As an old (retired ) luthier, i repaired a few broken headstocks. I must say that this repair is reallly awesome ,perfect in any way, and it will never ,ever break again , unless you throw it under a bus :-). Gibson used Hondurs mahogany for many years, it makes the guitar really light. This one is a keeper, for shure
There was a 'gibson sg' at a pawn shop i looked at a couple weeks ago that they had priced at 300$. At a closer look, the binding was terrible, tuners looked super crappy and cheap, and frets felt terrible. Ended up being a chibson lmao.
You can see the colour of the finish is the same on the heel of the neck so I would say it broke around the 70s and repaired then! The guy had skills to get it to look so good. And that p90 rocks man⚡⚡⚡⚡
I just love your candid views on the guitars you share with us Matthew. Brilliant just brilliant. Lovely guitar with a nice tone from your playing through whichever amp you're plugged into. Fabulous wear on the case too. By the way I forgot to thank you for demonstrating how to measure the strength of pups on the recent 1999 red strat, fantastic work all round man. PEACE 🤠🎸
Even though it says that it has a headstock repair that looks like whoever did actually made it better than it was before the tuners and bridge make it a much more playable guitar and it is easier to keep the intonation correct with the newer style bridge. The tuners are much better than the stock plus the headstock looks perfect. It might detract from the value but it makes the whole guitar more of a player than a collector's piece. I would rather have a guitar that plays excellent and is worth less money than a stock original that you are not going to be able to play all the time even if it's worth two or three times more.
ME too.....i customize almost everything cos these are MY guitars and i have specific needs and uses for them....all just tools in the box to me.....i DO take care of them, and i dont have any old ones any more, cos if i cant use em what the hell are they good for.... my vehicles are "daily drivers' too....
Guitars, cars, record albums whatever. It's fine to have collector's pieces that you don't use to keep them mint condition and also have usable examples. No need to make a choice you can have both. If you won the lottery a hundred million dollars I bet you you'd buy a few collectible items that you didn't use and just kept them nice and mint condition. That's the fun of collecting collectible stuff. It's also fun to use stuff. Y'all have a great day
I watch all your gear videos and you have gotten some amazing guitars and this one is certainly one of them. That is a expert repair job on that guitar,someone really took the time and effort to make it structurally sound and looking good.That guitar is a BEAST! it does sound great! Congrats!
I have a totally custom Epiphone SG JR with a Seymour Duncan humbucker & a push/pull volume pot for coil splitting but it doesn't hold a candle to my totally custom Epi LP Special with humbucker size P90s wound to the 50s resistance & a push/pull volume pot for series phasing capability. JRs & Specials all had only 2 pots. P90s are the t!ts for sound & the main reason 50s Gibsons are so desireable. Both Gibson & Epiphone are now making several different model guitars with P90s, including SG & LP JRs & Specials, also a ES339--P90.
I just started playing( I’m 51) and bought a 2006 Squier Classic Vibe and I am really enjoying myself. I enjoy videos like this about old guitars. That one sounds sweet.
You have developed a really great eye, and knowledge base on these vintage instruments. One of the reasons I really enjoy your channel. You’re right, that is still a great guitar. Feels like you’re playing that through the Bassman? Anyway, P90’s into to Tweed is an amazing tone...P90’s into any vintage Fender is righteousness! Wish I had cash burning a hole...would reach out to you. Love that guitar!
very special guitar .puts me in mind of Steve Marriott. nice playing, Matthew Scott.when we see a guitar as rare as this we want to hear it, inevitably.
Early in 1959 I was looking for a new electric guitar. I was in a little guitar shop in Snow Hill Birmingham UK. The shop owner showed me a simple looking single pickup no tremolo Gibson. Similar to the one you demonstrate. He told me it was the only guitar I would ever need. I didn’t take his advice wanting something more glamorous. How wrong was I.
An Gibson guitar in Birmingham in 1959 ? You sure you've got the year right ? After WWII, Britain owed America a massive amount of money and really didn't want to owe them more, so American guitars were subject to a massive (over 100%) import tax until the mid 60's and no-one was importing them until that time because they would have been stupidly expensive. Gibson did not have a UK agent until 66/67 so a new one would be impossible to find before that.
Awesome guitar. My brother had one. Had :( Still one of my all-time favorites. So light and so simple. I'm down to 2 guitars now, a Strat and a Variax, but if bought another guitar it would be something like that - light, 1 pickup, 2 knobs. Something super simple that makes you work for tonal variety and makes you want to dig in. And really nice playing!
That’s really a Gibson I could get behind. Double cut, 1 volume, 1 tone, 1 p90 in the bridge. Done. And with the repair history and stuff, actually might be better than ever, really appeals to me. Like you said, that is a Rock machine!
Sounds so good! I've had the privilege of playing a 1950's Gibson Les Paul in the past that was in my luthier friend's shop. It was really beat up but still incredible. Awesome find dude!
Gotta say, , , First viewing and I’m subbed. “ This is the absolute guitar of my dreams” However, as much as I’d love to own one (and play it half as well as you), I really would love to meet the guy who made the repairs. . . You have a rather special package there.
Hey Matt, I really like your videos. I'm not even a guitar player...I'm a drummer...but I've always loved guitars, simply as works of art...I think they're beautiful! These old guitars evoke the same emotions in me as old cars or old motorcycles do. I've been really impressed with your passion and knowledge and you play with a lot of soul...very cool!
I was lucky enough to have been around when 48th street in Manhattan NY was still a guitarist paradise back in the 70's and these were a dime a dozen. It was insane we-buy guitars had more strats hanging in the front windows than you would believe. Late 50's gold tops for 950 with the original PAF's, reverse firebirds for 700 800, all original 3 pu custom BB lp's 1200 or so K.R. made them popular so they ere a little more pricey. Then they had the secrete weapon you hold in your hands 50's LPJ double cuts 400 and less they couldn't give them away. I have had more vintage guitars pass through my hands than I care to remember and would be a couple hundred grand richer today had I been able to hold onto a few more. It was an unbelievable time for guitar players and bassists who wanted vintage. I am sitting here holding the same guitar you are playing and it is stellar I wouldn't sell it for any amount it is a beast I bought it from Alex music in 76 for 350 and it's the only 50's LP I was able to hold onto. Keep that guitar Matthew you will regret it latter down the road when these are all but gone and the ones available like yours are going for 20 K. So what it was busted it was repaired the right way and it sounds killer add to that... you don't have to worry about breaking it it's already had its cherry popped its a players axe and its a beauty. Good to see guys your age preserving this stuff. Ever see a Burst for 2500 I have in Manys back in the day I wish I would have bought it, 2500 was a lot of money back then though way more than I could justify spending on a guitar :(
I like your videos a lot and I love your laid back playing style. Very tasteful. I could listen to you play for hours. And your laid back personal attitude is a bonus too. You would be really cool to hang with. I almost forgot to say, killer axe !!! Love the sound.
I was also 12 in 1969 and the things I could have bought in a pawn shop was unbelievable. Much of it was not in great condition but cheap and 100% authentic.
EXACTLY like my first electric guitar I bought used in 1964. Love those old P90's. Wish I had not had to sell it to go to college. I hear it's still around my old home town, and the music store that owns it has turned down a $15k offer on it. I originally paid $65 and it came with a Gibson amp at that price. Too soon old, too late smart!
That's a really elaborate repair. I would have thought "re-neck" until you showed where the veneers had been added front and back. Can you see a transition from the headstock into the neck on the back? At the very least, they refinished the whole neck. Very cool guitar though, and sounds amazing.
My impression is all the broken wood joins are now concealed in the back veneer, so this would be a 'high' break. You'd think they would have had to plane the back of the headstock to apply the veneer, or else it would be really thick?
It looks and sounds like a sweetie...rock on, bro...and it is good to see a younger bro playing in a more melodic and traditional style. We have enough "scale junkies" on YT.
I did the same repair on an Ovation acoustic. I sandwiched the headstock together the same as this and got new Ovation water slides and the guitar sounded louder and brighter as the headstock had serious carpenter glue….. it tested my mettle ….. customer even noticed how much more sustain it had….. I loved it!
Wow, rare pawn shops have 50's models. I think we're all curious what it cost, but can understand for obvious reasons why you wouldn't disclose that. As long as repairs are solid you've got yourself real winner that looks every bit as good from 5 feet, and you can buy another good guitar and amp for what you've saved over vault jewelry axes! See, back in the day we just played'em! You can feel THAT playing that _little_ gem! My favorite guitar of mine for 35 years now. A 1961, identical to yours, except that square cut. Favorite playing, and sounding... a real stomper! THE REISSUES REALLY SHOULD HAVE THE ORANGE TINT! They look great faded like that. And it's a uniform color. Mine looks great. It truly shows of the grain of the mahogany better than any stain/finish. The *P90 pickup* sounds defined, crisp, clear/clarified through the *BC109 transistor buffer circuit in my *WATKINS COPICAT MkIV tape echo* ( "MADE FOR GUILD GUITARS U.S.A." silk screened on top of chrome surface). The buffer circuit stays on even when the echo foot switch bypasses the echo. Totally recommend grabbing a MkIV if you ever have a chance. Buy a reel of decent standard iron oxide 1/2" Reel to Reel tape, a splicing block & splice tape, a simple inexpensive Tape Head De-magnetizer, and you'll be set for life. The sound of the LP jr. through my 1965 Fender Bassman on a 2-12" (factory equipped UTAH speakers) Fender tilt back cabinet is heavenly touch sensitive clean to dirty. Nothing better!😊
Thats a great guitar.....looks like a headstock repair not a neck replacement. My 1st real guitar was a '59 cherry LP Junior i got in 1966....then got a rare '59 Junior TV model and a '59 LP Special... 3 wonderful instruments that i miss very much. Thanks for showing it to us. Peace from Rome👍👍🇬🇧
That's a beautiful beast. Kinda regretting letting my 59 go a few years back. Though I couldn't afford to keep that and finance the 56 Special - which is a real peach. Really digging the channel and your playing is off the frikkin scale - even for an old dude like me who's been spanking the plank on stages across the world since the mid 70's! Total respect. Keep up the fantastic work. PEACE!!! ;-)
I'm hoping to buy my first pre cbs fender on Monday and always knew it wouldn't be 100% original but that's sometimes what you have to do find the player grade stuff
Love the tone on this one I Def need to add a junior or special to my collection. Ultimate southern rock and classic rock guitar One can never go wrong with a good ole American made guitar
Looks like that case started sprouting reeds and growing in all directions. If you prematurely pulled it out of the ground, maybe the guitar simply isn't ripe yet?
63-64 era SG Special was my dads since 65. Has a double stamped serial number due to Gibson losing Les Paul endorsement. All original no repairs, paint checked from age and several character marks.
Its sure is beautiful, great repair of old by a master craftsman i would guess, awesome tone, wish i could find something like that, lovely is that,👏👏👏🙏❤😉
Man you always find these old gems! I love the checking and aging to the finish. I bet this beast is super fun to play! Mojo!! I would have purchased this in a heart beat too! The pickup tone on those older p-90's were not too much different than the PAG really! Alot of people try to change these out on the older gold tops and even the jr.'s on occation but theirs really no need too. Keep them as original as you can i say! Thanks for sharing man always a pleasure! Rock on!!
I don't even play guitar(gonna start taking lessons next year) and I'd love to own this baby just because of the craftsmanship and age she has on her. Story is better than mint condition typically in my eyes.
Old World Craftsmanship. Most likely expertly repaired last Century. I am thinking the break and repair happened when this guitar was still fairly young in its life. There was a window in past times that these LP Jr. were not worth much at all. Had the break happened during that time frame this guitar would have most likely just been tossed after being cannibalized for parts. It is that which makes me think it is a very old repair as the neck and headstock look to have vintage wear. Just a guess on my part. Great find, great video, Thank You Matt.
I agree with what you said. But in the late 70s I work in a custom guitar store. The guy that owned it always said if it had Gibson on it I could sell it. No matter what it was. I remember a mandolin came in and he bought it. I said why did you buy that thing. He said it has Gibson on it. So he thought every Gibson was worth saving. Back then you couldn't go online and buy logos. So you had to save the whole guitar.
What I remember is $250 was about as low as any Gibson would go back then. Thinking back I can remember used SGs were everywhere. I don't remember seeing juniors. Or maybe I just didn't notice them. Maybe like you said people trashed them.
@@guitarocd9984 Back in the day I can see purchasing anything with a Gibson logo as a valid strategy, so yeah, that makes total sense. I remember the pre-internet days, I kind of miss them to be honest. Or maybe it's just that back then seemed much easier and slower paced. I've visited Matt's Reverb.com page and don't see this Jr. listed, maybe it's already sold. Either way I am curious how much something like that is worth, I'd love to have an old Jr. w/P90 if I could afford one.
Definitely hunting on the Internet is way easier then it used to be. I used to drive miles to look at something or find something out. There was nowhere to go except a music store. Some things you could learn in 5 minutes on the internet took 20 years to learn before. But there's a lot of wrong information and deception going on also. I'm not talking about Matthew. So it's nice I have a reference. But we risk sounding like our father. I had to walk 20 miles to school.
@@guitarocd9984 No shame in sounding like my Father, so yeah...........LOL If I'd only known back then what I know now! Funny you mentioned that, 5 minutes to learn on the internet verses 20 years without, so true about some things. I say funny because a friend and I were having very much the same conversation yesterday about that.
If it's got a repaired neck, it might be the one I bought from a friend in 1985 and had repaired by John Warden, a luthier in Woodstock, Maryland. It took him a zillion coats of lacquer to cover the break. I had him replace the tuners at the same time. But, mine was a genuine '59, not a '58. It was my main guitar during the late 80s when I played in a power trio in DC. I ultimately sold it with all the rest of my gear about 10 years later. I had no idea at the time that it was so valuable.
Hey Matt, great guitar. I appreciate how much you care about these old guitars. I've got a late 50's LP Special single cut away w/ 2 P90's. It's definitely player grade and needs to be finished. I have most of the original parts but just not the original pickups. Head is unbroken and I got it in shambles. It needs to be painted and reassembled. Interested?
Hey Matthew! My first time viewing your channel. Good job with the history and the playing. I'm always impressed when a man your age knows how to play something besides Metal. Nothing against Metal, but there's a whole other world of great music out there. As you have capably demonstrated. Thanks!
I had a 54’ Jr. No headstock break but, some one years ago put a TOM on it. Then someone didn’t like it, so they used a mahogany plug to fill in the TOMs tail piece. Next they put a gold Leo Quann adjustable bridge and replaced the tuners with gold Schallers. The P90 was stock and all the pots read 1954. The guitar was amazing tone, sustain and sound kicked butt. I miss her a lot. She went to a guy who plays in a Skynard tribute band in Boston.
It sounds beautiful, my friend had one just like it back around 1971, and I loved it, but he wouldn't sell it to me. He died in a car wreck in 1977 , and I think his brother got the guitar.
As an old (retired ) luthier, i repaired a few broken headstocks. I must say that this repair is reallly awesome ,perfect in any way, and it will never ,ever break again , unless you throw it under a bus :-). Gibson used Hondurs mahogany for many years, it makes the guitar really light. This one is a keeper, for shure
Screw the authenticity - that thing sounds awesome.
Gary Crosbie well it’s important for resale value but I see your point
It was made to be played. Nice instrument
Mac Muggo, High resale value is important if you’re a seller not if you’re a buyer and player
That's like my Telecaster. I have 0 clue what brand it is and I have 0 clue if it's worth anything but it sounds so good to my ear
If you have an instrument that sounds amazing, why sell it?
That is an helluva repair. I'd be stoked to own something with so much character and style. Good find
you should check it under black light to see the actual repairs
"It's guilt free, I didn't break it and I didn't repair it" , that is great!!! Just enjoy it for a lot less money!
Those are words to live by!
If only I could find one lying around in that pawn shop on the corner...
Exactly!
Never buy a guitar at a pawn shop if your smart but it from the original owner used.
@@Neptonic101 i have two Teles (one recently Esquired), two Strats, two Maestro Juniors (LP & SG) and they're all pawn shop bargains I'm proud of.
brett767 if only we have pawn shops in Hong Kong here😢
@@b.rodclark7349 damm lucky! I just say as it is much more risky as you need to be experienced.
I'd love to find one of those at my local pawn shop among the sea of Squier Affinities and Chinese copies.
There was a 'gibson sg' at a pawn shop i looked at a couple weeks ago that they had priced at 300$. At a closer look, the binding was terrible, tuners looked super crappy and cheap, and frets felt terrible. Ended up being a chibson lmao.
@@BSIII it's illegal to resale a chibson.you can't trade it,sale it or even give it away.thats what I heard..🤷🏼♂️
@@kinghulk4142 that's exactly what I was thinking. That is illegal lol that pawn shop is bugging out. The guy working there even knew it wasn't real
jack palczynski hey nothing wrong with a good squire.
These things hide in country pawnshops
Holy moly it sounds good. That’s all I would really care about with this guitar.
Your playing is great!!! Tone is also perfect!
He does have a nice touch.
Looks like a great repair job. Nothing to worry about, and adds to the story.
Sounds great! Love that sound and I'm sure it plays well too! Thanks for sharing Matt!
You can see the colour of the finish is the same on the heel of the neck so I would say it broke around the 70s and repaired then! The guy had skills to get it to look so good. And that p90 rocks man⚡⚡⚡⚡
I just love your candid views on the guitars you share with us Matthew. Brilliant just brilliant. Lovely guitar with a nice tone from your playing through whichever amp you're plugged into. Fabulous wear on the case too.
By the way I forgot to thank you for demonstrating how to measure the strength of pups on the recent 1999 red strat, fantastic work all round man.
PEACE 🤠🎸
Even though it says that it has a headstock repair that looks like whoever did actually made it better than it was before the tuners and bridge make it a much more playable guitar and it is easier to keep the intonation correct with the newer style bridge. The tuners are much better than the stock plus the headstock looks perfect. It might detract from the value but it makes the whole guitar more of a player than a collector's piece. I would rather have a guitar that plays excellent and is worth less money than a stock original that you are not going to be able to play all the time even if it's worth two or three times more.
Any day
ME too.....i customize almost everything cos these are MY guitars and i have specific needs and uses for them....all just tools in the box to me.....i DO take care of them, and i dont have any old ones any more, cos if i cant use em what the hell are they good for....
my vehicles are "daily drivers' too....
Yep! It’s not always about the money.
Chris Richardson What a stupid comment.
Guitars, cars, record albums whatever. It's fine to have collector's pieces that you don't use to keep them mint condition and also have usable examples. No need to make a choice you can have both. If you won the lottery a hundred million dollars I bet you you'd buy a few collectible items that you didn't use and just kept them nice and mint condition. That's the fun of collecting collectible stuff. It's also fun to use stuff. Y'all have a great day
I really like the color, the sound, and the extreme care of the repair.
Won't likely break again which is a bonus. It's a keeper I think!
I watch all your gear videos and you have gotten some amazing guitars and this one is certainly one of them. That is a expert repair job on that guitar,someone really took the time and effort to make it structurally sound and looking good.That guitar is a BEAST! it does sound great! Congrats!
The case looks like a movie prop from pirates of the Caribbean lmao.
I really want to go over that thing with an exacto blade, a lighter and some superglue. OCD triggered!
@@j_freed dear God no please don't do that it would ruin it.... The case itself is probably worth a little bit of money.
@@j_freed how to ruin an antique/valuable item in just 3 easy steps.
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@@j_freed God No i have OCD too but i'm not stupid
The thing i like about a LS Junior is the simplicity of it. One tone one volume, the rest of sound comes from the hands. Love that guitar!
I have a totally custom Epiphone SG JR with a Seymour Duncan humbucker & a push/pull volume pot for coil splitting but it doesn't hold a candle to my totally custom Epi LP Special with humbucker size P90s wound to the 50s resistance & a push/pull volume pot for series phasing capability. JRs & Specials all had only 2 pots. P90s are the t!ts for sound & the main reason 50s Gibsons are so desireable. Both Gibson & Epiphone are now making several different model guitars with P90s, including SG & LP JRs & Specials, also a ES339--P90.
I just started playing( I’m 51) and bought a 2006 Squier Classic Vibe and I am really enjoying myself. I enjoy videos like this about old guitars. That one sounds sweet.
After a bad day , i came home to hear this playin........much better now ! Very much better ! Thanks Brother.
You have developed a really great eye, and knowledge base on these vintage instruments. One of the reasons I really enjoy your channel. You’re right, that is still a great guitar. Feels like you’re playing that through the Bassman? Anyway, P90’s into to Tweed is an amazing tone...P90’s into any vintage Fender is righteousness! Wish I had cash burning a hole...would reach out to you. Love that guitar!
very special guitar .puts me in mind of Steve Marriott. nice playing, Matthew Scott.when we see a guitar as rare as this we want to hear it, inevitably.
Early in 1959 I was looking for a new electric guitar. I was in a little guitar shop in Snow Hill Birmingham UK. The shop owner showed me a simple looking single pickup no tremolo Gibson. Similar to the one you demonstrate. He told me it was the only guitar I would ever need. I didn’t take his advice wanting something more glamorous. How wrong was I.
An Gibson guitar in Birmingham in 1959 ? You sure you've got the year right ?
After WWII, Britain owed America a massive amount of money and really didn't want to owe them more, so American guitars were subject to a massive (over 100%) import tax until the mid 60's and no-one was importing them until that time because they would have been stupidly expensive. Gibson did not have a UK agent until 66/67 so a new one would be impossible to find before that.
The work on the neck and head stock gives it character and a cool story. I'm a fan too. Beautiful guitar.
Awesome guitar. My brother had one. Had :(
Still one of my all-time favorites. So light and so simple. I'm down to 2 guitars now, a Strat and a Variax, but if bought another guitar it would be something like that - light, 1 pickup, 2 knobs. Something super simple that makes you work for tonal variety and makes you want to dig in.
And really nice playing!
Found a 1962 in a used furniture store once. Long time ago. Still have it.
Yes. Always look for things not native to the market where they are sold!
Wow killer!!
That’s really a Gibson I could get behind. Double cut, 1 volume, 1 tone, 1 p90 in the bridge. Done.
And with the repair history and stuff, actually might be better than ever, really appeals to me. Like you said, that is a Rock machine!
Love the info you provide and your playing…..absolutely top notch
Sounds so good! I've had the privilege of playing a 1950's Gibson Les Paul in the past that was in my luthier friend's shop. It was really beat up but still incredible. Awesome find dude!
I found one like that in a pawn shop in Oklahoma in 1971. I paid $40 for it, I tried to talk them down but they were firm at 40. Wish I still had it.
40 bucks is cheap...
Absolutely love this channel! Great playing and interesting videos with brilliant discussion.
Very, very cool. And the playing was superb, as always.
Keep'em coming, man.
Cheers
it is a 58 Les Paul as I still have mine that I bought when i was 15. Very rare now
how old are u now?
Wanna sell it?
Sounds amazing.The intonation is good.Got that tasty crisp definition I try for with my equipment.
OMG my hair is standing up my neck. Sweet classic 70's sound. I had a 1960 Jr.
i love how well done the repairs are. MOJO!
Gotta say, , ,
First viewing and I’m subbed.
“ This is the absolute guitar of my dreams” However, as much as I’d love to own one (and play it half as well as you), I really would love to meet the guy who made the repairs. . .
You have a rather special package there.
You lucky dog you. OMG it sounds incredible through my terrible tiny phone speaker. Thank you for the free goosebumps.
Tremendous playing on a tremendous guitar. Thanks, Matthew!
Hey Matt, I really like your videos. I'm not even a guitar player...I'm a drummer...but I've always loved guitars, simply as works of art...I think they're beautiful! These old guitars evoke the same emotions in me as old cars or old motorcycles do. I've been really impressed with your passion and knowledge and you play with a lot of soul...very cool!
Matthew,that was beautiful.WELL,it's apparent that nothing is wrong with the sound or playability of that guitar.Great video!
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I was lucky enough to have been around when 48th street in Manhattan NY was still a guitarist paradise back in the 70's and these were a dime a dozen. It was insane we-buy guitars had more strats hanging in the front windows than you would believe. Late 50's gold tops for 950 with the original PAF's, reverse firebirds for 700 800, all original 3 pu custom BB lp's 1200 or so K.R. made them popular so they ere a little more pricey. Then they had the secrete weapon you hold in your hands 50's LPJ double cuts 400 and less they couldn't give them away. I have had more vintage guitars pass through my hands than I care to remember and would be a couple hundred grand richer today had I been able to hold onto a few more. It was an unbelievable time for guitar players and bassists who wanted vintage. I am sitting here holding the same guitar you are playing and it is stellar I wouldn't sell it for any amount it is a beast I bought it from Alex music in 76 for 350 and it's the only 50's LP I was able to hold onto. Keep that guitar Matthew you will regret it latter down the road when these are all but gone and the ones available like yours are going for 20 K. So what it was busted it was repaired the right way and it sounds killer add to that... you don't have to worry about breaking it it's already had its cherry popped its a players axe and its a beauty. Good to see guys your age preserving this stuff. Ever see a Burst for 2500 I have in Manys back in the day I wish I would have bought it, 2500 was a lot of money back then though way more than I could justify spending on a guitar :(
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Talented demonstration. Beautiful old guitar. Thank you.
Sweet guitar and excellent skills, always enjoy your vids and your knowledge for a young man is incredible. As always well done.
For some reason that is the best sound I have ever heard!
That thing sounds FANTASTIC.
Thanks Matt. Great old guitar... I bet it appreciates being played and enjoyed. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, that's the Gibson's esquire ! Great sounding guitar, even if neck was repaired, and obviously well done.
That was my first thought....Esquire wannabe
Those old dog eared p-90s love to sing!
I like your videos a lot and I love your laid back playing style. Very tasteful. I could listen to you play for hours. And your laid back personal attitude is a bonus too. You would be really cool to hang with. I almost forgot to say, killer axe !!! Love the sound.
By this video, you've made this beautiful guitar even more valuable. Bravo.
saw things like these when i was 12 in '69, yep a little pawn shop.
Leslie would have dug them.
I was also 12 in 1969 and the things I could have bought in a pawn shop was unbelievable. Much of it was not in great condition but cheap and 100% authentic.
Oh to have been there, knowing what I know now.
Who is leslie
@@MobileSpider My guess is Leslie West
@@craigdouglas9979 In '69 I bought '56 LP Special for $69 at a pawn shop. The good old days.
EXACTLY like my first electric guitar I bought used in 1964. Love those old P90's. Wish I had not had to sell it to go to college. I hear it's still around my old home town, and the music store that owns it has turned down a $15k offer on it. I originally paid $65 and it came with a Gibson amp at that price. Too soon old, too late smart!
Sounds awesome nice find!great playing Matthew,Cheers
Great find Math. Sounds awesome, Beautiful low, great mids, clear high. Love it.
That's a really elaborate repair. I would have thought "re-neck" until you showed where the veneers had been added front and back. Can you see a transition from the headstock into the neck on the back? At the very least, they refinished the whole neck. Very cool guitar though, and sounds amazing.
My impression is all the broken wood joins are now concealed in the back veneer, so this would be a 'high' break.
You'd think they would have had to plane the back of the headstock to apply the veneer, or else it would be really thick?
Yes there is an expertly blended repair into the neck. Almost cant see it.
It looks and sounds like a sweetie...rock on, bro...and it is good to see a younger bro playing in a more melodic and traditional style. We have enough "scale junkies" on YT.
I did the same repair on an Ovation acoustic. I sandwiched the headstock together the same as this and got new Ovation water slides and the guitar sounded louder and brighter as the headstock had serious carpenter glue….. it tested my mettle ….. customer even noticed how much more sustain it had….. I loved it!
Beautiful guitar and beautiful sounding as well, great find
How I’d love to have that guitar 😍
Wow, rare pawn shops have 50's models. I think we're all curious what it cost, but can understand for obvious reasons why you wouldn't disclose that. As long as repairs are solid you've got yourself real winner that looks every bit as good from 5 feet, and you can buy another good guitar and amp for what you've saved over vault jewelry axes! See, back in the day we just played'em! You can feel THAT playing that _little_ gem!
My favorite guitar of mine for 35 years now. A 1961, identical to yours, except that square cut. Favorite playing, and sounding... a real stomper! THE REISSUES REALLY SHOULD HAVE THE ORANGE TINT! They look great faded like that. And it's a uniform color. Mine looks great. It truly shows of the grain of the mahogany better than any stain/finish.
The *P90 pickup* sounds defined, crisp, clear/clarified through the *BC109 transistor buffer circuit in my *WATKINS COPICAT MkIV tape echo* ( "MADE FOR GUILD GUITARS U.S.A." silk screened on top of chrome surface). The buffer circuit stays on even when the echo foot switch bypasses the echo. Totally recommend grabbing a MkIV if you ever have a chance. Buy a reel of decent standard iron oxide 1/2" Reel to Reel tape, a splicing block & splice tape, a simple inexpensive Tape Head De-magnetizer, and you'll be set for life.
The sound of the LP jr. through my 1965 Fender Bassman on a 2-12" (factory equipped UTAH speakers) Fender tilt back cabinet is heavenly touch sensitive clean to dirty. Nothing better!😊
Damn dude you were feeling it. Badass playing
Love the Junior. Built a high end kit one. 58 style body,59 style neck. Love the growl.
Sounds amazing , abit like Brian Mays guitar strangely . Brilliant 👍🤘🏻⚡️
Came for the '58 GIBSON Goodwill find, 06:39 stayed for the music.. 07:22 Subscribed.⛧🤘
Had a Gibson Melody Maker back in the 80's. Same gorgeous finish. That deep red is beautiful. Wish I hadn't sold it, but I was young and had no idea.
Thats a great guitar.....looks like a headstock repair not a neck replacement. My 1st real guitar was a '59 cherry LP Junior i got in 1966....then got a rare '59 Junior TV model and a '59 LP Special... 3 wonderful instruments that i miss very much.
Thanks for showing it to us.
Peace from Rome👍👍🇬🇧
I never paid much attention to LP juniors, obviously I was missing out, love the tones!
Yes! They had a wonderful tone!
38 special, if that tone comes to mind.
such pretty chord playing in the middle
That's a beautiful beast.
Kinda regretting letting my 59 go a few years back. Though I couldn't afford to keep that and finance the 56 Special - which is a real peach.
Really digging the channel and your playing is off the frikkin scale - even for an old dude like me who's been spanking the plank on stages across the world since the mid 70's!
Total respect.
Keep up the fantastic work.
PEACE!!! ;-)
Man, that guitar sounds great. Really enjoyed the playing Matthew.
I'm hoping to buy my first pre cbs fender on Monday and always knew it wouldn't be 100% original but that's sometimes what you have to do find the player grade stuff
Love the tone on this one I Def need to add a junior or special to my collection. Ultimate southern rock and classic rock guitar One can never go wrong with a good ole American made guitar
That looks and sounds beautiful. And you sure put it to work. I hope I find one of those one day.
Man it sounds AMAZING. it’s like it’s ‘Alive’. Wow 👏👏👏😍
Looks like that case started sprouting reeds and growing in all directions. If you prematurely pulled it out of the ground, maybe the guitar simply isn't ripe yet?
It tasted fine
@@MatthewScottmusic There is much to be said for the benefits of a vintage diet
I have one in tv yellow was my dads love that guitar.
63-64 era SG Special was my dads since 65. Has a double stamped serial number due to Gibson losing Les Paul endorsement. All original no repairs, paint checked from age and several character marks.
This rig sounds so warm and beautiful !
Its sure is beautiful, great repair of old by a master craftsman i would guess, awesome tone, wish i could find something like that, lovely is that,👏👏👏🙏❤😉
Check with a blacklight, youll be able to see if the neck has aged different it its refinished or replaced
Sounds fantastic - even if the neck seems definitely to be a replacement
Man you always find these old gems! I love the checking and aging to the finish. I bet this beast is super fun to play! Mojo!! I would have purchased this in a heart beat too! The pickup tone on those older p-90's were not too much different than the PAG really! Alot of people try to change these out on the older gold tops and even the jr.'s on occation but theirs really no need too. Keep them as original as you can i say! Thanks for sharing man always a pleasure! Rock on!!
I don't even play guitar(gonna start taking lessons next year) and I'd love to own this baby just because of the craftsmanship and age she has on her. Story is better than mint condition typically in my eyes.
Old World Craftsmanship.
Most likely expertly repaired last Century.
I am thinking the break and repair happened when this guitar was still fairly young in its life.
There was a window in past times that these LP Jr. were not worth much at all.
Had the break happened during that time frame this guitar would have most likely just been tossed after being cannibalized for parts.
It is that which makes me think it is a very old repair as the neck and headstock look to have vintage wear.
Just a guess on my part.
Great find, great video, Thank You Matt.
I agree with what you said. But in the late 70s I work in a custom guitar store. The guy that owned it always said if it had Gibson on it I could sell it. No matter what it was. I remember a mandolin came in and he bought it. I said why did you buy that thing. He said it has Gibson on it. So he thought every Gibson was worth saving. Back then you couldn't go online and buy logos. So you had to save the whole guitar.
What I remember is $250 was about as low as any Gibson would go back then. Thinking back I can remember used SGs were everywhere. I don't remember seeing juniors. Or maybe I just didn't notice them. Maybe like you said people trashed them.
@@guitarocd9984 Back in the day I can see purchasing anything with a Gibson logo as a valid strategy, so yeah, that makes total sense.
I remember the pre-internet days, I kind of miss them to be honest. Or maybe it's just that back then seemed much easier and slower paced.
I've visited Matt's Reverb.com page and don't see this Jr. listed, maybe it's already sold.
Either way I am curious how much something like that is worth, I'd love to have an old Jr. w/P90 if I could afford one.
Definitely hunting on the Internet is way easier then it used to be. I used to drive miles to look at something or find something out. There was nowhere to go except a music store. Some things you could learn in 5 minutes on the internet took 20 years to learn before. But there's a lot of wrong information and deception going on also. I'm not talking about Matthew. So it's nice I have a reference. But we risk sounding like our father. I had to walk 20 miles to school.
@@guitarocd9984 No shame in sounding like my Father, so yeah...........LOL
If I'd only known back then what I know now!
Funny you mentioned that, 5 minutes to learn on the internet verses 20 years without, so true about some things. I say funny because a friend and I were having very much the same conversation yesterday about that.
Lucky you. You don’t even get Epiphone/Squier guitars in my local pawn shops
Great stuff man I like your channel learning a lot!
my first guitar was an encore LP junior copy, i loved playing it- even when I got more expensive models.
And now that I've gotten that out of the way I own a newer Epiphone Les Paul junior they are great guitars I love it.
There is nothing wrong with this guitar. Looks and sounds really good.
If it's got a repaired neck, it might be the one I bought from a friend in 1985 and had repaired by John Warden, a luthier in Woodstock, Maryland. It took him a zillion coats of lacquer to cover the break. I had him replace the tuners at the same time. But, mine was a genuine '59, not a '58. It was my main guitar during the late 80s when I played in a power trio in DC. I ultimately sold it with all the rest of my gear about 10 years later. I had no idea at the time that it was so valuable.
Man you got a magic combo there-Player grade Awesomeness-indeed !
Hey Matt, great guitar. I appreciate how much you care about these old guitars. I've got a late 50's LP Special single cut away w/ 2 P90's. It's definitely player grade and needs to be finished. I have most of the original parts but just not the original pickups. Head is unbroken and I got it in shambles. It needs to be painted and reassembled. Interested?
Everett, I really would. Can you email me info? Matthewscottlive@gmail.com
Hey Matthew! My first time viewing your channel. Good job with the history and the playing. I'm always impressed when a man your age knows how to play something besides Metal. Nothing against Metal, but there's a whole other world of great music out there. As you have capably demonstrated. Thanks!
A good reminder to keep,from becoming narrow minded😊
I had a 54’ Jr. No headstock break but, some one years ago put a TOM on it. Then someone didn’t like it, so they used a mahogany plug to fill in the TOMs tail piece. Next they put a gold Leo Quann adjustable bridge and replaced the tuners with gold Schallers. The P90 was stock and all the pots read 1954. The guitar was amazing tone, sustain and sound kicked butt. I miss her a lot. She went to a guy who plays in a Skynard tribute band in Boston.
That pawn shop beauty sounds like caramelised silk in my ears! 😎🤤🤤
What a nice chap! Grateful for the videos, thank you.
This guitar wants to play Dream Sequence from Flowers of Evil by Mountain.
Awesome glassy top end
Yup it sounds amazing
Enjoy seeing the old ones, you skillful demoed. looking forward to next
It sounds beautiful, my friend had one just like it back around 1971, and I loved it, but he wouldn't sell it to me. He died in a car wreck in 1977 , and I think his brother got the guitar.