Guitar of the Day: Adamas Melissa Etheridge Signature Model by Ovation | Norman's Rare Guitars 

Nice! I worked at the Ovation factory for 8 years, and had the pleasure of meeting Melissa and working on a couple of her guitars.

Lol that jazz rant was classic

Has norm been hitting the pipe again?

Norm is a living dad joke

Norm didn't take his pepto-bismol this morning.

thanks Michael and jen. I've got the 12 string glen Campbell ovation guitar. ovations my favorite acoustics.

Rock is playing 3 notes for 10,000 people. Jazz is playing 10,000 notes for 3 people.

Beautiful Adamas! Ovation now makes her model as Ovation branded, not Adamas. I have 3 Ovations and the VXT. You're a good jazz player Michael! Many, many guitarist I know who play guitar well, end up learning jazz after they've mastered blues then rock. I'm not there yet, but it's about continual exploration and enjoyment!

Thx for honoring Glen 👍

Holy buttplug Batman ! Ha ! Great playing as always Lemmo nice tribute to Glenn ! Thanks Jen !

This guitar sounds SO good! WOW!! 👍🏻👍🏻

One of the best episodes by far!

Wow Michael... LOVE that second piece. You have real talent and artistry. Such a beautiful and fresh sound.

At our local music college if you aren’t listening or are misbehaving, the lecturer puts you in the Jazz class for a day as a punishment!!! Gentle on my mind, great song that Glen Campbell made famous was actually written by John Hartford. You have to hear the Molly Tuttle version, it’s ace!

Most of the solo performances of 'Big Love' are done on a Gibson Chet Atkins nylon string. However that Ovation does sound fantastic.

Norm's right and absolutely fantastic. Great guitar also. That last song was hauntingly beautiful.

That second song was absolutely beautiful

I missed seeing Glen Cambell RIP but I did see Jimmy Webb who wrote most of Glen’s hits. Jimmy did say he had no voice but he sang n played the piano , what a writer 👍🏻🙏

Glen. Just an outstanding guitarist. Played on so many hits in the wrecking crew, even before he was a star.

Wow great tribute to glen. Thanks buddy.

ONE OF MY FAVORITES FROM LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM. HE IS ONE SUPERB PLAYER AND VERY UNDERATED . THANKS FOR CHOOSING THAT PIECE. Sorry caps was on.Not yelling LOL.

Happy hour Norm woohoo! Word on the street Jazz player are planing a demonstration outside hahaha great playing Lemmo and love your voice Jen! We are all looking forward to Jen's on camera appearance on guitar of the day!!! Cheers

Big love for the ovation.

Glen Campbell is also a tiny little town about 25 miles from where I live.

Not easy to pull of that version of Big Love, very nice Michael!

Don't you guys have an acoustic guitar amp around?

Great playing!

I just listened to the "Now's the Time" album by Sonny Rollins and I had a great time.

I have to agree with Norm, I have tried to understand and appreciate jazz, my son who is a really good guitarist and holds a BFA in music is a huge fan. I like that old time rock and roll.

Big Love was nice. Lindsey is underrated.

Great playing. Actual compositions instead of gratuitous noodling. Big Love sounded so good stripped to its essence.

Great playing as usual. Bonus humor too! 😅

Oh Norm… (he sounds like my 82yr old Aunt) I was really hoping you were going to demo her 12 string, it's beautiful.

That is such a refreshing change from the seemingly endless stream of old Martins and Gibsons. Thank you, Michael. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Norm is making a full heel turn

Hell yes! He finally played Big Love! I only had to request it 27 times (or somewhere thereabouts 😉). Great stuff...and great guitar to do it on! Way to go Lemmo!

BIG LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want this guitar. The Ovation guitar I had was stolen so I need a new better one and this fit the bill perfect.

Big love , fantastic Lemmo 💜

Lemmo with this guitar is another level

Norm is the BOMB!!

Yes Mike! BIG LOVE always get peoples' attention man \m/QQ\m/

I'm generally way more impressed by a new unique catchy rock riff than a harmonically complex jazz solo.. LEMMO has quite the set of ears on him.. he's a very crafty/attentive riff creator. my opinion anyway

I had an Ovation applause and as great as the neck was for the price it started to pull aprt after a few years...and It hardly left the indoors

Great job. Best lemmo yet.

Thank you Noman

Definitely need more Jazz..... :)

I'm sold! I'm getting me an archtop big ass jazz guitar. Now!

Nice to see an Adamas,I’d rather see an old school vintage Adamas I slothead but it’s still cool.

Shout out to Lemmo for the Kenny Burrell shout out!

It's about time an ovation was done on GOTD!

Looks cool

I would love to see Lemmo do a demo on the harp guitar!

I’ve never gotten the Ovation thing. Yes, I’ve played a few.

Norm is in rare form today! lol

THAT is a serious guitar

Funny rant about jazz. I might be in the minority, but I do wish there were more archtops on guitar of the day, especially since Norm's has a sweet collection of old and interesting ones that I'd love to learn more about.

Great playing as usual but you had a fishman acoustic amp right in front of fender, why electric amp instead of that? I also own an Ovation Elite (Not celebrity or Applause) and I think they’re underrated because of their celebrity lines. Mid range, S.Korea made ones (or Adamas) sound good (but different). New models have ergonomic backs so they sit better on your lap. I use mine with my Takamine dreadnought to get tone variety and I have no complaints at all.

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well Norm is in a mood today

I love the way ovations sound but they slip off your lap

I have got a 84 Ovation Legend cutaway . Works fine for jazz too. Use heavy Jazz pick and the tone-off treble . Joe Pass used a Ovaton too, and many others. The guitar is build like a tank. It sounds like a ovation. Al Dimeola said it has more like a popping sound. Many newage guitarist like this sound as Preston Reed with a longer scale length. Ovation sounds really good on a Henriksen Jazzamp. Ovation has a long deep sustain with this amp. Martin acoustic are more used among pro these days. Greetings from cold Norway.

Nice Jazz guitar i love it

Melissa Etheridge was there? Last week? I've seen some of Norman's guitars videos but not one Ovation guitar. This is the 1st time.I'll have to type in 'Norman's Guitars - Melissa Etheridge'

Norm in savage mode. Legendary troll.

Quit holding back Norm .... tell us how you really feel .... ; )

Lol Norm is ruthless. No not about the Jazz junk, they deserved it. I meant about Lemmo’s “accessories” haha

Best intro yet 😂😂😂

When Jen panned over to Norm he looked like Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights sitting there smoking a cigar watching Mark Wahlberg and Heather Graham fuck, once again proving my theory that Norman's Rare Guitars is Boogie Nights. The mounting evidence is too great too ignore: they both take place in the San Fernando Valley and they both center around LA specific industries that peaked in the 70s. Norm is Jack Horner, Mark is Dirk Diggler Jen is Rollergirl (always has her camera and never takes her Chucks off?), Joel is Scotty (weird homoerotic energy and always on the periphery), Nick is Reed Rothschild, Lemmo is the new kid Jack brings in and Frank Stallone is the Colonel (who supplies all the coke). I mean it's pretty obvious to me.

What a hoot Norm!

I love Glen Campbell and always hoped to hear from him on this channel. This a dream come true. Would really love to have this guitar, but I'm a poor austrian student..

W O W ! Norm, just W O W !

Glen Campbell was an amazing guitar player, couldn’t read music. Nice playing Lemmo.

I’m a metal freak but also love jazz.

Mike, do you have any vintage 7 or 8-string? I’d like to hear a sales pitch like the other vintage guitars demonstrating the lineage of their manufactur. How about, Agnesi now? 6 figures like 6-strings? 5, for you though now, how about a 5-string bass for thumpin’ Thursday?

very nice mike

I actually luv the Ovation sound , it's very unique obviously being composite rather than wood , I own one and I luv it , surprised Lemmo didn't play perhaps the most famous Ovation song , Crazy on you , but ME had some classics as did GC . This one is really beautiful two , the pearly white is stunning. And thanks Norm , that needed to be said , Jazz is for hoity toits and has no place in a RnR shoppe like Norms.

nice

New channel: Norm’s rant of the day!

Nice rendition of Big Love! Ovations are funny things, never really been a favourite of mine, but you give it a good go!! Jen, what do you use for a camera, as a camera enthusiast (geek) I am interested to know, that and what microphone and lighting you use. Cheers!!

Your wicked cool Lemmo”

Kind of reminds me of Dust in the Wind

Should’ve played Wonderful One by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Page used an ovation on the live version.

No Norm! Jazz is 3 or 4 people playing different songs in different keys at the same time!!

Nice guitar. Have a damn beer

Kenny Burrell is a legend. Sorry that he's fallen on hard times.

There's this tiny red dot, that has appeared in the videos recently, and it's distracting. Is there a setting for this or something with the camera?

Lemmo doesn't miss a note, he could make a rubber band sound good!

Nice big love cover

I guess you can say anything you want when you own the joint

whoops! Its a #11th. Which is a wonderfully dissonant note and a favorite of smart songwriters like Tuneyards.. my bad.

What was that first song

I was so happy seeing Melissa Etheridge on two videos this past week! I entered in a contest to win a signed Ovation guitar from her and have become quite the fan of hers, so I was really pumped to see stuff about her from my favorite guitar channel! If anyone wants to enter the contest too, you can use my link! tnspk.co/MJ8jvFk

"Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny" FZ

I don't like the rounded plastic bodies. They don't sound too full to me, acoustically. However, it sounds great (mainly cuz of Lemmo) through the pro reverb.

I'm not sure if Norm was joking or not but either way I'm departing to go listen to 'My Favorite Things' and 'So What'. SMDH.

I'm with Norm. Bob

Big Big love to Lindsey Buckingham !! A master!

Lemmo, please do a 1950s supro

Does anyone know the name of the last song? It sounds so cool and I really want to learn it.