Dude, can you start a mini series where you just show us how to play your intro's?

That Gibson Dove reminds me of the phrase "we like both kinds of music, Country, and Western".

"It's basically unplayable" and then you rock. Respect! Love your channel.

The "DiscustingCaster" sounded sooooo good in your hands.

I happen to work for goodwill, more specifically in the district in which you purchased that goodwill guitar. The manager of the online sales department told me about your video when I spent a day with them when I was looking into changing positions within the company. For those who doubt that he purchased it from goodwill I can tell you he really did because the whole team was pretty excited over the video that he made on it. I look forward to you next update video on that guitar.

Mathew Scott. The best "prick of a kid" on KZfaq. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to 2021.

Man, you've got one of the best tones in KZfaq guitar land, just old guitar into old amp, mic'd up. Nothing more needed with your chops. Glad to see this concept is working so well for you, without any other pitching various things.

The funny thing about KZfaq is that you know you’re really getting somewhere when idiots start telling you as the maker of the videos that you suck or whatever, because you’re the one actually putting things out there and trying to do something. While they sit in their mommy’s basement doing nothing with their own lives... great job man, those guitars are awesome!!

I love to see and feel the passion you have for those old instruments.

Dude just keep doing this, I sincerly enjoy your videos a fucking lot. People like you are the ones that keep the blues alive Hopefully you have more luck with the gigs next year Cheers from Spain

Thank you for all your efforts this year. You've kept so many of us entertained during this awful time. Cheers, Brother, and a happy 2021 to you.

Another way of proving that the Les Paul is from goodwill is that troglys guitar show done a video on it when it was on goodwill.

I never could really get into my Strat, and then you came along, and I have a whole new interest in it. The bell-like trebles combined with a really juicy woman-tone mids. It’s unparalleled in that respect.

I love that you bring these guitars back into something very playable. I personally love to see them being played and continue being a tool of great musicians , which is always what they were meant to be.! There is something very sad about seeing an unplayable guitar sitting behind glass for no PLAYERS to enjoy. Thanks

You definitely make your own luck. Never undersell your achievements. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Happy New Year Matt! 🎸❤🎸

I was told long ago that the TG initials on Fender necks in the 50’s stood for Tadeo Gomez.

man, the main thing I took away from this video is there are a lot of idiots online that are quick to hurl insults at someone. Don't get discouraged man! this channel is awesome!

If you released a blues album I would honestly hear it. You’re a guitar youtuber, but you’re a guitarist man! You rock 🎸

I still think that dirty old Tele is the coolest guitar ever on your channel, for the very reason that it was old, dirty, and just sounded so good!. It was like finding a mammoth buried in the tarpits, giving it a poke and finding out ITS ALIVE! The Firebird because of the history of it, runs a close second. Red Strat, number 3 Im really looking forward to the LP special. Thanks Matthew, Happy New Year!

To be fair the tele was disgusting lol... keep doing you man!

It is so nice to see a guy understand when to restore a old instrument and not get hung up on originality when it gets to far from the designers intend it perfectly ok to bring it back to a condition that is suitable for him and the instrument

... so many 'new gear' vids about mass produced guitars, amps, etc. It's great that you've gone your own way with lasting quality gear ! Best wishes for 2021 (from across the pond ...).

anyone that would call you a "prick of a kid" has not watched your videos or their just plain dumb. There will always be haters, just keep doing what you love. Great content Matt! keep it up!

Just remember, offense, like beauty, is in the "eye" (ear) of the beholder (receiver). It's not your issue, it's theirs. That said, I do understand the need to attract and keep subscribers, but, you can't please everyone all the time. Screw them, keep doing the videos, I don't always agree with you, but I do enjoy your channel. Thanks.

Can't wait to watch the video of that tv yellow les paul! That was my favourite too!

2 No1s for me your 1st and 2nd. Happy New year Matthew and all, here's hoping 2021 will be a better year.

Just subbed. Came for a 1979 25th anniversary Strat. Stayed for the tasty playing, now several videos down the rabbit hole. Great stuff, dude.

I bought a 1964 Fender Super Reverb at a rummage sale in 1987. It truly sounded like crap, but some wise person advised me that any blackface Fender amp was well worth what I paid, working or not. So I brought just the head to a reputable repair shop. When I got it back, I hooked it up to the speakers, plugged it in, and it still sounded very weak. I talked to the amp repair guy, and he said to take a 9 volt battery and hold it to the 1/4 " speaker connector, and watch the speakers to see if they all moved in the same direction. Sure enough, three of the four 10" speakers moved out, while one of them moved inward. (they were wired consistently, but one was for some reason in reverse polarity to the other three.) So I swapped the wires around on the speaker that was out of phase with the others, and KA-BOOM!! That blackface Super Reverb has been my go to amp ever since. So, if you run across a vintage multi speaker tube amp that does not sound as it should, it's possible that one of those speakers is wired backwards, even if it looks to be wired correctly. That 9 volt battery trick saved me from getting rid of a great vintage amp that sounded like crap just because a couple speaker wires were inverted.

My favourite of your top ten has to be the Bird you are lovingly cradling in your lap as you are chatting with us. Someday I'll have an old one, but for now, I just have to delight in my 2019 model. 🎸 I'd also be quite happy to have the Disgustingcaster in my hands!

Hey Matthew, I loved the Firebird series. Thanks so much for taking the time to document these old guitars and their stories! Having your videos to look forward to made 2020 easier to handle.

Your doing a great job man. Don't listen to the negative. Some people only worship the past and they don't look towords the future. Your playing and taste is a great mix of all generations. Keep rockin!

that hardtail strat is amazing, my dream guitar is a hardtail strat in sherwood green :)

Been here from the start . Love this channel .

Appreciated the opportunity to follow all of your adventures this year Matthew. Happy New Year to you, and hope you keep it going!

Gotta say, one of my favorite KZfaq channels right here. I enjoy everything you post and love checking out whatever vintage gear you get your hands on. Gotta say though, the firebird is probably my favorite. Hardtail strat is pretty damn cool too. Keep on rockin'🤘

Love the reverse firebird.❤️I think that’s your best one. The color and sound is awesome 🎶

Hi from France Matthew, my favorites' are the Dove and the two Firebirds. But i'm in love with so many guitars....

Thank you Matthew for this video and for all you have made and put out this year. I always enjoy them and learn from them. We don't know what 2021 will bring but I hope to stay watching and getting a lot from your videos. Peace!

That Fiesta red color is just perfect

They are all beautiful in their own way and I love that you bring them back to life. Looking forward to 2021 to see what you find and create.

Happy New Year Matthew. Really enjoyed your videos this year and look forward to many more in ‘21 😁

You have really got a great vintage guitar collection and I love that you restore them .... and teach us as you do it too. I could also listen to you play them all day ;-) If I had to choose the one that is my favorite it would be the firebird.

Matt you have my vote for the best Vintage guitar youtuber of 2021. Keep up the good work. You have been giving me hours of viewing pleasure. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge to us.

Thanks Matt you videos got through a 6 month lock Down Melbourne Australia

I think that the Les Paul special was always my dream guitar, So it's cool that that is you're number one. At least for 2020!

I enjoy your videos...I'm an SG guy, buy I also love a Strat...I have a cheap Chinese copy that I want to build and upgrade with REAL FENDER parts...you don't realize how much you have already helped. I want to encourage you to continue

Regarding the 70s tele there are 2 things about that guitar that goes against it. 1. It’s a 70’s model so it will never command the value of a 60’s or below date. 2. I too, prefer lighter weight guitars as I think it helps with body resonance and is a plus for adding that zing to a tele. 3. Unless you change out the bridge on these guitars it’s really robs the tele of sustain. I know that you can remedy some of that with locktite on the bridge screws and stuff but even then the bridge design still affects tone in my opinion, I owned a MIJ tele custom with bigsby that was a beautiful guitar but I sold it for that very reason. I just couldn’t bond with it. Great episode. Cheers.

A great year. I didn't know how interested I be in all this but a year and a half later I cant get enough. Thanks. Best of luck.

Love the Psychedelic Intro. The Gibson Dove sounds great - that was quite the worthy guitar rescue. It also proves that it is possible to get a totally natural full sound with an adjustable metal saddle! on an acoustic guitar. I bet it was fun to dial it into the perfect action. All the guitars and amps in your list made for interesting and entertaining videos. Wishing you loads of fun in 2021.

Man that Tele! 🫠 gotta love a 70’s with a Bigsby

Matthew I am really digging your videos. I started to learn to play again just a few months ago. The thing is I love looking at guitars. To me it’s like art. Like all the older equipment you show us is just incredible. I am trying to learn as much as I can about guitars and amplifiers so please keep doing what your doing. And by the way the way you play and the sound that you get out of the guitars you play sounds absolutely incredible to me. Thanks

that Gibson from Goodwill tho !!!! sounds amazing man !!!

Love your channel, keep up the good work. Love to see what gear you get next, to hear the vintage guitars singing again, and watching you bring some of them back to life. I recently got my first proper fender strat and at 40 years old it really sings.

I can vouch for the Goodwill guitar being legit. I saw the auction too. You did well to Pick that one up. ✌️

Long time subscriber,just like you I’m a sucker for strats but lately I’m getting in to some country stuff,and I bought a acoustic,gues what,a Dove,guess again...not Gibson:) Btw that tele sounds like a million bucks dude. Have a better 2021 than 2020 pal

Love these guitars but really digging the history behind them as well. Thanks for the time you spend on these videos. Great stories

dang, this is intro was insane good, i'm mad it was so short!

cant wait until the 2021 edition of this video!

You're an inspiration! The Super Reverb video was such an exciting video to watch, what a cool amp!

Your New Year's Resolution for 2021 should be to expand your vintage love from Fender to Vox. It hurts my heart that you don't have an AC30 or a Super Beatle. LOL!

Awesome video and gear. '64' Firebird is amazing. Thanks for the history on Steve and his guitar. Priceless...

That dove acoustic is amazing! 🤩

Love that Gibson Dove can't wait to buy my first Gibson acoustic

Old Smokey, Telecaster,, That is a great one for sure.

Very cool stuff! Can't believe how good that Dove sounds. I come from an acoustic fingerpickin' background, and Gibsons of this era are not typically the greatest in terms of sound. I've only watched a few of your videos by now, will be watching more of course, but wanted to offer some advice. You obviously know your stuff, or are willing to learn if you don't. Plus you're an excellent player! My hope is that you dig as deeply into the music part as you are into the gear part. There's a huge world of great stuff out there when you get off the beaten track, away from the Claptons and Hendrixs of the world. That's the obvious stuff. Dig into the stuff that influenced them, and who influenced those people. You'll discover people like Lonnie Johnson, who it could be argued invented the guitar solo as we know it today, and did it playing a 12-string. He's on Louis Armstrong records, the good ones from the 20's. There are lots of people like that, overshadowed by the legend of Robert Johnson, who was great and all, but just one of thousands of guys doing it, some of whom were recorded. I gravitate towards musicians like Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Richard Thompson, bands like NRBQ, XTC, Tower of Power, the Meters, pretty much anything and everything genre-wise if it's good. Right now what I'm diggin' most is some Lindley live shows from the 80's where he's doing insane Arabic sounding things to some Silvertone (he's much more than the slide player from "Runnin' On Empty"). That music? I guess it's sorta reggae/pop/roots/world? It's the playing, and the quality of the material and band... The MUSIC! Sorry, got off on a tangent there! Again, loving your channel and all the best in all you do!

That intro was insane

Couldn't help but notice the restored Firebird bridge pickup had been replaced with a mini humbucker. The original vid had 2 Firebird pickups. Also, the SG vibrato has had the outer sleeve to the downward stringbar removed. It alleviates the harsh string break angle. Better tuning stability. I've done this on mine. Good reversible mod.

Your passion for all these instruments shines through! Here’s wishing you a fabulous 2021. Looking forward to more videos. PS my fave is the 58 LP Special. 😍

Yeah different strokes for different folks, forget about the bad comments, love ya show 🤟🤟🤟

I enjoy your vids. I like the Firebird I too am a Allen Collins fan from way back. Being 56 I say I would have plugged in any amp to see if it worked to. I am a telle guy so any telecaster you showed were my favorite. Keep the vids coming and I hope 2021 gets you out playing and sharing your music. I enjoy hearing it

By far a tie the barn find Fender amp and Goodwill. Awsome licks.

5:32 that's called percussive maintenance.

The les paul deffenatly #1. Thanks for sharing

Matthew, Allen Collins, was one of the Best Guitar Players in My Book , Very Underrated , Could you do a deal on how he played? I got to meet him @ Funnochios Bar in Atlanta, 1972 the night that Al Cooper was there , and signed them on a Record Deal, I love your Channel, Cousin Figel

Absolutely delightful. Thanks for this. And if there's one thing you're not, it's a prick of a kid.

It’s so easy to watch a video and criticize what someone does. Especially when you don’t have the nerve to do the things yourself. Screw the detractors!! I love your playing and really enjoy your videos! Keep it going!! I always go for the Strat!!

Happy New Year Matthew, so glad to have found your channel. I have grown tired of guitar snobs criticizing anything that has been modded or personalized. Player guitars carry their history with them and you do a terrific job of showing us that a road-worn smoke stained mix up of parts can add up to amazing tones and better stories than any collector grade instrument. Wish you nothing but the best brother.

What a fantastic video. I LOVE the way you bend strings and the overall style you have. Been really digging this channel!

I absolutely in love with the Thunderbird! Great color choice!

Love your content as always Matthew. Really, really like the red partscaster with the hard tail. Love your enthusiasm and honesty. Your are an inspiration. PEACE 🤠🎸

It's nice to see that you kept so much of your gear. You have some nice stuff, I'm envious. Good to find you doing well.

Love your content! I hope next year all this mess settles down and you can continue making great videos

Those people that don't get the words in love are not on the same page that's all it's a nice OLD RIG ,THANKS FOR SHARING.

Thanks for the 2020 summary. Looking forward to your next video in 2021. Sounds like you have some good ones coming up.

Matthew; thanks for this fabulous 2020 salvage success retrospective. You made lemonade out of an apocalyptic year! Add me to your list of interested parties to that well-played TV Yellow 1958 Les Paul Special. I can't wait to see/hear it with new frets.

Really nice to see an upload from you. I think you need to make some more lick lessons, that intro was sick. I see you added some fuzz to the bass, good decision. 2020 has certainly been a hell of a ride, and it was a hell of a journey with these amazing pieces of guitar history and your playing. Have a very Happy New Year and a great start to 2021! ✌️✌️✌️

Thank you for all your work on this channel. I've really enjoyed journeying with you.

thanks for the cool videos! Can't wait for the LP Jr Part 2, that guitar has lived a life!

Love your playing, historic findings, and vibes man! Keep it up! Love to check up in once in a while lol! So envious that you're able to find all of these really awesome treasures lol! May 2021 bring you more fortune and good findings! Keep sharing these stories and knowledge with us bud!

I’m a fender guy but man that reverse firebird is gorgeous I’ve been thinking about getting the epiphone one just to get the vibe of a firebird without breaking the bank especially since I just bought a new tele

Awesome collection and thank you so much for such great content! definitely helped a lot of us get through 2020, and now 2021!

That Hardtail is redonkulous sounding! I had forgot about that one? Amazing collection of instruments, and that ‘65 Rustverb with original speakers and tubes! I have moved guitars and amps down the line. Some for the same reason...neck and me didn’t get along? Epiphone Casino comes to mind. Some I really miss, some just an oh, well. Enjoy your channel! Happy New Year!

That Firebird I is so cool. That is my dream guitar

Truthfully all 10 of my favorites especially the Mary Kaye Strat that actually looked like a poly refinish compared to the latest refinishing that suits it the best, the '64 Firebird that looks exactly like it was custom ordered and built in Kalamazoo (a 'custom-made' plaque would be perfect!), the Gibson Explorer amp sounds incredible w/the bigger speaker, the '58 Strat hardtail w/the '64 neck and modernly loaded pickguard definitely has a nice tone... anyhoo here's to the new finds and new projects for 2021 aka two kings and a blackjack!

Can't wait tosee THE JR THX FOR FUN VIDEOS HAPPY NEW YEAR

Sweet guitars man, my vintage gem is an 87 G&L Invader in rampage red!

Keep up the good work Kid , always love your videos 👍

Intro Sounds like someone’s been listening to Phillip Sayce’s new stuff. Killer sound bro!

"Pretty unplayable when I got it" proceeds to lay down some sweet sweet licks lol. I can vouch for that goodwill buy, Trogly did a video on right before you bought it

Really cool video. Awesome that you’re into the history of the instruments as well as playing them.