MisterZ
Tele-Afflicted
Love my Electromatic Pro Jet.
GRETCH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN VS? Electromatic Models ,
- Thread starter Jerry Morris
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My first guitar was a Christmas present from my mom in the early 2000s. A black, hollowbody, Bigsby-ed, Gretsch Electromatic. Never studied them enough to give a model name, but it has served me very well for over 20 years. It's a rockabilly and surf hot rod. Couldn't have asked for a better first guitar.
Thanks mom!
Thanks mom!
Donny Osmond fan
Tele-Afflicted
When people say you get what you pay for it is true. I getting a min arcade real miniature for 90 dollars. So I am getting what I paid for.
That statement should never refer to buying a cheap instead a expensive item. Because when you buy in any price range you get what you paid for and wanted.
I haven’t played an Electromatic since they first came out. At that time, I was not impressed. I understand the newer ones are greatly improved, at least that’s what I’m told. Some of them sure look cool.
I’ll stick with my Vintage Select Duo Jet. I waited a long time to get one, and it makes me happy. Was it worth the price of admission? Well, it’s an objectively perfect guitar. It needed absolutely nothing. Fit and finish, hardware, electronics and pickups, fretwork, nut, there is nothing on this guitar that can be nitpicked. And I’m a nitpicker. So yeah, it was worth it.
I’ll stick with my Vintage Select Duo Jet. I waited a long time to get one, and it makes me happy. Was it worth the price of admission? Well, it’s an objectively perfect guitar. It needed absolutely nothing. Fit and finish, hardware, electronics and pickups, fretwork, nut, there is nothing on this guitar that can be nitpicked. And I’m a nitpicker. So yeah, it was worth it.
ReverendRevolver
Friend of Leo's
Everyone should lay hands on the Gretsch they intend to buy.
I think those ratrod models look great. Picked a black one off the rack at a shop, played good.
Plugged it in.....
Good thing I didn't buy it. I'd forgotten those "black top trons" with the red inserts are supposed to be Muddy paf sounding pickups. Decidedly not like the stock 'trons on Japanese Gretsch models, or the TV jones I've got in my japan junior tele.
I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to buy my dream Gretsch. They run just over $2k. It'll probably be the last electric I buy, before switching to having an unhealthy collection of amps. I've never played the model I want in the color I want (or I'd have probably opened a line of credit on it...) But I've played the same model in other colors.
I believe the 2622ts are fine in thier price range for a semi hollow double cut with a Bigsby in cool colors.
5410ts look fantastic, but don't sound as good as the Reverend (club king?) Semi hollow in its relative price range.
Bottom line is any current production Gretsch thst looks good and feels good to play is likely a (headache enducing) pickup swap away from being a pretty dang good guitar.
I just didn't care much for the stock pickups on either current run 5410s.
I think those ratrod models look great. Picked a black one off the rack at a shop, played good.
Plugged it in.....
Good thing I didn't buy it. I'd forgotten those "black top trons" with the red inserts are supposed to be Muddy paf sounding pickups. Decidedly not like the stock 'trons on Japanese Gretsch models, or the TV jones I've got in my japan junior tele.
I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to buy my dream Gretsch. They run just over $2k. It'll probably be the last electric I buy, before switching to having an unhealthy collection of amps. I've never played the model I want in the color I want (or I'd have probably opened a line of credit on it...) But I've played the same model in other colors.
I believe the 2622ts are fine in thier price range for a semi hollow double cut with a Bigsby in cool colors.
5410ts look fantastic, but don't sound as good as the Reverend (club king?) Semi hollow in its relative price range.
Bottom line is any current production Gretsch thst looks good and feels good to play is likely a (headache enducing) pickup swap away from being a pretty dang good guitar.
I just didn't care much for the stock pickups on either current run 5410s.
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