Bad Ass Gretsch's! Post em if you got em!

Vintage_Burster · 08-09-2008, 02:41 AM

I love these guitars, well the Hollow Bodies, White and Black Falcons, Brian Setzer's ect. Maybe more than Les Pauls, Im considering getting the Chris Cheney Model that is released in September.

Post em!

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 08-09-2008, 02:48 AM

this has YET to arrive in the mail...but its COMIN'!!!

in anticipation....i've already added to my signature!!!...lol

Vintage_Burster · 08-09-2008, 02:51 AM

Sweet! Im not really a fan of that guitar but everyman to his own!

I played a White (rare now) Electromatic today. Not very impressed, light Living End/Chris Cheney tone, all up pretty crappy. Id buy it if it was offered very cheaply, or if I win it in that Video Hits Comp hehe.

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 08-09-2008, 03:03 AM

gotta say...the malcolm model...not alot of bells and whistles....but got a GREAT woody tone!....course......i REALLY got g.a.s for a white falcon...but.....WHO DOESN'T?!...lol

goby · 08-09-2008, 03:04 AM

I love the Orange Gretschs. Everytime I go to guitar center I've got to grab the 6120. Its not for my type of music, but it just looks so damn cool.

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 08-09-2008, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by goby

I love the Orange Gretschs. Everytime I go to guitar center I've got to grab the 6120. Its not for my type of music, but it just looks so damn cool.

depends,bro...on "what your type o' music" is...i HAD a 6120....and MAN...it really did rock n' wail....great for classic rock....course....don't think its "black label" approved...lol...but still rocks

Vintage_Burster · 08-09-2008, 05:10 AM

Thats a Brain Setzer isnt it? I wouldnt mind one of the Lacquer high end models...

goby · 08-09-2008, 10:49 PM

Oops, sorry to get everyone so excited, but I actually grab the 5120 when I got to GC, which is the made in Korea version for about $599.00.

But I still love playing that guitar. I've never seen a $3000+ Gretsch in real life. Someday.

Vintage_Burster · 08-10-2008, 01:41 AM

Played another one of them today. Better, still, I think you'd need to aim high to get that "real" Gretsch sound.

monkeyboy · 08-10-2008, 11:13 PM

I really like my 61' Corvette. These were Gretsch's response to the Jr's but they never really caught on. After 61 they changed the shape of the horns to go after the SG's to produce yet another failed attempt at a Gibson killer. All in all a kick ass guitar that has never let me down at a gig.

BCRGreg · 08-10-2008, 11:28 PM

Jesus, what a terrible pic. Bring it in to the shop tomorrow and we'll take some REAL pics.

monkeyboy · 08-10-2008, 11:30 PM

can I still use the sweet leopard print blanket? its soft and fuzzy. we can cuddle in it afterwards.

Harpozep · 08-10-2008, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Jesus, what a terrible pic. Bring it in to the shop tomorrow and we'll take some REAL pics.

BCRGreg · 08-10-2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeyboy

can I still use the sweet leopard print blanket? its soft and fuzzy. we can cuddle in it afterwards.

I don't "cuddle". SPOON, yes.....cuddle...no.

shotgunlew · 08-10-2008, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BCRGreg

I don't "cuddle". SPOON, yes.....cuddle...no.

Can I film?

BCRGreg · 08-10-2008, 11:47 PM

I'm sure that you CAN, buy MAY you?

Nope.

It ain't happening, MonkeyBoy isn't my type. I like blonde wimmins.

Brian Krashpad · 08-11-2008, 03:47 PM

Well, the OP is looking for the big boats, but all he's gettin is solid bodies. I will continue to disappoint him. Here's Gretsch's latest entry in the LP Junior/Special-killer division, a Special Jet. Flat-top mahogany with DeArmond 2000 pickups:

For $235 USD I ain't complainin'.

Vintage_Burster · 08-12-2008, 04:00 AM

Thats gotta be a lawsuit in waiting. That has the exact shape of a LP....And Gibson have sued for less..

Brian Krashpad · 08-12-2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Vintage_Burster

Thats gotta be a lawsuit in waiting. That has the exact shape of a LP....And Gibson have sued for less..

... And lost.

Gibson would get their ass handed to them if they sued Gretsch for that.

First, a Jet is not the exact same shape as an LP. Second, Gretsch has made guitars with the Jet shape for over 40 years at least, so even if Gretsch were making a singlecut that was exactly the same shape as an LP (which they're not), Gretsch would have a good defense that Gibson had waived or abandoned any claim against the Jet design. Third, the only similarity between the Special Jet and an LP is that they're both singlecuts. The headstock is Gretch's humpback, which they're used for years. The pots are in a 2-pot master system instead of an LP's 4-pot layout. The knobs are Gretsch's knurled knobs with the Gretsch G/arrow trademark on them, the pickguard is Gretsch's teardrop which has been in use for years also. The pickups are singlecoils, not humbuckers. The inlays are Gretsch's thumbnail ones rather than dots, traps, or blocks.

In short, the only thing the 2 guitars have in common is that they're singlecuts. Gibson tried sueing PRS over their singlecut, which was much more similar to an LP than the Special Jet is. Although a trial court initially agreed with Gibson, the judge was either simply a heavy Gibson devotee (Gibson brought the suit in Tennesse where they are located) or totally incompetent as a jurist. The decision was promptly overturned on appeal.

1959burst · 08-12-2008, 08:37 AM

Brian Krashpad · 08-12-2008, 08:50 AM

Ooh, a Chet Atkins Country Gent! You need a western shirt for that'un!

1959burst · 08-12-2008, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad

Ooh, a Chet Atkins Country Gent! You need a western shirt for that'un!

CORRECTION A 1964 CHET ATKINS COUNTRY GENT.......................

:laugh2 :

floydbreeze · 08-13-2008, 08:02 AM

Here's the ones I have.

Vintage_Burster · 08-15-2008, 05:09 AM

Hell yeah! Thats better!

bluzjamer · 08-16-2008, 12:28 AM

You might like this one.
She's a 79 hollow bod. I wasn't playing her to often so I let her go recently.
To fund new guitars of course.

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goby Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 301 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bad Ass Gretsch's! Post em if you got em! Oops, sorry to get everyone so excited, but I actually grab the 5120 when I got to GC, which is the made in Korea version for about $599.00. But I still love playing that guitar. I've never seen a $3000+ Gretsch in real life. Someday. __________________ Guitars: 1988 Gibson Les Paul Custom Heritage Cherry, 710 Taylor Acoustic (on permanent loan from a friend) There's a lotta things about me you don't know. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.

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Vintage_Burster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,116 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bad Ass Gretsch's! Post em if you got em! Played another one of them today. Better, still, I think you'd need to aim high to get that "real" Gretsch sound. __________________ "Bursting with a Vintage 07 Standard!"

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