Probably the best repair I have ever seen. Genius.

This is just an incredible resurrection of a hopelessly spoiled guitar! Second life for this Gibson! Great job! 👍👍👍

I am sure that not even the great Norman Harris, world expert on antique guitars, would notice the repair of this guitar. You are not only an artist in the repair of musical instruments, you are a magician. Congratulations from Mexico City.

Doug, You're a great craftsman/artist. I am learning a lot from your videos.

Amazing! I have watched alot of guitar repair videos and this one takes first prize. Doug is a magician

Wow! This was great. Never seen anyone do anything like this before. Thank you for sharing.

Incredible and inspiring repair work! You are an artist, sir!

Great job! It's a miracle. You have golden hands. Thank you so much for the opportunity to learn from you.I will be glad to see many more similar videos.

Your narration reminds me of Dick Proeneke, my favorite show as a kid 😂 Incredible work. Can’t imagine trying to blend an entire cutaway back in

This video is very satisfying to watch Doug. You have a very creative and clever way of coming up with solutions like your espresso machine, your PVC bending / steaming tube, and using veneer in layers. That guitar has a gorgeous coffee burst and you made it look like it just came from Gibson. Very nice job.

That was about as difficult a job as it gets, bravo! Especially liked the self-made tools you use.

Another beautiful repair. I'm glad the customer convinced you to do the repair. I love the ingenuity of guitarists and guitar repairmen to make something wonderful through the power of their skills and inspiration. Thanks

I am totally blown away with the way you found a solution to a seemingly impossible repair. You sir are a true artist!! You've got yourself a new subscriber. Looking forward to learning from a Master!!

Not only a wonderful repair but also a well edited video....humble thanks on both counts

Doug, that is without question the most difficult repair job I've ever seen done. You 100% nailed it. I was totally amazed, especially with your homemade tools used in the process. You sir are an instant legend in my book. Thanks for sharing this.

Really really impressive. Greetings from Australia. You've easily earned a subscription.

Fabulous work and great video, dear brother!! You make us homies proud!

Thanks for your fantastic restoration!You are a master!

What an amazing job you did there. Never mind the skills, the patience, approach and care taken is top call.

Doug, again, you have done brilliant work on this formerly sad instrument! Really great job! Thanks for sharing!

Amazing work. I watch a lot of guitar repair videos here and I don't remember any as impressive as this one. I would have thought this 330 was a lost cause. Many thanks for sharing.

A true master at work. Just outstanding outcome.

As a former session musician and these days a luthier myself, I have seen and repaired many horror story guitars over the years - rarely have I seen such a spot on resurrection of so badly maimed an instrument as this! What were they thinking? Needless to say, I subscribed immediately!

Sir, that repair was remarkable! It's amazing to me that somebody can even poses the skills you have to make a personalized guitar stock again! I hope to see more soon!

That's a incredible professional job, I loved, Thank you for sharing.

I response to the closing statement. Yes, it was a fun watch. You made it look very simple.

There are probably only a handfull of luthiers who would have even attempted this repair let alone achieving such a magnificent repair.

Oh wow, that poor baby!! Wonderful job fixing it back up! I'll be sure to watch more of your stuff.

Bravo! My man! Bravo! I really enjoy your watching you work!!! I just watched your PRS headstock repair and this one , I hope you make more videos soon!!! G-d bless you with many more years, I really enjoy your work!!

Doug, that was incredible! Great work and attention to detail.

Well, great job at bringing this guitar back to life!!!

Wow! Doug, that was remarkable. Please consider investing in a tripod/clamp or something to hold the camera now and again. That cut on the band saw had my heart racing!! 😂 Really nice work my good man. God bless you dearly!!

Incredibly nice work! Subscribed. Greetings from Sweden.

Fantastic repair/remake. Abdolutely top job!

Super impressive! Really heart warming. God bless you too!

sir ! you are a magician!! Peace & Volume from Madrid

Thank you so much for showing this repair. I'm looking forward to your next video.

Glad that KZfaq recommended this video. I've now also watch your PRS headstock rebuild as well, and your skills are incredible. Looking forward to the next video!

Wow!!! Incredible craftsmanship!!! Great job!!

Absolutely gorgeous work.

This is FINE work!

Stellar work, really interesting. Looking forward to the next.

Amazing restoration. Thank you for sharing.

Wow! Fantastic job repairing this beauty! ❤

Known Doug for over 20 year incredible talent an an fantastic person 😊

I was with ya up until painting the back solid black. I feel like with a piece of maple with similar enough grain would’ve filled and stained quite nicely. The woodworking on repairing the missing horn is incredible though. Excellent work

Thanks for sharing! Your process had wonderful results ❤ I learned a lot 👍🏻

You are masterful craftsman wonderful job .I would be speechless see that result I tip my hat to you sir

Wonderful craftsmanship! It's great to see a classic brought back to life!

Excellent job Doug.

Beautiful! I agree, you sir are an artist.

That guitar restoration came out perfectly! You do amazing work!

Fantastic job, saving this great old guitar

Man, what a great job of restoring that cutaway. A very skilled luthier.

Absolutely amazing ! Fantastic job !

Wow! Wow! Wow! Fascinating! I can't even believe how you were able to resurrect this guitar to its original glory. You are gifted my friend. I know vintage car collectors will spend exorbitant amounts of moneys for their projects but I always wonder what the cost would be on a project like this? Anyway keep up the great work.

Amazing work done with love. Absolutely superb.

This was a horrifying butcher job on this guitar. But thanks to your talent, it has been restored to its original beauty Bravo!!!!! 👏👏👏👏

Fantastic work ! Thank you for sharing.

Impressive work and great video. Much better without the music. Keep it up!

Doug, this video is fantastic! As usual, your repair is absolutely masterful. Thanks for sharing this!

Amazing work! Congrats!

Absolutely beautiful work! I'm subscribed!

Amazing job! You sir are a wizard!

Fantastic work - great job! Nice guitar 👌🏼

Absolutely beautiful job. Wow.

Awesome job Doug !!

That's amazing work!

Incredible! Great job!!

Really nice job on this one Doug. Great to have another addition to the great repair men on KZfaq. Appreciate the detailed commentary and nice editing. My only request would be a camera that doesn’t flip the screen. It was a little befuddling at time jumping from what looked like a left handed to right handed. (Just a minor issue though). Look forward to more of these videos in the future

Amazing job, congratulations..!!!

amazing work well done dude!

Man that’s real wizardry! 🔥

That is a very expensive restoration! Total admiration ❤, simply over and above😊

Brilliant work !

fantastic work

This is the type of Guitar content I love. Great job! You have a new subscriber. :)

Fantastic Video. Beautiful work. I just found your channel and I am now a subscriber.

Amazing work

Absolutely Amazing!

Masterful work

Master work!🤩

Wow! Great work.

Nice work. That is a tough repair, but you did a good job.

Incredible. Noticed the last video you posted before this one was like 6 years ago. Hope you begin posting more! Would love to see more of this. Subscribed.

Amazing work!

Amazing job!!!❤‍🔥

Thanks for posting. Fantastic

superb that. excellent work. ❤

Totally amazing skill and ability

Brilliant idea to use the coffee machine for steaming.

amazing skills!

Beautiful job, man. Did someone think cutting the horn off would improve upper fret access? Who knows, yikes. Really like the balsa/Gluboost idea, too. PS Had I been wearing a hat it would have spun comically off my head when you showed the back; some people just shouldn't be allowed to own tools. Sweet job fixing that too!

Nice work!

Truly amazing!

Fantastic job.. master 🙌 ❤️

Greetings from Barcelona 😊 nice job man!

Great save!

Gibson uses veneer and lots of it...Gibson's semi-hollowbodies like the ES-335 and ES-339 have tops and backs constructed of layers (either 3 or 4) of maple veneer. My understanding is that the veneers are assembled in successive cross-grain layers with the top layer having its grain longitudinal to the length of the guitar. The tops and backs are approximately 1/4" in thickness after layup.

Great restoration to follow. Thank you. Would have loved to see some close up of the final product, though. But very interesting, thanks:)