I envy your ability to just stumble across potential projects

Wow. Not only did you do a fantastic job restoring the guitar, but you pulled a catchy indie rock song out of nowhere. Good show, David!!

You saved that guitar's life, making you a literal guitar hero. :D

What could be more beautiful than giving this guitar a second life? Preserving the scars left by time pays homage to it. It's a beautiful story that shows creativity doesn't necessarily lie in buying new equipment. Thank you, David.

I swear you must have some hidden power to just stumble upon instruments and audio equipment

This is like an analogy of the unpredictable changes we go through in our life... you never know how things gonna end up and no matter how long darkness and loneliness take over our days theres always a chance to be rescued and raise again like this guitar. I loved it!

Can't find the right words to express my admiring for you 😇. What others consider garbage changes into a joyful video with a lovely song. That's really a gift to be so creative as you are. Thanks as always for sharing and all the best to you!

The song stands on its own, but I definitely think bringing the viewer along for some of the creative process creates that much more of a connection to it. That peek behind the curtain is something else. Thanks, once again, for sharing!

I don’t play an instrument, produce music, or restore things, but there’s just something so fascinating about your videos. ❤

Instantly fell in love with this song. What a great project, thanks for giving a new life to the instrument!

I was surprised that you finished the fingerboard with tru oil and left the rest of the neck as you found it! Pretty amazing that it was mostly playable after years outside like that. The song sounded cool!! I’m looking forward to seeing what other experiments you have in store…

nice, wild timing too. I recently happened upon my old squire guitar that I had at my parent's place and is in major need of some tlc as they kept it outside in the backyard for most of the several years I've been away. Really awesome video

You're offically my favourite youtube channel, you're so curious, creative and inspiring.

A broken, abandoned guitar is the perfect metaphor for Philly.

Great work and it is fantastic that the wood was still "alive" . I once found an electric guitar in the trash and I made an electric bouzouki that also works

As a bass and a guitar player i felt sad seing that guitar left alone. You did good rescuing it and ur song was great :)

I live near you. I remember that guitar. My wife and I spoke to a woman in the back yard about it and some Dansko shoes sat out on the sidewalk side of their fence. Love your videos.

I clicked for the guitar repair but stayed for the song. I am glad that this video is simply beautiful and experimental in all ways possible.

clicked for the guitar ... stayed for the song and sheer talent . Awesome!

Insane how clean the print is on the back of the headstock considering the condition of the rest

Love this track you made with it. Really nice groove and harmonies!

It takes a lot of confidence and self respect to be so open with your creative process in your videos. Thanks for allowing us a glimpse into that very personal aspect of creation.

bro single handedly saved this guitar’s life. Amen

I am a saver of broken guitars. It isn't that hard to do and $500 worth of tools is enough...easily. Don't even need that much initially. Glue, clamps and sandpaper is enough sometimes. Fixing and modding and setting up guitars takes time but it's fun. Especially when one gets to play them or know that other's are benefiting from the effort. As my son begins high school I will volunteer my time and tools to fixing and improving guitars there and at other schools. If it has a straight neck it's usually worth fixing. Twisted necks are my limit, but I'll save everything else on a guitar. Especially Strats because there are so many necks out there. They seem to just turn up in my universe. Watching this video has my mind made up that I must build a bassitar of some kind. Must must must. Cheers David Hilowitz Music. Last bit, if one ever breaks a truss rod on a budget guitar please don't toss it. Same with badly worn frets. Either isn't worth the time and effort to restore them if the guitar is worth less than about $1k. Instead just modify it to be a slide guitar. Just raise the action sky high and tune it to an Open tuning. Slide is fun and if one looses their grip strength over time, playing slide is still very do-able at a basic level. It's still making music and it'll keep one's mind active and creative into the late years.

You know, when I see stuff like this, it breaks me.. As a musician, it just, it hurts so badly. I'm glad there's people like you out there who manage to give them a second chance though.

I wasn’t expecting such an amazing banger to come from the thumbnail. I really liked how this vid played out. It would be cool to see more like this

Chills when you started recording the vocals! What a track, and such a cool instrument to add to your collection.

Great job on this restoration David, amazing job as always!

You really kind of do it all, don’t you? I learn so much from this channel! Thank you!

To give a guitar a new life is the most impressive thing you did. And the way it returned to life is the most. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Good job!!!👍🏼

I could watch you create a song everyday. The process is inspiring!

Nailed the 90’s vibe with that bassline

Sir, you provide some of the best content on the entire internet IMO. Thank you!

I love your work. Thanks for making the internet a better place 😊

This song escalated quickly! :) Congrats.

i seriously love ALL of this. The idea, the recovery, the song!

Simply wonderful, brought a real smile to my face, many thanks. Ace song too. xxx

I have one of these from 2000 and this series was GREAT. I can’t say enough nice things about it

Sounds incredibly good to me. Love that and dig that you gave it a new life. I always hope to just a find a guitar somewhere. Great voice, man.

Great work, sir. Your chorus sounds more like a pre-chorus, to my ear, as it's still building-up to something bigger, a crescendo, before descending back into a verse. Sounds great, and I really appreciate the reusing of something left to rot!

your video quality is wonderful, super underrated!!

dude, this is awesome and i find your videos really inspiring!!! thank you very much!!!

Bro i cannot stop watching your videos now. I love the formatting.

beautiful instrument with a beautiful story! i love the song too, you got a great voice

This is so cool! First time seeing this channel can't wait to see other videos David.

You channel is so chilling, love it

i really like the song you've come out with. amazing stuff

LOVE LOVE LOVE your song, sir.

Just found your channel, and that saved my day! Your videos are calming and awesome!

I just love your channel, the vibe and quality is so good, and your composing skills are so consistent. Loved the song, by the way! it reminded me a lot of a song called Unfolded Eye, by From grotto, One of my favorite bands.

yeah!! David at his best - equal parts inspiration. talent, ingenuity, curiosity. Well done, love the track!

I found an electric guitar in the trash a couple of years ago, but mine just hangs on the wall next to an acoustic guitar that i also found in the trash. Both are First Act kids toys, so no real loss to the world of music.

You've earned my respect for rescuing that guitar. Nice Vocals.

Always a great day when we see a new upload on your channel :)

Very cool video, love your bassitar and that you saved that poor guitar - catchy song too! 👍🎶😎

Love the fact you turned it into a bassitar, and the song is awesome.

I love the headstock on that, it looks amazing

What a wonderful bass sound! Good work and a cool song too. 🔥

And just like that, you've earned my sub. Hope to find a part 2 for this!

the chorus of this song reminds me of Death Cab! Awesome job David, you're videos are insanely inspiring!

Wow! Not to mention that growly bit you just played, it sounded like a heavy duty electronic keyboard. Just superb🎉❤

Your videos are so well done my friend!

So cool, you're so good with building instruments almost from scratch. Amazing!

Really enjoyable vid, thanks David. I look forward to your uploads

This was very cool! Love this project and the results

woooww i'm digging the music❤❤❤... 1st time seeing that guitar setup.. and i liked it.. great work man!

You’re an incredible human being!

dude this is awesome diggin the end song man deff adding to my playlist this is proof that you don't need and expensive guitar to sound amazing

Love the video and the song. Nice way of working.👍

That was very inspiring! Thank you!

Just amazing!

Loved the video and the track. Well done

I love your improvisation. Good on ya, lad.

6:21 man i love this chrunchy rumbling sound.

awesome song!! your videos make me love music more than i thought was possible!!!

Love the way the headstock looks. I'd spray clear over it!

You saved the guitar and it thanked with awesome music in return

What a fund project, thank you for sharing it!

Lends new meaning to one man's trash is another man's treasure. Those two-note chords really did give the illusion that it was a bass.

This song you made is sick, it could easily be in my playlist

I used to live right next to that guitar in West!! This is amazing :)

this is really awesome, man. i can tell that music is in your blood

so amazing this song sounds so good man

Excellent work!!

Really like that song, and the concept of a two string bass.

One kind of video I like to watch is the guitar restoration or in this case Bassitar... This instrument is truely one of a kind man. Love to see the guitar comes back to life from its bad day again... No guitar deserve to be abandoned😊😊

amazing video and song, can't wait to see whats coming next :)

I really love the rustic look the head stock has.

Basitars are absolutely amazing! I got an old strat I made into one, and I love it. Amazing vid as usual!

Very cool. Love the sound from that basitar

Absolutely fantastic video

Dude, i love your videos!

I thought this was just gonna be a run of the mill restoration vid but it was so much more than that! You rock dude

Love your song here.

Great to see old abandoned Instruments come back to life, neat wee song too 😊

Love your videos! Such a cool project and explanation on that POTUSA guitar I had totally forgotten about. I’ll be looking for a scrap guitar soon thanks to you!

Sweet bass. Killer song. Def something I vibe to

Every time i watch your videos im amazed, but this time my jaw dropped. This is the definition of "make something from nothing"

I'm kinda amazed this thing didn't just crumble. Good on you for saving it!

wow a real restoration video?! i havent seen one of these in years, good that theres still genuine restorations