Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Am I wasting my time restoring a piece of garbage? In this video, we'll test some imported luthier tools I'd never heard of before, and we'll do it while attempting to restore my vintage 1976 Fender Stratocaster to playing order. Or are 70s Fender Strats really diamonds in the rough? Or do they deserve their TERRIBLE reputation?
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0:00 Intro and Fret Inspection
4:15 Cleanup
6:00 Disassembly
10:36 Switch Discussion
18:43 Scoring Finish & Pulling Frets
29:29 Installing New Frets
40:24 Filing, Crowning, Polishing w/ FRTLZR!
1:11:25 Nut Job
1:18:54 Brass Saddles and DEMO!