What have I DONE? Gibson Les Paul Relic | The Hardware & Setup

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Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonC... and Ben's home workshop. In this video, Ben is using various abrasives and acids to age the chrome hardware of this US Gibson Les Paul.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:28 Taking off the pick-ups
5:12 Will vinegar help age the pick-up covers? That would be a no!
6:28 Aging pick-ups No.2 - using mechanical means.
11:16 Using Ferrous Chloride
15:07 Putting it all back together
17:17 Fret crown and polish using Crimson's new crowning file duo: https://www.crimsonguitars.com/collec...
21:16 Crimson Fretboard Cleaner and Restorative clean the fretboard
21:50 Re-stringing
23:03 Crimson Yellow Stunning Stain ages the Scratchplate
26:50 Soundcheck
28:04 Conclusion

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