18:20 I've now got the body back from the shop, so let's have a look at it *literally looks at it*

In my opinion the way it came into the shop is the look I like the most. So black, dirty and gothic looking. Awesome

A very nice job, indeed! But don`t be afraid of making longer videos, showing some of all the steps you are going through. Thank you.

Absolutely fantastic. Everyone has an opinion. Mine is that ended up one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen. The pick guard is what really set it above and beyond for me. Stunning.

As a huge Jaguar fan I must say I was totally mesmerised by this transformation.. a hearty BRAVO sir.

The care and attention to detail that you put into this to ensure a proper restoration is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us.

It is quite enjoyable watching your videos, not only because the obvious amazing repairs and builds, but also the relaxing ambience in general.

I Must Have Been Living Under A Stone !, As I’ve Only Just Discovered These Videos. It’s Such A Joy To Behold Such Care, And Lovingly Created Craft. Admiration And Greetings From Scotland.

Beautiful work, I love seeing vintage guitars like this one being brought back to life.

I kind of like the way it looked before the restoration.

Brilliant! My wife is not interested in guitars but watches your videos as she is a engineer. Great work

That guitar is beautiful now. Well done!

Great work. Brought her back to life . She won't need any work for quite some time now. Great vid 👍

Love your videos. I was a close friend of another South London maker (Camberwell) when I lived there. (We since both moved to different countries.) Your work is superb. I just watched (again) your video on resetting the two LP headstocks. Brilliant! Thanks!

I wish to say"Thank You".Over the past 8-9 years I have graduated from a "Decent Guitar Tech",into what I can now confidently say"Luthier".I have watched 1,000's of different luthiery videos & soaked up all the knowledge like a dry sponge. With my skill set now,If I blindfolded someone,handed them a"Fender Custom Shop"& a"Partscaster",I guarantee they would NOT be able to tell the difference playing it(unless it was plugged in and I had not swapped out the pickups yet).But,if I was to put good pickups in a"Partscaster"?And then plug it into an amplifier next to a "F.C.S."?They still wouldn't be able to tell the difference.Thank you,and everyone like you on the internet who has taught me so much about how to bring a guitar to life.Guitars that I thought had no mojo,are some of my most favorite ones now. It's amazing how much one can learn when they apply themselves to a craft.I've been playing for 30 years but it's only been the past 15 or so that I started working on instruments.My competence has grown existentially over the past 8-9 years due to the fact these videos exist.

A pleasure to see a hard-used survivor so nicely brought back!

Last night I watched you restore this guitar … who would have thought that tonight I would watch a Lemonheads video and see that very guitar … pre-restoration!!! 🤯

Man, the result is a stunning guitar! ❤

Beautiful work. This is such a cool guitar

Cool shout out to spiritualized from Denton Texas a lot of love at the time he was there for this particular guitar as far as I'm concerned whatever he wants is what's right

This was always my dream "classic" guitar to own.... My heart sunk when I saw the hideous job someone did on the black paint job. You performed a miracle and brought it back to its original beauty. Great job. My uncle owns one that looks just like it. He says He'll never sell it to me, but every man has his price.

Wow.it’s like new again.beautiful sunburst finish it glows.

I loved the video. Loved how the guitar came out. Even more so loved the Pet Shop Boys connection. Super cool!

The absolute best paint stripper for anything applied over a delicate plastic surface is automotive brake fluid. It takes a while to do its job, but doesn't harm the plastic in any way. For items like pickguards, just put them in a shallow container like a baking tray, and submerge in fluid. It gently returns the paint to a liquid state rather than making it come off in clumps. It's great stuff.

Lovely job, pity we didn't hear it playing.

NIce work, with no bragging or promo.

Great job. Love the paint and especially the aged red tortoise shell pickguard. And the white pickup covers look so much better. Looking like it just came straight outa Fullerton!

Love the detail you put in that Jaguar.

That turned out very nice! You are absolutely right about the original pickguards.

Beautiful job.

Looks beautiful ..love that pickguard

Absolutely incredible work !! This guitar looks amazing with everything you’ve done to it 11/10 !!

Lovely work sir - looks amazing

Wow another splendid job, an absolute joy to watch

I agree with Lord Jock.. you should have sanded the headstock, then applied a light coat of clear, put on the decal, then another coat of clear. As it looks now, the area where the logo was doesn't look right. Otherwise, a nice restore job.

That came out gorgeous.

Beautiful work. I had a 1965 Jaguar I purchased in 1991 for $250 in Excellent condition, when they were just starting to come to popularity again, sold it 4 years later for $1,000 and have regretted it ever since. LoL.

Great choices on the restoration, it went from a loved scruff to an original finish showroom beauty! Excellent work, thanks for sharing.

Great job man. I do a lot of this kind of work as well. The best part was the refret solution. It takes mighty balls to pull them frets in place. And the headstock decision, I agree, less is more.

I enjoy your relaxed approach to this big job. I assume the owner was happy. Nicely done.👍

Looks brand new 🤩

Man that is one nice looking guitar

Love it. Great to see a master at work. The Jag looks amazing. Well done David.

Incredible job!!

That's just beautiful! You did a WONDERFUL job!!

Loving your work and your clear and concise explanation. It's kind of you to let us in on this, and I am grateful. Take Care and Happy New year.

In this world today where everyone seems to strive for perfection; my philosophy is, "Better than it was, is often good enough."

I can't imagine how anyone could have restored this better, great job, and a truly nice guitar in the end!

Nice to see that old guitar come to life again. Great job.

So glad I found your channel!!! You explain your plan and demonstrate your methods soooo much better than any other channel I've found!!! Great work and keep them coming!👍👍👍😊

As a new subscriber, I would like to say that I am really enjoying your filming and videos. Like others, I find myself wanting longer videos, or multi-part series. I wanted to see you insert the new frets, fix the defects in the body, strip the pickups, assemble the guitar and set it up (or at least parts of those activities). Regardless, thank you for taking the time to create wonderful content!

Only just found this channel and it's fantastic. I dream to have a guitar like that one day... , amazing work and would happily have watched every step. Love the old tortoise shell pick guards with a sunburst finish, reminds me of picking up my Dad's old Shadows LPs when I was 12 for the first time, and instantly falling in love with the look of the vintage Fender gear. Jet Harris holding his tortoise clad bass. You probably won't see this as it's a year ago since posting, but thanks for sharing your time and knowledge. All the best from Maidstone.

Wow amazing! Impressive nitro finish. It’s more of a rebirth.

Stunning

Nice piece of work! Allways Enjoy videos like this

Amazing job on the finish

20:25 - "bonk"

Very nice work indeed. Wonderful comments during the video as well.

Very nice video. A beautiful guitar when finished!

Thanks again David, you've done a fantastic job 👍

I’m so glad I found this channel! You did a marvelous job on that guitar, thank you for uploading.

It's a shame they don't make them like they used to. Now if you want a guitar that would outlive you now you have to pay top a dollar. I guess if you think about it there's a lot of things that were built back then to last. I'm a big fan of this guitar and I really loved the new color. I know it's a pretty basic color but there's a reason why it is so popular. I really love how it turned out. You did a great job and you were able to reuse all the original parts. A lot of people these days yank all the old stuff out and stuff in the new and fancy stuff of today. If you think about it the new stuff is only trying to imitate the old technology. Look forward to seeing your next video.

Thank GOD he brought this to you! I only wish that you had personally done the finish. I understand that subcontracting this to someone who does this all the time. I have been doing this for 30 years THIS YEAR and I have seen all kinds of things that people do to guitars and most of them should never touch one - let alone perform shadetree luthery to them!! Bless you, Sir for you have done an excellent job restoring this guitar to its' original glory. I also wish that I could've seen you refret this as well. But as it only takes a little while to do once you get the hang of it you can show at least a little snip - it of how you crown, level, dress, etc. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us and don't be afraid to show us your next project. I subscribed and will be looking for new videos in the future.

beautiful work

Very nice restoration and very enjoyable video. Many thanks for sharing.

this resto made me very happy

very nice to see new life breathed into an old guitar lovely work

Superb three color paint job. True to the ones I saw back in the sixties, and only seen on the higher priced reissues, now days.

Fantastic job !! Well done 👍🏼 lovely to see these old guitars restored back to the original features . I’ve got the squire vintage modified , absolutely identical to the 66. One day I will get my hands on one 😁👍🏼

gaahhhhh, that looked so good at the end!

Fantastic work

awesome !!!!.....congratulation !!! regards from Tenerife.

It’s just a beautiful Jaguar ! Great job 👏

Excellent restoration. It would have been nice to hear you play it.

You have literally the same voice as the admiral guy from Pirates of the Caribbean, and it’s awesome. Great videos though, hope you plan to do some more

Class,Mark is a great Guitarist 👍🏻

Thanks. Very enjoyable. Ditto the comments about showing some steps in detail - however I realise that you've got to get on with the job without too many video production interruptions.

I actually held my breath as he was removing the frets.

Looks amazing. My only complaint is that you have an incredible knack for passing over the more interesting aspects of the restoration and dwelling for long periods on the less interesting sections. I would have loved to have seen the reassembly of the guitar or the actual refinishing, or maybe some playing to hear the guitar. Instead we got two minutes of polishing a pickguard and a long stretch of fiddling with the decal.

You did this guitar justice.

For the waterbase decal to adhere properly, you need a gloss finish. Better to sand down the entire headstock, apply new lacquer in a glossy finish, apply the decal using decal setting solution, then cover with Dullcote to hide the edges of the decal. Then you can re-apply the Glosscotte finish over the topo of this. As for the yellowing, a light stain can be applied right after sanding to match the surrounding finish before decal application begins. Stew Mac makes tints that can be added to their lacquers to match vintage finishes.

Wonderful video love Fenders great guitar lots of character.

Excellent work as always. Great results David.

Just subscribed. What a beautiful restoration. Your knowledge of the history of these guitars is amazing.

usual high standard of work

diluted peroxide, like they use in the hair salon can remove the aging yellow of the head stock before decal application. Apply peroxide and cover with cling wrap. rinse and repeat until the finish is even.

Nice job! You certainly did it justice.

Amazing work. Restored in full glory! I love how you were able to refurbish and restore all the original parts.

Amazing work! Completely transformed it

wish you woulda shown the paint removal on the pick guard

Beautiful job!

Lovely Jag.

Nice paint job! Sweet sweet sweet to me anyway. I grew up with a 62 ES175 and the burst was luscious. Way more yellow "sun" than this, but I kinda like the red. It's so deep. Pleasure to my eyes to look at and thats what does it for me. I would want to just hold that guitar, and well, then I start to play. Nice equation.

what a gorgeous guitar. Nice job!

Really noce job, but i really liked the old look for some reason.

Great video! But don't be afraid to show more detail like which tools you use and which chemicals exactly and so forth. Would have loved to see your work on the neck and reassembly. You do excellent work!

Im not even a Jag fan and this vid was cool

Looks amazing

Great work

I'm really enjoying these videos. It would be great if we could see the clients reaction to the restoration as I'm sure they were thrilled with the result.