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SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue May 22, 2012 4:34 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:i love that blacktop tele (luls - it's a jazzmaster)

what is that pink tele?

it's a GFS tele. The body is super cheap. I'm actually not a fan of it all. Currently it's got a Peavey T15 neck on it, so it's a shortscale pink esquire. The neck is SUPER thin though, so I never play it.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue May 22, 2012 4:40 pm

lemme borrow that shit?!

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:48 pm

Sooo... it's here. It's very nice. I've never owned a Gretsch before but I've played one of the lower end ones and was very, very impressed by it. This isn't as nice but it's also not really comparable as it's quite a different beast, and I assume that the difference also leads to a fair amount of compromise. So, first thing's first, the bad bit: the neck is rather disappointing, but I knew it would be from the reports. It's a bolt-on, that's fine. But I would happily pay a few pounds more for thumb markers and neck binding, even if the back was left in the satin finish. So it's mostly aesthetics rather than playability that annoy me.

And.. that's it. Overall it's a gorgeous guitar and that sparkle is really nice in person. I paid Â£300 for it as it was ex-demo, but it's absolutely spotless apart from dust on the headstock. The strings are floppy and massively poofy. As soon as the proper Bass VI strings and the Vibramate string spoiler arrive they're coming off to make way for BASS TIME. Haven't plugged it in yet, either, so I have no idea how the thing sounds and I've heard conflicting reports on these cheaper Chinese pickups. Some people LOVE them. Others don't. I do love the ones on the other Gretsch I've played which are identical, but switching down to bass is going to make a rather huge difference so we'll see. I probably will upgrade them to some smokin' hot GFS filtertrons, though. I might also upgrade the bridge, but I'm wondering whether to go to Wilkinson roller, like I do with every other guitar, because the added tension might immobilise it, making it useless, or even apply enough pressure to kill the rollers. I dunno, I'll see when the strings get here.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon May 28, 2012 6:15 pm

shit's hot, watts.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Mon May 28, 2012 6:28 pm

As said Elsewhere that's a sexy beast ek

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon May 28, 2012 6:59 pm

Lovely guitar - I'd have bought one of those, if it came along at the right time. One of the few baritones that come set up for E-E as standard, too. That being said, I've always found B-B (or A-A if you must be macho about it) much more rewarding. Also, is it just the aesthetics of the neck that you didn't like?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon May 28, 2012 7:18 pm

benecol wrote:Lovely guitar - I'd have bought one of those, if it came along at the right time. One of the few baritones that come set up for E-E as standard, too. That being said, I've always found B-B (or A-A if you must be macho about it) much more rewarding. Also, is it just the aesthetics of the neck that you didn't like?

Pretty much, it's just a bit sad that it doesn't fit as well visually with the rest of the range. Otherwise it feels fine and it plays nice. I've had a few satin-neck Squiers so that bit doesn't bother me at all the way it does for others.

This actually came B-B. I think that might be because Fender have discontinued Bass VI strings (which seems rather stupid when they mass-produce a 30" baritone like this..). I've seen most reviews across the net stating that they received it tuned E-E but that appears to have changed now as a minority have stated that they received it in a baritone tuning with lighter strings too. But I've ordered some La Bella Hellcat VI strings as well which I think should fit. Although I'm sort of crossing my fingers because I think there might be a shorter distance between the Hellcat stop tail and the nut than there is between the bigsby pin and the nut on the Gretsch.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue May 29, 2012 5:32 pm

New kid on the block.

George · Post by **George** » Tue May 29, 2012 5:35 pm

Looks sweeeet. How's the bridge radius to neck radius, Fran? Are they noticeably different to eachother?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue May 29, 2012 5:44 pm

George wrote:Looks sweeeet. How's the bridge radius to neck radius, Fran? Are they noticeably different to eachother?

They are close if not identical.
I cant pick any faults on it to be honest. The only thing i have done is shim the neck to get the action lower.

George · Post by **George** » Tue May 29, 2012 5:52 pm

Nice, I still can't get my head round how shimming works though. Think my CVs could do with it though bzzzzzzzz

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Tue May 29, 2012 5:57 pm

Sweet. They're such awesome guitars eh, I love mine. Interestingly I didn't need to shim the neck on mine, I got enough out of lowering the bridge, and still no buzz.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue May 29, 2012 6:29 pm

I tried fully lowering the bridge but wanted that bit more (i am a closet Metal player

) Yeah, they are very nice mate.

George, it basically moves the heel closer to the strings and headstock the other way, i use a 0.5mm piece of card. From there on you can do further adjustments with the bridge height. Ive always done it on Fenders but it doesn't achieve much on some bolt-on guitars.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:52 pm

Looks sexy fran, really getting me wanting one even more. How you finding the neck compared to other squiers? It felt bigger to me, also the finish on it? I even like the pick guard as well and don't understand people swapping them out

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue May 29, 2012 11:03 pm

lorez wrote:Looks sexy fran, really getting me wanting one even more. How you finding the neck compared to other squiers? It felt bigger to me, also the finish on it? I even like the pick guard as well and don't understand people swapping them out

It feels similar (although i've not tried many new Squiers) to me but i think the jumbo frets really do change the vibe. The neck finish is nice, like a satin vintage tint that i think will age nicely, it looks darker than usual and i tried to capture it on the pics.
I like the pickguard too, an aftermarket one would set you back a fair bit as well. Funny, i researched a bit today and folks are fitting new guards, pups, tremolo units etc. hilarious. There is nothing wrong with the guitar, i haven't even changed the strings yet.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Wed May 30, 2012 11:53 am

Same as Fran, mine still has the same strings too. The action on mine is spot on, and I see no reason to change a thing at the moment, sespecially not the gold guard - I love 'em, and it's one of the reasons I wanted it.

Yes, the neck is a little bigger than current Squier fare and it is fairly tinted - pretty much the same colour as my 73 mustang neck.

I tend to use thin card to shim, and fold it if needed. I haven't needed to shim this yet.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:21 am

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:33 am

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:51 am

That green guitar is sexy! (and a Dani Fab Tone was my first dirt pedal.) Still have it too.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:24 am

it makes roeclaire thunder do crazy things