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Is it a '64 Country Gentlman? Did he paint it black,or does it just look like that in the photo? Do you have any other photos of this guitar?



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probably an english gent:

hotrodperlmutter wrote:probably an english gent:

what are those knobs on either side of the trem?

MUTEZ!!!

Always wanted a Gretsch like that. Back in 1999 a kid walked in to guitar shop in with green double cut away gretsch, it was gorgeous. Said he found it in his recently deceased grandfather's closet. He didn't know how to play guitar and wanted to trade it for some Ibanez bolt-on chinese pos because it looked like Kirk Hammett's. I nearly jumped accross the store to stop that deal, went to his mom's car and explained that this guitar may be worh thousands and to get it appriased before trading it on. She was surpirsed, thanked me, and explained that she though a "guitar was just a guitar". That kid hated me because I ruined his metal fantasy and the store owner hated me for life. However, I did the right thing.

pumpkin wrote:Always wanted a Gretsch like that. Back in 1999 a kid walked in to guitar shop in with green double cut away gretsch, it was gorgeous. Said he found it in his recently deceased grandfather's closet. He didn't know how to play guitar and wanted to trade it for some Ibanez bolt-on chinese pos because it looked like Kirk Hammett's. I nearly jumped accross the store to stop that deal, went to his mom's car and explained that this guitar may be worh thousands and to get it appriased before trading it on. She was surpirsed, thanked me, and explained that she though a "guitar was just a guitar". That kid hated me because I ruined his metal fantasy and the store owner hated me for life. However, I did the right thing.

G'damn! Yeah, I'd say you did the right thing. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see something like that at a yard sale or an estate sale, but to trade it for a lesser guitar? Oof! You did well!

As for me, I lust after Gretsches. They have twang and they're pretty. Never played a nice hollow/semi-hollow one though. The guitar center near me hides all the good guitars. :/

Does anyone have any decent pics of this (or perhaps it was another one) Gretsch after he customized it? This is what I read on some gear listing:

# Gretsch 1964 Country Gentleman

* double cutaway body
* later customized with Fender Stratocaster pickups (taken off from Sterling's Stratocaster) + preamp + speed controller + tremolo controller, stereo electronics

I'd love a gretsch, always loved the tennessee rose the best.

One day it'll be mine:

George painted his Gretsch Country Gentleman black





Ed Roman sells a Black version of the Country Gentleman



George's '64 and '62 Country Gents

so wait, harri can paint a country gent black, but he can't tweez his brow? I DON'T BELIEVE.

here's another pic of lou with what looks to be a black gretsch:

LOL @ Bridge Placement

pumpkin wrote:Always wanted a Gretsch like that. Back in 1999 a kid walked in to guitar shop in with green double cut away gretsch, it was gorgeous. Said he found it in his recently deceased grandfather's closet. He didn't know how to play guitar and wanted to trade it for some Ibanez bolt-on chinese pos because it looked like Kirk Hammett's. I nearly jumped accross the store to stop that deal, went to his mom's car and explained that this guitar may be worh thousands and to get it appriased before trading it on. She was surpirsed, thanked me, and explained that she though a "guitar was just a guitar". That kid hated me because I ruined his metal fantasy and the store owner hated me for life. However, I did the right thing.

Didn't you tell that kid that because of your timely intervention, he can now sell that guitar for enough monies to pay Kirk Hammett to personally come to his house and shit on his face/ bed sheets, rather than wasting everybody's time learning to play guitar and starting a shitty nu-emotal band that becomes successful enough w/ the coveted 12-14 year old girl demographic that ten years down the line that he'll find himself playing some joke ass show opening for Metallica at a corporate event for a shittty regional poop distribution company, where he'll bump into Kirk Hammett back stage and say " dude I've spent ten years learning to suck ass at guitar for the opportunity to someday meet you and ask you to shit on my face/ bed sheets!"

BillClay wrote:

pumpkin wrote:Always wanted a Gretsch like that. Back in 1999 a kid walked in to guitar shop in with green double cut away gretsch, it was gorgeous. Said he found it in his recently deceased grandfather's closet. He didn't know how to play guitar and wanted to trade it for some Ibanez bolt-on chinese pos because it looked like Kirk Hammett's. I nearly jumped accross the store to stop that deal, went to his mom's car and explained that this guitar may be worh thousands and to get it appriased before trading it on. She was surpirsed, thanked me, and explained that she though a "guitar was just a guitar". That kid hated me because I ruined his metal fantasy and the store owner hated me for life. However, I did the right thing.

Didn't you tell that kid that because of your timely intervention, he can now sell that guitar for enough monies to pay Kirk Hammett to personally come to his house and shit on his face/ bed sheets, rather than wasting everybody's time learning to play guitar and starting a shitty nu-emotal band that becomes successful enough w/ the coveted 12-14 year old girl demographic that ten years down the line that he'll find himself playing some joke ass show opening for Metallica at a corporate event for a shittty regional poop distribution company, where he'll bump into Kirk Hammett back stage and say " dude I've spent ten years learning to suck ass at guitar for the opportunity to someday meet you and ask you to shit on my face/ bed sheets!"

LOL. You're relying on rationality there mate, most people don't think rationally. If they did the world would be a much better place.

Truth be told the reason I was so passionate about saving this kid from trading away a great guitar for a shit one because I did the very same thing at his age...

The year was 1993 and I was all about Nirvana... I really wanted a Jazzmaster or Jaguar but so did everybody else. Those things were ridiculously expensive. My dad found a white Gibson Explorer with a Kahler tremolo in a pawn shop for like $200. My Dad knows guitars and he knew a Gibson for $200 is a good deal. Thing is it looked just like Jame's Hetfield Explorer from Metallica... and I HATED Metallica... still do. I got for my birthday and being the moron that I was I traded it for a Korean made Epiphone Telecaster copy at a local guitar shop. A really dumb move. Now, I still wouldn't like an Explorer today BUT I could have gotten a much better deal had I appreciated the value of what I had and held on to it.

That's a bummer man, but you're a good samaritan. When I first started playing bass, my Dad was like, "hey son, want to borrow my 76 precision?" and I was all like, "LOL, no way dude, I'mma rock this Ibanez starter pack bass metal to the max! Kids are stupid 99% of the time,

hotrodperlmutter wrote:probably an english gent:

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