Sully's Guitar Garage - Les Paul Studio renovation part 10.3

[AAnderson613]

man thats a sick looking guitar!

well done! :)

[shelbyfanss]

Where I come from, the tool at 4:18 is called a "nut driver". Maybe that's just me. lol

[jsullysix]

@shelbyfanss Nah, not just you. Mine's a makeshift one that I can put different sockets on. Good times! (DRINK!)

[Davesintexas]

I know this is an old video but I cant beleive you did this free handed. Ive done this a bunch of times and I always used a reaming tool but with a drill press setup on the same angle as the head stock and plenty of support under that head and neck. A ton of work for 6 holes for setup but does a great job. Also I have found that if you first score those holes top and bottom by simply using the pointed pro compass there is not chipping of paint of varnish,.

[jsullysix]

@Davesintexas A couple of things: 1. That peghead reamer is NOT to be put in a drill press, they're to be used in a slower moving tool, so I went hand drill. There's a drill press right next to me in the video, so it's not like I didn't have access to one. :) 2. You can see that there's no paint chipping after this was done.

[cobbins86]

Hey Sully! Love the video, Question for you, I have a Epi Les Paul Junior and I want to install grover mini tuners on it, would the tool and process you used do the job?

[jsullysix]

@cobbins86 yep! 

[jsullysix]

@caulinrocker keep watching.

[11thhourreprieve]

@jsullysix Been looking forward to that vid since some vids ago. Seeing some hardware fitted, which looks awesome, made me want to know how it sounds... especially with that piezo bridge going on. Great series of vids, nicely presented and wow what a project, it looks great I love it!

[jsullysix]

@11thhourreprieve thanks man! By now, you've seen how it turns out at the end. Thanks for watching!

[Sabbath104]

When its all done how much will it be worth?

[jsullysix]

@Sabbath104 Couldn't tell ya; when it's all said and done, worth is in the eye of the one with the money. :)

[Sabbath104]

@jsullysix Haha, good call

[fret2424]

I so could have used a reamer, I did this with a standard drill bit, and it wasn't pretty. I worked, but not pretty.

[jsullysix]

@fret2424 yeah, i've been there!

[panicbow14]

what kind of tuners are those ?

[jsullysix]

@panicbow14 Gotoh.

[joshmrtn10]

I love Gotohs, sooo smooth! =D

[luvmycorso]

I couldn't imagine taking a drill to my headstock but these stock Gibson tuners are garbage

[jsullysix]

@luvmycorso you just gotta be careful. :)

[manfredmar]

Red Sox !!!!!!!!!

[gooney0]

lol that tool is called a "nut driver"

[jsullysix]

it's a makeshift one, but yep, that's it! heh. nut driver.

[RadiatorBoy]

that pickup in the bridgepiece is going to sound so nice

[jsullysix]

hope so!

[chadik1841]

haha..we have the same tuners installed on the headstock. hmmm..pretty cool but im planning to replace them with kluson tuners (keystone single ring).. i think it'll will look cooler compared to my gotoh tuners.. coz its a SG

[jsullysix]

Dunno why you'd go from Gotohs to Klusons, as the Gotohs are better tuners. The tuner holes on your headstock may be too big for Klusons, but best of luck!

[chadik1841]

really?! man!!! hope it would fit perfectly! just ordered it las week!

[jsullysix]

Well, consider this; in the video, I'm enlarging the Gibson-drilled tuner holes to accomodate Gotoh tuners. Not the other way around.

[xxmatt95xx]

Heey sully where are you from?

[jsullysix]

Originally from the Chicago area, live in Dallas since 2002.

[piewacket]

love that smooth burbon jazz that you have playin in the back !

[12kurcina]

i dunno what ratio my grovers are,i thing 15...these tuners i want to put need 9 mm hole size,what size grovers need?

[12kurcina]

ok,i'll do that,thanks

[jsullysix]

you bet. another thing to look for is the tuning ratio. your grovers most likely are an 18:1 ratio - that's good. you want a higher number. The vintage tuners you're wanting to add may have a lower number, which means that you may have less tuning stability. That said, I use gotohs, which usually are a 14:1 or a 16:1 ratio, and I'm fine with them.

[12kurcina]

i have those grover stock tuners,so i wanna put vintage,they seem better to me...but will that hole thing be a big problem?

[jsullysix]

As I mentioned, it'd be a problem if the current tuner holes are too big for the tuners you want to add to them. I'd recommend looking up some technical dimensions for the tuners you have and the tuners you want, and make sure they match.

[12kurcina]

i want to put on my Epiphone Les Paul Standard vintage/gibson tuners,i have grovers atm...can i just replace them,or i have to make new holes for the screws?

[jsullysix]

Well, you may have an issue with the screw holes not matching up along with the tuner holes themselves; the Grovers are most likely wider than standard Gibson tuners. Besides, the Grovers are most likely better tuners. Why change?

[michael37327]

I want to replace the tuners on an Epi Les Paul Standard. What kind of tuners did you use and what diameter remer did you use?

Thanks

[jsullysix]

I'm a gotoh fan, so I put them on the LP. I used a reamer that (I believe, offhand) is .390 or close to 10mm. I got it from stewart macdonald. Hope that helps.

[TheMemoCeja]

men!!! you just do a amazing work on that guitar!!!, you must put a coustum signature on the head stock

[jsullysix]

thanks! I'm going to leave the headstock as it is, though.

[hubermsj]

its like a SUPER black beauty

[advilbrewer]

I am a libra too.

[jsullysix]

cool!

[Bartboy7777777]

Me Too!

[130ipower]

kool documentary, i just wanted to know if you knew if replacing the nut on les pauls are easy to do? are they actually glued on to the neck?

[jsullysix]

with the exception of locking nuts., most if not all nuts are glued in. they're really easy to remove on a gibson, though. although nut slot filing is definitely an art.

[ZakkGek]

Thank you very much for this i have a Les Paul Studio with a same problem im gonna trying to do im sorry for my inglish you`r great thanks again!!! regards from Holland !!!

[jsullysix]

Your english is fine, and thanks for the kind words. Good luck with your project!

[YOUDUDE56]

how long did it take to make this guitar from start to finish. the best i could do for making a guitar would probarbly be a tissue box with elastic bands on it.

great video!

[jsullysix]

well, i didn't make the guitar, per se, so it's more of a repair, refinishing, and assembly job. i realized that i started this last august, and i'm still waiting on getting the wiring done... ;) if i did this stuff full time and had all of the materials and parts before i started, it would have taken under two months to get it done.

[jsullysix]

yep!

[5carraway]

that skrew driver thing that you had trouble explaining is a "nut driver", atleast thats what my dad calls it

[jsullysix]

a makeshift version of one, yes. Thanks!

[sinosencontramos]

muy buen trabajo! con un poco de humor pero siempre mostrando todos los detalles... en 4 días voy a comprar una de esas guitarras.. un saludo desde Argentina, Entre Ríos, Gualeguaychú.. " see yuo my friend "

[jsullysix]

McCallout -"Buy a Les Paul Studio, check. Find someone who knows what the hell their talking about when it comes to restoring one, check. Personal hero, cheack! Amazing stuff man! I have recently bought a Studio for a very good price, its in good condition but it does have some minor chips and scratches that i would like to clean up. I was wondering if there was any way i could go about just doing some minor touch ups without going through that whole process? Any feed back would be awesome!"

[jsullysix]

changed my mind. :)

[jsullysix]

thank you!

[guitarplayingmonkey]

cool shirt :)

[jwhambone79]

You are a patient man! How can you stand it?! I've been waiting to see that thing plugged in. Those pups look awsome, I've been looking at the reviews and sound demo's. I'll just keep waiting...

[jsullysix]

Sorry man...I've got more than a few projects to keep me busy, and this guitar has been strung up and playable for some time now, so it's fallen from the priority list. Plus, I HATE wiring. So much so that my amp building friend is going to take care of that for me. I thought it'd make a cool video to film a road trip to his place, but it hasn't happened yet.

[jwhambone79]

Okay, we'll all just have to wait patiently. Look forward to it. Thanks!

[GibsonLesPaul1319]

I;m glad that its finished but sad cos i liked watching it being worked on

[jsullysix]

There will be one to two more videos on this guitar to close the project out. Still waiting to get it wired.

[Dogdashdash]

We don't hear it through an amp!?

[jsullysix]

well, no. it's not wired yet!

[schnurr31]

awesome

[IamTheRedneck]

Is that song mashine gun man. I know im stupid. nice guitars

[jsullysix]

the song i'm playing at the end? nah, that's part of something i wrote a million years ago.

[joeboxerRS]

you live in dallas tx?

[jsullysix]

just a bit north of dallas, yes.

[joeboxerRS]

sweet im in sulphur springs about 45 mins from dalllas i work with my dad in dallas on weekends thou

[slaytanic777]

man!!! great job man. all your guitars are awesome! dig your vids. good times from tx

[jsullysix]

thank you from tx!

[LesPaulplayer15]

its got a shaft that will open up the hole...giggity

[kodieperkins]

hey man this project inspired me to make my own guitar!!

[jsullysix]

sweet! film it and post it up here!

[kodieperkins]

man i cant its already built,,,,,,but i could film installing the pickups and the hardware and stuff :)

[jsullysix]

sure, why not?

[kodieperkins]

idunno

[hurcorh]

awesome job man! just one thought, u shoulda got a black nut for the strings to pass through from the headstock. instead of white.

[jsullysix]

yeah, i was thinking about installing one of those black earvana nuts, but it kinda slipped my mind.

[jsullysix]

A bunch of places, really. For this particular guitar, I got the pickups and bridge from ebay, some miscellaneous stuff from stewmac, I got the black stop tail piece from warmoth, the tuners came from guitar parts depot, etc.

[ExiledCrow]

Very nice! Can't wait to hear this bad boy

[jwhambone79]

Looks awsome!

[jsullysix]

thank you!

[jsullysix]

Will do! check out my "the next project" video for a teaser.

[B0B0damonkey]

go dunkin' donuts!

[jsullysix]

Agreed! Sully runs on Dunkin' Donuts

[greenday052492]

Man, I'd kill to buy a guitar like that.. It's just the sorta thing I've been wanting.. All blacked out and all..

[jsullysix]

See, that's the thing; the project videos show you what you can do with a near-destroyed guitar. You could have a similar experience; grab a stripped Studio and go for it!

[greenday052492]

Yep. I have a crappy squier and this summer I plan to learn to repaint it and maybe get some cool electronics in it. I don't care if I lose the squier name XD

[jsullysix]

Go check out the reranch site; there's a LOT of painting information on there. Google "reranch" and you'll find it. One word of advice; use the existing finish as your sealer; there's no need to completely strip the guitar, as the factory finish can give you a nice base to work with.

[JeffHardyZakkWylde]

yeah!! Sully's Tool's!

[JeffHardyZakkWylde]

great vid awesome guitar!!

[jsullysix]

Thank you!

[Hevirockboy]

That guitar look amazing

[jsullysix]

Thanks man!

[misslestat]

I call for a playing demonstration once the electronics are done! Well done Sully, it looks fantastic!

[skleung]

yea, would love to hear it in action once complete!

[jsullysix]

And hear it, you will!

[jsullysix]

Thanks Elle! Trust me, there will be a demo!

[misslestat]

Yay!!

[Noirie93]

TEH SOUNDZ!?

[Sickness796]

5 stars!

[jsullysix]

thanks!

[samy6]

Nice job, amazing Gibson LP studio "custom ", cool stuff.

[jsullysix]

Thanks!