Guitar of the Day: 1979 Gibson ES-347TDN with Hangtags | Norman's Rare Guitars

Can’t spell #wednESday without ES!!! #GuitarOfTheDay: 1979 Gibson ES-347TDN in original Natural finish with original hangtags. Store manager, Mark Agnesi, showing you how our #Gibson #ES347TDN #Natural sounds like here at #NormansRareGuitars! For any questions you may have or price inquires please give us a call at 818-344-8300. So what do you guys think?
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[@SeanTheOutsider]

1. Don't Bring Me Down - ELO 2. Good Times - Chic 3. Le Freak - Chic 4. My Sharona - The Knack

[@rcoveyduc]

Don't "Bring" Me Down ;)

[@plumiegirl47]

the knack one song wonder... and dirty

[@jackgrattan1447]

Good Girls Don't also charted.

[@plumiegirl47]

but was close but not a #1. Fun music either way and reminds me graduating from high school

[@wanderingsurf2842]

Good stuff Sean, thanks for the list!

[@mikeymojo8299]

#WednESday #1979GibsonES347TDN 🇺🇸 1)Don’t Bring Me Down/ELO 2)Good Times/Chic 3)Le Freak(freak out) /Chic 4)My Sharona/The Knack Love me a good blonde 👱🏻‍♀️sweet demo, bonus single coil a la Nile Rodgers the LEGEND. Wassup Mark & Jen 🎥🎸

[@fenderjazz6213]

🐷🐷🐷🐷.....I give that one...4 out of 5 pigs.......

[@mikeymojo8299]

Fender jazz 62 i’ll raise you to 🐷🐷🐷🐷🐽 4.5/5 pigs 😂

[@fenderjazz6213]

Mike M....I guess you win by a snout....oh well....

[@mikeymojo8299]

Fender jazz 62 I hear the snout’s the best part

[@fenderjazz6213]

YUM......PIG SNOUT TACOS....

[@paulsimmons5726]

Gosh, I had that exact model even to the finish. Gorgeous instrument until somebody walked away with it... I hadn't thought about that guitar in years, so cool to see a 347 like the one I had. Great video! Mark was certainly in a '79 mood for this one!

[@FYMASMD]

I have one. Exactly like this. I changed out the pickups and did a refret with somewhat bigger frets. I hate the losers who steal guitars. Sorry that happened to you.

[@voodoodr]

Happy birthday Richie Sambora!!! My first Rock concert was in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Twas at the Roberto Clemente's Coliseum. I was 13? Shit, I forget. A young band with guitarist Richie Sambora opened the show for Ratt. I immediately became a fan. I continued to see Bonjovi there after 4 more different tours in Miami, FL. Good times!!!

[@johnpandolfino8663]

I must say I enjoy your playing.....

[@fabiodarocha8810]

This guitar has a hell of sustain because of the stop-tail piece and the brass nut. Much more than a regular 335. I can dig it. Just don't know why this guitar wasn't very popular like the 335, 345 and 355. The production was discontinued in 1991. This one is a Kalamazoo, it's great. I was waiting for this video. Thanks Mark.

[@saintbrando]

BDay Shout outs! ES #WednESday! 1979 ES 347 TDN original Hang tags! Brass nut! Great Demo Mark, you plethora of guitar information you! Cheers! 🤘🏻🔥🎸⚡️🍻🍻🍻

[@EdKirkpatrick10]

I don't know what rock I've been hiding under, but thanks Marc, Blackberry Smoke is awesome

[@catfishmudflap]

Wow! Beautiful. Great show Mark and Jen.

[@montys8th]

Please sit Jen down and make her watch "Spinal Tap". She'll get so many more of your jokes Mark. Plus it's store history with you guys supplying all the guitars used in filming.

[@john564holloway]

Thanks for the ratio lesson, Mark!

[@greensombrero3641]

a beautiful guitar - one of my favorites thus far.

[@bryanlettow4389]

Thanks for the Agnesi Guitar Academy lessons!

[@benderbi]

What a beautiful thing! Loved it!

[@MrTrendkill2]

hell yeah Agnesi! a Blackberry Smoke shoutout? great f-n band.

[@Chimp_6]

What a beautiful bite that puppy has! I'd love to hear Mr. Bonamassa play his "Just Got Paid" jam on that beauty.

[@timothybedwards5440]

Awesome guitar even need back in the day

[@andrewpappas9311]

Neck Pickup: Don't Let Me Down - ELO Middle Pickup: Good Times - Chic Middle Pickup (Coil Tap): Le Freak - Chic Bridge Pickup: My Sharona - The Knack

[@JourneymanActor]

1979. the year of my birth and I gotta say, I really like this guitar. sounds great and looks good. a real bumblebee guitar.

[@PatoGallini]

was my birthday de 4 of july! this is one of the best ES I have hear!

[@coreymineard]

Love the Natural finish on this 347. Never tried a brass nut before, though. Sounded pretty damn good!

[@christophermay4998]

Oh yeah......freaking rad blonde......although I prefer a brunette......very pretty and clean guitar......won't take much to sell it......another great set list.....songs from my childhood.....I'm 9 years older than you......another home run Mark and Jenn......👍👍👍👍

[@jfinester]

I bought one of those in Antique Sunburst new in 1981. I didn’t keep it long-it was very dark-sounding. I was running it through a Peavey Deuce VT amp that didn’t have a bright switch, and I sure could have used one! Even with the coil split it wasn’t bright enough. I traded it in on a Gibson Les Paul Heritage 80 Elite, and then the act I was playing with got a deal with Peavey, so I had to use a T-60 guitar. They got me a sunburst one, which sounded great through the Deuce VT amp I already had. Those T-60s are vastly underrated-but the ES-347 was prettier!

[@briano.5746]

Nice ! And yes BlackBerry Smoke is awesome !!!

[@davidjones6218]

Happy birthday Richie hope ur havin a good day with ur daughter orianthi.!

[@jonnybeck6723]

Really love the number 2 cut... 'These are the good times...'

[@vonormykirk]

Hands down, best GotD vid, ever. Byyyyyye! 👍

[@SuperRandomName101]

Man that's a beautiful guitar. Im definitely getting an ES for my next guitar. Wont get an expensive one until im consistently giggling.

[@seththomas2194]

Yea mark is cool and all and norms alright and Lemmy is Lemmy.... BUT JEN WITH THEM CAMERA ANGLES and that editing is getting to fricking good... go Jen

[@julosx]

I can't help but think about Black Francis from the Pixies when it comes to the ES-347. His was sunburst and, oddly, didn't have the coil split/tap (whatever) on the lower bout. He used it during the "Trompe Le Monde" era back in 1991 alongside a gorgeous ES-295 reissue.

[@dominicheslop8762]

As a European viewer this is the earliest I have been

[@MarcosMendozaJr]

I seem to be the only one with a black and gold 1979 ES 347 with 23 3/4" scale. I special ordered from Gibson. My guitar truly rocks, series 7 pickups and louder than my '59 LP Custom.

[@jeremyjohnston592]

Absolutely love it Mark! Damn cool guitar. Wish I owned one

[@aquilarossa5191]

I like these vids. Please add a bend and sustain test to you couch bit, because i always wonder how all these guitars respond to holding a note and how they will ring out or not etc.

[@donaldholman9070]

Sounds great!

[@vmat1000]

Nice!!! I ordered an Airbonre Again poster from Gibson when the '58 style Flying V was RI'd in '82 and they sent me a bunch of stuff, among which was a poster advertising the TP-6 with Larry Carlton circa '79 like this 347. Pretty rad but i'd be happy with a cherry red 335, small block stop tail piece like GoodBye Cream era EC. sb AS73 i have is cool, though. I should play it.

[@robertm8552]

2 freaking Chic songs in the setlist? Rad.

[@BenOastler]

Blackberry Smoke might be my new favorite band!!

[@koll789]

MARK - It's not coil TAP. It's coil SPLIT. Coil tap is something different.

[@b00neDawg00]

Gonna get hate for this but I like the volute on 70s gibsons it helps strengthen the headstock

[@stewartwallace8210]

WOW beautiful one today

[@gp85hkg]

that baby made my eyes water, it's so beautiful...and that tailpiece..? I love it. loved the playlist too (".)

[@GARYMANDIEVAN]

Very Nice

[@MrStranger1944]

I can dig it.

[@mikeymojo8299]

Mr.Stranger 🔥DUG🔥

[@hunterfagan6272]

Great song choices. Especially chic!

[@Chrispy_tV]

THIN DUAL NATURAL WE ARE LEARNING!!!!!!!!!!! thanks guys!!! Byeeeee 🎸 🔥🎸 🔥🎸 🔥

[@DanButcher303]

You know guitar legends.....Freddy King and Micheal J Fox. Haha !!!! Beautiful guitar.

[@franciskhoury4288]

Love this! I have a great ES-345, and if I was going to try to expand on my ES guitar variety, I would seek out a 347.

[@Viva_la_Snowman]

Saw Blackberry Smoke back in 09 when they opened for Skynyrd. They kicked ass and their new album is a must have.

[@Wardell43]

I love my 81 ebony es 347. It's a great guitar.

[@achimdg6335]

That's not coil tap, that's coil split. Coil tapping is when don't use all of the wounds of the coil, you have a lower output. Coil tap is usually to be found on single coils. BTW on the humbucker of my HSS-ST I not only have coil split, I have a switch for coil select! That's right, I can use the full humbucker or I can choose between both coils individually!

[@candycandy4139]

Nice guitar Play!

[@eternalme6077]

Dear JEN, could you please give us Just a QUICK LOOK - SEE of that BEAUTIFUL AMP? Just a Quicky after all, I know it's not Guitar and Amp of the Day, Anyways it would be COOL to get a glimpse 🎸❤

[@ios6605]

Where to go Mark The Mac Mc~nisi 🎸 Love the 70s music man keep up the good work 🎼

[@noscrubbubblez6515]

this gibson is the closest to the one i have and i love the coil tap. mine is a 335 although its stamped on the back B34500003. maybe in-between production? coil tap is way under rated.

[@DBGUITARWORKSHOP]

Nice one Mark can you show us that 1983 Gibson Les Paul custom burgundy? Thanks David the French man

[@davebutcher8150]

I had a little Lucille based off the nighthawk model that had that bridge.

[@CurtisMcLeodMusic]

I like the old thumbnails better. Still love the show though, you rock Mark

[@thomasrichmond601]

Love the blond , thanks Mark ✌️ thanks Jen 🌷byeeeeee

[@johneason6540]

Funny today. Math ain't her thing! #BRASS, #GRASS or #ASS it rhymes. Awesome as always.

[@babayaga1767]

79 was my junior year of high school. mark wasn't even born yet. i cant wrap my hea around that

[@espcarolkinder]

general mayhem I graduated in ‘80. Crazy to think we can say “I remember when I did that 50 yrs ago, isn’t it? Kinda sneaks up on us!

[@sixty2jeff]

Me too. 80’ and where did the time go?

[@matthewpaluch777]

Happy WednESday everyone. It's a beautiful blonde gibby!

[@bazzer124]

Mark, what gauge pick do you use on GotD? Thick, thin, dependent of tune, whatever? (personal fave: Dunlop .73mm)

[@davidlewis7363]

Lovely trebles on that.

[@TamierTheRocker]

MYYYY SHARONAAAAAA

[@SuperTbird78]

Jeff Lynne!!!!! kickass!

[@thomasnettleton289]

Brassy Blonde!! Great songlist!!

[@dennis_johnson]

Is this the guitar Al McKay used at Norms?

[@codyfoster17]

One of the few coil taps I've heard that doesn't sound like hot poo. Rockin'.

[@angryheb1]

Blondes have more fun! Beautiful twanger today! Gibson EDS-1275 please Mark? 🤘🎸💕

[@ZepIV]

Oh, hi Mark

[@RockHardRiffs]

Beautiful and awesome guitar, I'm sure....but wow it didn't come across too well. Gotta be the amp. Rock On!

[@IrishBog]

Yeah - read the list of songs before I heard them and just assumed that the Chic stuff would be played with the coil tap on to get that thin single coil sound..... didn't sound good at all.

[@Twizzlemenizzle1]

Gotta Mic the amp guys. Its sound so much better to the viewers

[@julosx]

Distorsion isn't a good choice for playing these songs indeed.

[@ditto1958]

That’s a surprisingly good sounding guitar.

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

The method for tightening or loosening the string on a head tuner compared to a tailpiece tuner are completely different. The ratio described on head tuners is generally a turn-to-turn ratio. Different tuners with the same “ratio” can have very different degrees of accuracy (how fine), depending on things like the circumference of the post. SO - to properly compare the ratio of the head tuner to a tailpiece fine tuner you need to know what length of string is being changed per turn. Let’s say turns-per-inch. EXAMPLE: If the circumference of the headstock tuner post = 1/2 inch, You would need to count how many 360 degree full turns of the knob it will take to get that 1/2 inch of string wrapped around the post, then multiply by 2. If it takes 16 full turns to rotate the post a full 360 degrees, the turn-per-inch ratio is 32 to 1. If the post is thicker or thinner that ratio will be different. On the Tailpiece, let’s say the length can get changed 1/8 of an inch. You would need to count how many 360 degree full turns of the knob it will take to get that 1/8 inch, than multiply by 8. If it takes 6 full turns to get that 1/8 inch, the turn-per inch ratio is 48, which in this example is not much “finer” than the headstock. Bridge fine tuners make a lot more sense on orchestra instruments that have a 1:1 turn-to-turn ratio. BUT - we have not taken into account the LEVERAGE which is dictated by the size of the turning knob or the length of bar being pressed on by the tailpiece adjusting screw (among other things). Doesn’t math SUCK!?

[@plumiegirl47]

high school time... YaY!!

[@Thisisrance]

Dream guitar 🙌🏻

[@jamesthe-doctor8981]

#4 as My Bologna by "Weird" Al Yankovic is still correct, right?😂.

[@brucelk19]

Beast

[@brainfreeze44131]

I was hoping Mark would tell us who he is rooting for in the world cup. That way I could put money on the other team.

[@davidg-oo1ox]

When did they stop adding volutes to the neck?

[@aidanparker9543]

What does the TDN mean? I’m going to look at a 1979 Gibson Ed 347 but not sure if it’s a TD or TDN or neither

[@ChrisTheDragonRider]

When did they first start introducing coil splitting in the guitar market? I was surprised to see it as stock on a 70's Gibson.

[@MrTheAverageAmerican]

Awesome sound, I want it but can't afford it

[@tomjohn3364]

ES stands for extra special!!!! Lol!!! Funky guitar. I give up on asking for a Vox. I guess too rare for Norman.

[@andrewgarnsey331]

1979 and Bonde, sounds like my X wife.

[@grwood15]

I want one

[@bddmhopp5]

Way to shout out Blackberry Smoke. Charlie Starr, an acquaintance and one of the best players out there...

[@Smagledorf]

Man a Gibbie ES that you haven't done before?! You guys spoil us! However! You know what you haven't done?! A Maton! Gotta do a Maton!

[@raffyzoo2130]

when were push pull pots invented? obviously after 1979. what a relic :)

[@larrygeetar9309]

My Sharona, wow! That song had a really good guitar solo. The 347's are kind of strange guitars, a cross between 345 and 355 in a way. Hate that tail piece. But I'm a 345 fan, so ...

[@buckfaststradler4629]

Switchmaster? As he ever done one of those?

[@goldwold]

TWO BETTER! Love ES Wednesday

[@dustinlietha]

Yeah!! Charlie Starr is da man!!!!

[@SKULLFVK3D]

I was born in 79 and my bday is next Tuesday get me a good Esquire mark

[@salsplace]

Isn't that a coil split?

[@tinyb69]

Sal - Someone gets it. I don't understand how so many people think that they are interchangeable.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

They're interchangeable I think...

[@salsplace]

No they are completely different.

[@tylerheim1932]

btw that shirt is awesome

[@kierenmoore3236]

“I’m thinking an all 1979 playlist …” * Proceeds to play “1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins, 5 times in a row … *

[@wezzlyn]

I'd play it.

[@w13rdguy]

Violins have those fine tuners.

[@gusdupree2508]

w13rdguy violins never solved anything, or wait.......

[@gusdupree2508]

Gotta do a maton

[@farleys1376]

Do a B-bender tele mark, please!!!!

[@DanButcher303]

FarLeys 1 I would 100% appreciate that !!!

[@HBSuccess]

What makes you think they have a B-bender in their inventory? Has Brad Paisley been in? Nevermind he uses a G-bender

[@farleys1376]

Tioga Fretworks Wtf man

[@tinyb69]

Why just stick to bending one string? kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5alf6yMnqynecU