Guitar of the Day: 1966 Fender Stratocaster Clown Burst | Norman's Rare Guitars

[@ianpavelko3827]

Today's #Straturday setlist: 1. Deep Purple-Highway Star 2. Lenny Kravitz-It Ain't Over Til It's Over 3. Red Hot Chili Peppers-Give It Away

[@andrewpappas9311]

Neck Pickup: Highway Star - Deep Purple Middle Pickup: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over - Lenny Kravitz Bridge Pickup: Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers

[@Terryomalleyonline]

This is a great era of strats......this one, no exception!

[@jamescarter4175]

I have to tell you Mark, when I listen to you talk, sometimes I don't know what to think. But when you sit down and play, it's all cool. Music really is the universal language.

[@angryheb1]

Something about this guitar, I would love to own it!! Big headstock 4 bolts sold me. 🤘😎🎸

[@MrStranger1944]

I can dig it.

[@MyButtsBeenWiped]

I Love Spy Vs. Spy ! ! !

[@Gretev1]

1966 Strats are my favorite sounding Strats along with 1964 because they have those grey bottoms pickups wound with enamel wire. Gives them that mellow, bubbly scooped mid Strat tone. Love it!!

[@thomasrichmond601]

Thanks Mark , Thanks Jen Happy Birthday to your grandmother 🎉🎉🎉🌷😘

[@mopheadmoffitt7746]

Thank you mark and Jen for all the awesome shows. I love GOTD!

[@saintbrando]

Lovely Strat! Great demo Mark! Give it away give it away give it away now! 🤘🏻⚡️🎸🔥🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@skeetschuler1859]

The legendary Fender tone, a Strat thru a Fender. Sweet

[@toddflowers8052]

Mark that was killer playin' ! That Strat sounds great ! Thanks Jen !

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

Great guitar, Mark! I love those classic Strats!

[@mikewallace1270]

I had one of these years ago and the tone was awesome. Constantly got compliments from other musicians about the sound. And then I sold it. I still regret it to this day

[@glennevans5824]

Guitar in good shape....for a 66.......love the dark Brazilian board...

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Nothing like a player grade 60s Strat

[@seesquared08]

There you have it!

[@mikeymojo8299]

#Straturday #1966TobaccoBurst 🇺🇸 1)Highway Star/Deep Purple 2)It Ain’t Over Til it’s Over/Lenny Kravitz 3)Give it Away/RHCP🌶 that’s as classic as it gets, serious stratomacaster tone right there 🔥 great demo @markagnesi

[@glenn.thornton3015]

Nice chops on give it away , freakin awesome!!!!!!

[@RoderickGMacLeod]

You say Clown Burst. I say Goth Candy Corn.

[@clockwork914]

Freakin’ awesome Straturday❗️

[@bonefinger5028]

600+ GOTDs & the first '66 Strat I've seen & I've searched the archives. Had mine over 40 yrs now but it's a bit more "stressed & seasoned" like the '65 from GOTD 1-18-18. Love my '66 Strat, never looked back!

[@clipper99]

Holy cow! I’ve been watching a long time and finally have to comment; YOU FREAKIN’ NAILED THIS ONE! Great stuff!

[@vmat1000]

More perfect than perfect. YJM chose the big headstock. Also like the Clown Burst Jab. Nice explain but still hate the term.

[@petermatheson8757]

Cool old beat up strat that plays nice good set list

[@DawnLevendula]

Mark and Jen... Time management tells me stop watching your vids... THanks for the hours of great tone's and great guitars..

[@paulfarris5261]

Sure this is out of my price range. Nice.

[@rongerritse8567]

give it way give it way give it way now 🎶🎸✌️

[@tomjohn3364]

Strat on Saturday what a concept!!!! That's a real beauty indeed! A Fender through a Fender amp. Yes the perfect match. All week the amp and guitars haven't gotten along.. But today we have a winner.

[@RockHardRiffs]

Not just vibey, but juicy too. Those mid sixties pick ups are the shit. Rock on!

[@fernandobarrera6440]

My favorite stratocaster. Cant beat a 3 tone clown burst with a dark rosewood fretboard. Clown shoe sized headstock doesnt look too bad with that logo either.

[@Guardducks]

That's some kick ass playing as usual🤘

[@woody816]

guardduck25 really that’s wat u aspire to play to be KICKASS

[@jamesfalardeau3886]

Got a 66 for Christmas in 74. Still in the house.

[@StephenNaveed]

Mark freakin ripping some peppers today! What an awesome jam

[@coocoocachooglin]

I especially enjoyed that part!

[@DoctorJazzMan1]

Can you play Funkadelic Songs when you have the Chance?

[@vmat1000]

Super Stupid would rule. Need a fuzz (Holy Stain here)

[@spitfire1195]

They should play "Ill Stay"

[@dwtn81]

Cosmic Slop

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

Nah; _has_ to be Maggot Brain!

[@tippydripbumskeetr1745]

surf punks - beer can beach

[@yesterdaze114]

This looks way better than the actual burst

[@stinkybojangles4128]

Amazing!! Awesome songs too!

[@gp85hkg]

hey, thanks for showing me how to play Highway Star..an all time favourite of mine (".)

[@RubbelisPro]

I love how progressively comedic these episodes have become

[@uprightdoublebass]

Adam I love how terrible the Brewers have always been. 😂

[@clockwork914]

Adam Making Progress❕

[@RubbelisPro]

@@uprightdoublebass who do you support? Or do you just blindly follow who's in first place?

[@uprightdoublebass]

Adam no, in fact, I live in Nashville and we were your Triple A for years. We were terrible too!!!!

[@telesandstrats3297]

Great playing Mark! I liked last week's Strat better. Just goes to show that not all vintage guitars have that magic mojo.

[@Fungusgunk]

It's a goth candy to me, but it's still beautiful and even better sound. Bitchin' Straturday, Mark. Keep it comin'.

[@anthonykeirns1391]

Happy Birthday Grandma.🎉 ✌🏻

[@scottie777777]

Nothin kicks ass as much as a vintage strat!

[@jasong546]

I’d love it

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Hey!☘️ Excellent playing on the Chilis song.

[@JourneymanActor]

YEAH!!! WHAT I"VE GOT YOU GOTTA GIVE IT TO YOUR MAMA...that's a nice vibey strat man. i dig it.

[@billygoatgruff2554]

I bought my first Strat in 1968. A 1962 Strat that some weirdo had hand-painted gold.... It cost me £50 from Jim Marshall's shop. I stripped the gold shit off it and it remained as bare wood for the next 8 years. Serial number was 78371, date of build 2nd July 1962. (It was stamped on the business end of the neck). Every 2nd of July I took it to my local pub to celebrate it's birthday. Sat it in a chair and bought each of us drinks. My mates would come up and buy us drinks also to celebrate with us.... One for me, and one for my guitar........ Happy days.......

[@litttplaylist4702]

That bridge pickup agrees with my ears

[@greensombrero3641]

I remember Ritchie Blacksmore wrote Smoke on the Campfire with that.

[@billygoatgruff2554]

Green Sombrero Yep.... Ol' Richie Blackstone sure could knock out a riff or two. My favourite is 'Choke on the Water'..... Great tune...

[@suterb]

Clown burst, homey! Wait a sec. Homey the Clown!

[@yinyangja]

The nut looks like it needs replaced. Not a big deal, but does changing the nut take away the value any? Doesn't the telecaster 3 position switch make more sense? Neck, Neck & Bridge, Bridge. So on this Strat you never get 2 pick-ups on.

[@matthewpaluch777]

Happy Straturday everyone! Ritchie rules! Only a 3 way switch? Should of been all DP & Rainbow!

[@snuffygrunt2842]

I saw Blackmore's Rainbow at the Fourth of July Jam in Cinncinnati back in 1976. Ritchie was in rare form. He smashed his Strat and was throwing pieces of it out into the crowd. He tore the three way switch off and tossed it out to us. The guy right in front of us jumped up and caught it. My friend, Eric, and I, took the guy down to the ground and kicked the shit out of him until he coughed up the souvenir. Eric wore it around his neck for a couple of years, I think. He would tape it to his guitar and worship it while he played, as if it held some Satanic power or something. I saw Rainbow again, a few months later. They were at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh. UFO and Schenker blew them off the stage. They brought the house down. It was a scream. Mother Mary. What a night.

[@vernonhoover1387]

Great story.

[@billygoatgruff2554]

Snuffy Grunt So YOU AND ERIC kicked the shit out of a guy for a fender switch.......? Nice...... Very brave...... Now why would you want to tell anyone about that......? You don't think for one minute that what you did was wrong....? Don't misunderstand me, I'm no fucking Pussy, and I've done some very naughty and violent things in the past, but I didn't need anyone to help me, and I'm not proud of it..... I certainly wouldn't be telling people about it on you tube...... What are you thinking.....?

[@gunggeefukfu]

Lovin' the shirt! Rockin Roll 日本style!

[@billygoatgruff2554]

Not sure why anyone could dislike the 'clown burst' look of these Strats. I love it, always have. Does that make me a clown...? Put that guitar through a Peavey Classic 30 or a Vox ac30 and it will warm up and make a hell of a nice noise...... All that eq's at 12 o clock malarkey with a Fender amp only works with Gibsons. Strats need more thought behind them........ Just saying

[@uprightdoublebass]

1- Thin Lizzy My sharona cover 2- Some jazz chords Lenny Kravitz lifted from someone and claimed as his own 3- Red hot chilli peppers lifting the opening lick from Bitch

[@robbyboggus796]

Do some clapton

[@jeffreyminor4701]

Mark You say there is always a gibson style in the epiphone family I just got a 36 Blackstone which gibson is the same style.

[@ericcorradin7185]

doooooooooogggg mark ....... that chili peppers cover was soooo fucking on point. killlledddddd it.. ps. you even amazed youself . i saw that look when u were done. dont try an fool us..drink on have a good weekend man. stayyyyyyyy rockkkkin

[@jeffreyvanausdal115]

Freaking awesome!

[@rodder6]

Jethro Tull

[@woodyuk9717]

(Let's just re-seat that top E) Alright we're out front...

[@gwillypdawg]

mark do me a favor and play some outlaws and/or henry paul music the next time you get either a gretsch white falcon or a gibson 1959 junior in red

[@rowdystanley2174]

George Prewitt what does the color matter

[@nikolastanic2999]

What's the difference between paint they were using so the older ones aren't clown butst but nicely faded and these aren't?

[@samnasello9890]

Hey Mark Happy Anniversary! Sep 25 is my 50th Birthday and I know your not doing shoutouts as much but hey I’m feeling old and it would make my day

[@1961vargas]

Now thats a good stratsound Mark..peace

[@fordfreak9456]

the twin to my 66!! ill post it on your fb page :)

[@ivorharden]

BLACKMORE YEAH.

[@codeblue27]

M.Ag that was some hot highway star dude, Love Love the guitar. How much is it ballpark figures :)

[@lauramoore9659]

Check OUT THE VIBES on the CHECKING!!!! WOOOOOOOO!

[@lauramoore9659]

WWWWWWWWOWWWWWEEEEE!!!!! The JAMMMMMIN AIN'T OVER!!!!!!

[@notsteelopus]

Ritchie. Fucking. Blackmore.

[@dadasha]

So you don't like him then?

[@martintaylor10]

Fuck freakin yes!

[@R2R3Lockingnut]

Yes Straturday 🎸

[@wesleyAlan9179]

Rad guitar! Thanks!

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

I thought it was Let the Music Do the Talking for a second, Blackmore Rules the Darkland!

[@charlesholliday4712]

Good job

[@Mike-rp8ev]

💙💙

[@mauricedibert2635]

Send un the clowns!!

[@briang93photography]

I'm still saying you should give away the couch at 300k....BTW have any vintage ukuleles?

[@davebutcher8150]

I like it

[@stephencunningham8921]

When are y'alls gonna do a Fender HM Stratocaster??

[@TheRockyhockey007]

another gorgeous Strat , I assume it's a mahogany body and neck , possibly a maple cap , rosewood fingerboard , and of course those fender single coils , classic sound , great ring , chime , and resonance. Great set Mark , freakin Straturday , oh yah

[@ritchtaylor3831]

Gorgeous guitar. But I wish people would stop calling them "4 (or 3) bolt necks". Those are not bolts, they are wood screws.

[@edphaze6550]

Wow Mark! You fuckin nailed that Chili Peppers riff.

[@chrishenderson9130]

Want!

[@xCallMeKarma]

That last riff was groovy as f#$&

[@stevieray7149]

Rad strat...why couldn't I be rich instead of handsome....

[@josephfemoyer7218]

I’m both,my reflection tells me this every day

[@carmine0enimrac]

Mark play some Title Fight!!

[@larrygeetar9309]

'66 Strat, yes, yes, yes. I have a '66 Olympic White (much cooler and better looking than the garish sunburst here) and it is great if not greater than any 60's Strat you will ever find. Pre-, post-CBS, whatever. The mid 60's pickups had the most well rounded tone in Strats & Teles, also a bit more output. That drives amps more while giving up a touch of that bell-like tone from the 2 and 4 positions. It's a good trade off, in my opinion. Other than the large head stock, it's the same guitar as a '64 or '65. And there are many who feel the big head stock contributes more mass and therefore a bit more tone and sustain. I might agree but I really don't know. All I can say is for the price difference between a pre-CBS and immediately post-CBS guitar, you get a lot more bang for your buck with the '66. Awesome guitars. By the way, that is not the original trem arm. Looks like one from a Jazz- master or Jaguar, much longer than a stock Strat trem. Nice demo, Mark, of a rarely praised year in Fender guitars.

[@geraldthom5396]

My 66 Strat was found and purchased from a Calgary, Canada pawn shop by 15 year old me in 1970. Hated the “clown burst” and smartly engaged my elderly German master cabinet maker grandfather to re-finish it in multiple coats of glossy white topped with a finishing clear coat. You’d know it if you saw it as it would be noticeably brighter than Olympic white and, if you unscrewed and looked under the front plate, you still might see the original purchaser/owner’s name carved in there - Brad McCue. No idea who he was and no idea where that May 1966 factory stamped Stratocaster might be today. I traded it in at a Calgary guitar dealer towards the purchase of a brand new 1971 Gold Top. Sure I have regrets. Wish I had just kept it, as well as the Les Paul that replaced it, and every single other guitar I ever owned - even including the cheap red, practically unplayable, Sears catalogue purchased, ES 335 style body with a Fender looking headstock knock-off, first ever electric, 11th birthday present.

[@conorbelvin9024]

I'd love to see some solid body Gretschs or Ricks

[@auchlowtrus9300]

Second song sounds like Ween's Push the 'lil Daisies

[@woody816]

Hey flash where u at. I’m actually glad he never played any Rory on that one as it doesn’t have the sound. Give me a great sounding strat from the 70s instead of that thing.

[@SP2333]

Yngwie approves

[@davidallen346]

Yngwie says in his video that Fender only made that 66' strat with that headstock logo for one year and it was Hendrix favorite so who knows !?

[@mdotn9]

Hi!!

[@BreadandFaxes]

The high E is out of the nut in the presentation.

[@Smagledorf]

Man my favourite era of Strats! Gotta love them 60s vibes! However! I do need to see them Maton vibes! Gotta do a Maton!

[@JamesLee-sq2cx]

Sic

[@TheDingledong4lyfe]

Hey Mark U cray ok bb? lolz "I dont make this stuff up" # 2funny !!

[@odomis07]

Fucking beautiful guitar. NOT MY CHOICE OF SONGS TO BE PLAYED ON THAT GUITAR.

[@gusdupree2508]

When you say mid sixties strat ,i think this guitar, then i heard it ,yep ,nice job Agi