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New affordable Gretsch. Corvette shape?
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:57 am
by ekwatts
Not majorly familiar, but this was in the latest Guitarist mag and I found it while browsing lovely Gretsch guitars on Thomann. Looks nice, a bit different to the rest of the range, and three pickups? Always classy, if unwieldy and unnecessary in most cases.
http://www.thomann.de/gb/gretsch_g5105_ ... 61d457c2d9
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:00 pm
by gypsyseven
The red one looks nice...
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:00 pm
by DGNR8
THREE HUCK CHUCK! Nice. I approve of this msg.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:29 pm
by plaidbeer
It's one of a few newish Gretsch releases. Note the "Blacktop" (Why hello, Fender) Filtertrons on the Double Jet. 2 colors of Pro Jet for lefties, too.
http://www.guitarworld.com/gretsch-intr ... ies-models
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:34 pm
by Josh
kinda dig it, needs a bigsby though. always had a thing for those gretsch corvettes. heard they're heavy as all hell though, they dont really look heavy which makes me think that's a load of crap.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:21 pm
by Rox
We have them here . They're kinda like a bare bones Stumpomatic . Chinese made . Quality can be iffy . They have the same pickups as a lot of the Electromatics . I played a black one . Frets were a little sharp but for the sound it was nice and jangly and didn't hum. Just the shitty fret work and a need of a setup were my only complaints .. Think they were like $400 here ?