No faux binding on blue guitars man! But keep up the good work!
Thanks.... you may not enjoy what I do to this LP....
@@TheGuitarGeek it cant be any worse than 2 inch faux binding.
Would a paint stripper work? A gel or liquid?
I don’t like getting chemicals involved and heat is so much fun!
TheGuitarGeek fair comment ☺
You could've used nail polish remover and it would've been easier with better results.
Probably!
I could watch that all night! Disturbingly mesmerising! I’m sure there’s a pun about stripping in there, but I’ll avoid it. Looking forward to the final
No puns, I’m not a very punny guy.
1 min in - I think I'd leave it all black. But based on your last blue LP project I know it will look great sanded. Ok, continue...
Ohh a heat gun - you should have checked it first for the fun of it. Oh shit it's on fire! This is great so far.
The thickness of the top looks cool, makes me wonder what it looks like. Great video.
Thanks you Anthony!
@@TheGuitarGeek no problem! Just giving my honest opinion.
Honesty is always welcome here my man.
I would definitely put my car outside whilst doing the crazy burny shit mate 😂
That probably would’ve been an intelligent move, yes
Learn to hone and use cabinet scrapers and you'll be way ahead. You're creating you much work for yourself.
A cabinet scraper is far too Heavy duty for this job. I like the process.
@@TheGuitarGeek a cabinet scrapers will take off only the lacquer if it's burnished correctly. It's the perfect tool in my opinion. Leaves a smoother than sanding finish. I've removed finish off many vintage Fenders like this, only when it had to come off, if course. Leaves perfect original contours There are all different sizes of scrapers.
Oh my god this is great
Thanks man!
I'll be surprised if you don't scratch the hell out of that thing with those brand new sharp looking scrapers.. old, rounded, blunted down scraper would be better
Get ready to be surprised!
Wow that looks like such a pain in the ass. My goodness.
I really enjoy the process
Watching this has given me an idea. I have a black les Paul studio. Lately I've been seeing this trend of dark tops light stained back and sides. So like a all black top and then the back and sides of a gold top say. I can take all the paint off the back and sides leave the top paint then refinish the back and sides to make it look prettier. I doubt it will actually look prettier but what's the worst that can happen lol...
Strip-ease paint stripper works on Gibson's wipe it on wipe it off.
Maybe some paint remover could help? Just sayin
Where’s the fun in that? I’d rather roast the guitar
@@TheGuitarGeek all for the loolz))
I haven’t yet... stay tuned! 😂
Did you accidentally say UK
Isle of Wight
TheGuitarGeek even better lol
Sorry...
Aceton would be alot safer and quicker...
But less fun
Gibson let you do that to the FIRST Les Paul? 😱
;P
You're brave. Its easy to burn wood. I'd sand from there.
Brother you need a friend who just happens to be a carpenter or furniture refinisher. Ur working way to hard
Friends are good! How would you have done it?
Man hope your car doesn't stink of burnt nitro? Looks like a really dense bit of mahogany I'm hoping you're going to leave the natural wood showing through?
My car smells of a lot of things but burnt nitro isn’t one of them. Doors were wide open. Window right next to me. Not a problem. That wood is going to be left natural and oiled...
@@TheGuitarGeek Lol, i'm excited to see the final product!
Andy, you are a natural at this TH-cam malarky! You have a new watcher (mmm creepy 😂)
Hello Rach!
Welcome new watcher. Not creepy at all…
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Acetone.
Not bad tone
@@TheGuitarGeek lol Acetone is a solvent used in Nitro finishes. it can also be used to easily strip nitro. You're working too hard to get the paint off.
Thanks for clearing that up 😉
Consider this an experiment. How many guitars have you stripped using acetone?
@@TheGuitarGeek handful of guitars, few pieces of furniture. just be careful around the fret position markers as acetone will melt plastics
Do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On it, captain!
Loving the subli[BUY MY MERCH]minal adverts. 😂
What adverts? :)
That’s a lot of time you could spend with your family. Why not just send this guy a new Harley Benton instead? The amount of time you spent to get this far has already paid for one.
I think we come from different worlds
Different sides of the same world at least. Impressive you are doing all of this work and I look forward to seeing the finished product, but I wouldn’t have the time. Had an old Mustang, but didn’t want to do the work on it anymore spending hours and days, and then thousands to have a shop do it-I bought a new one. I have four kids and as they move out and become adults they need my time even more since as kids I could help them all at once as I was doing my thing. My dad has time now that he’s retired. Maybe I’ll do this in 20-some years.
I have the time only because this is what I do all day. Wouldn't have time otherwise
TheGuitarGeek that’s what my Patreon dollars are for. Get that thing finished. Hahaha
Thumbs up for the edit in the first 20 seconds. The rest could be absolute garbage but you still get the thumbs up. Hilarious.
Aww thanks!
By the time I make this comment it will be all done so I hope you are alright Andy: besides the gas mask, you should've worn goggles just for precaution. Sorry for sounding like your mum ;P Nice hair dryer you have there btw.
Thanks mum! 😂
@@TheGuitarGeek You are welcome my dear :P
Woohoo
wahey!
the guitar wood butcher returns gibson should vommit
ok who else was expecting to see a piece of Ikea grade particle board under the paint?
Not me! I like your thinking though