Guitar of the Day: 2021 Gretsch Blue Penguin | Norman's Rare Guitars

Stay safe, be kind and hope you’re all well! Enjoy this new episode of #GuitarOfTheDay: Lemmo playing a new 2021 Gretsch Blue Penguin available here at #NormansRareGuitars! For any questions you may have or price inquiries about this #Gretsch #BluePenguin #ElectricGuitar please give us a call at 818-344-8300. So what do you guys think of this #GretschBluePenguin?
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[@tobiaswilken1187]

Cannot believe I was lucky enough to be the one who owns it now.

[@baliscotsurf]

now that you've had it for awhile has your opinion changed in regards to how it plays? I'm thinking about getting a Masterbuilt. Does it feedback when cranked?

[@tobiaswilken1187]

@@baliscotsurf Sorry for the late reply. To cut a long story short, this is the best guitar I've ever held in my hands... it needed some time to be set up the way I like it, because when it arrived the action was way too low (some people might love that, I like a bigger tone). If you are fortunate enough to find one, buy it. Send me a message if you have any more questions, cheers

[@niels2520]

I like how personal the guitar is. For everybody there is something.

[@troyoswald5683]

so true!

[@rickstorm1044]

Day Tripper with a little taste of Eleanor Rigby back to Day Tripper That gives us a little taste of The Dead and their jam band ways flowing from one song to the next back to the 1st song or maybe to another song all together, very cool

[@greg7656]

tone and sound of that second song was perfection

[@MrRoach-yo3mz]

*Glad to see a few NON FENDERS being reviewed for a change, a very refreshing change from the norm, no pun intended.*

[@GasserGlass]

you can say that again, amen brother!

[@joebryant8500]

LOL. Every new Gretsch bought since 2002 has been made and sold by Fender through their "Gretsch Guitars" brand. "The Gretsch Company" hasn't made or sold a thing for over 20 years.

[@Rtechmobile]

@@joebryant8500 I was going to say the same thing.

[@lorenzocelestino2073]

I remember that song when he played in the middle position. That song was played by lemmo and jimmy hendrex!!! Absolutely killed it 💟💟💟

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

Day Tripper! This is the first time I’ve ever seen Lemmo play something that I know how to play

[@vfirehorse]

i did enjoy that thank you !

[@IgorGorbunovGulfstream]

Like this sounds!! Thank you!! Want it in my mixes!!

[@sagrado5]

Amazing, what a talent to play and what a beautiful guitar!

[@DaveKaplowitz]

Gorgeous guitar, looks good and sounds great.

[@danielwestervelt727]

Love listening to mike play. Love his style.

[@jorisev]

Are you sure that tone switch is 'off' in the down position? Usually it's off in the middle, and the sounds you're getting have that quack that you typically get when it's 'on' in the down position... Ridiculously cool guitar in any case!

[@markmoorhead1442]

Awesome playing dude, and a beautiful guitar too !

[@johndelong9230]

My band mate in 1970 had a Country Gentleman. He sold it for $250 and bought a Les Paul. I shiver to think what the value of that Gretch would bring today.

[@coachdewalls9355]

Haven't seen one of these on here in a while...always very cool! Loved the Beatles mash up!

[@lathan_frazier1381]

Beautiful

[@ganderstein3426]

I love Gretsch!

[@lordjs9726]

I like this. Gretsch is amazing.

[@maxcassells5398]

Absolutely love a good gretsch! They were some of the first guitars that caught my eye when I first started guitar (George Harrison for example).

[@hkguitar1984]

Beautiful Gretsch.

[@teslapete4461]

that guitar is stunning...

[@rylieriley]

Oh boy, do I love Gretsch Penguin's! I have a Creme De Marine Falcon that's amazing, but I still need a Penguin in my life.

[@benedekjuhasz5592]

The second piece! From hendrexz and Lemmo's duo. Love it

[@terrygrant7352]

Just great Michael. Sure hope Norm is making arrangements for U guys to carry on what Norm is all about.

[@sparxlabprojects9545]

Very entertaining playing. Nice.

[@doug5853]

Mate. What skill!

[@cookq]

Got one of these penguins in white built by Stern. Such a great guitar!

[@CillBlintonOfficial]

Damn, your bass notes are on point!

[@zacharywatson885]

May be the best looking guitar I have ever seen on Guitar of the Day. Would love to see that same finish on a 3 pup Falcon.

[@jeffjacobson59]

If you hav an extra 10K that could be a reality, my brother!

[@plumiegirl47]

Love the Beatles!!!

[@catfishmudflap]

Wow!

[@charleshartz2710]

Yeah. !!

[@PAul.paUL.PaUL.]

What a special guitar and of course awesome playing by Michael Lemmo. I would love to play this guitar but the price... But its really worth it.

[@Smagledorf]

Love the blue of that Penguin! Gretsch really need their own day on GOTD! However! Gotta do a Maton!

[@TheRockyhockey007]

very cool , great color , luv the gretsch stuff actually , even tho it's a little out of my wheelhouse , I always dug the beatles sound , great version of day tripper , very nice tone in fact , always liked those toaster pickups , I don't have any gretsch guitars but I do have one of those p/u's in my silvertone , great demo as always

[@JaiderGuerrero_]

El mejor canal del mundo 👌

[@toneydavis9802]

My buddy called me and said Lemmo has a Blue Pinguin. I said tell him to give a couple of breaths and call a veteranarian! Oh man that thang is beautiful!

[@sankeysinner8367]

The 2 pots are both volume controls aren't they, not tone. And he seems to have the tone selector in the down position all the time, giving it a more trebly sound than the middle "bypass" position.

[@refugiopoint]

Good God, Michael is quite a stud, can play any song on any guitar, such a treat, really appreciate all the time and effort putting these together every day, super grateful!

[@terrytickler]

Cool

[@varminttank]

I like the gold this would be my pimp guitar 🎸

[@georgespencer3973]

That was so good, Mike. Your playing always inspires me.

[@judosailor]

So funny. Trogly just talked about the white falcon, white chicken and white penguin!

[@senord2429]

Damn, that’s was good

[@Geromill]

Excited with this one!

[@stes3061]

Get a life

[@Geromill]

@@stes3061 I got one! Thanks buddy

[@carlito7863]

Why my hands gently weeps? I love this guitar so beautiful and sound very good!

[@terrytickler]

Yay

[@arnoldmmbb]

Icy beauty 🐧🐧🐧

[@kw7292]

Michael always upping his game, with the looper action at the end and finishing strong. Very professional and entertaining.

[@coreycefail6704]

Dream guitar….. I want a penguin so bad

[@kevinhill4012]

High quality there

[@stevelinbergbaby135]

Took me a year to master my Gretsch ✌️

[@jamesthe-doctor8981]

“Really cool Gretsch hang tag.” 😂😂😂

[@decadentdevil]

I remember seeing the Cult live And they were playing gretch. Such an amazing sound

[@stes3061]

Too bad lemmo plays soytunes

[@Pchristensen20]

Billy Duffy - the master of the White Falcon

[@decadentdevil]

@@Pchristensen20 exactly. Such a great band

[@montag4516]

Pretty sure that Gretsch was making a Billy Duffy signature Falcon for a while.

[@Pchristensen20]

@@montag4516 they do make a BD signature White Falcon. I own one and love it. Gretsch even did a limited run BD Black Falcon..I think they only made about 45 of them.

[@greensombrero3641]

HELLO TODD! RU YOU READING THESE COMMENTS?

[@xaviervermeulen8484]

Anyone know what were the two first songs or licks ? It was pretty cool.

[@robertp5633]

there are 2 chips on it, above one switch and below the other switch, start checking it out at 1:50...and stop it at 1:56. and a third small chip with pick scratches right at 1:45. Amazing guitar though.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Lovely guitar but I think a 🐧 Penguin looks best in, well, ... white. Just my opinion. Nice playing by the way too

[@UItimateGuitarCovers]

Is there a dint in above the second switch, approx 1cm up, really nice guitar though

[@waynedavis5137]

Hey here is an idea, with all the modern high tech gizmos currently available have Todd zoom in and thump the bass on thumpin thursday ? .

[@w13rdguy]

IDK Mikey. Looks pretty jazzy, to me!🤔

[@Irkennalpha]

There’s a Masterbuilt at a Music Store in my city. At $4.4k, I’m seriously thinking about buying it.

[@leemartin2978]

I wouldn’t bet against this one now being sold also 😀

[@danwilson9530]

I just saw it on Reverb. $5,999.00

[@aperezdeal]

Second track gave me Golden Axe meets Mad Max vibes.

[@DJBuglip]

Mud switch. I almost went with one on my build (replica Country Club).

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

EXCEPT FOR THE COLOR THIS CUSTOM BUILT GRETSCH GUITAR IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW ALWAYS DUG THOSE CASSES MIKE FORGOT TO SPEAK OF THE GREAT GRETSCH P~UPS THEY'RE VERY VERY UNIQUE HAD A 1960s COOL GRETSCH WHITE FALCON IN 1972 BUT I TRADED IT FOR A 56 LP JR & A 1950s FENDER TWEED AMP BOTH IN MINT CONDITION GREAT GUITAR PLAYING MIKE ANOTHER COOL GOTD JEN CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042

[@ButlerHustleton]

go crazy then

[@spoolin5.9ky16]

What’s the first song he played????

[@LucasFerreira-cq8qz]

The only thing i hate on those Gretsch is the metal arm protection they put on the bottom of the body, for looks it's great but it's cold as hell when you play with your arm directly on that spot.

[@Daniel-qf2hi]

God damn lemmo is so cool

[@louielouie4187]

We love you man. Fiance and i watch ya jam every day. I want a usa telecaster maple neck In the $1000.00 range ya ship to Florida?

[@markgatland977]

Shame I'm on the wrong continent..I'd happily come and demo some '60s custom colour Fender basses 😉

[@OoavastoO]

For a 2021 guitar it's showing a lot of battle scars....do they come "distressed" like that from the factory or did someone just really hammer on this one?

[@craig.encinitas]

Light relic? Looks like it. Tim Pierce has a similar one.

[@patf2444]

Cool guitar ..what was the 1st and sec songs?

[@andi_1525]

The second was an original, he did a version with Henny hendrexz on this Channel a while back. Its a Tele/Les Paul vid i think

[@ButlerHustleton]

does anyone know what that first tune was

[@MrWumbologist]

Lemmo I love you but you did this in your last Gretsch demo! The bypass position on the tone switch is middle!

[@markburrows1179]

A Gretsch is next on my list for a purchase, but I want a left handed one, so I am going to hit up the manufacturer's site and do a little wrangling. This is always the way I do things, I explain I will take guitars with cosmetic flaws as long as it's structurally and electronically sound. I play, I don't collect. I don't care if the guitar is not pristine, and it works, I get a document stating all of the cosmetic flaws plus a warranty to cover structure and electronics. Plus I save a truckload of money far less than manufacturer's suggested price.

[@zankyalbo2208]

Is that thing lightly aged ? There are some very strange finish dings for a master-built.

[@drugtaker3283]

I think so because of the knobs

[@Steven-zg5bq]

hi what color blue is the penguin? how much do you want for it?I need it

[@pinklemon3792]

His guitar skills are so tasty

[@abbaeben6409]

2nd song is a mark knopfler lemmo special

[@tijssens]

What is the song at the 5 min mark???

[@joebryant8500]

I think it's his own composition. Longer version here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWHMdqKbbtCoqas

[@michaelhiggs8657]

Why not get Glenn Hughes in? I think he lives somewhere near LA.

[@Za7a7aZ]

A candy apple red fender strat with ebony fretboard makes me weak in the knees. How much does a old penguin go for these days... Just soar that penguin through the barrier with a distortion alreradyyyy....

[@sassystylist01]

If Elvis Presley was a guitar....

[@CORNPOP24]

Call Bootsy Collins.

[@brettwolf]

Is it new? The back looked like it had buckle rash

[@mcmdrpiffle447]

my question exactly. Maybe an 'aged' guitar?

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Good eye and I noticed a couple of small dings in the body and was wondering if its an "aged" guitar as well?

[@danwilson9530]

It's new. It was ordered with a level of factory relic'ing

[@brettwolf]

Thanks for the quick response

[@danwilson9530]

@@brettwolf No problem. They should hire me! Oh Jen...

[@PaulManningg]

Bruh has no idea how the tone or volume controls work. But he plays geetar good

[@joebryant8500]

Nice Fender Custom Shop guitar. ;o)

[@MrZachgonz]

🐧🐧🐧

[@edwardsauve4836]

Why a Penguin ? Of all the birds that there are why did Gretsch go with a Penguin ? Why not a Snowy Owl ? or a Sandhill Crane ? Puffins are nice , what about the Blue Footed Booby ? Albatross ! Albatross !

[@espcarolkinder]

How about a Gretsch Grouse??

[@edwardsauve4836]

@@espcarolkinder Yes , very good or the Gretsch Golden Goose , the whole body covered in gold sparkle , gold pickups , gold everything .

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Carol Of...a Gretsch Grouse? Hilarious! :-)

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Or how about the Gretsch Gannet! (There is a bird called a Gannet actually, it's a water based bird)

[@sieg7317]

6:55 is it a song or is he just jammin'?

[@owenwinckler2972]

Its a song called evergreens forevermore

[@johnm3946]

I want a cardboard cutout of this guitar and wall hanger it.

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

Damn I wish I had $6,000

[@connorfischer3283]

Mikes up to something watch out

[@mrneil2]

Lemmo can really play but IMHO always uses too much reverb. Every guitar he plays pretty much sounds the same. Reverb reverb reverb. But man can he play

[@greg7656]

guess it all depends on taste. I love reverb, hits my ears just right

[@Pchristensen20]

Is there such a thing as too much reverb?

[@malcolmfunkymalcolm2369]

If you think everything that Lemmo plays sounds the same, I suggest you need your ears de waxed 😂

[@mrneil2]

@@guitarocd9984 exactly

[@jackolson8775]

That guitar didn't seem to inspire Lemmo very much. Still a pretty nifty piece.

[@jackolson8775]

....and too bad he didn't play some surf music , had the right set up for sure. ....rockabilly..???

[@johnmuldoon2037]

What does muffled picking tell you about a guitar's sound? NOTHING

[@derael61]

can I have it?