Rare 1951 Fender Nocaster | Guitar of the Day

[@ancientfifer]

Who else would dig an audio EP collection of Lemmo's best couch jams from the last couple years? YES, ME!!

[@ClaudeRuelle]

We need a link to this! I love Lemmo's jams

[@calfaro1979]

Wow that Eleanor Rigby rendition! 🔥

[@steveDC51]

I was born in 1951 so that NC and I are the same age. Great to see that guitar making noises that nobody ever even thought about back then. That boy can play.

[@telecastersRthebest]

Amazing Eleanor Rigby version! Great sounding guitar! That distorted sound is so heavenly.

[@BeardMan01]

"It's not second best, but it's better than first best" I love it Norm!

[@MichaelMcMonagle-zq5lz]

Hands down, best demo I’ve ever seen! Thanks for giving that ax the respect she deserves!!

[@justinbalog]

Good lord…..Lemmo is one of the greatest players of all time!!!

[@C_Dana]

Wow. what a great sounding guitar and yes, Mr Lemmo certainly had a role in that. Loved the first Led Zeppelin album covers. Outstanding.

[@mikl1987]

Incredible version of Elanor Rigby!

[@SoloRider831]

Always love seeing these vintage instruments getting new life! Thanks to Norm, Michael, and Jen for making my day just a whole lot better. :) And like all us older types, that 70+ year old guitar can still freakin' ROCK.

[@barackmycat9448]

Now that`s a demo! Amazing how guitars from the `50`s and `60`sre still all we even need.

[@lumpyguitar5169]

😎🎸👍🏽🇺🇸 NORM You look better than I’ve seen you in months

[@bobsimmons3466]

You are correct Mr. Lemmo. You've never played a Nocaster on GOTD. Three have been featured in the past, but they all were recent reissues. Brandon did a CS B-bender, Jack Ryan did a CS NOS, and you did a CS in Lake Placid Blue. Nice to see the real thing come through the shop. Sounds great.

[@anthonyc1883]

Cool that Lemmo has had his hands on a Broadcaster, though. And since you are mentioning other players, Agnesi for sure did a Nocaster on this channel but we are talking many, many years ago.

[@ultimatebasses]

That jazzy intro was heavenly. Then Michael turns it into a balls to the wall screamer. What a beauty!

[@barbe2capucin]

Norm is in Super good shape. Wouuhh, it's great to see him like that !

[@anthonyc1883]

No kidding. Wow, did he (and we) have a really bad scare with his health a year or two ago. Looking good, Norm. All the best.

[@MrKandu4u]

LEAPPIN' LEMMO, Way to play Michael, Thanks, great set that one.

[@carlton1390]

The most essential electric guitar!

[@martinmcgimpsey9750]

Turn it up! Awesome set Michael! Told you it would be alright! I’ll bet it was fun! Awesome video Jen! Thank you!

[@DESERTCYCLI5T]

Hell ya! That was fun! Let that Old Soul flow Lemmo!!👏👏👏👍👍

[@beatfrombrain]

MY GOD why does that guitar sound so good?! It's almost like a different instrument. Incredible.

[@joeblough261]

I agree, it sounds like I'm in some 3D surrounding craziness, but I'm guessing it's really this dude and his crazy skills making it sound that good, but it does sound like he's playing a different instrument. Maybe it is the guitar, I don't know, I've never heard something sound quite like this.

[@OwenFromOhio]

Same year as me but in better shape... Thanks Lemmo!

[@Eugene05]

Damn I could listen to this for hours

[@fordsrestorations970]

Absolutely , the Broadcaster Nocaster first Telecaster is what it is all about!!!...

[@anthonyc1883]

And the Esquire even before the Broadcaster! Yes, the very first blackguards were called Esquires in one and insanely rare two-pickup versions. Very, very quickly the two pickup model was renamed Broadcaster. But, the Esquire came first as documented by the serious Fender historians like Richard Smith (and others) who have published books.

[@matthewcollis-long5233]

That might be one helluva guitar, but Lemmo is one helluva player too. This sounds just glorious.

[@alexisserafin351]

Awesome demo, I’ve come back a handful of times to hear this man play again

[@roberts6053]

My favourite guitar (I have a 2005 CS Nocaster), though I've never held a real one. I doubt there is anyone on this planet that could more do this Holy Grail guitar justice than Lemmo. That wonderful dark tone took me to 1950s jazz records played on an old gramophone. This man is magical, gifted beyond mere mortals. Much as I love the guitars in these vids, I watch now for the music. Combine Lemmo with a Nocaster, my dream guitar, and it's heaven, like all my Christmases at once. This vid is an absolute joy.

[@leehambridge534]

Fantastic! What a great musician 👏 👌 🙌

[@karmadave]

I assume the new buyer's initials are J.B.?

[@jeffsquires6620]

Was thinking the same thing not only because I already seen the video with him with it.

[@briankuyken9788]

It’s Jack Black

[@telecastersRthebest]

Or J.5.

[@waybackplayback1347]

Or V. G.

[@BlueStratRedStrat]

Yes, Jeff Bezos

[@crazywisdom2]

Nice job Michael. THAT was Incredible !

[@salvatoreveltri4247]

Incredibile strumento👏👏👏

[@pierheadjump]

⚓️ Thanks Jen Mike 😎 NORM !!!

[@beta14ok]

Lovely cover of E.R.

[@richdlc939]

Ummmmm I saaay GOT DAYUUUUM!!! Talk about settin’ the mood 👏🏼🙌🏻

[@LesVegasMusic]

Wow! Thanks for letting us hear what this guitar sounds like. Great demo! We needed a shot of the pedal board though! What distortion pedal was used?

[@jasonmick5264]

I’m stunned!

[@crazywisdom2]

Norm ... and Michael Lemmo ! AND a NoCaster ! Now that's living ~

[@tituschalk]

Happy to see Norm looking well!

[@MattyK-USA]

Yeah, this one is gonna be big. Lemmo just SMOKIN' it 🔥👍❤

[@Mikeys_garage_mods]

Fantastic guitar work...!!

[@ericbgordon1575]

It fills the quota for Tuesday, ladies and gents.

[@regsantos777]

You can sell a thousand guitars with that kind of playing🔥🔥

[@justinbeech2681]

Lemo keeps getting better and better just like those sweet old vintage guitars he gets to play in these cool videos!! Great playing as always Lemo!!

[@michaelgonzalez7304]

Leo Fender was and always will be a genius.

[@rickstrandberg6398]

SWEET, lemmo better than entire Beatles

[@thomas.h.kullmann]

Eleanor Rigby with a Nocaster on a Super Reverb! Man, you are a genius 😎

[@pappy017]

love watchin and listening to this youngster play. The guitars are cool, as well!!

[@Greg-rd8qr]

That was great Lemmo!!!

[@nathanbouton6700]

Sweet Eleanor Rigby! Well done

[@bluejin138]

my favorite guitar 🎸 💙

[@LA-zc9rg]

Damn 😎outstanding-tasteful playing & what a cool guitar!

[@michaelvaladez6570]

Lemmo does it justice..like Nocaster business..Led Zepplin, Jimmy Page iconic sonic riff...love it.All the best to Norm.!!!!

[@lmangeon]

wow! michael nailed it! Very cool Eleanor Rigby version!

[@charles95880]

They are making them so damn good now can't tell what's what..

[@Irlose1]

Wow….great playing Michael! Love it.

[@LakesideLofi]

Lemmo you rock dude! Dammm! 🤘🏻🔥

[@guillermofernandez7627]

Great sound and great player who knows how to get the best sound out of this beatuful Tele

[@franckvolle3825]

Mr Lemmo you are a genius 🎸

[@sdshuge2.0]

Sick grooves!

[@CountryHitsUSA]

Awesome video! Michael needs to do his guitar collection!

[@talondavid9408]

great sound

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

Good to see Norman feeling good! Go keto..no sugar or bread. Lemmo rawks! Swmming in Fender reverb like a champ!

[@Fastrip]

Great playing!

[@waitingforguitar6991]

Great performance! Doing that guitar proud.

[@kenbash2951]

Norm- the most significant feature of the Nocaster is the blend pot, instead of a tone control. This let you blend in any amount of neck pickup when you selected the bridge pickup. Fender did this thru Spring 1952 and it was his best idea- ever. I'm must say, it is a crime to replace original frets with anything other than original sized frets:(

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Complete tosh.

[@riverbard8287]

Awesome!

[@berndvanderlist3449]

greetings from Henryk & Bernd...Germany...Love it...

[@Sankeyite]

Great job, you always do them older babies justice like no other!

[@jeffgerndt2813]

Nice guitar playing! On a very cool guitar.

[@CowboyStag]

Groovy historical guitar. Built 2 years before I came down the chute.

[@anthonyc1883]

lol!

[@gtrjay55]

Leo got it right the first time although I enjoy my Strats. Nice playing for sure !! 🙏🎶🎵☕🎸👀❗

[@doovie101]

That Eleanor Rigby is too rad.

[@snapfinger1]

Smithsonian ready example, fully functional. Lemmo’s a fine curator.

[@teterouge1472]

Wow..... 🎸😎... Sweet stuff

[@DougFMcDermott]

Excellent Eleanor rendition Mike!

[@NaturesChild]

beautiful!

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

Amazing tone from both the NC and the Fender SR, but is he running through a pedalboard too?

[@Michael777Simmons]

Thank you

[@jazzsounds8159]

Wow, that dark jazz tone.😂🎉😊

[@wil1685]

so good

[@glenkepic3208]

wow....this is the one...

[@overthehorizonadventurerid108]

Brilliant. Period

[@alfredoaguilera5138]

Amazing….Beautiful sounding guitar- great job Lemmo!

[@h.sinclair]

Naima

[@joeblough261]

Wow, I'm sure it is 95% the incredible player vs. the guitar, in this case and most any case, but the two combined on that Eleanor Rigby was some hot hot stuff. Wow.

[@1k-pal624]

Beatles Number！Nice

[@toml7945]

Even the back cushions on the couch are smiling, lol

[@benallmark9671]

Lemmo sure does kick ass when he wants too.

[@gingerology]

That 'dark tone' was just sooooo dusky.🖤

[@walterstreet1467]

Maybe Fender should bring back the the no caster with original sound and design

[@jfinester]

Great playing, Mr. Lemmo! I love your version of Eleanor Rigby, and the Zep tunes were, dare I say, better than Jimmy Page. That Nocaster is exactly the same shade of blonde as the ‘50s Tele I had in the ‘70s. I always called it a ‘59, because that was the date on the neck. However, it had a black pickguard, and was set up to be either a toploader or strings-thru-body. I always ran the strings through the body. The saddles were the steel threaded ones, totally rusted out, so I replaced them with brass ones. I always suspected that the neck and bridge were not original to the body, but they were ‘59 parts. The body-who knows? I couldn’t find a body date. I figured it was a ‘59, but then there was that black pickguard, with the paint-can circle on the underside.

[@stevepurdie3889]

Elenor rigby. Holy shit that was amazing!

[@BRIDGE_FKNDAVE]

Damn john 5 moves quick!

[@anthonyc1883]

Ha! But I think he has his dream lineup of Broadcaster/Nocaster/Tele already.

[@kyledonworth3845]

Some serious playing during Eleanor Rigby.

[@toddflowers8052]

Fantastic demo Lemmo !!! What an amazing axe !!! Thank you Norm and Jen !!!

[@deqwannash1849]

Telecaster my favorite

[@MrTimcoronel]

Norm, you're looking well.

[@BleedBlueNYR1994]

Lemmo Fucking shreds. Love that man.

[@txtele]

What do these guitars sell for on average

[@Johnlemmo451]

4:09 - don't know 5:07 - Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles) 06:50 onwards - don't know

[@joelj1754]

4:09 - Naima, John Coltrane 6:50 - Whole lotta love, Led Zeppelin?

[@freddaniel5099]

Very nice demonstration of the versatility of this early Fender! 😁👏👏👏

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The bridge and bridge pickup of this Telecaster (as it's now called) even included a Metal cover to protect them.