Guitar of the Day: 1937 Gibson L-5 Sunburst | Jonathan Stout at Norman's Rare Guitars

[@johnpandolfino8663]

He's a true musical treasure.....great how he knew what it was just by seeing the case .....and got excited beyond words

[@rayhogan785]

Now: That's a Guitar! Great demo Johnathan.

[@jasonremy1627]

Love when Jonathan Stout shows up for a guest spot. So masterful.

[@aquabot]

This is clearly a piece of history! And it looks like it's brand new.

[@shazam6274]

Sorcery! That fantastic, yet sublime sound without stomp boxes, overdrive, or even an amplifier.

[@ericwilson4982]

Jonathan, you are truly an inspired player. Inspirational.

[@ArsonComplex]

I was negative 50 in 1937!!! Great playing as usual

[@mrfxm55]

Always a pleasure at Normans I hope this video series never ends.

[@InfoArtistJKatTheGoodInfoCafe]

Thanks for this 1937 and this video. I inherited a 1938 L5 "G.U.T. Guitar) from my Great Uncle Tony, who bought it originally (I have the receipt from the New York Band Instrument Co.) as a natural finish with an original white pick guard and its in excellent condition! The L5 has been in continuous production since 1922! I'm ready for Jonathan to play mine anytime!

[@jeffanderson8384]

That guitar is HUGE! and sounds amazing!

[@davidanderson4500]

bet the price is HUGE too lol.

[@joe6744]

that was fkn awesome.. thank u everyone involved..

[@ArgentAbendAzure]

I remember the story of Maybelle Carter buying an L-5 in 1930 when 'The Carter Family' was becoming so popular, and selling records that she figured she needed an upgrade. That was a big investment at the time. She played it for the rest of her life. It's always a treat to hear Jonathan playing a beauty like this.

[@beta14ok]

Such a joyful tune. Thanks for your playing!!

[@BrianOboylemusic]

I love with this dude does the jazz boxes for Norm he’s like the ultimate guy to play those guitars man but shout out to my boy LEMMO I still love you

[@3cardmonty602]

Beautiful guitar. Beautiful sounding guitar, and I could swear its got a pickup in it, but it's Au Naturale. Jonathan Stout is a great ambassador of archtops.

[@KenWallaceFilms]

Amazing guitar played by an amazing artist. Nice stuff, Jonathan!

[@paulmurphy3406]

What a a beautiful guitar- looks and sound

[@robgreene1776]

This RULES.

[@shannonhondo260]

Jonathan is one of my favorites, dude is a helluva player

[@cardosoguitarra]

Pretty, pretty amazing!!! Nice guitar and superb performance! Bravo! 👏👏👏

[@varminttank]

Anyone that plays guitar knows some of them chords are very challenging to nail… and what a beautiful guitar 🎸

[@roughcutguitars]

That guitar didn't know how lucky it was when Jonathan opened the case, but it sure did after! :-)

[@paulofreire7520]

That was some awesome playing! 👍🏻 And awesome guitar too 👍🏻

[@sassycat]

I like the sound of that X-bracing, much louder and with great clarity.

[@philcory5043]

If that doesn't make you smile then you have no heart. Wonderful Stuff. I played one in Germany and it was so vibrant I couldn't believe it. Play on fella 😎

[@mattrogers1946]

Nice to hear the pure sound if a guitar without effects.

[@greggdavenport20]

Yeah sounds like back in my grandparent's day cool!!

[@corneliuscrewe677]

Beautiful!

[@larryquokka]

If a guitar need frets it means someone loved it so much they couldn't stop playing. Also refretting can just be magic for playability.

[@bobsimmons3466]

Jonathan kills it every time!

[@richfiryn]

That was some mighty tasty playing right there.

[@mtacoustic1]

about 15 years ago a local music store owner passed away and his wife put up his guitar collection on sale. A friend working at the store knew I liked archtops and informed me of a nice L-5 up for sale. I ran down to the bank and withdrew nearly all my savings and bought it forthwith! It plays beautifully and is a very loud guitar!

[@gregfeo8639]

Great stuff here, Jonathan Stout rules, effortless !

[@blues6782]

Great guitar, Great playing

[@zoidasteire]

Uoouu... amazing show of the L5!!!! thanks.

[@nicholasgeorge7825]

Holy grail guitar. Really.

[@Trombonology]

Many folks who are used to a flat top have difficulty in understanding the appeal of -- or use for! -- an archtop acoustic. The cool looks, with the f-holes, might appeal, but the drastically different sound is hard to get a handle on for some. An x-braced archtop, with its greater sustain, which Jonathan mentions, is something worth considering -- if you can afford it. I prefer a parallel-braced archtop for what I'm doing, but the x-braced kind are really more versatile. Whatever anyone's preference, to be played by Jonathan Stout is the best break an acoustic archtop could get.

[@slaughterbotsfan2552]

I like to put my fingers in F holes lol

[@smokepeddler]

My dream guitar

[@plumiegirl47]

Wow it sounds beautiful and the guitar back is pretty. Jonathan Stout is a smooth player!!!

[@markmartin3221]

Holy Guacamole 🥑 that was a tasty treat to my ears!

[@schalksteyn9594]

Sounds just like Chet Atkins, awesome guitar, I could never play like that but would love to own the guitar just for the sake of telling everyone that it's mine. Thanx Jonathan. Love and blessings from South Africa..🤗🤗

[@pedjailic782]

Well, that was very sweet, nice one team, cheers!

[@nicolasgon]

Amazing guitar !!!!

[@george-st-george]

man....this cat can really play!!!!!!!!! thanks!!

[@davidg1612]

Jonathan is a great player and the guitar sounded great. What he played reminded me of the Super Mario Bros 2 main level theme.

[@Smagledorf]

Jonathon is going to need his own show at this rate! Awesome talented playing to go with an awesome guitar! However! Gotta do a Maton!

[@turdferguson3855]

RIP Pat Martino .

[@davedigsjazz3749]

Loved it Jonathan!!! and the guitar is pretty OK

[@kirkwhitaker6422]

Sounds amazing

[@vayabroder729]

Love Jonathan!

[@TheColorofLight]

The guitar should come with lessons from Johnathan.

[@chuckjj5493]

That;s an amazing guitar and guitar player.

[@alextrejo1550]

What tune is he playing?

[@themusiccovenant]

God of the gods of the guitar

[@raffyzoo2130]

bridge is leaning forward. best tone/best brace contact if bridge leans back to bisect the break angle of strings-about 8 degrees back from straight up.

[@carlosgaldamez1850]

jaw dropping lemmo learn from this guy

[@Ninja_S1000RR-R]

Beautiful A F

[@teamtherealadams4289]

That dude is awesome player

[@jefferyclark351]

How much did it sale for

[@miguelclose8556]

Amazing! Please ask John Reynolds back 😊

[@johnstasio6205]

That thing rings! (Dose it come with a Floyd?)

[@BrianOboylemusic]

The bottom of the fret board is beautiful

[@luiscesardasilvaalves3836]

What's that name of the song he played?

[@pwayne3580]

Damn I have the L7 in the same year. Absolute cannon.

[@jodysheridan604]

Oh my, oh my…

[@davemeshamsr6000]

What’s the scale length?

[@BixLives32]

You need a link to the web site and guitar so a customer can BUY your wares. It would seem obvious!

[@cbarrett34]

How much?

[@StundeDesSiegers]

I missed the middle and neck pickup part I think 😬

[@joshferguson9703]

This is the only guy imo who can hold a candle to Barney Kessel when it comes to chord melodies

[@mattrogers1946]

Guess you've never heard of Johnny Smith or Kenny Burrell....

[@joshferguson9703]

@@mattrogers1946 I have Kenny is overrated imo great tone but his playing isn’t for me and JR is great in his own right I am jazz bluegrass and grindcore player for more than 30 yrs to put I lightly I am picky about the players I like and learn from but then again music is subjective my friend and I just glad you know who Kenny and Mr. Smith are and what they have accomplished

[@mattrogers1946]

@@joshferguson9703 Sorry, but as well as this guy plays, he's not in the same league. Hard to take your opinion seriously when you say the legendary Kenny Burrell is "overrated". That's like saying Django Reinhardt or Wes Montgomery is overrated...

[@joshferguson9703]

@@mattrogers1946 again it’s your opinion to feel that way also Kenny didn’t revolutionize the genre like joe pass Barney kessel Grant green etc all Kenny did was play blues which is great but not technical again it’s an opinion take it or leave

[@mattrogers1946]

@@joshferguson9703 Whatever, your loss, not mine. Kenny is a towering figure in jazz guitar world and your opinion would definitely be in the minority. To paraphrase Willie Dixon " the blues are the roots and the rest are the fruits".

[@Rjloveshockey]

Wow

[@Natalia-jn8ul]

🤩

[@Bagpipe13]

nice

[@santrixhimself3679]

what song was that?

[@orangminyak6475]

It's a song called "Cherry". He announces it before playing.

[@slaughterbotsfan2552]

Everything is prone to change. These guitars are so well made. The woods used are exceptional. They are outstanding guitars to use to play music from the time period that they were made! But the music that I listen to, I prefer a well made guitar produced in China or Korea, Indonesia, or Mexico because of price and lets face it, you are only as good as your amp and wah , distortion, delay, chours, flanger, etc. Both amps and effects cost a lot to play the good loud music that I listen to and they are expensive, so I play guitars that are not expensive, as long as they have jumbo frets and really good passive pickups (Seymour Duncan, Dimarzio) or active (EMGs) and are made right, its all I need. Not all china made guitars suck! Amplifier's matter when it comes to the music that I listen to. I am not as talented as a lot of my friends really are, but I play like no other and they all want to jam with me for a reason! I sound So Damn Good... I am not putting this guitar down, I just would not want one because I really cant use it to get the sound I am after.

[@anthonysteel6877]

How much are we talking about ?. (Cost)

[@seanwelch5277]

Them holding the guitar in the narrow corridor in the back always gives me anxiety for some reason

[@contrabandjoe7974]

This guitar sounded great through my stinkin Chinese pc speaker. I can't imagine how good it sounds in person

[@davemeshamsr6000]

Wow ur breaking up with the audio...🥺

[@jimbonacum8917]

Somebody tell Lemmo that it's Godzilla's birthday. The first movie went into national release in Japan on November 3, 1954.

[@jambajoby32]

Wow Greg koch cleans up nicely both in tone and appearance

[@martink3154]

Whuuuuuohhhh

[@draft13]

Oof. I don't think I knew any of those chords.

[@yakatara5590]

Is Jonathan takin your Job Mike? But he's good though, but he's too mechanical Lemmo is somehow natural... This guy uses caged chords as if he invented the caged system South Africa approves ❤️❤️❤️

[@NerkMineRaiste]

Sounds like super Mario 2 theme song

[@carlmurphy5664]

That’s it, you play beautiful. Play some more next time, one tune is not enough.

[@danieldayton3497]

What’s all the fuss about it sounds brittle no warmth

[@brianhanson9367]

Tuners just look wrong.

[@patrickderp1044]

this old gibson acoustics does NOT sound good. check out jonathans other videos, i think norm ran out of guitars

[@globalnomad4074]

great guitar player ,,, just discovererd