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Im lookin at getting something real high end here. What do you guys think would be a better buy or is it to much of a difference to say? gimme some opinions.

Gretsch. All.The.Way.

the white penguin retails at almost $4000, you can get a nice custom color vintage jag for that.
go for the jaguar, you won't be sorry.

i'm not a fan of this gold-on-white. it's way too gaudy.

i like it though. has anyone played a penguin? ive played a couple of Jags and liked them but I have never got my hands on a penguin. all ive heard from a penguin is the sounds of Michael Guy Chislett from the Academy Is and Hillsong United

that lower switch up near the top looks like it could get in the way. i like the look of the guitar, but i bet i'd like it better in chrome hardware instead of gold.

If I could afford a penguin, I'd be all over that like white on rice.

maybe this will help stir some opinions

this Jag



or

This Penguin

From gretsch'es my total favorite is the aniversay model Jaguars are nice of course too.

why not go for something cool like seafoam green?

First, you should play the gretsch before dropping $2,800.
(BUY)

Second, Gretschs are nice, but I personally don't see alot of value in them. In other words, yr not really getting anything you couldn't get for half the price.

I'd go for a used japanese or american Jaguar, and invest any money you save in parts upgrades.

i actually really like the penguin but im gonna have to say go for the jag.

white falcon > jag > anything else > penguin

do you wanna play it or put it in a glass temperature controlled case?

BOTH!!!

I don't get Gretsch's. Gretcshes. Gretcsh'. Whatever.

I think they look awful, and are bulky to play.

Mike wrote:I don't get Gretsch's. Gretcshes. Gretcsh'. Whatever.

I think they look awful, and are bulky to play.

yet some people still like sheep?

I think gretsch guitars have a feel and sound that are great. YOu kind of have to fight them and you get more mojo or something for that. That being said, I would never pay the $ that they go for (although when MF was blowing out the tennessee Rose's for 999 USD I was really tempted. That is alot better that 2800 though for a penguin.

Personally, I think the gretsch are great, just not my thing. I would go for the jag, and a jazzy...By both for the same $ as the penguin.

If I were to go for a semi-hollow Gretsch like a Penguin, I'd certainly make the compromise and patiently wait for a Duo Jet to fall into my hands. You can find both black and sparkle'd Terada-era Jets floating around for well under $1200 in the States, the filtertron'd ones not a far cry from Gibson LP Deluxes in the tone dept, yet chambered and decently mojo-laden.

Funny you mention Michael Guy Chislett, I imagine he'd probably tell you the same(doesn't he play a Black Penguin?) and to be "a better steward of your finances". It's also coincidental since the guys on our team were joking how the opening riff from "Future Decided"(which we play regularly) sounds like a spooky movie theme, so just yesterday I mixed in a goofy amount of sound effects/organ into the original Hillsongs United track to make a silly Halloween version. You might find it entertaining.

dude, that's a lot fo money for a guitar and you're not even gonna test first ?
plus, a gretsch penguin and a fender jaguar are very very very different kinds of guitars

what are you after ? sound wise, feel wise, looks wise etc

so far i've been able to play a few lefty gretsches (tennessee rose, the greeny anniversary one, a duo yet and a brian setzer nashville.
i've also played a few lefty jags (cij ones) and they couldn't be more different.

if you can afford to spend so much money on a guitar i'd consider looking around for a nice 60's jag .. seems like a better investment to me, you could get something really unique
that being said, if you really want the penguin and you've played it and it just suits you better ...

i still think it's a lot of money for a guitar and i would never feel comfortable playing gigs with such exspensive guitars.