Gretsch 5120

Hey guys.

Just got to play a Gretsch Electromatic 5120 ( the cheaper korean one).

Man that is one sweet guitar. Just couldn't put that baby down. Played it for almost an hour in the store. GAS!! But i need another guitar like a hole in the head. Got 9 guits in a small apartment. I feel this is the one but i need to resiiist. Help me!

The 5120 is being replaced so it was probably marked down? The 5420 that's replacing it has different pickups, neck inlays, and bound f-holes plus a few other things I'm likely forgetting. Oh yeah, the 5420 comes in different colors too.


So no, you don't want a 5120. You want a 5420.

Happy to help.

:grin:

(PS I bought a 5122 about a year ago. It's being replaced by the 5422 but I have no plans of changing)

The 5120 is being replaced so it was probably marked down? The 5420 that's replacing it has different pickups, neck inlays, and bound f-holes plus a few other things I'm likely forgetting. Oh yeah, the 5420 comes in different colors too.

So no, you don't want a 5120. You want a 5420.

Happy to help.

:grin:

(PS I bought a 5122 about a year ago. It's being replaced by the 5422 but I have no plans of changing)

I'm not too keen on overly fancy guitars, so thanks for making my GAS even worse. :grin:

Time to buy a house.

Time to buy a house.

:lol:

If it were that easy.

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I just bought a 5120 from hellomusic.com, came out to $465 shipped after $100 off coupon. Pretty pleased with that deal - most folks think they are great guitars at $700.

So I'm trying to ignore the 5420 for now. I know the stock pups on the 5120 aren't that highly regarded (gee, when you compare them to $250 a set TV Jones - more than half the price I'm paying for the whole instrument, it's no wonder) but I suspect futzing with the height and pole pieces will probably help a lot.

I think a fair number of players don't bother tinkering much - they just plug her in, maybe feel disappointed it doesn't sound exactly like a $2500 Gretsch, and immediately order new pups, which IMO should be an almost last resort. But then again, I'm not fanatical about the nailing the gretsch sound either - close is fine for me at that price.

Stoked to get this guitar and check it out for myself!

Lots of good deals on used 5120's if one is patient. About $100 or so gets a set of High Sensitivity Filtertrons (Same as in many ProLine Getsches). That's what I did and it's a great sounding and playing guitar.

Wish i could get a lefty for anywhere near that price;(

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This will not help you. Caution/Sorry. You may want to look away.

I just bought a 5120 from hellomusic.com, came out to $465 shipped after $100 off coupon. Pretty pleased with that deal - most folks think they are great guitars at $700.

So I'm trying to ignore the 5420 for now. I know the stock pups on the 5120 aren't that highly regarded (gee, when you compare them to $250 a set TV Jones - more than half the price I'm paying for the whole instrument, it's no wonder) but I suspect futzing with the height and pole pieces will probably help a lot.

I think a fair number of players don't bother tinkering much - they just plug her in, maybe feel disappointed it doesn't sound exactly like a $2500 Gretsch, and immediately order new pups, which IMO should be an almost last resort. But then again, I'm not fanatical about the nailing the gretsch sound either - close is fine for me at that price.

Stoked to get this guitar and check it out for myself!
I had one in my cart and put the July100 coupon code in and it took it at that price. I didn't check out right then because I didn't have the time to go through the process. When I tried it again 30 minutes later, it wouldn't take the coupon even though they still had some. Oh well. I ended up getting one for $519.00 shipped. Still a good price. And I'm getting it from a trusted vendor. I've been a little leery about using Hello Music for some reason.