Herb Pederson playing a 1925 Gibson Granada Banjo at Norman's Rare Guitars 

Refreshing to hear something besides guitars on this channel. Would love to hear a mandolin at some point

Herb is a legend...one of the best harmony singers and arrangers of all time.

What's so great about Herb's playing, he is so humble, as well. Amazing talent🪕🙏

Herb was also a member of one of the greatest country rock super groups as well, along with Chris hillman, John Jorgensen & Tom Brumley “The desert rose band” Lots of hits in the 80’s & 90’s C’mon this guys a straight up legend!

Herb is a great player and an unbelievable singer and harmony guy~ Got to hang with Herb back in the late 70's with Mike Post while Herb was cutting his album Southwest. Those few evening watching herb cut his vocals and harmonies was a master class~ Nicest guy ever~

At the time when all the lyrics sites had a particular line wrong one way or the other in Chris Hillman's Love reunited, I got in touch with Herb, and he sent me the correct lyrics. I felt honored to get a mail from this approachable legend. What a guy!

Great conversation with Herb.

stay well, guys. thanks Herb and Norm

NAME IS MISSPELLED. Pedersen not Pederson. Big fan of Herb for a long time. Thanks for having him on Norm!

I have those finger picks. It’s good to see that they do work, with practice.

I studied under Roger Sprung, Union Grove World Champion. He could make that banjo Sing. So good to keep bluegrass music ALIVE!!

That is a 1925, not 1935, BB Granada. Gibson stopped making Ball Bearing tone rings after 1926 and started making 40 hole arch top rings in 1927

It is crazy that it is 5 years away from being 100 years old!

Brilliant! Only thing coulda made it better was if Molly Tuttle was there and they duetted Wait a Minute (my fave Herb song) 👌

So it smacks of a 1925 ball bearing Mastertone with the holes in the side of the tone ring and the tiny letters spelling Mastertone on the peg head. Does it still have the springs and ball bearings in the rim?

Very cool, thx Mr Herb and Mr Norm!

My Gosh Herb and Norm! West Coast musicians sometines don't fully get bluegrass and that alot of us want to hear these stories. Herb is holding an older Gibson Granada and he leaves out one of the greatest stories or parts of his Banjo playing career! Herb actually auditioned and played with Lester Flatt while he filled in for Earl Scruggs who was recovering from Hip Surgery. Yes Lester Flatt chose Herb Pedersen to briefly take the place of Earl Scruggs! I can't believe Norm did not know this and Herb did not tell this story! I know your humble Herb, but you should have told that story. Total Legend here!

The song he's playing is called Fireball Mail at 7:01

I wanted to hear that banjo and you went out and got the best guy on the west coast to play it! Thanks Norm & crew!

Wow is right! The Desert Rose Band was great among all the other things Herb Pederson has done. He could give quite a history lesson if he wanted.

Thanks

I know the face! I know the playing! Howdy, Herb! So good to at long, long last attach face to name! Thanks for all the cool music!

Great playing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️👏❤️👏

The playing starts at 7:00. You're welcome

The fingerboards of that time period were Brazilian rosewood.

It's curly maple

Awesome banjo and player ! 😎👍

Norm, love the store, love the videos, but pro tip... if you are going to touch your mask with those gloves that have touched everything else, you can dispense with the gloves. Any benefit is totally negated when you touch your mask. Were I you, I’d do away with the discomfort of the gloves. Unless you remove or replace your gloves before you touch your mask, they’re not helping. Please stay safe. You guys are great!

very cool

Hey, the Dillard's ... they played, most of, the Darling Family on Andy Griffith

cool Norm

Hi Brandon and Nick 😃

He says if you dont know what a ball bearing is, its above your pay grade - yet he calls the curly maple resonator walnut - hmmm

Was waiting for the banjo and heard a toot of another instr at about 3:04 in 🤣🤣

I wonder where this one ended up.

Nothing unusual about that Banjo all Gibson Mastertone banjos in 1925 had ball bearing tone rings. The back of the resonator is curly maple not walnut. Herb doesn’t seem to be as knowledgeable as I would think he would be.

Sounds great!

Nice banjo, I think I’ll keep my stelling though

We can hear you just fine with your mask on your face. RU-vid also has automatic closed captioning for english, its not perfect but it works well enough. Stay safe out there.

Call Steve Martin cuz he's a wild and crazy guy...

Awesome instrument even if it is a band joe

Wear your masks... except for when you take it off to talk. Or eat. Or breathe better. Or just about anything.

GUITAR CENTER SUCKS

Why are they pretending to wear masks?

I love his playing...but mask OVER nose. OVER nose.

Can't watch the video for all the constant commercials.

#MaskItOrCasket !

Interesting banjo, great player. Might as well pull the masks off though.

3.20: Fart

Great banjo! But, c'mon guys... loose the damn masks.

Thats a 3500 dollar banjo in 1925.

First first woop woop

Why wear a mask when you touch it and remove it from your face to talk. Doesn’t that defeat the object?

Leave the mask alone quit quit playing with it

Norm next time you have a Gibson prewar banjo in the shop you need to reach out to Jim Mills for an appraisal. There’s WAY too much money on the line to get misinformation like this with these banjos.

Lose THE GLOVES - dude

Seriously? Masks?

6 months ago you would get arrested for wearing ladies under wear on your face

Someone remove this mask propaganda