What guitar was Pat Martino using in Don Patteron's albums?

[manatttta]

Hi all,

I have been wondering for years what guitar Pat Martino was playnig in Don Patterson's "Boppin' and Burnin'", and "Funk You!" albums.
But only now I thought I could ask here :P
I think around that time he was playing a Johnny Smith at some point, and eventually an L-5 as well.

Any ideas?

[grahambop]

No idea, but Pat’s album Baiyina was recorded mid-1968 which is around the same time, and the cover shows him playing a Gibson of some description (L5?).

[wintermoon]

That's a good question.
I'm a huge fan of both musicians and have all their records save for a few of Pat's last recordings but not sure of the answer.
As has been mentioned that's around the time he had a Johnny Smith and L-5.
It's hard to go by album cover pics as they're not necessarily indicative of what was used on a particular session.
But he's pictured w a Smith on the Young Guns live recording w organist Gene Ludwig from '68 which was taken in a club so he's almost certainly using that guitar on that session.
It's hard to tell but I should go back and take a close listen to the Patterson records but I'm leaning towards the Smith as he's pictured w it frequently from '68 on non album covers.

[mr. beaumont]

Don't forget to stuff it full of upholstery filling.

[equenda]

I'd also like to know what guitar Pat Martino used in those years.
It's likely (but not certain) that he stuffed a lot of absorbent material into the guitar body... something no one dares to do on a valuable hollowbody guitar.
Another interesting thing is that there doesn't seem to be any video of Pat Martino recorded before 1979 - 1980.

Ettore