Guitar of the Day: 1954 Martin D-18 | Norman's Rare Guitars

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GUITAR: 1954 Martin D-18
GUITARIST: Michael Lemmo
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CAMERA GIRL: Jen
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[@laurifinlandia]

never expected the best guitar on this channel that is anything but lacking on phenomenal instruments to be a battered old dreadnought. just wow. and lemmo's absolutely inspired playing complemented the instrument, as per usual.

[@Pattysreal]

Man, that thing has angel-voices in it! Have hardly ever heard a better one, maybe never...

[@pouyan_m]

The angel-voice is michael lemmo

[@chrisashby32]

There's something magical about these vintage Martin guitars.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Called marketing! Ha

[@coryCuc]

@@mrtambourineman6107 True musicians don't care about marketing. Marketing doesn't sell out concerts or sell albums.

[@ramencurry6672]

It’s like wearing your old comfortable aged undergarment

[@brentonsorrell8732]

Michael heaven on earth!

[@highdesert420]

That right there is how Martin got it's reputation. Amazing tone, gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes.

[@AI3JeWelz]

Lemmo always inspires me to play new stuff or think differently. That's exactly what I need after 15 years of playing. And yeah I also need me a vintage Martin

[@MrD1N9EL]

seriously that first song is one of the most original and beautiful short acoustic guitar song I've ever heard man. Lemmo you"re a legend!

[@houstondanny1344]

Lemmo plays beyond his years! He has an old soul.

[@danwilson9530]

That guitar sounds amazing, and Michael knows how to truly bring its tone to life.

[@robertm8552]

That first song was what introduced me to Lemmo many years ago in this channel. Great to hear again!

[@kylersmith709]

Lemmo is honestly by biggest inspiration for everything honestly, his music speaks to me so much

[@wilkowilkins363]

Wow. Beautiful just beautiful. Michael that was absolutely incredible

[@dh2761]

Lemmo continues to up his game. Awesome. We really appreciate you sharing your gift with us, Michael.

[@markmartin3221]

Why oh why, especially if you love music do you have to add negativity in comments? Mark was great, probably knew more about guitars than Lemmo, but Lemmo has great qualities too. Love these era Martins! Nice job J&M!

[@rorystorm4284]

Agreed, Lemmo is a great player, but MA made GOTD what it is. No need to diss anyone. They're both amazing in their own ways.

[@bobs4454]

Thank you Lemmo! You just inspired me to tune my 12 string Taylor to this tuning What a blast! What a way to pass the time on this rainy Chicago afternoon Thanks Dude!

[@justindukes2418]

Awesome performance Lemmo

[@jacoblopez6075]

LEMMO YOU INSPIRE ME EVERY TIME

[@daveyb2552]

Thank you Michael, your playing today was really inspired. You have such a gift and I do agree, truly amazing guitars usually do looked loved.

[@kenanbarends5543]

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!

[@isack9345]

That tuning sounds phenomenal, my respects ... Greetings from Mexico

[@joelsimms4636]

Great tone on that guitar! Also great playing there Lemmo! Thanks Jen

[@williamknell864]

Wow! Sounds fantastic. Seems like it's one of those acoustics you can just disappear into, and just find songs. Awesome.

[@vernonhoover1387]

Great old axe.sounds magnificent!nice smooth fingerboard.

Mark Agnesi established Guitar of the Day and you Mike have given this show a well rounded and diverse sonic boost! You do well kid!

[@donaldholman9070]

Magical. Thank you so much!

[@skyjockbill]

Special talent Michael has. Oh my god he makes that guitar sing.

[@craigoskin5634]

Sounds great now we know why it's well played guitar. Great playing Mr. LEMMO.

[@bruceselenka7181]

Same tuning you used on a Silvertone 1457 on April 18, 2018. Just stumbled on that old video. Thought that tuning rang a bell.

[@dieselboatman5357]

Great playing, and the mahogany really shows its true tone on this video.

[@4G8THS]

you had me in a trance as soon as you started to play

[@jeffrey3498]

Love the tone of that Martin. Nice playing too!

[@toddflowers8052]

That was friggin' awesome Lemmo ! Thanks Jen !

[@JeffinLowerAlabama]

Cracking Show today, thank you Micheal and Jen, Jeff in LA USA

[@martinandersson5833]

Sounds fantastic! Great job Lemmo 👍👏

[@TheGuitologist]

Nice guitar. Great playing.

[@purpl3882]

the first song was so beautiful

[@Smagledorf]

Lovely day for a Martin! Nothing better! However! Gotta do a Maton!

[@chadhutsell8847]

Gosh, that sounded just about perfect.

[@naturalag]

amazing play

[@robynstanley8598]

Totally awesome

[@mrm4xim4m]

Lovely tune nice! Original?

[@kuhrm965]

Well done Michael

[@perpersson5562]

wow it sounds great

[@raceface_m2579]

The resonance and sustain on that Martin...

[@russclewley6945]

Smokin!! Great demo. That is one hot Martin.

[@keithwalker1780]

Very nice old Martin

[@fouryearstrong17]

That sitar thing was so cool, wow

[@trevorfromengland]

Sublime!!

[@carlson123carlson3]

Second song is so sick. Especially the version played on the jazz master a while back

[@jimbocarrino763]

Hoorah! Flat top Friday!

[@guitarocd9984]

That's a thing of beauty.

[@anthonytye2591]

Hi Micheal we are so glad you are doing GOTD my parents now let me watch it because of you omit the 'F' word ! I hope to play like you some day...

[@jrharrelson]

I don’t normally go for Martins but this one sounds great 👍

[@decadentdevil]

I thought he was playing wanted Dead or alive at first

[@glenkepic3208]

Me too. Worked that up against my will 10 or so years ago. crowd loved it.

[@josephfoster6090]

So what is the song called other than just one of his originals?

[@Sunny-yg2pq]

@@josephfoster6090 Must be his originals.

[@justinlakes6808]

*hoping

[@diegocraigdallie]

@@josephfoster6090 Ready for it, if I'm not mistaken

[@MasterZingospot]

WHAT WAS THAT FIRST SONG, HOLY MOLY.

[@cameronroxburgh2336]

I think it's called ready for it

[@cameronroxburgh2336]

@Azamat B pretty sure it is. Its on yoitube. Check it out. Cheers

[@MasterZingospot]

@@cameronroxburgh2336 please link the youtube video or tell us who makes the song (artist)

[@cameronroxburgh2336]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/emmbdHmnoNOgY8U

[@cameronroxburgh2336]

Ready for it. By lemmo

[@clutchfloyd1716]

Damn - great playing and that D18 is money!!

[@simsaladin9953]

PERFECT!

[@changetime6957]

Wow he can play a guitar wow don't even know what to say love it

[@timothybedwards5440]

What a sweet guitar

[@aqualunga9467]

D-18 is the best Martin`s model.

[@skeetschuler1859]

In the words of Todd " A Wizard a true Star". Thanks

[@wanderingsurf2842]

Fender: 73 Gibson: 57 Martin: 19 Rickenbacker: 6 Gretsch: 4 Epiphone: 3 Guild: 2 Hofner: 2 Don Musser: 2 Stromberg: 1 Taylor: 1 Vox: 1 Ovation: 1 Paul Reed Smith: 1 National: 1 Zemaitis: 1 Mosrite: 1 Silvertone: 1 Harmony: 1 Whitehead: 1 James Trussart: 1 Music Man: 1 GOTD Cancelled: 1

[@GundogJake]

Oh, Lemmo on a d18. I’m going to like this...and I did 😃

[@bluejin138]

Sounds like George Harrison 😊nice sounding guitar 🎸 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Payne2view]

The only thing wrong is the lack of everyone in Norms clapping and cheering. That's a nice sounding tuning.

[@santinosartoris]

What was that first piece!! Love it

[@coachdewalls9355]

For a split second, I thought that opening number was gonna be "Wanted, Dead or Alive." Also, that sitar effect on the last song reminds me of something I've heard Lindsey Buckingham do. I wonder if he achieves that sound the same way.

[@GeorgeVazquez]

Best way to drown out the sounds of children screaming on this flight is listening to lemmo play

[@mrtambourineman6107]

I hope you're not trying to subtly boast, or using an electronic gadget on a plane. I hate people who do that

[@GeorgeVazquez]

@@mrtambourineman6107 not sure what your issues are. Flying on a plane isn't some extravagant expenditure reserved for the wealthy elite. You can fly places for less than a hundred bucks round trip depending on destination. You can also use electronic gadgets on airplanes just fine and not cause the plane to plummet to its death. WiFi does cost money on flights, but as a TMobile customer I get a free hour of WiFi on flights that use gogo internet service. This one did. So it wasn't a single boast about being super wealthy and flying. Just a post about how great it was to drown out endless crying with sweet sweet lemmo tones.

[@tomwilliams7063]

First song reminded me of Don Ross. Prob the tuning.

[@glenkepic3208]

Sounds good. Looking for 4+20.

[@papajay111]

That one's in the same tuning?

[@varminttank]

Nice guitar .. good tunes

[@mcmdrpiffle447]

Good Morning Michael ! GOTD Friday night was your best acoustic ever. Serious question ! Myself and several others do Kiho'alu workshops in Hawaii once a year. We teach and train serious students and newer folks the general style of Kiho'alu (slack key) guitar in either week long, or 2 week long workshops in music immersion. Several/various open tuning's for Spanish Guitar are covered, as are several variations of open G, D, and E. Tonight's tuning, DGGDGD, high to low.......have you found a 'name for that'? We haven't. It seems to work in open, with some basic open G chord shapes in place, but different. Anyway......we are trying to find a name for the tuning. I've looked at all of the Hawaiian Kiho'alu tuning's and nothing matches. My question, should you decide to accept, Mr. Phelps, .... is Do you know, or have heard a reference or slang for this tuning? I've seen a few vague references to it being referred to as, (not called): Slack G, Low Blues G, and Taropatch Flat. (Taropatch tuning being Open G) Anyway I was stalking your site this evening and saw mention of the tuning. Open G, with the B dropped to G. Several of us have played in it, but nobody really knows if it has an official trade name. Hoping you can help. Guitar of the Day Fans on KZbin, please chime in! Cheers, Love, Happy Turkey Day, and Surf's Up here from Santa Cruz Ca. cmdrpiffle

[@vanderleimoreiradafonseca9052]

What is this?!!! Great Talent!!!

[@stkbkr1]

I dig my Lemmo from another mother

[@softsouthernknight]

Sweeeeeeet guitar!

[@ejoey64]

At last..the real demo guitarist..he makes all guitar sings👍 Mark Agnesi hurt my ear too bad..

[@josephgrant757]

TRAUMATIC Got that right

[@DEDEdoidim]

Lemmo, i loved the two last songs SO MUCH please tell me the name of them thanx

[@bozopennywize]

What kind of strings do u use for the D18?

[@dukeviking]

i'm tearing up on that second piece; daughter of Ava maria.

[@frederikp1353]

goddamn lemmo! thats some sweet playin

[@MrBeaz1]

What was the name of the first song? Very nice!

[@mrtambourineman6107]

You do all realise that it is him making the guitar sound so good, not the other way around!

[@ciaranpachico3694]

Whats the first song he played?

[@jordanq820]

What is the microphone or camera they use?

[@aaronalmen2072]

jordan q shouldn’t matter too much, the mic is probably a rode shotgun but camera doesn’t pick up audio

[@MrGixxer1300r]

Please give more guitar tips pertaining to alternate tuning us newbees need all the help we can get

[@TristanAndersonfilms]

Came for the guitar... Stayed for the playing

[@onemorecowswag]

I have the same exact guitar! 1948 tho

[@photohum]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jennrat513]

☺️

[@waynejones3428]

Not bad dude! 😛

[@cody8012]

I think I would pay for a recording of that first song Lemmo did.

[@nolanr7679]

6:20 my brain checked out.

[@bobbyjohnson4997]

First song?

[@wilstandridge7388]

Lemmo brother, how about a little Bluegrass love like this flat top was made for.

[@josephgrant757]

Wil Standridge Todd would be your best bet to play Bluegrass

[@wilstandridge7388]

@@josephgrant757 Regardless who plays That guitar was made to go up against its louder cousin the banjo, would love to hear some bluegrass love or country pickin

[@vskye1]

And the employees at Norms are freezing and wearing jackets at work, cause Norm won't turn on the heat. Dammit Norm! Ya, I'm bs'ing.

[@0richbike]

I hear why they played the shite out of that. Very nice Radiohead tone

[@andrewbenavidez1454]

I know I’m being over protective with the guitar but i get so anxious putting my Martin in open tunings

[@anthonypawelek6298]

So the empty case means Mike is doing an air Guitar ?

[@bobsimmons3466]

That saddle is not right for a '54. Should be a long cut-through.

[@revelry1969]

Bob Simmons yes. Probably replaced bridge

[@joermnyc]

Revelry 1969 Mike mentioned the bridge was shaved down... maybe they put on a new bridge to avoid messing up a vintage one?

[@joermnyc]

First song sounded like Laura Marling for a bit.