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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Matt Owen

This Squier Strat was left outside for five years – before it was brought back to life by a crazy guitar mod

A battered Squier Strat zip tied to a garden fence

We’ve seen our fair share of guitar restoration projects, from Jared James Nichols rescuing a tornado-damaged Gibson Les Paul, to Monty’s Guitars salvaging Ed Sheeran’s Martin acoustic guitar – gifted to him by Eric Clapton – which had been almost destroyed in a fire.

Such stories usually make for some of the most heart-warming tales of the instrumental world, and this new project from YouTuber David Hilowitz – who sought to resurrect an abandoned Squier Stratocaster – is no exception.

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