Guitar of the Day: Early 1960's Gretsch Jet Firebird | Norman's Rare Guitars

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[@jimestooper1480]

What a gorgeous guitar

[@arlingtonhynes]

“Hell’s Bells”, man, that song is a masterclass in heavy rock songwriting. Simple, clear, and great. Like at least a dozen other AC/DC tunes.

[@jcountry05]

Malcolm used a Gretsch falcon when they wrote that song

[@g1344304]

3 Years since Malcolm’s passing, lovely tribute!

[@Kuro-vr1bz]

I really like when you do things other than strats and other kind of standard guitars. I’ll watch no matter what but I like to see some stuff you don’t see as often.

[@AnvilMusicGroup]

I had both the red one and the black, back in the 1960's. Kept the black until the 1980's. I don't remember a bridge like the one you're showing.

[@isaiahcoe6532]

Lemmo is a rockin' guitarist

[@chasadavis]

Excellent salesmanship, playing tunes that the style of guitar was famous for.

[@djwarren5081]

Good to see Michael having fun with his wiggle stick.

[@jimbucket2996]

I think he has way too much fun with his wiggle stick at home.

[@amritjanardhanan]

@@jimbucket2996 guyssss.... stop itttt......

[@ryancarter23]

Bowchicawowwow

[@plumiegirl47]

😂

[@geromelegnome5446]

"He was mast abating!!!" Warren from something about mary!!!

[@jimbucket2996]

I headbanged through this one. I've been skipping the same old same old lately. Should have kept it all Malcolm as a tribute.

[@stevehornshaw4478]

As always Michael u do justice to any guitar and make them sound special through your gift and talent. Thnx

[@TheRockyhockey007]

going down to sin city , get me a gretsch firebird from Norms , rip it wide open like Malcolm did , grab me some wiggle stick , or not , great rock n roll Michael , luv the ac/dc , not something I expected from a gretsch , very cool , thanks guys

[@coachdewalls9355]

This channel made me a fan of several different models of Gretsch guitars, and this one is on that list. Great color, and great sound!

[@francoisemougel3999]

Playing guitar looks so easy when I watch you Michael. Thanks !!!

[@randyc5650]

Godzilla's head was moving but his teeth were locked onto the guitar. Also a great demo from Lemmo.

[@ArturBrzozowski444]

I bet the neck heel is all chewed up

[@IBazza_]

1. Neck - Hells Bells 2. Both - Sin City 3. Bridge - Girls Got Rhythm

[@WaterburnerActual]

Thanks for letting a iconic guitar be heard again! Its a fantastic instrument! Growing up back in the '60s, on select Fri or Sat nites, some fam friends would come over and sing & play. Conversation would evolve to diff artists, & which guitar they were playing.. I can remember my Mom talking about wanting a red double cut, the 6131 being the likely candidate in my mind; and the New Yorker. A bit opposite, those two. But Im sure there was more to the convo than I could have picked up and remember now, 60 some years later. So you definitely brought back some fond memories. I'll be sitting with my Ibanez and thinking about which grandbaby of 12 to pass my gear onto. Take care & Stay SAFE!!

[@mckinleyrichard4395]

Such a beautiful guitar.

[@kjgas6945]

Beautiful guitar thank you Michael. That looks like it belongs to you. Excellent guitar.!

[@martinandersson5833]

Awesome job Lemmo! That rocked🤟I like it when Lemmo goes off soloing...

[@joelpowzyk5295]

Great guitar! Love the color. Joel P.

[@connorharlan1187]

I miss Mark but I really love the fact that Lemmo really covers all the sonic capabilities of the guitars he plays. Love it Michael!

[@evanrichter3893]

Marks great, he’s really charismatic and a great player. But his playing can’t compare to micheal. His playing is on another level

[@Pnanasnoic]

@@evanrichter3893 >can’t compare to micheal You can't be serious. Mark's catalog dwarfs Lemmo's. And Lemmo's attack is often wanting, whereas Mark was never afraid of the strings.

[@jimbucket2996]

@@Pnanasnoic ya you betcha! Mark can do it but doesn't feel the need to show off all the time. He went home and practiced like a pro not fudging his way through. Two different approaches. He educated us too. Too many flubs here kissing lemmos ass. I like the guy and he is good but be professional man.

[@connorfischer3283]

@@Pnanasnoic Bruh wtf are you talking about, Michael is miles better in literally every single aspect, chords, originality and his catalog is bigger.

[@connorfischer3283]

@@jimbucket2996 lol stfu, the only shit you learned from mark was how to play an a and e shaped barre chord. Clearly trash players speaking

[@rylieriley]

Excellent playing, as always.

[@randydempsey6501]

All 3 songs were great but that last one was killer. Lemmo was really into this guitar!

[@connorfischer3283]

That’s one of the nicest bridge pickups I think I’ve heard, really cool

[@dylanderoos4048]

My dream guitar

[@phildiegidio4658]

One of my favorite guitars. Just a great looker, and those pickups are notorious for screaming. Nice.

[@jodyhendrix5876]

Awesome, thanks Lemmo

[@Mo-dad]

That's the sound of the recording Lemmo killed it

[@eitahntahar4176]

Keep doing the best thing in the world

[@cherrypickerguitars]

Ooooooo..I really like these. Probably a new one, from their standard series with modern TV Jones pups. Not Fenderish, not Gibsonish - totally their own sound. CNS&Y just ROCKED on Gretsch guitars!

[@dt9r]

so nice color

[@kaungkhant6348]

Wawaweewa... Very Nice!

[@DolphLundgrenix6909]

My favorite gretsch is the country club in "cadillac green"

[@Trombonology]

I have that very model, a 2006. It's my favorite electric in my collection.

[@zeek9.464]

Love that

[@alberthull9372]

I have a 1960s gretch still in its case I bought this 30 or 40 years ago and never learned to play only looked at it when we moved houses were would i get a true value

[@donaldholman9070]

What a bridge!

[@ericajohnson3230]

Cool guitar 🎸

[@claudiochiarini9793]

Bridge position is fucking Rock! Lemmo’s rule!

[@Smagledorf]

Awesome, rocking guitar of the day man! Such a great sound! However! Gotta do a Maton!

[@crazynitroeverything4482]

Whoa. Lemmo is really good.

[@eitahntahar4176]

Yess

[@vadenk4433]

Filtertrons sound amazing.

[@stevepi1]

I'd liked to of heard that plugged into that tweed.....

[@timfeleppa3156]

You are a great presenter and a killer picker

[@LindaCrescent]

Just a footnote to the Malcolm Young reference in this video. I saw an interview with Harry Vanda a while ago. Harry was the song writing partner with Malcolm and Angus's older brother, George Young in the Easybeats. They went on to write heaps of hit songs after the Easybeats split up. Harry mentioned that he gave Malcolm his Gretsch Firebird and said it was the best investment that he had ever made.

[@daved974]

m goin back to sin city- nice ML i been playin too for awhile and yeah nice job on this gitfiddle. thanks

[@freddaniel5099]

Malcolm! 🎸

[@markbundy1694]

So what’s left now that Todd the Acoustic and Bass God has left the building? Is it the Edible’s or Night? Rock Steady NRG!!!🤘🏼

[@zapwatt]

I love me some Mark Agnesi but Michael Lemmo is a superior musician.

[@plumiegirl47]

Love it today!!! Godzilla was gnawing away while you played. I saw AC/DC back in the 80’s and I could not hear for 3 days........winner!!!

[@hoopy63]

AC/DC have had a few changes in their line up but the biggest was after Bon Scott died in feb 1980. The band released ‘back in black’ later that year with their new lead singer Brian Johnson... and toured the album from June ‘80 to Aug ‘81. The album and tour were huge and it sounds like this is the tour you saw... wow, must have been amazing!

[@plumiegirl47]

I think you are right and it was at San Bernardino, CA. It was outdoor it was sooo loud

[@hoopy63]

@@plumiegirl47 i had friends that went to see that tour here in melbourne (at the sidney myer music bowl - outdoors) and they thought it was wild! Never seen them - my loss!

[@GIBKEL]

Epic tone. Tone is like a recipe...guitar-amp...(fill in the blank) where the unknown quantity is that human touch. TNT spent all summer in my tape deck. I was just sick of the latest and greatest but damn if it doesn't sound fresh with every play.

[@anthonysclafani3963]

nice to see more gretsches

[@catlikemeew]

I’d bet one of the Young brothers would kill it on one of these.

[@leiferickson9666]

Always great playing, but that Gretch looks awesome. I would lile one!!!.....

[@leiferickson9666]

Like one !....🍁 . .

[@teddyboy9116]

Nice...

[@sankeysinner8367]

Pick up selector seemed to be up for bridge and down for neck. Unusual.

[@rafaelprante5508]

That was the tone control...

[@lauramoore9659]

We SALUTE YOU!

[@sharkattack67]

Neck pup blah but that bridge pup rocked.

[@AndyDion]

The Wiggle stick was used!

[@qtoshi6126]

I think Brian May's model was a bit of a copy of sorts... one of my fvorite guitars...

[@jimbonacum8917]

What do those switches up top do? and is that a master volume control?

[@jacksonhornady7474]

Does gretsch do a reissue of these. I’d love to see one compared to this one. This one sounds amazing!!!!

[@muinarc0]

Yes they made a Japanese "Pro-line" model called the 6128-1962 for at least 15 years from around 2000-2015. There are also korean and other eastern made electromatic double cut jets.

[@Gratefulman1965]

Can’t help but think of Blue oyster cults “Godzilla” every time Lemmo wears that T shirt.😂 Nice Gretsch though.

[@beyondepths]

Michael, what are all those switches and nobs? Wanted to know more as I don't have the level of knowledge of many here. Great performance as always though, cheers

[@wesleyalan9179]

You can Google it, find out ALL ABOUT IT

[@beyondepths]

@@wesleyalan9179 Thanks Alan, so obvious, don't know why I haven't thought about it 👍

[@wesleyalan9179]

@@beyondepths I figured you would know to Google info on it, I was just being sarcastic 😅 Kudos for you for taking it well🤘😁👍

[@beyondepths]

@@wesleyalan9179 Haha, of course. Too many cranky dudes on the net those days...I just relax, crack a beer open and hit some notes

[@wesleyalan9179]

@@beyondepths right on! Haha🤟😄

[@McGarveymusic210]

George Harrison had a single cut one of these he used for a rehearsal of the cavern club his duo jet was in the shop or something and use one of those till the guitar was done getting repaired or something like that

[@lustycourtier2425]

He had a DC country Gent but I’ve never seen a dc jet. I e be surprised if he had an expensive back up back then

[@McGarveymusic210]

@@lustycourtier2425 no the guitar wanst his it was a guitar the store or someone let him borrow to play at rehearsal till his guitar was done at the shop

[@lustycourtier2425]

@@McGarveymusic210 I’ve got the ultimate edition of Beatles gear by Andy Babiuk and never seen this

[@McGarveymusic210]

@@lustycourtier2425 Idk then maybe I'm wrong nut I saw a picture if George playing one

[@barnowl4528]

AC/DC!!!

[@mcmdrpiffle447]

Ha ! GorJirra was chewing on your shirt !

[@digitalbrand5510]

Very Wilbury

[@christophervaldez8746]

Dont use that wiggle stick too much. You'll get hair on your palms...🤣🎸

[@wesleyalan9179]

😅

[@scottrgood]

Not a huge fan of the double cut duo jet, but that seems like a pretty rare guitar. They couldn’t have made very many of those double cut firebirds, not sure. Pretty sweet.

[@valeriolongo447]

Oh shit 1 minute ...im so fast...beautiful guitar btw😂🥴

[@hotwheel6663]

I thought firebird had 3 pickups and Duo 2 pickups? Malcom took out front two.

[@michaelgonzalez7304]

Malcolm added the middle pickup (I assume a Gibson humbucker). He stripped the red paint off his Jet Firebird to natural finish and removed the tremolo arm (probably because it was hard for him to keep in tune) as well as removing the neck pickup and middle pickup and leaving the bridge pickup giving it the nickname, "The Beast".

[@eitahntahar4176]

(the best thing is to play the electric guitar 🎸

[@MissChrissyM1]

🤪

[@nikfox6235]

First

[@mollygoins3867]

Second

[@geromelegnome5446]

Fourteenth!!!

[@connorfischer3283]

106th

[@geromelegnome5446]

Matt Rogers please report for douchbagery!!! We need a talking anal wart to spoil our dumb fun!!! 😂😂😂

[@connorfischer3283]

23rd

[@scottieokorn4964]

name of Last song?

[@eugenesignorini8270]

Girls Got Rhythm. From Highway to Hell

[@jonnybeck6723]

Where's Carlos?

[@JzimmaSRT]

Lemmo's back must hurt from carrying this channel

[@derael61]

can I have it?

[@ericajohnson3230]

Just kidding

[@HoosierRooster]

Definitely not the best sounding Gretsch I've ever heard

[@noahlynaugh5025]

Jesus Christ lemmo

[@terryjohinke8065]

Pity you can't play it as good as the guitar is. Stick to sales.

[@adriankaill9413]

Malcolm was all about 1st position...that's why Lemmo's Hells Bells was off...

[@joriszsz95]

Right, that's why Malcom plays it in the same position as Lemmo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3etd6KkjMt1eK8

[@adriankaill9413]

No...

[@jasoneugenides5770]

Never overdrive an amp with reverb. Noob mistake

[@rockhead69]

Gretsch guitars are plywood and they suck.