I can't believe I finally played this guitar | Extremely RARE Fender Stratocaster

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  • @clempoey7549
    @clempoey7549 4 роки тому +2449

    This guy is the Ollivander for guitars..!

    • @ChrisBlackTV
      @ChrisBlackTV 4 роки тому +20

      This comment needs more likes 👍

    • @JosePineda-jn8jk
      @JosePineda-jn8jk 4 роки тому +15

      I guess people don’t get the reference..

    • @willfrey8171
      @willfrey8171 4 роки тому +78

      The guitar chooses the player, Mr. Davids

    • @dabegga2502
      @dabegga2502 4 роки тому +6

      excatly what i thaught XD

    • @walterg74
      @walterg74 4 роки тому +8

      Anybody that does get that reference probably doesn’t belong in a guitar channel…

  • @JInfinity7
    @JInfinity7 4 роки тому +376

    That 59 sounded super resonant unplugged.
    Norm starts talking, Paul is like...whatev I'm still playing.

    • @mrburns366
      @mrburns366 4 роки тому +4

      @@GCKelloch which is why i think tone wood matters, despite the heated debate. I think it being hardtail has a lot to do with it being so resonate too.

    • @brettbaxter4860
      @brettbaxter4860 4 роки тому +1

      Norm on a bad day is still making $15K. He couldn't care less. Play away.

    • @soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342
      @soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 4 роки тому

      I'm one of those guys that thinks tone wood doesn't make much a diff. Perhaps when unplugged but who plays a strat unplugged? Hardly anyone that's who. This is a argument better fit for acoustic guitars honestly. That's when tone wood matters most. I could blind test you guys all day with a guitar with fresh wood vs a guitar with aged dried wood and you fuckers would fuck up A LOT and fail to tell which one is which.
      In my honest opinion...
      Strings, your skill, your amp, how well the guitar is built for tuning stability/str8 neck, and a few personal prefs like fret size, nut width, neck shape etc etc all define how well you will sound. And can't forget the pick ups. A good amp can make shit pick ups sound good but you should still want good pick ups. They last longer and are less likely to have farty buzzy noises from time to time during playing.
      Also some other upgrades like a tighter input jack, strap buttons that are of decent quality, pick guard that's well made to reduce noise, locking tuners, lighter parts so the guitar isn't as heavy, etc etc can all help make a guitar feel and sound better. Sometimes it doesn't do much though so it all sort of depends on the guitar type, your prefs, and your play style...

  • @Emily-kn7iw
    @Emily-kn7iw 3 роки тому +269

    The fact that norm let's literally anyone play these guitars just to let them experience them is amazing and speaks to his character. I live on the other side of the USA and have a enormous respect for him. When I can afford it it's mail order from norm! So glad there's guys like him that don't seem 100 bout money. He loves to see people smile!

    • @socaligurrl
      @socaligurrl 3 роки тому +37

      Paul isn't just anyone

    • @fuzzyip
      @fuzzyip 3 роки тому +26

      Lol, Paul David, 2.6mm subscribers, "anyone"

    • @daw162
      @daw162 2 роки тому +14

      Let's be realistic - he hands the guitars to a guy who will expose them to 2.4MM viewers so far in a free commercial (unless he had to pay for the service).

    • @Onemore59
      @Onemore59 2 роки тому

      Norm is fully insured and playing the tax game brilliantly. He is one of the most important market manipulators in history. Everyone should learn about Tax Codes and Investments. You will be very very angry and then just angry and then very angry again then sad...ua-cam.com/video/ZZ3F3zWiEmc/v-deo.html.... This is the same business Norm is in.

  • @vivlund
    @vivlund 4 роки тому +259

    It’s like listening to the soul of every guitarist who ever played a strat singing out.

    • @IAmInfinitus208
      @IAmInfinitus208 4 роки тому +3

      Hendrix, Clapton, Gilmour, etc...

    • @frufru0071
      @frufru0071 4 роки тому +2

      Reinhard Luntungan yes, and then there’s a guy who elicits unbelievably melodic, magical tones from a Stratocaster by the name of JEFF BECK! Have you heard of him?

  • @Gray7495
    @Gray7495 4 роки тому +3902

    Guy hands me a $40k guitar and starts telling its story as I slowly begin playing seven nation army

  • @rossfortini1856
    @rossfortini1856 3 роки тому +14

    When you played the J-45 it truly brought me to tears. Your analogy of "an old guy telling the most amazing stories" could not have been more perfect. Your joy and appreciation of what you were holding in your hands certainly helped!

  • @lucaspaiva6781
    @lucaspaiva6781 4 роки тому +1528

    Me after playing every single guitar in this store: "So, I guess I'm buying just that guitar pick today..."

    • @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040
      @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 4 роки тому +62

      Not until you've played Stairway to Heaven and Smoke on the Water, mate.

    • @packingten
      @packingten 4 роки тому +14

      Giving a discount?,picks sorta worn😁

    • @lennywright5655
      @lennywright5655 4 роки тому +13

      Years ago I went to Norm’s Rare Guitars and picked up a $110 Hofner acoustic guitar, it’s pretty decent for what I paid, my point is not everything there cost a fortune.

    • @felipejardim9233
      @felipejardim9233 4 роки тому +2

      Tinha q ser BR Memo kkk

    • @chrisreinhardt5136
      @chrisreinhardt5136 4 роки тому

      @@lennywright5655 Probably anything worth traveling there to buy is...

  • @mikeyfontana8426
    @mikeyfontana8426 4 роки тому +893

    5:06 Paul is trying SO HARD to resist the Slow Dancing riff lmao

    • @Baurax
      @Baurax 4 роки тому +56

      I heard it, too haha

    • @alagadnichooxtv9519
      @alagadnichooxtv9519 4 роки тому +4

      Hahahaha yeah. That martin sounds so beautiful.

    • @Livelaughlimpbizkit
      @Livelaughlimpbizkit 4 роки тому +2

      Hahaha I thought the same

    • @chem3324
      @chem3324 4 роки тому +3

      I was like oh he diverted it ....😄

    • @filou89
      @filou89 4 роки тому +15

      He should play it as long as its not forbidden in guitarstores :D :D :D

  • @luish777
    @luish777 4 роки тому +93

    That red one is one of the best sounding strats I've ever heard silky buttery smooth

    • @ivanjulian2532
      @ivanjulian2532 3 роки тому +5

      Part, but not all, of the reason for that is how "well set up" that guitar is too. The neck is dead straight, the frets are polished smooth with a mirror surface, there's absolutely ZERO fret buzz anywhere on the neck. When you have a classic which is set up that good, the pickups are able to do their thing and they really show off all the unexpected harmonics which get lost all too easily on a guitar which isn't set up perfectly.

    • @allosaurusfragilis7782
      @allosaurusfragilis7782 3 роки тому +1

      For once I can really hear a difference. Usually I can't tell one from another on film but that red one....mmmm

    • @Haroun-El-Poussah
      @Haroun-El-Poussah 3 роки тому

      @@ivanjulian2532 : any good luthier can do such setup.

    • @Haroun-El-Poussah
      @Haroun-El-Poussah 3 роки тому

      The red one is much better than the sunburst... None is a match for an Excalibur Supra 1993 like mine (I own severa pckguard, one is Strat-oriented with custom handwound PUs), and it's not even my preferred guitar : the company used to do higher end ones like the Passion III or the Arpège... My two Passion III-90/10 (one 1991 , one 1992, only 48, maybe only 42 built between 1991 and 1999) are the best soid bodies I ever touched in 35 years.
      best Strat I tried was no pre-CBS, it was a 1970 CBS one! Near as good as the Excalibur but... ALL Strats lack the Excalibur's edge, bite and laaarge sound, the Excalibur is somewhat like a Strat but, with the same PUs onboard, the Excalibur brings more, if a great Strat was a 14-15y old high-school bully, the Excalibur would be Mike Tyson at his height...
      He hadn't a Strat PUs setup but... Just listen to Shawn Lane using his with a HSH 'shredder' PU set, this is not your usual Ibanez shred with DiMarzios, this is just... WOW!

    • @Muzikman127
      @Muzikman127 3 роки тому

      @@Haroun-El-Poussah 🥱

  • @GMan-pi4or
    @GMan-pi4or 4 роки тому +84

    Absolutely incredible. That place should be called a museum not a store. It's comforting to know there are places and people like this still out there.

    • @renrewmurgh
      @renrewmurgh Рік тому

      oh yes a museum for special cheap garbage...........

  • @zen729
    @zen729 4 роки тому +241

    I'm amazed by the fact that he picked some guitars as an "investment" and put them away. Not many people had the foresight and restraint to do that.
    Also, that candy apple red strat is just beautiful.

    • @annunacky4463
      @annunacky4463 4 роки тому +12

      zen729 got a friend who started collecting decades ago, just for fun. He plays but not that much. He had about 100 at one time. Over time he kept the vintage ones and sold the rest. Almost a million bucks worth now. Old Gibson, Fenders, Martins, Gibson arch tops...who knew? He did. He retired years ago and sells when he needs some cash.

    • @fritsvanzanten3573
      @fritsvanzanten3573 4 роки тому +12

      Maybe 1000 people have similar ideas, but only history will learn which ideas prove right. In hindsight we only interview the winners, only hindsight judges ideas good. You never know in advance.

    • @CalabrianVince
      @CalabrianVince 4 роки тому +5

      Frits van Zanten thank you Aristotle

    • @johnzimmerman1159
      @johnzimmerman1159 4 роки тому +2

      @@fritsvanzanten3573Drivel. Stating the obvious - like you just tried to do.

    • @chrisjs6123
      @chrisjs6123 4 роки тому

      zen729 worth reading his book- fascinating and amazing just how hard this guy worked to Huke his business.

  • @kenhurley4441
    @kenhurley4441 4 роки тому +16

    When I was younger I played in a couple of bands. I just missed out by one week of buying a LP 57 sunburst,,,,, $150. I still cry to this day.

    • @kalyansapsd1
      @kalyansapsd1 4 роки тому

      $150?? Wow!!

    • @garywood5604
      @garywood5604 4 роки тому +5

      Helped a old friend out. He needed $500 to help pay his property taxes. I borrowed him the $500 and he gave me his 57 strat as collateral. Told me he didn’t pay me back in a month the guitar was mine. Didn’t see him again for ten years. I knew it was worth more than the 5 bills I borrowed him. But it had been heavily modded. Aluminum nut, different pick guard, custom car paint job on it. Also had a couple of ridges built up with bondo which all looked cool but of course devalued the guitar. A couple years after having it I looked into having restored to original. Quoted $2500 from a reputable guy here in town. Which of course I didn’t have. Stupidly decided to sell it as I didn’t even play. Just always wanted to. Anyway, let it go for $2200.00 ! Since then I’ve learned how to play and also learned it was a huge mistake to let it go. On a side note my friend big Eddie passed away. Told me he had bought that guitar when he was 15 years old from a high school friend of his. His friend wanted a telecaster and wanted $50 for the strat. Ed had $40 on him and told him he would get the rest and Darrell, his friend said $40’s good. His high school friend was and is Darrell Stuermer! At one time guitarist for Genesis. Yes, I’m officially classified an idiot. Still kick myself.

    • @Caltops78
      @Caltops78 3 роки тому

      @@garywood5604 wow cool and sad story. I can’t imagine

  • @mousekill82
    @mousekill82 4 роки тому +375

    I’ve been having the shittiest week and just seeing you hyped to play some amazing guitars made it a little better

    • @ludoms100
      @ludoms100 4 роки тому +15

      mousekill82 hope you get some peace and things get better my men!

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  4 роки тому +95

      Take care bud!

    • @TheRumbles13
      @TheRumbles13 4 роки тому +9

      Hope it gets better bro. Things usually do.

    • @dries161
      @dries161 4 роки тому +8

      sending you some positive energy, hang in there!

    • @thomashoffmann8960
      @thomashoffmann8960 4 роки тому

      Bad week?...take this: look for courtney hadwin ./ old town road...you will see a beautiful es 335 and a girl with the bellyst voice on Planet earth...this should help, to bring the rest of the week in the right direction.

  • @TomoFujitaMusic
    @TomoFujitaMusic 4 роки тому +862

    I love that hardtail '64 Strat!

    • @lukedeehan2011
      @lukedeehan2011 4 роки тому +6

      I think joe bo bought it the week after lol

    • @sircharles7323
      @sircharles7323 4 роки тому +3

      yes the red one is the best, though the question is, if you would´t get a nice sounding guitar much cheaper ?!

    • @kristianhaverasmussen8558
      @kristianhaverasmussen8558 4 роки тому +2

      When i Saw it i thought; that is my dream guitar

    • @ayshaaysha8016
      @ayshaaysha8016 4 роки тому +2

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    • @garychambers5850
      @garychambers5850 4 роки тому

      I thought he was going to plug them in! Thats what I was waiting for. 🎃💀👻👽🎸🎃🧙‍♀️

  • @nohabloemojislosiento4930
    @nohabloemojislosiento4930 3 роки тому +82

    Wasn't expecting Norman's Rare Guitars to be in a strip mall. I thought it would be in a castle on a hill or something.

  • @yokdeve7475
    @yokdeve7475 4 роки тому +699

    The owner’s like a backing track and he just played solo on him..

  • @PaulDavids
    @PaulDavids  4 роки тому +462

    In other news: My guitar course Next Level Playing is now opened! 🥳 www.nextlevelplaying.com

    • @geralr
      @geralr 4 роки тому +10

      I got in the initial run of the course... EVERYONE, I recommend it. I'm a different guitar player today than I was a few months ago, and it's, honestly, thanks to this course.

    • @titi64230
      @titi64230 4 роки тому +2

      hello, don't you play some Julian Lage stuff at 5'18 ?

    • @tramlad2
      @tramlad2 4 роки тому +2

      Awesome video Paul, sorry i used you surname in a previous post, was just so amazed at the video content, it must have been a dream day, always enjoy you nice quiet calm measured treatment of guitars

    • @malthus101
      @malthus101 4 роки тому +2

      link?

    • @creamfalcon
      @creamfalcon 4 роки тому +7

      I'm at a loss for words on the Red Strat - Unreal!

  • @javiermaldonado6
    @javiermaldonado6 4 роки тому +9

    64' red strat was my favorite. That guitar is a dream

  • @rhodriwalsh504
    @rhodriwalsh504 4 роки тому +32

    That candy apple strat is one of the sweetest tones I’ve heard. The Gibson following it is so nice too

    • @FakingANerve
      @FakingANerve 4 роки тому +2

      Seriously, has anybody ever heard a clean Strat sound that good elsewhere???

    • @col145
      @col145 4 місяці тому

      @@FakingANervejust like mine.

  • @hoodedman07
    @hoodedman07 4 роки тому +50

    That 1919 Martin in the beginning sounds amazing

  • @JameyTiffee
    @JameyTiffee 4 роки тому +1

    Paul in "Wonderland"! Love it and someone needs to tell Norm if no one is lining up to buy it. It's just a number written on a tag.

  • @shigjetar
    @shigjetar 4 роки тому +396

    Paul's next video: "I took out a loan against my mortgage to buy vintage guitars"

    • @BrianVallotton
      @BrianVallotton 4 роки тому

      Haha! Good one!

    • @philoumars3168
      @philoumars3168 4 роки тому +1

      Hello...I will ask a grant of 1 million Euro to create The New Museum of guitars... good idea !!!

    • @tmitz73
      @tmitz73 4 роки тому

      Awesome!! That cracked me up thanks!!

    • @matthewturner5773
      @matthewturner5773 4 роки тому

      He should have bought the 64 strat. It is the best guitar I have ever seen.

  • @bakchormeeman7864
    @bakchormeeman7864 4 роки тому +1312

    You stopped listening to him the moment you started playing didn’t you

    • @lowkyfyre5815
      @lowkyfyre5815 4 роки тому +10

      Shaun Pang i think he did too lmao

    • @vostinotanod7982
      @vostinotanod7982 4 роки тому +37

      I do this to my mom sometimes lol

    • @KeremErken
      @KeremErken 4 роки тому +2

      anyone can't listen him when play theese guitars dude it's just like hangin on heaven :D

    • @sabre22b
      @sabre22b 4 роки тому +17

      Boy, this guy can play a guitar. Seriously good. Liked how he actually appreciated what he was holding.. No hype... No expletives.

    • @sebastiangoldwrist487
      @sebastiangoldwrist487 4 роки тому +11

      Rude

  • @markmckeever7483
    @markmckeever7483 3 роки тому +31

    If I ever win the lottery I'm heading straight to Norman's Rare Guitars!

  • @luxi1216
    @luxi1216 4 роки тому +11

    The owner talks about his guitars with such passion, it really makes you appreciate them beyond the sound

  • @granthtiwari2524
    @granthtiwari2524 4 роки тому +95

    Who believes he deserves it? I mean he’s the most dad guitarist on UA-cam if not the best.

  • @joey.h14
    @joey.h14 4 роки тому +26

    Dude I feel like I’d pick up a really smooth and light semi hollow body Gibson, and start playing. As soon as I’d go to put it back, my shoelace would be untied and I’d fall, a bunch of grenades would fall out of my pocket, a the guitar would catch fire, some random person would kick down the door and start shooting, the entire building would catch fire, and I’ll break the guitar.

  • @dangreen6360
    @dangreen6360 4 роки тому +51

    This really is the crossover I didn't know I needed so much.

  • @SpeedBoost
    @SpeedBoost 4 роки тому +253

    That was quite surreal to see you in the back of Norms, standing where Lemmo usually is standing, with Norm talking about the guitars.
    Hopefully you jammed with Lemmo while you were there.

    • @guilhermearoeira8900
      @guilhermearoeira8900 4 роки тому +41

      With all EQ at noon, just a little bit of reverb.

    • @maxromano4521
      @maxromano4521 4 роки тому +2

      Guilherme Aroeira goin through that fender pro reverb !

    • @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer
      @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer 4 роки тому +2

      @@rikkousa He can play guitar. I've seen him get around some chords.

  • @darrengibson135
    @darrengibson135 4 роки тому +8

    I’ve watched so many of Paul’s videos. Despite is obvious and substantial talent, he still comes across as such a funny and kind guy. And he clearly loves teaching and sharing with us lesser folks. That’s what made this video so cool - our guy just seemed so happy. He deserves it. That’s how he makes us feel.

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 4 роки тому +59

    58 guitars, and vintage in general, sound just the most pristine and beautiful even 50 years later! Really awesome and happy for you

    • @jagooswell7993
      @jagooswell7993 4 роки тому +4

      its 62 years, wouldnt normally nitpick but thats over a decade off

    • @jamlemon
      @jamlemon 4 роки тому +1

      What you on about, the 50s were like 40 years ago. 😉

    • @bille77
      @bille77 4 роки тому +3

      That's total BS and you know it. It's the same like with expensive wines. It's mojo and a lot of wishful thinking. Just age doesn't make a good instrument better. At least it would have to be used a lot. But even then.... I doubt you would be able to tell what's what in a blind test.

    • @alexanderwalther7302
      @alexanderwalther7302 4 роки тому

      @@bille77 that's true. That guitars looks like they never seen a smoky bluesclub or been played a lot. I kept my guitars clean, but on the fretboard you'll see the traces of playing a lot. Shine on and happy tuesday. Greets Alex ☺☺🎸🎸

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 4 роки тому

      @@bille77 I never said it sounds better with age, just pointing out that in the hands of a good player it sounds great more than half a century old now.

  • @kellyp9438
    @kellyp9438 4 роки тому +110

    I live maybe 10 minutes from Norm’s
    Going there is very humbling
    It’s more of a lesson in what guitars used to be
    Gorgeous stuff...big money
    Norm is a legend

    • @troyraynor
      @troyraynor 4 роки тому +2

      My wife has family in Woodland Hills and we come out every year. Gotta make at least 1 or 2 trips to Norms every time.

    • @Julian-AJCP
      @Julian-AJCP 4 роки тому +1

      Does he have basses too?

    • @richf6111
      @richf6111 4 роки тому +1

      How are they about you trying out guitars ? Do they only let you if you have a You Tube channel with thousands of subscribers ?

    • @troyraynor
      @troyraynor 4 роки тому +1

      Rich F pretty much anything out in the floor you could pick up and play. I’m a lefty so Norm always ribs me about being “wrong handed”. I bought a lefty 2000 Martin D16 from him a few years ago and he gave me a really fair deal. All around great store with affordable stuff too for those of us aren’t rock stars

    • @troyraynor
      @troyraynor 4 роки тому +1

      Jul Pra yes

  • @jeffmckinnon5842
    @jeffmckinnon5842 4 роки тому +1

    I never get sick of listening to Paul's playing. He is the guy that doesn't have a unique playing style where you instantly recognize the player. hat is testimony to how versatile he is. When you hear Mark Knophler or David Gilmour, you instantly know who it is, within a couple of notes. That can be a good thing, or it can be limiting. I really appreciate Paul's ability to sound unrecognizable. It is a hard thing to do.

  • @itsecho6154
    @itsecho6154 4 роки тому +750

    I'm surprised that the owner was 71. He looks like at 50

    • @EODReddFox
      @EODReddFox 4 роки тому +48

      The energy in there keeps him young.

    • @Cris_Borgnine
      @Cris_Borgnine 4 роки тому +11

      @@EODReddFox Absolutely Norms a super solid guy!!!

    • @slobodandespinic1224
      @slobodandespinic1224 4 роки тому +29

      Ha ha, he didn't work in factory for last 40 years, he sells guitars . That's why he looks good and he's 71.

    • @pmckillion82
      @pmckillion82 4 роки тому +2

      Its LA

    • @onemoremisfit
      @onemoremisfit 4 роки тому +9

      @@slobodandespinic1224 He also probably didn't smoke cigs all day and come home to a 12 pack every night in addition to not being a 40 year factory rat. (I'm a 30 yr factory rat myself).

  • @elijahbatz3286
    @elijahbatz3286 4 роки тому +105

    Normans Rare Guitars is the real deal when it comes to guitar stores

    •  4 роки тому +2

      Sure looks like a real cool guitar store! I’m not even that into vintage stuff but this video still makes me want to try some of these old guitars.

    • @buckhorncortez
      @buckhorncortez 4 роки тому +3

      @Louis Sanderson Yeah, because nobody leaving a review on Yelp has an agenda...

    • @charlespatrick8650
      @charlespatrick8650 4 роки тому

      Elijah Batz makes a certain emerald store's vintage prices look ridiculous, that $35k mint red Strat would be $300k at that place

    • @abcdefghijklmnop7873
      @abcdefghijklmnop7873 4 роки тому

      Charles Patrick not true. They’re prices are high but that’s ridiculous. At least they don’t treat people like shit. Norm’s aware Paul has a utube channel with several million views. Don’t fool yourself. Yelp reviews are pretty much true. You tubers, celebrities, people he knows are rich or “look” rich get treated better than your average customer. Oh or if your a little kid that can play a little bit better than average. FYI John Mayer bought a 63 fiesta red strat for $20,000 at emerald city. I think you may have it backwards at least regarding Norm’s being less money. In L.A. you’re better off at GC. It’s a high tier GC with better stuff than the average GC.

    • @charlespatrick8650
      @charlespatrick8650 4 роки тому

      Rsls Lsrs yes, I exaggerated, and I'd trust EC over NRG if I had that kind of money to spend, but EC IS overpriced

  • @ericfuhrer4829
    @ericfuhrer4829 Рік тому

    I used to live in Boulder CO and I had a friend and his personality was essentially Eeyore. Just a miserable and depressed all the time. At that time I was the new car lot attendant at Fischer Chevrolet. I convinced a sales rep that my friend was a graduate student at CU and his father was going to purchase him a BMW (lie). In the end I got him a test drive in an 1986 Vette from Boulder to Denver and back. I'd never seen him so happy after that. Thanks Norm for letting him test drive your collection.

  • @robhillis2231
    @robhillis2231 4 роки тому +68

    The 64 red Strat looked brand new. Insane how well the guitars in this shop have been kept and maintained.

    • @sergiomozdzenskijr.9246
      @sergiomozdzenskijr.9246 3 роки тому

      Insane how the pre owners took care of them.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 3 роки тому

      @@sergiomozdzenskijr.9246 Never took them on the road.

    • @Johnsormani
      @Johnsormani 3 роки тому

      These guitars were virtually never played , but bought and stored it seems. Some of them bought by Norm himself when he was young probably.

  • @pieter15884
    @pieter15884 4 роки тому +72

    I welled up when you strummed that 00045. What a spectacular sound.

  • @Razzpresenta
    @Razzpresenta 4 роки тому +36

    8:01 I definitely would be the guy who tries to play that Martin and ends losing his pick in the sound hole.

  • @theS4V0Y
    @theS4V0Y 4 роки тому +9

    The candy apple gave me chills. The tone and attack was just heavenly.

  • @mattrennie6876
    @mattrennie6876 4 роки тому +11

    That is the most enjoyment out of hearing someone jam in a music store I've ever had. Totally felt I lived vicariously through you then, almost felt teary...

  • @Za7a7aZ
    @Za7a7aZ 3 місяці тому

    We here in Dutchland are very proud to have Paul to represent us...and he can play the guitar too.

  • @niekdebruijn1573
    @niekdebruijn1573 4 роки тому +5

    Am I the only one who just LOVES the chord progression when he does the Travis picking on the 1919 martin? I could listen to that a 1000 times and still love it.

  • @arkadeepm
    @arkadeepm 4 роки тому +76

    I was literally scared when Paul did the neck bending vibrato thing with the 1928 Martin!

    • @ericbrewerguitar1499
      @ericbrewerguitar1499 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah that was a bit of a no no lol

    • @ericbrewerguitar1499
      @ericbrewerguitar1499 4 роки тому

      Arkadeep Mukherjee then again he was very gentle with it so it was not a big deal

    • @cynicaldrummer286
      @cynicaldrummer286 4 роки тому

      I was scared the whole video and I don't think I'll ever try an expensive guitar like thay. Just in case

    • @steveg.3022
      @steveg.3022 4 роки тому +4

      I’m like, “Be careful!”

    • @ahmedel-khashab7696
      @ahmedel-khashab7696 4 роки тому

      Why? (I just started playing the guitar so I still don't know much)

  • @johndonahue4777
    @johndonahue4777 Рік тому +3

    He deserves that red guitar. His heart was out there on that string. I wish he could have it. A real wizard doesn't need a whammy.

  • @inghell
    @inghell 4 роки тому +16

    I had a physical reaction when Paul played the 1928 Martin acoustic. That is a truly beautiful sounding instrument.

    • @webbc99
      @webbc99 4 роки тому +1

      Same, gave me shivver!

    • @hansley270
      @hansley270 4 роки тому +1

      Same here! What a sound!

  • @yasmiiineee
    @yasmiiineee 4 роки тому +41

    Thank you so much for sharing this with us! That candy apple red strat, wooooaaaaaah.
    Also,
    I'm currently in Asia, far away from home, scared to death from this entire virus thingy, and watching your videos every night before going home helps me sooo much to relieve my stress and get a bit more positive about life. So yeah, i wanted to thank you for that! Stay awesome!

    • @wyvern132
      @wyvern132 4 роки тому +5

      Yasmine R. I pray for you

    • @StoicTrader-
      @StoicTrader- 4 роки тому

      Can someone fill me in, what virus thing is going on and where?

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 4 роки тому

      @@StoicTrader- look up coronavirus wuhan

    • @StoicTrader-
      @StoicTrader- 4 роки тому

      @@rickc2102 thank you

    • @poperaisin
      @poperaisin 4 роки тому

      Red Comet Gus how is it a scam lmao

  • @Wolf88888
    @Wolf88888 4 роки тому +16

    Utterly FANTASTIC! My favorite was the old Gibson. What a perfectly beautiful, raw-sounding instrument. Just damn cool!

    • @jzm6403
      @jzm6403 Рік тому

      My favorite Acoustic that I ever played was a Gibson J-185 VS. For me it was an incredible guitar, but I could not get the seller to lower his price. It was a little out of my range at the time. I still regret missing out.

  • @amiteshrupal
    @amiteshrupal 4 роки тому +379

    *‘I’ve always wanted to play guitar but the beginning seems so frustrating......’*

    • @johnmcdowell5739
      @johnmcdowell5739 4 роки тому +8

      DONT STOP BELIEVING ! Find variety and just keep going. It will be hard.

    • @tremendoshd2356
      @tremendoshd2356 4 роки тому +45

      joe jitsu its a joke about
      the yousician ad

    • @artisimo7967
      @artisimo7967 4 роки тому +7

      Nobody asked but I wonder if stevie t knows his name is on the back of ernie ball strings

    • @Chargechuck1234
      @Chargechuck1234 4 роки тому +13

      Bro just get a $40 000 guitar easy

    • @threefinger4594
      @threefinger4594 4 роки тому

      and the peice

  • @Cortgb34a
    @Cortgb34a 4 роки тому +7

    I can't stress how happy the feeling you portrayed through the music made me. It just feels like you just had a dream come true and that's amazing, thank you for sharing.

  • @johnnymartini4989
    @johnnymartini4989 4 роки тому +26

    Imagine dropping one of these guitars as he’s telling you about its story

  • @shanghunter7697
    @shanghunter7697 4 роки тому +70

    That red 64 strat is just stellar, no wonder why Joe. B. bought that thing.

    • @asdljfwew
      @asdljfwew 4 роки тому +5

      Reminds me of Mr. Knopfler’s

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 3 роки тому

      @@asdljfwew Yes! I could hear _Local Hero_ in it

  • @mentosica29
    @mentosica29 4 роки тому +27

    The '64 CAR for me. That's exactly the tone I expect to come out of a Strat. The '58 is a monster, no doubt.

    • @alexanderwalther7302
      @alexanderwalther7302 4 роки тому +4

      The '58 Strat sounds awesome. By the way, I was born 1958. This Strat has the same age like me ☺☺

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 4 роки тому +3

      Seriously, I could play the red one for hours and never even want for trem.

    • @mentosica29
      @mentosica29 4 роки тому +1

      @@rickc2102 I too long for a hardtail 60's. Too bad Custom Shop replicas are so expensive :(

    • @babetteleblanc7620
      @babetteleblanc7620 4 роки тому +3

      Alexander Walther - I’ve always wanted a 1963, which is my birth year. I could easily go for that ‘64 though, lol.

  • @pmenzel86
    @pmenzel86 4 роки тому +11

    That dark Gibson acoustic you're playing around 14:30, I don't know if it was the tone or the way you were playing, but it reminded me of War War War by Country Joe… then seconds later you said it sounded like an old man telling a story, which is exactly what that album is!

  • @Fugettaboutit
    @Fugettaboutit 4 роки тому +9

    Two nicest Strats I've ever played were a '63 and a '54 Hardtail...each ones played a lot and gigged regularly by their owners. It amazed me just how open and warm they sounded, with effortless sustain. Best way I can describe is that rather than banging away with your typical SRV licks, they made you want to play slower and just enjoy the notes. I finally realized the difference.

  • @GabrieleSantoro
    @GabrieleSantoro 4 роки тому +4

    The smoothness of the nitro finish of the '58 makes me cry. It's actually... moving. I can almost feel it by the video. Amazing.

  • @markstriby4941
    @markstriby4941 3 роки тому +6

    That sunburst was awesome, but the candy apple red strat was just on a whole other level IMHO

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 3 роки тому

      That guitar should have been bought. Make a deal and sell all that you have for that one.

  • @MatthewScottmusic
    @MatthewScottmusic 4 роки тому +15

    Norms guitars are so clean. Top level work man👍🏻

  • @jemmykolb
    @jemmykolb 4 роки тому +309

    lets talk about this 71 YEARS OLD dude that looks like mid 50s, he aged just like his guitars it seems

    • @AceBambam
      @AceBambam 4 роки тому +26

      paul is 71? what?

    • @MickRichards1969
      @MickRichards1969 4 роки тому +15

      He does not look mid-fifties lol

    • @TheBonefixr
      @TheBonefixr 4 роки тому +6

      His love of music and guitars has kept him young.

    • @henrikpetersson3463
      @henrikpetersson3463 4 роки тому

      Huh? He looks his age.

    • @fikarr9928
      @fikarr9928 4 роки тому +3

      He is 33 yrs old, i already checked it on google

  • @frankpurciful7926
    @frankpurciful7926 4 роки тому +6

    I could listen to Norman talk about these guitars all day

  • @arn999
    @arn999 4 роки тому +150

    $18,000 guitars on the floor level. This ain't Guitar Center, lol.

    • @jegr3398
      @jegr3398 4 роки тому +3

      Guitar Center is rubbish!

    • @belacickekl7579
      @belacickekl7579 4 роки тому

      @@jegr3398 it's perfectly fine for most musicians, honestly, and a lot of really great musicians have gotten their starts there, I bet.

    • @jegr3398
      @jegr3398 4 роки тому

      @@belacickekl7579 I used to go there a lot when I was first starting. I actually bought a few guitars there and a keyboard from them over the years. My comment was half joking. But what I meant was I'd rather support a smaller buisness than some big commercial buisness like guitar center. And they screwed me over on an amp once, that sucked.

    • @belacickekl7579
      @belacickekl7579 4 роки тому

      @@jegr3398 completely understandable. Bummer about being screwed over on the amp. What kind was it?

    • @jegr3398
      @jegr3398 4 роки тому

      @@belacickekl7579 Fender Cyber Twin

  • @c1majesty85
    @c1majesty85 4 роки тому +17

    8:10 you can hear how smooth it plays its insane

  • @rudyardkeating907
    @rudyardkeating907 3 роки тому

    I don't know if anyone cares, but I've been subscribed to this channel for a while now, I landed on this video and I realized that my guitar is about the same one as the red strat Paul plays. I paid around 100 dollars, plus some dope and some parts that I added, about 12 years ago. And its worth so much, and it sounds so similar. Not selling at all but it made my eyes pop out haha.
    If you want more story and context here, I bought my old stratocaster from a junkie in Austin TX where I used to live, during a party. I was around 18, I met with a guy who was high af, so was I, and we traded (dope + money) bucks for a strat. He told me it was a genuine, authentic stratocaster, that he thought maybe was from the 80s, he was unsure & quite indifferent because he wasn't into music, belonged to someone who'd sold it to him, probably stolen at some point decades ago. I payed 100 dollars and some dope. I fixed the neck, which was broken, by replacing it with a 90's (ish) us strat neck bought online, and the pickups were rusty, there was seasalt, so I refreshed the electronics and actually drove to the fender custom shop, to buy fender texas special srv pickups. I also bought knobs and whatnots, schaller mechanics, and enjoyed it. This happened 13 years ago, and I knew this guitar had value, but I didn't know the extent, because I modified it. It sounds incredible, I just love it and I never felt the need to buy any other electric guitar eversince. Few years back, I found in the original case the bill and of course the price, and the year. So I own a very modified, very old, and very lovable 64 strat with custom shop pickups, and I get why he doesn't seem to want to sell it, read another comment saying it sold, I get why it costs so much or why people in the comments seem to dig that sound. It is really something. I got a mortgage and still I won't sell it ever, that baby's been here all these years, now in Europe, it's personal worth is crazy high, more than money can buy really.
    I'm usually part of the silent majority but hell, I was like "hey that's close to mine, this is cool", then saw the price, eyes popped out, then remembered that when I was broke, I never sold it, and I won't ever now. I just love it too much, and yeah, that's it. Don't do drugs, if you do, quit and focus on music. Take care of your instruments & enjoy them, I don't know why but this got me so emotional haha. Take care guys, and Paul, I hope you keep it up, I've been in bad places sometimes, love your channel & your community.

  • @StoicTrader-
    @StoicTrader- 4 роки тому +5

    Enjoy your stay here in America brother, you're a big reason I'm still playing guitar from your lessons!

  • @ArmedandLoaded
    @ArmedandLoaded 4 роки тому +517

    I wouldnt even touch those guitar with those price tags.

    • @sabre22b
      @sabre22b 4 роки тому

      I wonder how much footfall is tourists?

    • @mrb.8446
      @mrb.8446 4 роки тому +31

      When he started playing the first 18k guitar my mind just went "Don't drop it, just don't drop it!"

    • @lukemontgomery9683
      @lukemontgomery9683 4 роки тому +9

      I’d respectfully touch it but not pick it up. Just touch it and run away.

    • @illuminati10yearsago80
      @illuminati10yearsago80 4 роки тому +2

      I get the feeling, but on the other hand aren't you perfectly comfortable with parking an equally expensive car in a tight spot though ;)

    • @skat3stepvirgo
      @skat3stepvirgo 4 роки тому

      Yeah if I am going to touch it had better be a 57

  • @ArtistformerlyknownasBret
    @ArtistformerlyknownasBret 4 роки тому +2

    I love it when I get to see people enjoy something that they have passion for.

  • @AustinALiboiron
    @AustinALiboiron 4 роки тому +19

    Watching this, and thinking about low action, spanky strings and warm tone, I felt like I was experiencing this with you, transcendentally, Paul. Plus SUCH lovely playing to top it off. Love seeing you having a great time. This was my favourite Norm's Rare Guitars video.

    • @artisimo7967
      @artisimo7967 4 роки тому +1

      Well I have high action stiff strings (11s) and frets that cut me like I own them money.
      Figured out the solution for my problem my guitar sucks and I'm saving up for a new one as we speak

  • @cherrypickerguitars
    @cherrypickerguitars 4 роки тому +65

    GREAT VID! I was born in 1958. Back in the 70’s when these were just “used guitars” I thought it was cool to have my fav things (guitars, cars, guns) that were made in the year of my birth! Was I lucky? was I smart? Or was I just a quirky kid? - I was just quirky. I like “old” things, even as a young man.
    I never made a lot of money, but, boy did I buy the right things! My retirement will be cozy.
    Peace

    • @ikigai47
      @ikigai47 4 роки тому +7

      @occamsrager - they don't age as well :)

    • @charlesbolton8471
      @charlesbolton8471 4 роки тому

      Chaplin
      Plus if the relationship doesn’t work out it can cost you more than all your old guitars, cars, and guns are worth not to mention all money that you would have spent buying more of all of them.

    • @z-man4765
      @z-man4765 4 роки тому

      Come on tell us what you bought!! Cause I did the same thing!!

  • @ApexATL
    @ApexATL 3 роки тому +5

    The candy apple red 64 is absolutely exquisite

  • @TheOdditee
    @TheOdditee 4 роки тому +4

    The tone of that '64 Strat came through the mic as being much better than the '58 to my ears.

  • @iainbannerman1543
    @iainbannerman1543 4 роки тому +6

    Norman's were so cool giving you the access you had, big ups to them!

  • @jimcamp2423
    @jimcamp2423 11 місяців тому

    That 1964 Candy Apple Red Strat SSS HT, that was my favorite of the electrics. The heel truss rod, the clay dots. Makes me appreciate the 2005 Bullet SSS HT even more that I can reach for in the music room when the mood strikes me.

  • @shanehnorman
    @shanehnorman 4 роки тому +6

    Love how the surface of the '58 Strat has become slightly crazed with age, like an old master oil painting.

  • @borgesstd
    @borgesstd 3 роки тому +7

    I think it's great to see you playing. Most of the time when I see musicians with such skill playing I feel intimidated, but, when I see you playing I feel inspired to get better!! keep up the good work

  • @Abutado
    @Abutado Рік тому

    It makes me so happy that your 90s guitar makes you so happy. It doesn't have to be antique to be amazing

  • @intersanctum
    @intersanctum 4 роки тому +7

    That chair's armrest gave the chills through my spine because of a thought it will scratch guitars you played in it.

  • @smokeschill9858
    @smokeschill9858 4 роки тому +197

    Its like the harry potter scene when he's finding the perfect wand for him

    • @lemaywebdesign
      @lemaywebdesign 4 роки тому +6

      the guitar chooses the guitarist

    • @yeetboidalydaly8555
      @yeetboidalydaly8555 4 роки тому

      Smokes Chill no it’s not

    • @loki3292
      @loki3292 4 роки тому

      pretty sure he didn't pay $40k for his wand though...

    • @TheEchelon
      @TheEchelon 4 роки тому

      @@yeetboidalydaly8555 Yes it is.

    • @spoonz1065
      @spoonz1065 4 роки тому

      "Your a guitarist paul !"

  • @epicragegaming2016
    @epicragegaming2016 4 роки тому +5

    that candy apple red strat was beautiful and sounded amazing.

  • @tonepilot
    @tonepilot 4 роки тому +221

    Paul arrives at the airport for the flight back home: "I'd like to buy one economy ticket and one first class ticket please". "Who's the first class ticket for sir?". "Mr. Fender Stratocaster, dob is 1958".

    • @palacityofficial
      @palacityofficial 4 роки тому +7

      "Please enter the lane for privat jets, Sir!"

    • @HiskOhh
      @HiskOhh 4 роки тому

      What about his girlfriend lol

    • @tonepilot
      @tonepilot 4 роки тому +6

      @@HiskOhh She had to take another flight. No room on this one.

    • @mrburns366
      @mrburns366 4 роки тому

      @@tonepilot cargo hold...

    • @darylvargas5940
      @darylvargas5940 4 роки тому

      Probably cut off the video , I'm pretty sure he did it off cam heheheh

  • @Pannemat
    @Pannemat 4 роки тому +49

    Watching this again 6 months later and I can't help but think that Norm sincerely thought "this guy from Europe" was going to spend some good money there. Poor Norm.

    • @joehanna_
      @joehanna_ 3 роки тому +11

      Wouldn't be surprised if a couple went home with him. You don't advertised that you dropped $20-30K in a guitar store on UA-cam

    • @wvd07
      @wvd07 3 роки тому

      @@joehanna_ why not? That's content

    • @SevanStick
      @SevanStick 3 роки тому

      He might have

    • @Johnsormani
      @Johnsormani 3 роки тому +1

      @@joehanna_ im pretty sure he hasn’t. He is Dutch ( so am I ) :-)

  • @aliensporebomb
    @aliensporebomb 4 роки тому +5

    The guitar I played that amazed me was an old Martin that had been consigned by the kids of the original owner. I was told it was 1930s era but.... The proprietors were asking everyone who came into the store to try this guitar out which was very well used - well worn with lots of dings and lights scratches and wear marks. They said "just try it" and sure enough, bits and pieces of kernels of songs came out of the thing like a waterfall. They said it had that effect on everyone who picked it up, it was like the guitar had a lifetime of stories from the original owner that was being poured out in bits and pieces of songs-to-be coming through it. Way more expensive than I could afford but I still remember it years later.

    • @duellingscarguevara
      @duellingscarguevara Рік тому

      It’s funny, guys will say; “the guitar sings”, when, the guitar is just doing what it is.

  • @ddavidn
    @ddavidn 4 роки тому +4

    These are all such beautiful instruments. Love seeing the joy on Paul's face when he plays them too.

  • @noahr4951
    @noahr4951 4 роки тому +4

    I've visited Norm's. It's a fantastic shop with so much to take in. I'm really glad you got to visit.

  • @goodieh.6877
    @goodieh.6877 4 роки тому +2

    1928 Martin........... most beautiful.... I have ever beheld... hands are shaking

  • @TheNinnyfee
    @TheNinnyfee 4 роки тому +49

    "This is USD 30,000 because it's in such great condition."
    * Paul drops guitar in shock *

  • @meadowsmydog
    @meadowsmydog 4 роки тому +44

    "....$300.00 in 1958....not expensive." According to the U.S. inflation calculator, that's $2712.38 in today's dollars. Actually pretty expensive for a new American Strat back then.

    • @MrZachgonz
      @MrZachgonz 3 роки тому +1

      A 1958 Corvette was $3200 NEW.

    • @meadowsmydog
      @meadowsmydog 3 роки тому

      @@MrZachgonz That's $28, 964.10 in today's dollars (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation calculator). Love to be able to buy a new Vette for around $29,000 right now!

    • @rideon6140
      @rideon6140 3 роки тому +2

      300 bucks was real money back then. Summer jobs paid like 70 bucks a week, and less.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 3 роки тому +1

      @@rideon6140 Until 2015, summer jobs here paid the 1958 equivalent of $45 a week.

    • @rideon6140
      @rideon6140 3 роки тому +1

      @@RideAcrossTheRiver I really didn't start working at summer jobs till the early sixties, I was guessing - so long ago, Maybe I was overpaid for digging fence holes with a jackhammer but no one else in the crew wanted to do it!

  • @njgroene
    @njgroene 2 роки тому +2

    I like how during the playing Paul just goes “uhuh” to whatever the guy is telling him, and is clearly off in a different realm of consciousness somewhere 😅

  • @nhojcam
    @nhojcam 4 роки тому +8

    You know it's getting serious when Norm takes you into the back room and starts showing you guitars.

  • @fjwheezy4449
    @fjwheezy4449 4 роки тому +3

    14:53 honestly perfect description

  • @stratmister009
    @stratmister009 Рік тому

    I have played 3 genuine fender strats from the 60's and early 70's and I can tell you from personal experience that not every one of those dates is a holy grail. I believe many of these guitars at $30, 40, or $60,000 are essentially money spent for bragging rights, as far as playability and tone you can find some new fenders off the rack for under 5k that sound just as amazing.

  • @leomonks7557
    @leomonks7557 4 роки тому +17

    "this guitar sounds like an old guy telling the most amazing stories" 14:51

  • @jabberwock099
    @jabberwock099 3 роки тому +3

    Anyone else fell in love with that 1943 J45's sound? (13:40) It felt as if it was speaking to my soul.

    • @_sneer_
      @_sneer_ Рік тому +1

      Best of them all

  • @Jackson-T23
    @Jackson-T23 4 роки тому +1

    I don't play guitar. Actually......I don't play any instrument. But to see a man captivated in awe and reduced to the humblest of simplicity is like watching humanity in it's purist form. Whether it be guitars, automobiles, boats, art, guns, beanie babies.....or whatever guilty pleasure defines you. It's inspirational.

  • @M81_WOODLAND
    @M81_WOODLAND 4 роки тому +205

    14:55: “This guitar sounds like an old guy telling the most amazing stories.”
    Let me pick up that guitar and it would sound like a sun dried dog turd, lol.

    • @dLzzzgaming
      @dLzzzgaming 4 роки тому +1

      ... So it wouldn't make a sound? lmfao

    • @kinan2934
      @kinan2934 4 роки тому +1

      right as i saw this comment, the video reached this sentence.

    • @StarTrekBro
      @StarTrekBro 4 роки тому

      i want to know what song he is playing in that part!

    • @lrtt99
      @lrtt99 4 роки тому

      Its sounds the same. Just BIAS bc the “rarely” condition

    • @cron6435
      @cron6435 4 роки тому

      dLzzz. Judas Ezekiel r/wooosh

  • @gregb6387
    @gregb6387 3 роки тому +3

    One of my favorite UA-cam videos. So great to see someone of your talent breath life into those beautiful guitars from another era . Cheers.

  • @lucastriplets
    @lucastriplets 4 роки тому +2

    It's incredible how a simple object and it's value will intimidate everyone who touches it.

  • @NSRider24
    @NSRider24 4 роки тому +30

    This guy literally has the same voice as Penn Gillette. It's wild.

  • @werkingit
    @werkingit 4 роки тому +5

    Wow. The 64 sounds incredible.

  • @j.r.777
    @j.r.777 4 роки тому

    I just bought an all original and functioning 1958 Fender Stratocaster that had been stored in its case since 1981. But from 1958 to 1981, it was rarely played and is in immaculate shape. Norm helped me verify that it was the real deal. The body was made in 06/58 and the neck was made in 07/58. The volume and tone pots were dated as being made in the 26th week of 1958 or mid June 1958. The case is all original and is also in immaculate condition too.

  • @evanisovich
    @evanisovich 4 роки тому +20

    This is such a great video, I almost didn’t notice the “Home Of The Guitarded” on the wall above the exit to Norman’s Rare Guitars. What an awkward thing to have written on the wall...