Anyone here play a Gretsch?
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here ya go .... BLING IS KING lol
Gretsch G6229TG Players Edition Sparkle Jet BT | Reverb
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Yeah, bling and Gretsch just go together!
This is the one that currently has my interest:
I'm really liking the Airline Silver.
G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby®, Laurel Fingerboard, Airline Silver
The G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, as well as all-new trestle block bracing to help reduce unwanted feedback. By increasing rigidity and contact between the top and back of the...
Yeah. Gretsch, also being a drum maker, just used the same covering they were using for their drum kits on a lot of their solid-bodied guitars to get that blingy finish.
I suppose no one told them that solid-body guitars need to "breathe"!
chilipeppermaniac
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I'm pretty sure the sparkly guitars are not a laminated wrap like Gretsch, Ludwig, etc used to wrap drums with. Many drum companies also spray glitter finishes on and lacquer clear coat the shells. At one point in the 80's and 90's some Pearl Drums kits even got clear lacquered on the insides of their shells. I owned one such kit and returned it from piano black to pearlescent Opal white. It was a Birch kit called BLX. Chad Smith, no relation to smittyp used to play one.Yeah. Gretsch, also being a drum maker, just used the same covering they were using for their drum kits on a lot of their solid-bodied guitars to get that blingy finish.
I suppose no one told them that solid-body guitars need to "breathe"!
SIx String Chef
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A little late but, congratulations GW!! That's a real beauty! and the shade of blue/green is just perfect. Now I'll revert to read the whole thread from the top and see if you posted a clip or two of it.
This is where I got the info about some Gretsch models being covered. I should have posted this link within my earlier post to avoid confusion.
From Guitar.com:
"G6129T-59 Vintage Select ’59 Silver Jet
Unlike the Duo Jet, the Silver Jet’s top isn’t painted. Instead, it’s covered with a thin plastic layer that’s glued over the maple laminate top. Gretsch was able to do this because it is, of course, also a drum maker and the drums were being manufactured in the same factory as the guitars back in the 1950s – these nitron coverings were also used to wrap drum shells."
Gretsch ’53 Duo Jet & ’59 Silver Jet - The Jet Set
With a pair of period-accurate new Jets from the firm’s Vintage Select range to hand, Huw Price finds out what that sound is like today…
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chilipeppermaniac
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I suspected it was possible, Smitty. I never deal in absolutes or make 100% it is this way and no other possible... Cuz sure as heck,. Someone will do otherwise and exceptions are done.This is where I got the info about some Gretsch models being covered. I should have posted this link within my earlier post to avoid confusion.
From Guitar.com:
"G6129T-59 Vintage Select ’59 Silver Jet
Unlike the Duo Jet, the Silver Jet’s top isn’t painted. Instead, it’s covered with a thin plastic layer that’s glued over the maple laminate top. Gretsch was able to do this because it is, of course, also a drum maker and the drums were being manufactured in the same factory as the guitars back in the 1950s – these nitron coverings were also used to wrap drum shells."
Gretsch ’53 Duo Jet & ’59 Silver Jet - The Jet Set
With a pair of period-accurate new Jets from the firm’s Vintage Select range to hand, Huw Price finds out what that sound is like today…
I totally get your point. Your initial scepticism is entirely justified and understandable. I would never have suspected Gretsch would have used a plastic overlay, myself!
SG John
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I wanted one of the Billy Zoom Tribute Jets when they came out. Bit out of my budget at the Time. Good luck finding one now.Yeah, bling and Gretsch just go together!
This is the one that currently has my interest:
I'm really liking the Airline Silver.
G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby®, Laurel Fingerboard, Airline Silver
The G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, as well as all-new trestle block bracing to help reduce unwanted feedback. By increasing rigidity and contact between the top and back of the...gretschguitars.com
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Ghostwolf
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Well, not yet. Still in the "do i like this guitar, or not...?" phase.
It is in pristine condition, and plays rather nicely. The pickups definitely have their own sound, and for a driven sound, really do that well, different than Fender or Gibson, which is cool. Where i'm not convinced yet is with their clean sound.
i play a lot of blues, so an almost clean neck pickup sound is very much one i use a lot. Unfortunately, its also one sound i cannot get from these yet.
In addition, i have to admit, i don't know how to post any sound clips, or have the equipment to do so.
Session 5
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The Broadtron pickups in my Gretsch G5220 Jet are fantastic!! You can play any genre of music with these pups.
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Malcolm Young Signature USA Model
chilipeppermaniac
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Curious, as I know next to nothing about Malcolm's actual guitar. Did he actually use one/any with those bridge and tailpiece setups?
As I think I saw mentioned earlier, that Gretsch bridge has no means to intonate?
As I think I saw mentioned earlier, that Gretsch bridge has no means to intonate?