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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Rare guitar for today's new episode of #GuitarOfTheDay: ‪@mikelemmo‬ playing a vintage 1957/58 Gretsch White Penguin available here at #NormansRareGuitars! For any questions you may have or price inquiries about this #Gretsch #Penguin #ElectricGuitar give us a call at 818-344-8300. So what do you guys think of this #GretschPenguin?
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  • @nilsx3020
    @nilsx3020 Год назад +43

    Lemmo plays the most beautiful, musical, inspiring demos here in YT land in my opinion. Highly underrated player.

    • @therealdoug1000
      @therealdoug1000 Год назад +2

      Agreed. His technique and range of styles is mind blowing.

    • @Qliphirot
      @Qliphirot Год назад +4

      That ending got me on loop mode

    • @gooddeal9160
      @gooddeal9160 10 месяцев назад +1

      He developed a great style with hard work its a unique sound.

    • @honnaconna7312
      @honnaconna7312 5 месяцев назад

      How is he underrated ffs

  • @bciecko1
    @bciecko1 Год назад +26

    Oh man. What a guitar and what a bit of playing. Definitely up there with one of the best ever demos. Killer!

  • @j-pastel-yellow
    @j-pastel-yellow Год назад +21

    i’m not the biggest fan of gretsch guitars, but lemmo makes anything and everything sound amazing. not to mention how that finish has held up over time, looks nearly brand new. definitely a special piece

  • @grandeagle2127
    @grandeagle2127 Месяц назад +1

    honestly don’t know what’s more inspiring, those demo plays or that gorgeous guitar, wonderful stuff

  • @williamhiggins842
    @williamhiggins842 Год назад +9

    I'm a tele man through and through but I think I just fell hard for this absolutely beautiful hunk of wood, the tone of this beauty is just devastatingly awesome.

    • @PeterMoore350
      @PeterMoore350 Год назад

      No offence and even though a lot of my guitar heros/faves played teles I despise them immensely.
      Even my fave Solar Guitars have a T and i know it’s gonna be stellar especially with Solar’s take on it ?
      Naa.
      Not for me.
      Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

  • @Deuce_Luminox.
    @Deuce_Luminox. Год назад +9

    The first bit shows how you don't need twang to make a Gretsch sound great. Nice playing as always Lemmo.

  • @TylerJohnstonGuitar
    @TylerJohnstonGuitar Год назад +10

    For an almost 70 year old *white* guitar, that thing looks incredible.

  • @superkjell
    @superkjell Год назад +8

    Quite possibly the best guitar of the day ever.

  • @michaelroadnight3940
    @michaelroadnight3940 Год назад +5

    Great guitar but greater guitarist.
    Total respect to this amazing musician.

  • @Jamzocd
    @Jamzocd Год назад +19

    What a beauty and I’m talking about the guitar! But Lemmo plays it beautifully!

  • @BizzleTube
    @BizzleTube Год назад +8

    Something about this demo is special. Stands out. Subtle. Artful.

  • @justick
    @justick 4 месяца назад +1

    That guitar is magical. Excellent musicianship too.

  • @roughcutguitars
    @roughcutguitars Год назад +6

    The White Penguin: Sacred bird of prey!
    :-)
    Seriously, a Dream Guitar.

  • @gregjacob8380
    @gregjacob8380 Год назад +6

    Michael you sure can play those strings man. And Jen captures it all. Thanks so much ❤️

  • @churchbryan35
    @churchbryan35 Год назад +9

    Absolutely an amazing guitar, and who better than Lemo to explore the tone possibilities....you the Man Micheal✌️

  • @NickJardine
    @NickJardine Год назад +8

    What was that second tune he played? This guys playing is SO inspiring

  • @glennnortonjr2455
    @glennnortonjr2455 Год назад +6

    You bring class to even the Gretch! Mikey can play, huh? Yes sirry

  • @Guardducks
    @Guardducks Год назад +2

    Look at mikey showing off that right hand with his finger picking and playing with a pick at the same time , nice work Michael. Hey someone call Brian, he may be interested in that Gretsch. 🤘🏼

  • @glenkepic3208
    @glenkepic3208 Год назад +2

    Great!!! Old as me and in better shape.
    Always steered clear of Gretches,,,,,maybe it was the gal on the cover of 'The Popular Chet Atkins'. I was like 5 in '62.
    Annette i loved,,,,this gal scared me away.
    ha, i never had the chops but Lemmo does.
    Rock on!

  • @robbybobby9086
    @robbybobby9086 Год назад +7

    Its hard to say I'd want this setup over a new car, but still would be a close choice!

  • @estenray5385
    @estenray5385 Год назад +2

    Loved Michael’s playing! Made that Gretch sound like a million bucks! Thanks Lemmo! For the sweet and tasteful playing! The camera work was excellent great zooms and close ups thanks Jenn! You guys are the best!

  • @comajoebuck999
    @comajoebuck999 Год назад +3

    It’s been a while since I’ve closed my eyes, listening. I usually try to see the licks….wow.

  • @jfinester
    @jfinester Год назад +1

    I believe that White Penguin is stereo. The bridge pickup has no polepieces on the bass side, and the neck pickup has no polepieces on the treble side. With a stereo cord and two amplifiers, and the output selector (the switch on the cutaway) in the correct position, you’ll have the bass strings coming through one amp and the treble strings coming through the other. I’ll bet Chet Atkins suggested that! What the other position(s) on the switch do I don’t know-obviously one is mono, because that’s the way Michael’s playing it. Sounds great! And stereo Penguins are even rarer than mono ones.

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters Год назад +1

    Fine sounding Gretsch with such lovely understated guitar for a Sunday morning when I should be in church! So glad Norm is looking so well and strong! Thank God we old guys keep-a-going ...

  • @YdoIneedahandle869
    @YdoIneedahandle869 Год назад +2

    I’m not gonna lie I own one of the replicas but Michael put me in a trance I was doing stuff but had to sit watch and listen. I was mad when the video was over! We need to keep this in the shoo for him to play more

  • @johnkosterimages
    @johnkosterimages Год назад +6

    Jesus Lemmo, you are a freakin virtuoso...always amazing, there aren't many guys out here who can play such a wide range of genres with such skill and soul.

  • @shaunhughes2
    @shaunhughes2 Год назад +1

    Wow, the hybrid picking section around 6:00 onward is next level.

  • @WilliamHall-lf9ee
    @WilliamHall-lf9ee Год назад +3

    Wonderful to hear such a beautiful guitar, played so beautifully! Thank you!

  • @timothylpappas
    @timothylpappas 11 месяцев назад +1

    this player is unbelievably good

  • @jessemontemayor5198
    @jessemontemayor5198 Год назад +2

    Awesome playing my friend. Beautiful tones displayed. Very inspiring. Thanks

  • @victorvalverde9478
    @victorvalverde9478 Год назад +2

    Beautiful playing Michael!! Nice guitar too!🎉😊

  • @dannymarks988
    @dannymarks988 3 месяца назад

    Beauty Demo, sound and playing. Well done!

  • @mikeopdenaker5573
    @mikeopdenaker5573 Год назад +3

    The essence of cool...would look great next to my white falcon!!!!

  • @toddflowers8052
    @toddflowers8052 Год назад +2

    Great guitar great demo Lemmo, ! Thank you Norm and Jen !

  • @brucedelaney9606
    @brucedelaney9606 7 месяцев назад

    WOOOOOOW. What a sound.... Great playing Michael... Fantastic Amp. Clear but warm and complex.

  • @PeterMoore350
    @PeterMoore350 Год назад +1

    Wow guys that’s beautiful. What a survivor!!
    Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

  • @chrisb8193
    @chrisb8193 9 месяцев назад

    This dude is my favorite living guitar player. Absolute monster.

  • @imreh5588
    @imreh5588 Год назад +1

    Beautiful Mike. Tears of joy

  • @vadenk4433
    @vadenk4433 Год назад +1

    Wow! Talk about a holy grail guitar. Stupid rare too. It’s so cool to see these type of guitars turn up out of the blue.

  • @bigdaddystinkeye
    @bigdaddystinkeye Год назад +1

    Great demo of that incredibly cool and beautiful guitar.

  • @stuartdennis8506
    @stuartdennis8506 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous guitar and gorgeous playing

  • @sommelierofstench
    @sommelierofstench Год назад

    sooooo mellow sounding. shout out to that hybrid picking on the last cut

  • @PeterWilliamson-nn9et
    @PeterWilliamson-nn9et Год назад +1

    It has a very unique sound

  • @nathanielbrewster8457
    @nathanielbrewster8457 11 месяцев назад

    This is an incredible guitar -- Norm is so understated. There are fewer than 50 white penguins, even fewer with a Bigsby. This is probably a $200k+ guitar!

  • @mjvicc1952
    @mjvicc1952 Год назад +1

    Nicely done❤

  • @catzdollz9810
    @catzdollz9810 Год назад +2

    oh wow!!! it's Amazing!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @davidfrank6664
    @davidfrank6664 Год назад +1

    Thank you Michael!

  • @therealdoug1000
    @therealdoug1000 Год назад

    That tone! Good lordie!

  • @nicolasfaisant6445
    @nicolasfaisant6445 Год назад +1

    Rare and beautiful one..cool demo👍

  • @bradc32
    @bradc32 Год назад +1

    what a amazing guitar thanks Norm

  • @frankkonopski9982
    @frankkonopski9982 8 месяцев назад

    Beautiful GreTsch...incredible playing!

  • @erichutchinson6882
    @erichutchinson6882 Год назад +1

    That's a really great guitar.

  • @bggouvea
    @bggouvea Год назад +1

    Great Playing Michael!!!

  • @geraldponce8336
    @geraldponce8336 Год назад

    An inspirational performance by Lemmo. An interesting guitar. Kind of on the heavier side but nicely contrasted by that ebony fretboard and pickups

  • @PeterMoore350
    @PeterMoore350 Год назад +1

    Is there a modern reissue or equivalent given I can’t afford this beauty.
    Nice playing Mr Lemmo.
    Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

    • @timdunn2344
      @timdunn2344 Год назад +1

      They do still make them and they are unfeasibly beautiful

    • @PeterMoore350
      @PeterMoore350 Год назад

      @@timdunn2344 thx man
      Cheers

    • @JohnnyFriendly
      @JohnnyFriendly Год назад +1

      Yes, its called the gretsch vintage select 58 penguin, built exactly like the old one

    • @PeterMoore350
      @PeterMoore350 Год назад

      @@JohnnyFriendly thx.

  • @hermantuinstra118
    @hermantuinstra118 Год назад

    Nice combination especially by one so gifted on the guitar.

  • @BlueRoseShilloh
    @BlueRoseShilloh Год назад +1

    I think this is the first White pinguin they’ve ever done

  • @r03hls3ph
    @r03hls3ph Год назад

    Dude lemmo crushing extra today

  • @bsmith8943
    @bsmith8943 11 месяцев назад

    Some of the best plating bro. Beautiful

  • @jamesgrobertson8024
    @jamesgrobertson8024 Год назад +1

    Wonderful playing my man

  • @buckfaststradler4629
    @buckfaststradler4629 Год назад +4

    I shudder to think what it's price will be!

  • @mtacoustic1
    @mtacoustic1 Год назад +2

    Back in '73, I found one of these in a pawn shop for $350. However; I was a poor college student and couldn't even manage $3.50........

  • @snapfinger1
    @snapfinger1 Год назад +1

    How many holy grails does Norm have ? Sheesh !

  • @ericfaley9019
    @ericfaley9019 Год назад +2

    Randy Bachman had a huge collection of Gretch guitars. Nice sound

  • @keechothanasco3772
    @keechothanasco3772 Год назад

    Wonderful guitar & wonderful playing..bravo !

  • @braindrain329
    @braindrain329 Год назад

    Amazing as always, Lemmo!

  • @robertrogers7939
    @robertrogers7939 9 месяцев назад

    Beautiful playing.

  • @brettwood1091
    @brettwood1091 7 месяцев назад

    Nice melodies man ;)

  • @soofitnsexy
    @soofitnsexy Год назад +4

    what a warm sound i think thats a 200 k guitar

    • @Eric-nn9xf
      @Eric-nn9xf Год назад

      I say more than that

    • @soofitnsexy
      @soofitnsexy Год назад

      usually see the penguines from 80 to 150k@@Eric-nn9xf

  • @musicfan8253
    @musicfan8253 Год назад

    Great songs, Lemmo.

  • @user-fd6tg3rn4m
    @user-fd6tg3rn4m Год назад +1

    nice sounding axe, smoooth as yer like.

  • @JBarbarosa
    @JBarbarosa Год назад +1

    Beautiful guitar, but Rockabilly Mike is fast becoming one of my favourite players

  • @jamesgrobertson8024
    @jamesgrobertson8024 Год назад

    You guys have so much fun. love yer

  • @ronnieblanchet4072
    @ronnieblanchet4072 2 месяца назад

    YES!!!!!!!
    God bless ya!
    SOLI DEO GLORIA
    (To The Glory Of God Alone)
    Father, Son & Holy Spirit
    -Ronnie

  • @billcarson4749
    @billcarson4749 Год назад

    So bad you don't mike the amp with such beatiful guitars and Lemmo playing..

  • @liamfahey7836
    @liamfahey7836 Год назад

    On ya Rockabilly Mike🎸🎸

  • @alexwoolridge94aw
    @alexwoolridge94aw Год назад

    Gretsch guitars are freakin cool. Definitely don't get the recognition they deserve. Lemmo kicked ass on this one

  • @mycroft174
    @mycroft174 Год назад

    i love lemmo repping philly all the time so much

  • @blackcreekarmory3470
    @blackcreekarmory3470 Год назад

    would really like to hear mike push that amp to the edge of breakup with the danish Pete pedal... Good job lemmo.

  • @reedhead1
    @reedhead1 Год назад +1

    Rockabilly Mike, The King of Bling

  • @jimcollier7869
    @jimcollier7869 Год назад

    White Penguin, only seen em in books.

  • @thorstentrabold8398
    @thorstentrabold8398 Год назад

    Wow 😱

  • @right2armbears685
    @right2armbears685 Год назад

    I hear less than 50 were made. Which makes them rarer than original Gibson les Paul Bursts. David Gilmour had an original white penguin.

  • @user-hv3xz7rr7e
    @user-hv3xz7rr7e Год назад +1

    This is a Project-O-Sonic stereo version. That's why the pole pieces are only on half of each pickup and there is a selector switch where there is usually a master volume pot. The two other selectors are both three-way tone selectors ("mud switches"), one for each pickup. These guitars have more tonal flexibility when run in stereo, but you can get a clear trebly tone in mono with both tone selectors in the middle position.

    • @jfinester
      @jfinester Год назад

      Isn’t one of those switches the pickup selector?

    • @user-hv3xz7rr7e
      @user-hv3xz7rr7e Год назад

      @@jfinester No. As mentioned, the paired switches are three-way tone controls, one for each pickup. The other switch routes the signal in three ways: both pickups through one amp; both pickups through two amps; "bass" (neck) pickup through one amp and "treble" (bridge) pickup through a second amp for true stereo. The two pickups function like one big split pickup; there is no selecting between them in the usual manner. You can dial down one or the other with the volume pots, or modify the volume and tone of each at their respective amps.

  • @j7cc
    @j7cc Год назад

    Thanks. Cool review......

  • @davidkieltyka9
    @davidkieltyka9 Год назад +2

    This one sounds dark. I wonder if the tone switch has been messed with…in the middle position there shouldn’t be any treble rolloff.
    Still, a super rare guitar!

    • @mattmorris2867
      @mattmorris2867 Год назад

      You know yt compresses the sound don’t you?

    • @organic6299
      @organic6299 Год назад

      I think they recorded the Amp with bad mic-position/angle. So we can't hear the true treble of the guitar here on YT.

    • @davidkieltyka9
      @davidkieltyka9 Год назад

      @@mattmorris2867 Yes, I do. I’m comparing what I’m hearing from this guitar to loads of other demos from Norm’s YT channel and also from my own experience playing & listening to Gretsch guitars with Filter’trons.

    • @mattmorris2867
      @mattmorris2867 Год назад

      @@davidkieltyka9Theres so many variables that you really need to hear it in person. As with any guitar.

  • @michaelworse6034
    @michaelworse6034 Год назад

    Lovely playing ! What exact Rivera amp is this ? Sounds so good even at low volume !

  • @AMaruri
    @AMaruri 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful playing! What’s that tuning and first song you played.

  • @PhillipBasinger
    @PhillipBasinger Год назад

    Awsome thats what happens whit practice.

  • @alanniederlitz8630
    @alanniederlitz8630 Год назад

    SENOR LEMMO what a great guitarista! Very KEWEL GITTAR as well!!!

  • @gregwright9459
    @gregwright9459 Год назад

    I agree with them I love the simple playing

  • @johnhiscutt1853
    @johnhiscutt1853 Год назад

    awesome👍👋

  • @13thRaven
    @13thRaven Год назад

    Wow 👌

  • @georgerobinson7660
    @georgerobinson7660 Год назад

    Been loving hearing that last piece lemmo played. A tab anywhere?

  • @jonmullenax778
    @jonmullenax778 10 месяцев назад

    Wish I had the talent in Lemmo's pinky,

  • @CaffeineInjected
    @CaffeineInjected 11 месяцев назад

    wow

  • @cloudconnect
    @cloudconnect Год назад

    The star of the show here is actually the player. The Penguin is still cool, though.

  • @lynnpeterthorson5277
    @lynnpeterthorson5277 Год назад

    More Michael on the Penguin, unless that's Mr. Setzer calling on Norm's courtesy line.

  • @scottgibbs5903
    @scottgibbs5903 Год назад

    Lemmo at his best.

  • @AwkwardHypernerd413
    @AwkwardHypernerd413 4 месяца назад

    That is a weird bridge, how do you set intonation on that??