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Anyone played/owned one of the budget Gretsch range? Spotted a leftie one of these



Sadly didn't have time to try but it looked the part and it certainly seemed a lot of guitar for £345!! Question is, how much of a Gretsch is it?

If they're the ones I'm thinking of they're pretty nice guitars

i played one a year or so ago in absolute guitars and I liked it but the build quality felt the same as an epiphone

My mate has one, it feels pretty cheap. You can normally get one secondhand for a good price though. Modern Epi standard is about right.

Hmmm, kind of what I was thinking I guess. I terms of the wood, I think Epi's are put together well (I have a theory that as they make so few lefties, the build quality tends to be a little better), it's just the wiring that you need to rip out and start over (and get the thing set up of course). I assume it's going to b a similar situation with one of these cheap as chips Gretch guitars.

Actually I own a righty version of that very guitar, and I'd have to say that for the money, it's really well put together. The electronics are a bit weak, especially the pickup switch feels like a toy. But for that kind of money I almost always expect to have to have to do a little work in that dept. Not a bad buy, and personally I'd choose it over an Epi of similar features/price point.

Dogma Hollow wrote:Actually I own a righty version of that very guitar, and I'd have to say that for the money, it's really well put together. The electronics are a bit weak, especially the pickup switch feels like a toy. But for that kind of money I almost always expect to have to have to do a little work in that dept. Not a bad buy, and personally I'd choose it over an Epi of similar features/price point.

Nice one fella, that;s the info I was looking for!