The FiftyNiner Winder Show

I’m a guitar-obsessed pickup winder navigating life through my passion for tone. As a lifelong guitar nerd and tone chaser, I build and repair pickups because I simply can’t stop creating.

This channel is all about the love of guitar and great tone—featuring insights, tips, pickup winding, guitar repairs, and more. My goal is to keep things fun, informative, and real, like a laid-back hangout over a beer or coffee. Sometimes we get deep, because that’s part of being human, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

So grab a drink, come hang out on YouTube or check out my posts below. If you dig what we’re doing, let us know! If not, no worries—keep rocking on your guitar journey.

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The FiftyNiner Winder Show

Donner Project Part 3: Guitar Rebuild! Will it be playable?

Donner Project Part 3: Guitar Rebuild! Will it ...

The final instalment of this Donner Project guitar, and it's a long one... but we play it at the end! In this episode we do the final rebuild with a...

Donner Project Part 3: Guitar Rebuild! Will it ...

The final instalment of this Donner Project guitar, and it's a long one... but we play it at the end! In this episode we do the final rebuild with a...

Donner Project Part 2: Full Refret, Level, Crown & Polish

Donner Project Part 2: Full Refret, Level, Crow...

In this episode we take a walk down "Refret Lane". New fretwire pressed in, filed, bevelled, levelled, crowned, dressed and polished. This neck has about 3-4 hours into it by...

Donner Project Part 2: Full Refret, Level, Crow...

In this episode we take a walk down "Refret Lane". New fretwire pressed in, filed, bevelled, levelled, crowned, dressed and polished. This neck has about 3-4 hours into it by...

Donner Project Part 1: Correcting the Fretboard Radius

Donner Project Part 1: Correcting the Fretboard...

In this video we take a look at a flawed neck from a Donner Telecaster-style guitar/guitar kit and correct the warped fretboard radius back to a nice and straight 9.5"...

Donner Project Part 1: Correcting the Fretboard...

In this video we take a look at a flawed neck from a Donner Telecaster-style guitar/guitar kit and correct the warped fretboard radius back to a nice and straight 9.5"...

Don't Buy a Donner Guitar Before Watching This.

Don't Buy a Donner Guitar Before Watching This.

Got a Donner T-Style project guitar in for a build, but there's a major flaw on the neck...

Don't Buy a Donner Guitar Before Watching This.

Got a Donner T-Style project guitar in for a build, but there's a major flaw on the neck...

Stop Buying Gear, Start Making Music

Stop Buying Gear, Start Making Music

Discussion on Gear Acquisition vs. using the stuff we already have and spending more time playing our guitars and practising.

Stop Buying Gear, Start Making Music

Discussion on Gear Acquisition vs. using the stuff we already have and spending more time playing our guitars and practising.

Setting up a 60th Anniversary Fender Telecaster

Setting up a 60th Anniversary Fender Telecaster

In this episode, we set up a 60th Anniversary Fender Telecaster with rosewood board and modern hardware.

Setting up a 60th Anniversary Fender Telecaster

In this episode, we set up a 60th Anniversary Fender Telecaster with rosewood board and modern hardware.