I'm glad you referenced Paul Desmond. Brubeck too often gets credited with having written Take Five, and I don't think he works too hard to correct that misconception.
Nice Take Five. IMO you can play jazz on any guitar. Same with rock & roll, or whatever. The guitars can handle it…it’s the humans that have the issues.
These videos are my inspiration to learn new songs. I see you play these rad songs and I instantly go learn them. “First Rule of Thumb” is the new one I’m working on. Thanks y’all.
Thank you for doing this guitar, Mark. I know it's not how you roll, but this is probably my favorite guitar Gibson ever made and I was wondering if we would ever see one on the show. BTW, Roy Clark played one of these with a Bigsby.
Thank you, Mark. Your rendition of First Rule of Thumb is flat out the best I've ever heard. Whenever I'm feeling like a pick-me-up I head over to this page and watch you work your magic. It never ceases to please me and lighten my day. Thanks again.
#JazzBoxWednESday #1962GibsonL5CES no tunes today, just enjoying mark break out his jazz hands. 1) bumpin’ on sunset/Wes Montgomery 2) first rule of thumb/Brent Mason 3) Take Five/Dave Brubeck Beautiful sounding L5 🎸🎼 Hi Jen 🎥 😎
Lovin' the show Mark and Jen and watching every day over here in Perth, Scotland - that Korina V from Tuesday maaaan......! So It's my birthday on Friday 23rd so if you can manage a shout out across the pond that would make my day. Not giving my age away but something from 1965 would be particularly appropriate for Flattop Friday.... Peace Ed x
I'm an LP and tele player for sure but this was very cool to watch! One of the very first guitars I ever used was a 55-56 Gibson ES-175 with 2 p90s that my uncle let me borrow. It was cool but I hadn't been playing long so I couldn't really make it sound good. One of my cousins has it now I think, I wish I could get it back though!
Thank you very much Mark. I love me some rock and roll, and Blues, but I also really love me some "yazz". You didn't do too bad and it made me smile. Love an L-5 and almost any archtop electric or acoustic makes me happy. So, good on ya!
Well that was Mark proving that he can play just about any style of music and make us mere mortals sound bad!! Nice playing bro and great video Jen - keep up the good work both! I watch every day from this side of the pond!
I like the way Mark says he can't play jazz- pretty modest Mark. Playing that Wes Montgomery tune is not easy but you make it look easy- sounds great. Brubeck is another true classic. I like the way you ended that Nick Charles tune as well. I can whistle Take 5 note for note but I can't play guitar mon.
People calling them jazz boxes and jazz players using them doesn't mean that's all they're good for. Ax of choice for many r&r and c&w players for decades.
The L5 is iconic in country music as well, being the axe of choice for Mother Maybelle Carter (although an acoustic non cutaway model). Mark, I will personally send you a genuine American dollar if you bust out some "Wildwood Flower".
Gorgeous! You “play jazz” way better than I ever could. Don’t sell yourself short! Jerry Miller of The Moby Grape did (and most of the time still does) all of his beautiful fluid lead lines on an L5. There’s a great story behind his L5. Robert White from Motown in Detroit played the intro to My Girl (and everything else he played on) on an L5. Put some heavy flatwounds on that beauty, and you’ll really be good to go! I have some original NOS Gibson flats in the orange box (ca. 1950s/‘60s) if you’re interested. Great video! Thanks!
Mark is so knowledgeable - it's amazing and a pleasure to watch. Has he done a video on the difference between T-Tops of PAFs? Seems to be a lots of vague opinions out there, so I'd like to hear from a guy that actually knows his shit.
