I bought the worst Gibson ES-175 on Reverb, a 1970 example with a collapsed top and an amateur refinish using shellac. In this video, we take a look at this guitar's condition, evaluating how many repairs are necessary to make it the fully-restored jazz machine it deserves to be.

0:00 Hello!
0:27 First look
1:25 Neck inspection
2:00 Body inspection
2:25 Collapsed soundboard
3:00 Dipped in Shellac?
4:20 Destroyed knobs
5:00 Chipped lacquer
6:00 Frets completely played through
7:25 Original pickups?
9:30 Neck: Gibson T-Top Patent Number Sticker pickup
11:00 Bridge: Matching Gibson T-Top pickup
12:45 Removing bridge from soundboard
13:43 What happened to these knobs?
15:40 Testing finish using Denatured Alcohol
18:20 In-depth evaluation of fretboard
19:50 Restringing guitar
20:20 Testing electronics and sound clips

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