Rescuing a guitar that was left outside for 5+ years!

[sethgreenberg]

I envy your ability to just stumble across potential projects

[pthelo]

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!!

[peterelfman]

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

[PascalMourier]

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.

[SteveSchwills]

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.

[wintercriesoficial]

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!

[N.A._McBee]

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!

[bradleyverde]

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!

[backpacklights]

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

[ashtmslf]

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

[alteredbrain]

For the basitar setup, I went through the same website, and even wrote to Ballew, who answered me about potential issues I might encounter. Glad to see someone following the same path

[Harry-xsdd]

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 :)

[indigosnow_]

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

[forrestpatterson]

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

[j.jilenquan]

bro single handedly saved this guitar’s life. Amen

[jose]

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

[kayaboya]

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.

[_DRMR_]

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

[apidyahex]

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

[billherbert]

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.