Gibson Explorer Vintage Guitar Repair Luthier Workshop

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Gibson Explorer Vintage Guitar Repair Luthier Workshop

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Gibson Explorer Vintage Guitar made in 1977 on my Workbench.
My old Mate Emil asked me to look after his amazing Gibson Explorer. This Guitar had a broken Headstock that was repair years ago. I have to check if there are some new cracks or any movement in the Headstock. The Nuts slots are way too low on several Strings and I have to level the worn out Frets and change the after Market tuners and replace them, with original ones. I will explain and show a couple of "Luthier Hacks" in this Video. So if you are interested in my Luthier Craftsmanship stay tuned and enjoy the Video. I love doing stuff like that - if you are interested in more of my Luthier life Projects, please feel free to check out my other extended Workshop Videos on this channel.
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Best Regards Nik
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Gibson Explorer Vintage Guitar Repair Luthier Workshop Ep.25
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@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

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@ToddTheJoker 7 ай бұрын

Great to see someone installing proper tuners that will look and work great, instead of those useless, and unneeded in most cases, locking tuners! good job!

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks as lot for sharing your opinion and for your positive Feedback. To be honest I am not a great Fan of locking Tuners....🙂Best Regards Nik

@ptrisonic 7 ай бұрын

Like the way he drags it around by the neck.

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your Feedback. Best Regards Nik

@vastrange 7 ай бұрын

I love these long videos!

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your positive comment 🙏👍You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

@Wileylikethehawk 6 ай бұрын

I have a 76 LE - very similar to this guitar. And it rules. These are just amazing instruments.

@petrekguitars 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for sharing. Amazing Instruments. Congratulations. Best Regards Nik

@buddyvincent9205 7 ай бұрын

Good job. Always a learning experience. Didn't know about the baking soda trick.👍

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lo for your Feedback Buddy. Yes this hack can be very helpful in some situations. Best Regards Nik

@clownscreamseback 7 ай бұрын

ciekawa konstrukcja główki,świetny jak zwykle materiał ,dzięki i pozdrawiam

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for your Feedback. Best Regards Nik

@ladeseddy5994 7 ай бұрын

Nice job getting it back to original and setting it up. I have a 77 "V". Too bad the owner couldn't have found an original pick guard.

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your Feedback. Your V is surely a great guitar. Yes my Customer buy it with this after market Chandler Pickguard. The additional holes are not also nice but it's still a great Insert. Best Regards Nik

@user-mg6yd6el5u 7 ай бұрын

Another great video and as always informative and I learn stuff!😃

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks you so much for saying this. Your welcome. Best Regards Nik

@toneconsultant 6 ай бұрын

I like that tape hack. I might have to use that one.

@petrekguitars 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your Feedback. Feel free to use it... Best Regards Nik

@ashleymerritt9461 2 ай бұрын

It looked so much nicer before! Great work in any case!

@petrekguitars 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your Feedback. Best Regards Nik

@SuperStandoutStuff 6 ай бұрын

Also, what lubricant are you using on the tuning machines? Great videos!

@petrekguitars 6 ай бұрын

Standard Mechanic Grease.. Cheers Nik

@jerrywatt6813 7 ай бұрын

Hi Nik whats the large hole in the body between pickups it looks about 3/8 is that standard and whats the purpose ? Just found ya ill watch more my best guitar is a 95 PRS Custom 24 and still like new because i treat it with respect and never work on my own guitars i leave that to professionals like you cheers !!

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your Feedback Jerry. I suppose this is a mounting hole for the grip Gibson use to lacquer the Instrument... Like on Fender Guitars. Best Regards Nik

@jerrywatt6813 7 ай бұрын

@petrekguitars OK thanks have a good day !!

@Badhands55 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video 👍🏼

@petrekguitars 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. Cheers Nik

@chriscarol4965 7 ай бұрын

Sehr cool! Und mit dem üblichen Kopfplattenbruch. 😂 Hab bei meiner 76er die Mechaniken ersetzen müssen, die originalen waren leider zu mix mehr zu gebrauchen. Und wie bei deiner, ist bei mir ebenfalls einer der Pickups nicht original. Der Modifikationswahn der 80er macht vor nichts halt.

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Hey Chris, vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar. Die gehört einem Freund von mir ist "leider nicht" meine....Deine ist bestimmt auch ein tolles Instrument. Damals war das normal da wurde alles umgebaut und der Kopfplattenbruch gehört auch irgendwie dazu🙂 BG Nik

@ilyasnamozov2914 2 ай бұрын

A couple of comments. Bridge humbucker may be either T Top, or Tim Shaw or PU490, or something else, but is not P.A.F. To know this for sure you have to desolder pickup cover and see what is inside. Also applying grease better be done before installing tuners to the guitar. Oh yeah also you can use chalk with super glue for the nut.

@petrekguitars 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for watching and for sharing your helpful informations👍Best Regards Nik

@Metalcop5150 7 ай бұрын

Swapping those Schaller tuners for the plate Kkusons seems like a step backwards. At least in tuning stability. And judging from the fading the Schallers have been on that guitar a long, long time. I get originality, but that was a curious decision, at best. I love your videos! So glad I found this channel. 🤘

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your positive Feedback. Yes you are totally correct the Schaller are great Tuners but the owner organized the original Tuner and asked me to replace the Schallers. Feel free to check out my other Videos. Best Regards Nik

@edwinh7908 6 ай бұрын

I agree! Yikes!

@Metalcop5150 6 ай бұрын

@@edwinh7908 The customer is always right, I guess? And apparently he wanted to return the guitar back to stock. The Schaller holes were completely covered by the original tuners, so no harm, no foul? I prefer tuning stability/ playability to originality, but that's just me.

@petrekguitars 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate. Cheers Nik@@edwinh7908

@SuperStandoutStuff 6 ай бұрын

At 14:50, the guitar is taped up, and then untaped. What was the point of that? What changed?

@petrekguitars 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your question. I have made a Fret leveling Job but I will make a separate Video about this because there are a lot of points to take care about. That’s why It’s taped/ untaped. I use mechanic grease for the tuners. Best Regards Nik

@yoheff988 Ай бұрын

This super glue/ Baking soda idea does not hold for a long time, therefore I consider it a wast of time.

@petrekguitars Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your feedback and for sharing your experience. Best Regards Nik

@deandee8082 7 ай бұрын

someone that knows how to tie a string to a machine head peg, rare

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for noticing and saying that... Cheers Nik

@FreeSpeechWarrior 7 ай бұрын

I would have filled in the extra screw holes with toothpick dowels on the headstock.

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your Feedback. Vintage Tuners have always a risk of not working properly...So I decided not to plug the additional holes because in the case the Guitar is not stabil in Tune we have the opportunity to swap the Tuners back. Best Regards Nik

@FreeSpeechWarrior 7 ай бұрын

@@petrekguitars Oh I see, sorry about that. I was trying to be a know it all. Good job, and lovely guitar. Thanks for sharing it with us.

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Not worries Brian . You are welcome. Thanks for watching my content. Best Regards Nik@@FreeSpeechWarrior

@FreeSpeechWarrior 7 ай бұрын

I do not like the new knobs that you put on. The beautiful ones that were on there were nice. Not a big fan of the hockey stick headstock on the explorer. They should have put something similar to a Paul Reed Smith headstock on those.

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your opinion. The owner asked me to change the Knobs and the Tuners. He likes it that way:-) Best Regards Nik

@FreeSpeechWarrior 7 ай бұрын

@@petrekguitars Again I was trying to be a know it all. Sorry about that. It looks beautiful and I'm coming around on the hockey stick and the knobs. 😂😂

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate. Cheers Nik@@FreeSpeechWarrior

@iplayerbass 6 ай бұрын

👏👏👏..............

@petrekguitars 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for you Feedback. Best Regards Nik

@deandee8082 7 ай бұрын

take that box of dead strings and send them to a bladesmith that makes Damascus knives, tell him for the whole box you want one Damascus knife, he can keep the rest

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

That's a good idea Dean cause I am totally obsessed by this craft. They can make a Damascus Carving Knife this would be great:-👍😊Best Regards Nik

@peterwhitehouse561 21 күн бұрын

Except for the nickel, and stainless steel has chromium. Both kinda soft. But maybe you could bolster the content with real steel and turn out a respectful tarnish resistant blade. Either way I agree, those strings deserve a new life.

@FreeSpeechWarrior 2 ай бұрын

You do excellent work but I love the speed knobs 10 times better than those ugly original kind.

@petrekguitars 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your positive comment and for sharing your opinion 👍Best Regards Nik

@manuelpachuca4222 5 ай бұрын

♍️⚡️🤘🕊️

@petrekguitars 5 ай бұрын

🕺🏻👍Thanks a lot. Best Regards Nik

@CaptainRon1913 7 ай бұрын

Can't afford to heat your shop? Wonder why

@petrekguitars 7 ай бұрын

There is no heater installed....simple as that🙂But it's a tiny Workshop and if you work a move it's really not a problem.Thanks for your Feedback. Best Regards Nik