Guitar of the Day: 1960's Harmony Bobkat | Norman's Rare Guitars
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2019
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FINALLY, a vintage budget guitar!
Love it when GOTD does an off the radar guitar like this.. so many cool axes like this exist...
Lots of junk like this in pawnshops.
@@melvynobrien6193 Junk? you obviously don't know much about vintage harmony guitars.. They are excellent guitars
@@contrabandjoe7974 Hell yeah, I live in Australia and there's old fenders and Gibsons around with price tags that make my eyes water. But a year or two ago I found a beautiful condition (ohsc!) two p'up Stratotone Mars with the dearmond pickups that (I think) are the one's nicknamed Hersheys bar, that is they aren't flat chrome covers like the h-44 or Newport but have the ornamental raised centre, that I think looks like a PIECE of a hersheys bar...yeh, anyways; it was going for a price I could handle and it sounds unbelievable! Its the guitar sound on SO many of my favorite early R'n'R and especially Chess era Chicago electric blues albums. which led me to look a bit deeper and so I found Kay guitars and the early valco amps. So, I sold all my modern stuff and focus on the 'junk' stuff and I dont regret it!
That second tune is my favorite song you’ve ever written, Mike.
So damn good.
Reminded of a math rock type wild west type vibe for sum reason😂😂
It’s open G but the B string is something else I’m still trying to find
Gilber Gilmore DGDGGD
The double Gs have a bit of a microtonal rub that sounds really intense.
Atomic Peacenik
Thank you
It took me a few hours yesterday but I figured it out as well .
I really appreciate the replay
WHat is the name of that 2nd song? I checked out his spotify page and couldnt find it?
Every guitar you play sounds great because you're playing it. Proves it's in the hands. The Harmony is a good deal too.
nice to see something different ( not Gibson or Fender )
Ikr, especially nice to see a harmony on here, they r great guitars
Agreed.
Yep! And a price......
This one has a strange scale length: 24 1/4 inches. Sometimes, you can find odd scale length instruments. I read that Kay Vanguards have a length of 25 3/4. My Mosrites are 24.5".
Not lying - these are the kinds of GOTD vids I love the most.
Sounds absolutely fucking amazing on that first track. Playing is world class. Lemmo is the most exciting player out there atm.
A two pickup Harmony Bobcat was my first electric guitar in 1965. It was a great guitar with great sound. Often lament not having it anymore. Again, you are perhaps one of the most innovative guitarists on You Tube. Incredible talent.
Literally obsessed with these videos and have become a huge Lemmo fan. Dude is just an amazing musician. Need more LEMMO!!!!!!!!!!
i love it. More like this please. Mosrites and Teiscos and such.
Burns, Baldwins & Watkins as well!
YEAH Harmony Bobkat baby!! I have this exact guitar but with two pickups and IT RIPS!! I almost forgot how awesome it is until I watched this video 🔥🎸🔥
A direct link to the guitars of the day on reverb would be great guys.
Best demonstration ever of;
It’s not the guitar, it’s how you play it!
Yet more proof that it's not the guitar it's the player.
I came here for the Bobkat and was blown away by Lemmo's playing.
love it when you do cool old guitars like this one ,something i can actually afford
$65 for this, when a Fender Jaguar would set you back $350 in the 1960s. Then again they slapped these together quickly to get them out the door, but I think there was something to that since Fender starting selling student models like the Duo-Sonic.
Nice to see something a little unusual and it sounds great. Btw, Harmony Bobkats are also notable because Annie Clarke (aka St. Vincent) played a two-pickup '67 model for a while.
Nice use of the thumb on #2 Mr. Lemmo! Initially debuted as the Silhouette Series in 1963; was renamed the Bob Kat series in 1968. Sounds great for a budget guitar.
I'm glad that Michael mentioned the similarities between this and the Jaguar / Jazzmaster. Looking at the thumbnail, it tempted me to say that I preferred it with the three-tone sunburst and the tortoise shell pickguard. If I paid better attention to the title, I would have realized it was not even about a Fender model.
My first electric in 1965. I believe my Dad paid about $40 for it new. He also bought me the now VERY rare, used, but mint '64 transition Fender Champ in black. That was $40 also. Sold the Champ in 1971 for $80 (now worth $900). In 1971, bought mint 1964 Gibson Titan III AND a 1964 Gibson Melody Maker for $125!!! Melody Makers had no value then, so traded it and the Bobcat in on a Casino. Sold the Gibson amp last year for $1,800.
Always great to see guitars on here that aren’t another 50’s strat or 60’s Les Paul
Fantastic original and inventive playing.
One of the coolest guitars you guys have done in a while. It is guitars like these (and your playing of course) that keep people from outside California coming to the channel. The classics are rad, but you don't see great examples of the more interesting guitars very often.
Stumbling across you recently has drastically improved my life! In New Zealand and locked down etc and you take me away from that. Thank you. I live on a beautiful French steel yacht and I just sold my Gibson hummingbird custom 73. I recently gave away a guild 6 string I bought in USA a few years back and I'm left with a 91 lowden. Lovely guitar. I love your demos. Your guitsrs are awesome and Michael love your playing. Great originals and your style is diverse. You seem to know what tunes suit each guitar. Brilliant.
I enjoyed the quick picking on that last song. Also, I kinda like that Bobkat’s unique sound. It’s different. Thanks for sharing! Thanks Jen and Lemmo (and Norm) for the show.
I had a black to red sunburst 2 pickup model. One of the many pieces of gear i have owned and sold when things got tight. One of the few i truly miss. Those are great slide guitars.
I have this guitar. Bought it when I was 14.
Your style of guitar playing is awesome! Your unique style keeps bringing me back for every new video you post! Would definitely go see you play live if you ever made it to either Charlotte, North Carolina or maybe Atlanta, Georgia!
I've have had one of these in my basement for years not knowing just how awesome of a guitar it is. I think I may have to fix it up and start playing it. Thanks for the awesome video!!
Phenomenal performance! Love your playing!! Great guitar too!!
Mike can make anything sound great. I just love watching him play !
Awesome Lemo and Harmony does it's thing. They used to be the number 1 guitar manufacturer in America, they have some great guitars, I have a great playing and sounding Harmony Clapton Blackie and I like it more than many fender strats I've played. Great original music from Michael Lemo, I hope it was original but even if not, great guitar of the day.
Lovely old guitar, and great playing too. Thank you.
Dude, Mike is a God on guitar.
I did appreciate Mark's encyclopaedic knowledge of guitar specs... but Lemmo's playing is next level.
My mom had the same one! I loved playing it.
Man. Tuning in again from Norway. Just came from the studio. Having a glas of wine. Remembered i have not checked your progress as a host since july. You got something special in your playing. Cheers. You the man!!!
Fabulous episode.. Lovely sound amazing play as usual and just love the interaction within the 'family'
Two of the best instrumentals I've ever heard in my life. I really really enjoyed your playing. Keep doing what you do. You re awesome and really vibe. I wish I could play like you. Really gotta check out Open G Tuning.
man that Lemmo is amazing , he could string spaghetti across a tree branch and make it sound good , I mean that guitar had a much stronger tone than I expected from a wal mart guitar , I do like those foil pick ups also , I have one on a silvertone and it sounds great also , very impressed by this Harmony , even more so by Lemmo's magic fingers. thanks guys.
Wow I'm home from hospital after my second stroke, thought I was gonna die there...now I have two weeks worth of GOTD to watch!! Yeeeaaahh!
Get well 🤘
Mark Johnson thank you!!
beautiful playing (:
GOTD is way more interesting now that ML is in charge
His personality is great for GOTD!
Had an identical one that sported the Old Kraftsman brand-logo. Of course i never made it sound that good!
Fantastic playing!
The tune at 7:27 onwards is a masterpiece, man. Operating name?
way to keep it fresh! Love for the Lemmo!
I have the dual pup version hidden away somewhere. Great playing sounds awesome.. time to pull it out. 👍
fantastic playing
I think I owned one of these back in the 80s. I walked into a record store and it was hanging from the ceiling. I asked how much. He said $50. I sold it months later in a yard sale...I should've kept it! a really great gold foil pickup!
fine, I'll admit it... i'm a LEMMOHEAD
That guitar work was incredible
I really hope you’re writing songs : the tunes you’re playing in this demo are both beautiful... I’d buy your records for sure !
I am now convinced that you can make any guitar sound not just good but great. Cool guitar, but even cooler playing.
That's strange. Just last night I was playing my H17 (same model as Annie Clark uses). Mike, look under the pickguard and you'll find a manufacture date stamped there. It's not the date the guitar was actually made but the date the DeArmonds were put in the pickguard prior to it being installed on the guitar. Fretboard's not rosewood. Also these guitars were known as the Silhouette model until 1968 when the name was changed to Bobkat.
Ebonized maple fingerboard according to Blue Book.
@@bobsimmons3466 Thanks. I thought it was maple but wasn't sure if I was remembering correctly.
The Silhouette's were separate models which were full scale. The Bobkat's were 3/4 scale.
@@drummer083 They were called Silhouettes until 1968. Then Harmony changed the name to Bobkat.
That guitar gives me St. Vincent vibes for some reason
She used a bobkat for a while in the beginning, theres a handful of footage of her playing one on UA-cam
Great Playing!
Absolutely beautiful guitar and great playing 😊
One of those was my first guitar when I was a kid in the early 70's. Had the exact same case and all! I wish I still had it but I don't even remember what happened to it LOL!
Somebody must have a warehouse full of bobcats, because all of a sudden they're everywhere on UA-cam.. talking about how great they are even though they don't stay in tune
It sounds killer and Lemmo is a great guitar player. It's always good to see that affordable vintage guitars still rocks. Hope to see more Vids like this in a near future. Rock on Lemmo!
Never seen one of these before- awesome sound
Love vintage Harmony’s... awesome!!!
Top class riffs!
These things generally play good & sound great. Replace the floating bridge with a TOM type if you want better intonation adjustment. Or just mount a TOM on the existing bridge base if you don’t wanna drill post holes.
Very nice. He can make anything sound good. I had a Harmony as a kid and loved it. The previous owner had painted “Wild Ones” on the headstock in some sort of rock hard car paint, but the guitar played nice and sounded good. I wouldn’t mind having it back. Great playing in this video once again.
A dual pickup was my first guitar in 1966 - playing R&B in Pittsburgh, PA
These are great! Ive played one that still has the original factory strings from 1964.
These guitars were used in a lot of great garage rock bands in the mid to late 60s. I know because I was there.
Finally one of these was featured! Had one of these for my first electric wish I kept it
Great playing Michael you made sound great!
Appreciate seeing something different. Probably not a very good guitar honestly, but as usual Lemmo makes it sound amazing. Keep up the good work!
this is incredible, the guitar and the playing. Lemmo is the best hands down!
I've been so distressed lately that I can't find any good new instrumental guitar music. This is great stuff. I wish I could buy it. First time here. Must explore more of this channel!
Really love your second jam with dirt!
One of his best playing!
Nothing like a Wacky Wednesday! Love seeing those older brands getting a shout out! However! Gotta do a Maton!
As a newly minted Aussie: I agree! Lets see if any of those beautiful archtop Matons made it to Noo York?
Cool guitar /T shirt /playing.
That's a demo! love it!
When I first saw it I thought “ok, ok”
but after you started playing it it doesn’t sound bad....or is it that you make any guitar sound great!
Cool guitar! Those riffs are fire af!
That thing is surfy cool, almost jangley. Only 5 Bills for a piece of history. I dig it the most.
Well done Mike. Love the second tune. That'll do Mike, That'll do !
Jen, leave the lad alone he's doing the best with the tools given :)
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Beautiful playing, you have amazing talent, I destroyed a 59 melody maker to get a h15 I saw in the music store where I was talking lessons, I was 12,my plan didn't work.
Keith Richards played a Harmony Meteor in the very early days of the Stones
I have one. It is the two pickup model. It has not been out of the case for years until today. Two of the Gold Foil Pickups and a toggle switch. Made in USA sticker in the same place.
Cool video guys!
The best I ever heard one of those sound!!!
I dig it... very cool playing. ♫
Good price too, if I bought it I'd have you sign it for me. Good show again!
Great playing ....
Love this one, she sure sounds great!
Great solo!
Man what a killer song... : )
I gotta go see this guy live.
I’ve got a harmony ive had since I was 5, nothing this old just a cheap catalogue strat copy. I’ve tossed some better touches like a complete Carvin pick guard and leveled it recently. Still shreds and I’m happy to have something off brand that still makes ppl ask what is that. Interesting to see harmony back too in a much more boutique style
And jen it wouldn't be the same without you too x. Keep shining you two x
2nd song .. epic..muddy as hell sound .. great job
Love your shirt!
Lemmo, what playing. I watch your vids, dash to get the guitar to play like you but I end up playing like me. Boohoo. Just astounding stuff. How does he do that Jen? Yep podcast all ready to amaze me as always.
Lemmo, you made it do what it can. Cool