Dan's '58 Gibson 335 Comes Back to Life!

After selling his beloved 1958 Gibson 335 over 50 years ago, Dan is reunited with his favorite old guitar - but it needs some major TLC to get it back to playing great again!

0:00 Dan's first fixes
5:01 PAF humbucker surgery
23:32 New nut and pickguard
25:46 Winding fresh pickups
31:55 Which knobs?
33:07 Intro to wiring
34:05 Relicing tutorial
38:18 Wiring and installing the harness
40:41 Dan's demo

Tools and supplies featured in this video include:

Humbucking Pickup Covers

Gibson Historic Pickup Rings

GuitarSlinger Aged Truss Rod Cover for Gibson

Gibson Accessories Top Hat Knobs

Pickguard for Gibson Les Paul

GuitarSlinger Aged Knurled Toggle Switch Nut
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[FrazySting]

Please keep making these longer videos. They are awesome!

[JuanValdez]

Saving the copper was such a nice thing to do for Dan. What a good dude.

[DrugabrieL]

This is THE best content on YouTube. Dan's videos should be preserved on every medium possible, multiplied countless times and then buried all over the planet to age like wine for future generations to dig up and honor.

[tekgrrl]

Wonderful restoration project and so well documented. Thanks Dan and Gene!

[macval]

Such a joy to see Dan happy and reunited to his old friend! Makes me happy too! Long live, Dan!

[ewm]

I love that during the headstock touch-up, Dan — as he always does — gives credit to Frank Ford and Chelsea Clark for the techniques he employs. Gene's rewind was incredible. And relicing pots is a new one to me! So much care and attention to detail, but I suppose that's nothing new from Dan and Gene. Bravo!

[nick_stabile]

It's not easy to share a stage with Dan Erlewine, but Gene was a great co-star. He let's me sit here and nod along like we're doing it together. Look at us, we repaired a bunch of PAFs!

[Kenny_]

Gene's attention to detail is genuinely astounding. Wow.

[allanblack]

Watching a couple of pros at work, doesn’t get much better than this!

[digitalgord]

I'm only partway through this, it's epic! I love when you guys go into detail on one guitar, like this and the Willie Nelson guitar.

[J.C...]

That's it. Gotta be my favorite vid of 2023. Seeing him save that PAF was just unbelievable! Way to freakin' go! 😍😲👌

[_oe_o_e_]

that lacquer trick is unbelievable, it's like using goldleaf!

[CassiasGuitars]

57 years, and some tears around here, thank you Dan!

[guitarflyer]

Anything with Dan in it is a hit!! So glad he's got his guitar back and playing again!

[woncameron]

Dan is a national treasure. Love his videos. Guitar hall of fame.

[eggy]

Dan's "blues face" was the cherry on top!

[RevvyTone]

My jaw is on the floor, the level of detail especially in terms of relicing is insane. The section on restoring the PAFs should be required viewing for anyone interested in learning about pickups especially if you are into winding or restoring them. Thanks for an amazing video!

[SkittleKicksPlays]

It is so satisfying to hear this work of art, and you all know this took 50 years off Dan's soul to be reunited. Like a kid in a candy store!

[geraldponce]

Love seeing someone being reunited with their childhood guitar. I still have my 83 Tele I got when I was 14. A friend had it for 12 years, and I eventually got it back. Hopefully, until death, do us part.

[MarcJBeard]

Many congratulations Dan on the return of your beautiful 335. I can imagine how it must feel to have the old girl back and playing again. 🎉