He Said He Could Make My Cheap Guitar Priceless... He Was Right.

I teamed up with Chris & Matt from Driftwood Guitars to do the dumbest possible thing to a $300, beat-up 1980 “lawsuit era” Takamine: spare-no-expense the rebuild. Six months, 50+ hours, and ~$4,500 later… it’s a completely different guitar. You shouldn't do this but… I'm glad we did. 🎥 Watch Driftwood’s full build video (highly recommended):    • Can We Turn Rhett Shull’s $300 “Lawsuit” T...   Huge thanks to Chris & Matt at Driftwood Guitars. Go watch their build and subscribe: ‪@DriftwoodGuitars‬ WHAT WE DID • Neck off (epoxy), converted to serviceable bolt-on + full reset • Top thinned + braces re-voiced (through the soundhole!) • Brazilian rosewood bridge, unslotted pins, wide bone saddle • Bone nut, stainless frets, fingerboard leveled • Subtle burst refinish on back/sides/neck • Result: more sustain, wider bandwidth, faster response, and—under a mic—shockingly balanced (“premixed”) CHAPTERS 00:00 The Initial Reveal 00:45 Whats going on here? 02:10 Diagnosis: neck angle, cracked bridge, epoxy problems 04:05 The plan (and cost) 06:10 Re-voicing/top work through the soundhole 08:03 Let's hear the guitar 08:48 Bob Taylor takes a look 09:40 Jonathan Stout shreds 10:33 The first play test 13:20 "New" Guitar Vs. Old Guitar 14:34 Takamine vs. Martin D18 16:07 My Thoughts, whats the difference? 19:36 Should you do this? (No.) 21:00 Thanks & Driftwood’s video MY COURSES • Fretboard Fundamentals Ultimate → https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/ • Breaking Out of the Pentatonic Box → https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/ • The CAGED Course → https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/ • The Inner Circle (monthly) → https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/ Free resources → https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p... Full catalog → https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/l... LISTEN TO MY MUSIC Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/5llKY... Apple Music →   / rhett-shull   PODCAST Dipped In Tone →    / @dippedintone   #acousticguitar #Takamine #DriftwoodGuitars #luthier #guitarmods #MartinD18 #RhettShull