Amazing how this guitar is almost 100 years old. It's so beautiful, I could only imagine what it has seen through out the years. I dare say that should belong in a museum.
"This pre-dates the truss rod"... This also pre-dates the Nazi Party, this is older than John Paul II and Charles Bukowski. When the Dave Brubeck Quartet was formed (1951), this guitar was already 30 years old! This is really old, man!
Just imagine - a soon to be antique that you can not only look at and admire but also make music on (OK, Stradivarius and other violins, violas, etc are much older - but still...). History and beauty combined.
I played a 1920 model one day @ Carters Vintage Guitars in Nashville..............she was awesome!........that sweet thick neck felt like butter......and her sound was heavenly....................
MAN O MAN YOU REALLY GOT THE LICKS ON THAT VIOLIN SCROLL LOOKING 1919 ,, MAN YOU ARE SOMETHING !!! THE SLIDE SOUNDED GREAT AND THE FINGER PICKING WITHOUT THE SLIDE WAS JUST A GOOD,,, THIS GUITAR IS BEAUTIFUL REALLY !!! I BELIEVE THE SCROLL REALLY DOES HAVE MEANING TO A VIOLINIST IN THE FAMILY TREE!
The Style O is the ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex of Gibson Guitars. Every one is a unique, hand-carved work of Art. Every one a monster of soul. Powerful love for my current '19. Come down the years I've enjoyed 5 of these including a basket case I had converted to a single pickup solid body in 1991. For my money the 1919 is the best year. Wonderful American instruments.
Wow, what an extraordinary beautiful guitar. Time and craftsmanship put in there, you won't see anymore today. Nice playing Mark. Liked the bottleneck, you have a "distinct" style.
Mark, You are a wonderful guitarist. Top 3 Video! categories. Playing / Tone and importantly guitar. this one 1958 Jr! (#1 tone) Jackson RR playing Pantera cowboys from hell era,.. to Slide Guitar WWI (dubyadubya) era Gibson. Vera Cool Indeed!
F'n awesome. So original in design. One thing I do when evaluating an acoustic guitar is to hold the guitar by the neck and tap the bridge. That is a telling sign as to how the guitar is going to resonate and respond to play.
A few years ago, I saw one on sale on the PriceMinister site. This one was from 1911, which means during Orville Gibson lifetime (he died in 1918)… As long as he lived his portrait was featured on the white label inside. It was sold for 17 000 € (about 20.000 $).
Alright now I'm not going to sleep I've got to go retune my guitar and figure them two songs out thanks a lot bud THANKS I'm gonna be sleepy at work tomorrow because of you .
That would be a great guitar for Gibson to recreate. Imagine this with a good undersaddle transducer with controls hidden in the sound hole. I think a reissue of this would sell pretty well.
Awesome slide playing and blues demo- on a different note:\- so may we hear the ' Other Side; of this guitar's sonic spectrum? -- let's try some arpeggios and a traditional Christmas melody - thanks- you got the magic! ...as I searched TH-cam- I found another demo from another a pro guitarist- who demos the 1919 Style O- but TH-cam won't let me post the link here ...that's how I know these have a mellifluous flowing tonal spectrum and you barely got beneath the surface- and I'm a fan of your music so I know you have awesome classical passion
Holy balls that thing is insane, hard to believe it's now 98 years old... I honestly didn't know they made guitars then, I thought it started in the late 40s and the 50s and stuff honestly
I think the Mississippi Sheiks have seniority, even over Skip James. It's Sittin' On Top of the World, first recorded in 1930. By the way, You Gotta Move isn't by the Stones. It was recorded by the Two Gospel Keys in the '40s and has been covered by artists like Rosetta Tharpe and Mississippi Fred McDowell well before the Stones version.
James whoa. Skip James , miss.shieks. Those are some old!!! Names. I'm not arguing your right and I think you may be, but I do have recordings from I believe 1932 from Skip . He was one of those cats that was " rediscovered" in the 60's folk boom.. But Sam Chatmon of the sheiks was a half brother or cuz to Charlie Patton who was def ahead of em all. Thank god for TH-cam. Remember the days when the hunt was on in obscure used record shops and antique stores for some of those greats. I try explaining to my boys the dare I say magic u felt goin into a record store.... I sure miss those simple times. You take care friend🎸
Danny Farrington tryied to emulate this guitar style in the 70s and 80s I had one He also made an explorer acoustic that’s real hard to find, they were all Kramer’s is really
If I remember correctly the back and sides on that style Gibson is made out one huge block of wood that is then chiseled out like a dugout canoe..So basically a carved one piece back and sides.. Cool guitar..
Not really. He's right. The problem with inflation is that the amount of money made by people doesn't rise at the same rate the currency inflates, so it's weird.
i have the same guitar but 1898 much deeper red gorgeous style O. Paper certificate inside with serial number from gibson mandolin company. immaculate condition.
My second favorite couch on the internet
Ashen's is my favourite couch on the internet.
Gross.
@Ricardo Kian sounds like a healthy relationship
still the best comment on the internet.
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Amazing how this guitar is almost 100 years old. It's so beautiful, I could only imagine what it has seen through out the years. I dare say that should belong in a museum.
the fact it still exists is a miracle in itself
I wish i could smell this guitar....
Almost 100 yrs old guitar. Sounds amazing!
It is 100 years old... Here in the future... lmao 😂
If you look very closely you'll notice he is, in fact, not playing the tuba
fender guy how many Fenders do you own, Fender Guy?
Not enough
"This pre-dates the truss rod"...
This also pre-dates the Nazi Party, this is older than John Paul II and Charles Bukowski.
When the Dave Brubeck Quartet was formed (1951), this guitar was already 30 years old!
This is really old, man!
Very nice! Thanks for the added perspectives, that's really interesting :)
Gongasoso this also predates the quintet du hot club de france and robert johnson
Oliver Revilo It's historical contextualization on a timeline, that's all. As for the rest of it... I can't see where you are going with this...
Gianluca De Cicco chill brah!
Great going Mark and Jen...weird ass weednesday is my favourite....although today's offering is more awesome than it is weird...
Best sounding acoustic you've done, hands down. That thing has soul.
I love Jen's giggle.
Wow its just beautiful to see the fine craftsmanship of 1919. It sounds awesome for a 100 year old guitar. That thing was built like a tank.
Birch Bacharach ! LOL ! That thing has Frank Stallone's name all over it !!!! Love it !
Just imagine - a soon to be antique that you can not only look at and admire but also make music on (OK, Stradivarius and other violins, violas, etc are much older - but still...). History and beauty combined.
Sonically and by gear, this THE BEST VIDEO y'all have made to date!
What a fucking beautiful guitar. I love this show.
#weirdasswednesday 🤘🏽
I played a 1920 model one day @ Carters Vintage Guitars in Nashville..............she was awesome!........that sweet thick neck felt like butter......and her sound was heavenly....................
awesome guitar. awesome playing. I really appreciate this show!
MAN O MAN YOU REALLY GOT THE LICKS ON THAT VIOLIN SCROLL LOOKING 1919 ,, MAN YOU ARE SOMETHING !!! THE SLIDE SOUNDED GREAT AND THE FINGER PICKING WITHOUT THE SLIDE WAS JUST A GOOD,,, THIS GUITAR IS BEAUTIFUL REALLY !!! I BELIEVE THE SCROLL REALLY DOES HAVE MEANING TO A VIOLINIST IN THE FAMILY TREE!
Superb Mark...someone out there has got to make a guitar tv show...with your host Mr Mark Agnesi...
wow that guitar is old. Thank you for conserving these amazing parts of history
sooooo raaaaad!omg the sound!im in love!
That's almost 30 years older than my grandparents...
I love it.
One of the most wòndeřful guitars I have ever seen & heard - a true beauty !
Wow. Beautiful sound! Nice..
Just saw this. I love how you like the really cool stuff. This was wonderful.
Wow that sounds great
that guitar sounds great...awesome licks.
Amazingly beautiful instrument👍👍❤❤❤❤
The Style O is the ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex of Gibson Guitars. Every one is a unique, hand-carved work of Art. Every one a monster of soul. Powerful love for my current '19. Come down the years I've enjoyed 5 of these including a basket case I had converted to a single pickup solid body in 1991. For my money the 1919 is the best year. Wonderful American instruments.
I didn't think LSD was invented until the late thirties.
the spanish/mexicans as well as native americans had peyote ;)
oooo! Don't forget ayahuasca and psilocybin shroomy loonies :D
psilocybin and ayahuasca. just spelling them words is a trip all it's own
Salvia Divinorum
WM Creative Absinthe was still around...in liquor of course. People smoked alot of opium then too.
I am holding on to a vintage Italian Dreadnought right now it's almost 52 years old, the tone in these old guitars is amazing
Hi Mark - now that axe is wired! I assume you were playing in open G tuning? Keep up the great work we LOVE the vids you and Jen do - Love and Peace
Ain't No easy way BRMC!
beautiful guitar, beautifully sounding
Never mind how old it is, the sound is amazing
Definitely the most awesome Gibson acoustic I've seen
Stunning! Just a slightly worry. Those strings look way too heavy for a neck with no truss rod. I'd swap them out for something with less tension.
Wow, what an extraordinary beautiful guitar. Time and craftsmanship put in there, you won't see anymore today.
Nice playing Mark.
Liked the bottleneck, you have a "distinct" style.
What a wonderful, rare guitar, thanks for showing ! And a great sound, too, not just a looker....
Mark,
You are a wonderful guitarist. Top 3 Video! categories. Playing / Tone and importantly guitar.
this one
1958 Jr! (#1 tone)
Jackson RR playing Pantera cowboys from hell era,..
to Slide Guitar WWI (dubyadubya) era Gibson.
Vera Cool Indeed!
THe best headstock!
F'n awesome. So original in design. One thing I do when evaluating an acoustic guitar is to hold the guitar by the neck and tap the bridge. That is a telling sign as to how the guitar is going to resonate and respond to play.
That is a very cool guitar Mark, thanks for sharing!
the incredible. how did I miss this one.
Oh my Buddha... Is this guitar of the day or guitar of the year?! For a guitar made in 1919 that looks like it is in great condition!
A few years ago, I saw one on sale on the PriceMinister site. This one was from 1911, which means during Orville Gibson lifetime (he died in 1918)… As long as he lived his portrait was featured on the white label inside. It was sold for 17 000 € (about 20.000 $).
Alright now I'm not going to sleep I've got to go retune my guitar and figure them two songs out thanks a lot bud THANKS I'm gonna be sleepy at work tomorrow because of you .
Hey Mark. What was the 2nd song (slideless) you played ?
Black rebel motorcycle club on guitar of the day, been waiting ages for that
That would be a great guitar for Gibson to recreate. Imagine this with a good undersaddle transducer with controls hidden in the sound hole. I think a reissue of this would sell pretty well.
Awesome slide playing and blues demo- on a different note:\- so may we hear the ' Other Side; of this guitar's sonic spectrum? -- let's try some arpeggios and a traditional Christmas melody - thanks- you got the magic! ...as I searched TH-cam- I found another demo from another a pro guitarist- who demos the 1919 Style O- but TH-cam won't let me post the link here ...that's how I know these have a mellifluous flowing tonal spectrum and you barely got beneath the surface- and I'm a fan of your music so I know you have awesome classical passion
Now that's a cool guitar
Since they seem to have more jaguars and jazzmasters than he does strats and teles, he should just call Friday "Fender Friday".
One of the inflation calculators I use says $150 in 1919 is about $2,113.88 now. So that's not unreasonable for a good guitar.
That guitar actually has a lot of sustain. That thing is out of this world My guess is 90,000.00 is what it is worth.
Just BEAUTIFUL!😍 absolutely in love with post war guitars.
You mean post-WWI, right? :)
Yes sir. 🤘🏻
Wow, what a cool look.
1st song - You gotta move - Rolling Stones. 2nd song - Ain't No Easy Way - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
That thing is gorgeous and its pronounced highs have me considering it would sit right at-home on the Zep III album. Very cool and very unique sound!
woah, BRMC ?? awesome!
is that BRMC?
Absolutely gorgeous! Just curious, is that genuine tortoise shell?
Holy balls that thing is insane, hard to believe it's now 98 years old... I honestly didn't know they made guitars then, I thought it started in the late 40s and the 50s and stuff honestly
You Gotta Move - Stones
🎸🤘🏻🤘🏻
Or Skip James' Washington, D.C Hospital Center Blues. I think Skip takes it on seniority!
David Kieltyka
sure dies Dave, right on 😎🎸👍🏼
I think the Mississippi Sheiks have seniority, even over Skip James. It's Sittin' On Top of the World, first recorded in 1930.
By the way, You Gotta Move isn't by the Stones. It was recorded by the Two Gospel Keys in the '40s and has been covered by artists like Rosetta Tharpe and Mississippi Fred McDowell well before the Stones version.
James whoa. Skip James , miss.shieks. Those are some old!!! Names. I'm not arguing your right and I think you may be, but I do have recordings from I believe 1932 from Skip . He was one of those cats that was " rediscovered" in the 60's folk boom.. But Sam Chatmon of the sheiks was a half brother or cuz to Charlie Patton who was def ahead of em all. Thank god for TH-cam. Remember the days when the hunt was on in obscure used record shops and antique stores for some of those greats. I try explaining to my boys the dare I say magic u felt goin into a record store.... I sure miss those simple times. You take care friend🎸
Mike Lathery
cool, thx! 😎🎸👍🏼
Danny Farrington tryied to emulate this guitar style in the 70s and 80s
I had one He also made an explorer acoustic that’s real hard to find, they were all Kramer’s is really
If I remember correctly the back and sides on that style Gibson is made out one huge block of wood that is then chiseled out like a dugout canoe..So basically a carved one piece back and sides.. Cool guitar..
BRMC on a 100yo guitar. You rock!
wow that was a first good job Mark your still my L.A. hero
That thing is rad!
Arlington right? Dallas is over to the east. I am on OKC.
That is one of the best guitar of the day ever. $150 back then? That was probably worth almost as much as a Model-T?!!! Wow!
That is a funny looking guitar, and not something I have ever seen before. Thanks for showing it!
Do a d'angelico!!!!
$150 in 1919 is equivalent to $2,195 today. How much is this guitar going for? Probably the coolest acoustic I've seen on Guitar of the Day.
Sounds fantastic.
gotta get one of those gibson reverse V's on here if one ever comes by the shop
Man that's beautiful
I had a guitar like that once , I found a hermit crab in the curly bit .
You need to write a song about that.
Now that is Totally Totally Freakin Rad,!!! 👹
i love it
awesome!
For some reason this installment didn't show up in my normal search. I didn't see it until 2 hours after it was posted.
Well that set the new standard for me for weird ass Wednesday.
DUDE! RAD! I'LL HAVE IT. WILL YOU TAKE 200$?
Norm will sell you the slide Mark is using for 200$. lol
Buddy Ollie 275!
Jim Blak 250, 275, do I hear 285? 285 anyone? Beautiful peice of work this, don't miss out! C'mon now, 285?
how much do you think they're selling it?
5430 Mexican Peso's is my final bid. :-)
150$ in 1919 is equivalent to just over 2,100$ today
@Johnny Cab you would loose that bet. jakeybball is right
Not really. He's right. The problem with inflation is that the amount of money made by people doesn't rise at the same rate the currency inflates, so it's weird.
Cheaper than a new Gibson Acoustic today 😂
You can almost hear old turn of the century Blues master's channelling through.
Nice!!
i have the same guitar but 1898 much deeper red gorgeous style O. Paper certificate inside with serial number from gibson mandolin company. immaculate condition.
THAT is one cool guitar.
Too Cool..... Wow.
Eu queria esse violão pra mim Norman
It's my birthday on Saturday, so can you please do something super awesome!!
oh boy do I dig it.
Did Mark really played Black rebel motorcycle club? Cool!
Mark, I'd really like to see a Martin C3 either a round sound hole or f holes.
I have one of these. How do I determine the age? Mine is not in the best shape, but playable.
I love it. It looks amazing and sounds really unique. I'd love to see Gibson reissue it. Is that the oldest guitar that's been on Guitar of the Day?
I think there's been at least one 19th Century Martin.
Anyone watching in 2019? Damn, this thing turns 100 this year!!
You know, I'd LOVE to hear one of those Airlines you guys got. Maybe some White Stripes/Black Keys?
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club !!!!!! 🤘🏼
That's two winners in a row. 👍