Vintage Lowdown: A User's Guide to 30's Gibson Jumbos
Nick Dias and Norm Harris from Norman's Rare Guitars talk about some of the amazing early Gibson Jumbos from the 30's and 40's, like the Roy Smeck models and the 'banner headstock' Gibson's. They also show an early Gibson made Recording King. These early Gibson acoustics have a unique quality about them that many players today still prefer.
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Part 1: amazing vintage find in Hawaii online auction
AGN's Mark Rivett recently bought a beautiful, early - mid 60s Gretsch G6131, more commonly known as the JET FIREBIRD. In episode one we take a close look at the guitar which has suffered from being in a hot humid environment for many years....in fact, the guitar has been sitting in the (original) case since 1992...!! These guitars are prized and loved by many players and collectors, none more so than the late, great Malcolm Young from ACDC who single-handedly put this particular Gretsch workhorse on the map as a heavy rockin' rhythm machine.
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Rewind: Blues Saraceno & the 1958 Gibson J-185
In this series top players and guitar industry professionals give their opinions on a range of different vintage guitars. Blues Saraceno's discography is massive and he has played with many major artists including a brief stint in the band Poison. Here he plays a very rare, very beautiful 1958 Gibson J-185, regarded as one of the best Gibson acoustics ever made.
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Norm & Frank again...speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil....!
Vintage Lowdown: Norm & Frank again...!. This time they are joined by Mike Barford, the bass player from Frank's first band back in Philly in the swingin' 60's. When these guys get together you never know where the conversation will go....!
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Vintage Lowdown: Episode 7: Frank, Norm & the 1931 Gibson L5
Vintage Lowdown: Episode 7: Frank, Norm & the 1931 Gibson L5. Norm and Frank discuss all the great things about the original 16" body L5s from the late 20s, early 30's, before they veer off and talk about all kinds of other things.
