Matt Munisteri: An Interview and Tunes

Guitarist Matt Munisteri has been a Fretboard Journal favorite for years. It’s no wonder he was one of the first artists we invited to the 2015 Fretboard Summit. On this video, he stops by our offices for a short interview and music performance. Munisteri tells the FJ’s Scott Krashan about his Gibson L-5 (and the story behind that unique pickguard), his Bacon & Day six-string banjo and his plans for performing at the first-ever Fretboard Summit, taking place November 6-8, 2015 at the Costanoa resort in the Bay Area.
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[@marcosking8]

OMFG DID HE JUST PLAY EDDIE LANG !!!!!! LOVE YOU DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@displaychicken]

That version of A Little Love a Little Kiss is about the prettiest thing I've ever heard. It stopped me in my tracks.

[@ronkopald]

Agreed

[@chipstern1]

My God, that guitar is a cannon. Lovely performances.

[@etheob]

Chip Stern ...Boy Howdy, isn’t it ever! Wow!

[@ronkopald]

Hard to get my head around how incredible that guitar sounds.

[@keithhodges9776]

Incredible tone and articulation.

[@thai620]

I Have been watching KZbin videos for years, I have to say this was the most enjoyable playing yet......Super job!

[@dangreenwood]

I always come back to this video and watch/listen in awe.

[@Trombonology]

Being unable to attend the Fretboard Summit, I must regard this excellent interview and performance as the next best thing. I'm a great admirer of Matt's playing; he's one of the finest jazz guitarists, in the grand old tradition, that I've heard -- it's only fitting that he should be playing that beautiful L-5.

[@freddymclain]

that box sounds heavenly, 'specially in your hands.

[@ClassicalGuitarMusings]

One of the greatest living guitarist

[@leventopoulos]

Great player... and the notes on that guitar..!!

[@ACOUSTIC_4LOVE]

That L-5 reminds me of the Early Block inlay 30s L-5 that I wish I still had. Great playing-So crisp👍

[@kenji3389]

What a beautiful guitar.

[@randalclarke5487]

wwhhhyyyyyy and how do these old Gibson archtops sounds so wonderful? 😊

[@music_works]

now thats tasteful playing holy wow

[@Arruda305]

THE FIRST IS MAGIC!!!!!!

[@jaikwillis]

at @11:44 he is so right, old archtops do stiffen up if they aren't played, but they do tend to wake up when they are being played regularly. I've noticed this so many times.

[@ricktemmen6272]

Awesome video. Thanks so much 👍

[@mandohat]

what a terrific player!

[@mandohat]

I love that what he's doing exists in the acoustic spectrum. playing strong. effort. not like that wussy electric jazz guitar. great stuff!

[@LukeDallert]

+mandohat Yeah, I didn't know him since yesterday. He's beautiful player, he's like the Cole Porter of guitar :D

[@mondodave]

love this guy...

[@norbertogustavoblanco1700]

Beautiful sound! Is that an archtop guitar with acoustic (bronze) strings on it?

[@campocat]

Sweet !!!

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

That guitar sounds incredible! I wonder what sort of strings he has on there.

[@PhilipPoland1987]

Guitar strings ;)

[@brandonkennedy5420]

@@PhilipPoland1987 I was literally about to reply the same thing. Just found this video. You beat me to it by a year.

[@bobaldo2339]

12's or maybe even 13's would be my guess.

[@jean-lucbersou758]

Heavy gauge for sure .May be 13/54

[@Syed.kashifmohsin]

Lovely ⭐️

[@johnrothfield6126]

eddie-langs-a-little-love-a-little-kiss. Great. pickguard L5

[@thisbandreallystix]

When did American guitar manufacturers/luthiers first start making f-holed archtop guitars? What was the first year of that style? I know that, in the video/interview, Matt seems to say that his L-5 was part of a series of instruments produced between 1924 and 1929, but that's as far as L-5s are concerned. What I want to know is WHO was the FIRST maker of archtopped, f-holed acoustic guitars, and when?

[@adanilo379]

what is the name of the tune from the beginning? a little love a little kiss?? by...?

[@marcosking8]

+adanilo379 eddie Lang !!!!!!

[@johnrothfield6126]

18:10 Willard Robison

[@adanilo379]

and the last song little cherry? ...btw tabs please :D

[@ducknamedchuck]

Wow.

[@camatkins]

looks and sound like pretty hard work getting that guitar to sound good - pretty rough and some of the notes arent sounding properly

[@GuillermoCarrasco]

...knee mute...

[@limejohnny]

Can you guys please work on your sound quality? As a podcast targeted to musicians, you fall behind a cage fighting commentator/comedian (Joe Rogan) and a convicted felon and reformed drug addict/comedian (Joey Diaz) in your sound quality-this is sad. This issue continues to this day.

[@Cliffolaus]

Yes, I totally agree!! Altogether I was probably able to understand maybe about 10% of the "Interview" at best! Incredibly frustrating to say the least! I would suggest changing the title of this video to "A Couple of Tunes". Then, if they are interested in adding more content, I would highly suggest investing in some, at the very least, Adequate sound equipment! Very sad and very frustrating! Such very good content, and so unspeakably poorly presented.