I Bought the CHEAPEST Vintage Les Paul in the World!! It's a Disaster... Can It Be Saved??

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➤ Restoration took place at Wendell's Music in Atlanta. If you need any guitar work done hit my dude up! [email protected]

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➤ Timestamps:
» 0:00 Introducing My "Lightly Used" 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom
» 0:37 Why I Bought This Disaster and Why The Price Was So Good
» 4:45 The Restoration Begins!! Repairing the Pickup Cavities
» 8:56 Removing the Old Frets and Prepping the Fingerboard
» 9:30 Cutting and Installing New Stainless Steel Frets
» 13:32 Revealing Pickups & Tuners Then Aging the Nickel Hardware
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» 17:37 Leveling, Crowning, and Polishing the Frets Timelapse
» 26:41 Initial Results of the Hardware Aging Process
» 27:06 Scraping and Conditioning the Fingerboard
» 32:24 Aging the Rest of the Nickel Hardware
» 33:47 Final Thoughts

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I Bought the CHEAPEST Vintage Les Paul in the World!! It's a Disaster... Can It Be Saved??