Gibson L5 Wes Montgomery ~ Here's That Rainy Day

**Max405** · 08-16-2020, 06:41 PM

Hi Guys,
I really cant put this guitar down.
I am in love with it in a massive way. I got this around the same time Fred got his.. And I've stopped whining about it. So here is a very different arrangement (than the old Barry Galbraith one I've been playing for years) of one of my favorite songs of all time. On the best guitar I could ever, ever ask for.
I hope you like.

**deacon Mark** · 08-16-2020, 06:48 PM

Nice Joe and seems to have a touch of Tony Mottola in the arrangement. If I remember correctly Tommy Tedesco said..............HE BE THE GODFATHER OF STUDIO GUITARIST...........

The L5 sounds great.

**Marinero** · 08-16-2020, 06:51 PM

Very lush sound, Max. I love the visceral depth of the melodic lines. Beautiful guitar! Play live! . . . Marinero

**Stringswinger** · 08-16-2020, 06:56 PM

Superb! Perhaps this guitar will truly be a keeper for you?

**neatomic** · 08-16-2020, 06:56 PM

really nice Joe D...glad to hear the guitar taking you places!!

gibby wesmo with thoms...not a bad life bud! hah

cheers

**wintermoon** · 08-16-2020, 07:04 PM

Johnny Carson's favorite song, nice geetar!

**Max405** · 08-16-2020, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by deacon Mark

Nice Joe and seems to have a touch of Tony Mottola in the arrangement. If I remember correctly Tommy Tedesco said..............HE BE THE GODFATHER OF STUDIO GUITARIST...........
The L5 sounds great.

Deacon, it has more than a touch of Tony.. it is Tony’s!
I have the Doc Severinson Tommy Newsome version of this song in my favs list. They performed the song the week Johnny passes away. I know the story about Tony teaching Johnny Carson who to play this song. It was a Johnnys fav too. So I thought to myself, I wonder what Tonys version would sound like. So I went on YouTube and not only found Tonys version, but I found one with sheet music! That made my life easy..
He lived 29 miles from where I’ve lived my whole life. What a beautiful player.
I think my guitar sounds better than his though..

Originally Posted by Marinero

Very lush sound, Max. I love the visceral depth of the melodic lines. Beautiful guitar! Play live! . . . Marinero

Thank you Marinero. This guitar is getting more and more special with each passing day.
Thanks, JD

**Max405** · 08-16-2020, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Stringswinger

Superb! Perhaps this guitar will truly be a keeper for you?

SS, you know how much I wanted this guitar. More than anybody. Everything I do has to have meaning behind it. The songs, the guitars all must have meaning. My path was clear on the guitar. I wanted something that would not only great in every way musically, but it would also be something that I WANTED. If I want something, it’s because it satisfies the materialistic part. This guitar like my GJS, plugs all the holes.
It’s not going anywhere.

Originally Posted by neatomic

really nice Joe D...glad to hear the guitar taking you places!!
gibby wesmo with thoms...not a bad life bud! hah
cheers

Yes, it is Neatomic.
I am happy. Thanks buddy.
JD

**Max405** · 08-16-2020, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by wintermoon

Johnny Carson's favorite song, nice geetar!

Wintermoon,
Yes sir it is. It was a very different time. There was good and bad. But the good was, REALLY GOOD. A classy time. I watched Johnny interviewing Ronald Reagan on the tonight show and I thought to myself, Man, times were different. Elegant. Johnny interviewing Doris Day. People who deserved every bit of there popularity.
WM, this guitar is my baby.
JD

**rNeil** · 08-16-2020, 08:54 PM

Beautiful sound. Beautiful touch. Beautiful guitar. Thanks!

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**Gitpicker** · 08-16-2020, 08:57 PM

Oh yes, you WILL be keeping this guitar. You know how I know? You and I are in the same club of guys who had an L5, sold the L5, then realized it was a mistake so ended up buying another L5 to replace the one that shouldn't have been sold in the first place!

All the work and tears to get one back into your life, know you appreciate it and cherish it that much more. Congratulations my friend, I think this this axe is a keeper indeed and rightly so! I wrote you an L5 haiku. Maybe the first L5 haiku in the world:

L 5 perfection
Why the f*** did I sell it?
Grateful second chance

Ha! Beautiful playing Joe! May she bring you and others years and years of joy

**wintermoon** · 08-16-2020, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by Max405

Wintermoon,
Yes sir it is. It was a very different time. There was good and bad. But the good was, REALLY GOOD. A classy time. I watched Johnny interviewing Ronald Reagan on the tonight show and I thought to myself, Man, times were different. Elegant. Johnny interviewing Doris Day. People who deserved every bit of there popularity.
WM, this guitar is my baby.
JD

That Doris Day interview is one of my favorites, big, big fan. Outstanding singer, actress, activist, lover of animals, and quite the looker, 52 here and still gorgeous. rip Dodo (her nickname by famed Philly dj Joe Niagra back in the day, they were very close)

p.s., watch when she restrains herself from beating the tar out of that airhead Carol Wayne

**Greentone** · 08-16-2020, 09:28 PM

Just saw this on your YouTube site. Beautiful.

**Max405** · 08-16-2020, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Gitpicker

Oh yes, you WILL be keeping this guitar. You know how I know? You and I are in the same club of guys who had an L5, sold the L5, then realized it was a mistake so ended up buying another L5 to replace the one that shouldn't have been sold in the first place!
All the work and tears to get one back into your life, know you appreciate it and cherish it that much more. Congratulations my friend, I think this this axe is a keeper indeed and rightly so! I wrote you an L5 haiku. Maybe the first L5 haiku in the world:
L 5 perfection
Why the f*** did I sell it?
Grateful second chance
Ha! Beautiful playing Joe! May she bring you and others years and years of joy

Doug, the sale of your Wes (to you) was no mistake. It has forged a great friendship between us that cannot be matched.
And God bless you for the Haiku..
L,J

**Max405** · 08-16-2020, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by wintermoon

That Doris Day interview is one of my favorites, big, big fan. Outstanding singer, actress, activist, lover of animals, and quite the looker, 52 here and still gorgeous. rip Dodo (her nickname by famed Philly dj Joe Niagra back in the day, they were very close)
p.s., watch when she restrains herself from beating the tar out of that airhead Carol Wayne

Me too buddy. In all the years I watched that show, I NEVER saw Johnny as Smitten as he was with her.
Style, grace, class..
JD

**Max405** · 08-16-2020, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Greentone

Just saw this on your YouTube site. Beautiful.

Thank you GT.
That’s the new Rainy Day I play from now on..
JD

**Esport** · 08-16-2020, 10:21 PM

Really nice, Joe. Great tune, great changes, great interpretation. That’s the guitar we all hope to bring home one day. Congratulations on finding yours, man.

**Jabberwocky** · 08-17-2020, 02:08 AM

Schwing! Don't mind the missing L5 insignia. It sounds rather gorgeous in your hands.

**Gustavo Eiriz** · 08-17-2020, 04:35 AM

Beautiful! I really like more the sound on this video. Congratulations.
Amazing L-5.

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**JFranck** · 08-17-2020, 06:58 AM

Nice playing and nice sounding guitar !
Does the lack of L5 marking on the tailpiece affect positively or negatively the sound of the guitar ? We must consider a serious double-blind crossover comparison study before publication in a peer reviewed scientific journal.

**Fred Archtop** · 08-17-2020, 07:19 AM

Joey,

Gorgeous sound and tasty arrangement. I love the way you let your guitar talk, take your time and let it ring.

I'm so happy you have the real thing in your hands.

Best and take care.

**Max405** · 08-17-2020, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Esport

Really nice, Joe. Great tune, great changes, great interpretation. That’s the guitar we all hope to bring home one day. Congratulations on finding yours, man.

I am really proud of the Guitar.
It will be my partner for a long, long time. Thank You sir. JD

Originally Posted by Jabberwocky

Schwing! Don't mind the missing L5 insignia. It sounds rather gorgeous in your hands.

Wockster, Boy-oye-oyng!
Yeah, I am not even thinking about that anymore. Although I am glad to know it is a Gibson TP, I am kind embarrassed that I even brought it up. Thank you buddy.
JD

**Max405** · 08-17-2020, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Gustavo Eiriz

Beautiful! I really like more the sound on this video. Congratulations.
Amazing L-5.

Enviado desde mi LG-H870 mediante Tapatalk

Hi Gustavo, Thanks. I turned up the volume a hair and backed off the Tone by the same amount.
I think this is sound the guitar makes, and the recording captured it pretty accurately.
Thanks GE.
JD

**Max405** · 08-17-2020, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Fred Archtop

Joey,
Gorgeous sound and tasty arrangement. I love the way you let your guitar talk, take your time and let it ring.
I'm so happy you have the real thing in your hands.
Best and take care.

I was really happy to put up another video along-side yours. Things are starting to heat up around here! 2 very different styles. On an L5. Your guitar is a world class guitar. As is your playing. You didn't show any face and I showed TOO MUCH!!
Love it bro. Thank You Freddy!
JD

**Max405** · 08-17-2020, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by JFranck

Nice playing and nice sounding guitar !
Does the lack of L5 marking on the tailpiece affect positively or negatively the sound of the guitar ? We must consider a serious double-blind crossover comparison study before publication in a peer reviewed scientific journal.

Hahaa. I'll pass on that.
I still think an L5 Guitar is the only Guitar that deserves to wear the L5 moniker and the logo should appear on the tailpiece. But, I understand. Its all good.