Are modern Gretsch guitars good?

[jakeisjake]

and, if I have heard correctly, EVERY electric guitar part on Quadrophenia and Who's Next is recorded with a 6120.

That's true, the guitar met a bad end.


Although according to this, he had the guitar fixed and continued to use it in the studio for decades after that.

"It got broken by accident. I trod on it" ha!

[bah humbuck]

All I know is, I innocently suggested naming our daughter Gretschen and now I’m sleeping on the couch!

[dezb1]

Yes

[Telliot]

I had an MIJ Duo Jet that was unbelievably well made. It was probably the nicest guitar I've ever owned and I'm an idiot for selling it.

[Debaser]

I’m a Gretsch guy. That’s meaningless though because whatever Gretsch/FMIC tries to market itself, it doesn’t matter to me. Modern Gretsch guitars are good deals at every price point.

I’d do that trade in a heart beat, but I need to see the guitar and play it to be sure. FWIW, I own and modded many Gretsch guitars. I started with pre-FMIC Electromatic trash (they really sucked back then, around 2000), but still it looked right. I by no means aim to collect but I horse traded enough, and owned a small sample of the current lineups since 2000. I own a MIJ ‘59 VS Chet 6120, and ‘53 VS Duo Jet, I won’t part with them, and they sure as shit ain’t niche. I also have a vintage Corvette, and eyeball vintage Streamliners/Electros all day. Ok, some of the funky stuff is not going to out Tele a Tele, but this is the Offset forum, bridge problems are a fact of life.

There’s too much ground to cover to explain the Gretsch minutiae, as much as I’d like to nerd out. The only advice I’d say is don’t worry about it. You need a car, work on that. If you have to think about the resale of the WF, then maybe just keep what you got. Yes, it will take a little longer to sell it off compared to a JM, but at those prices, nothing moves fast.

MIJ Gretsch are some of finest guitars you can buy, but you have to know what you getting and what you value in the Gretsch. The models are as tonally varied as Gibson and Fender, and many have a clout and style all their own. Spending time with this Falcon is the only answer, then you wont bother asking anyone should you, shouldn’t you. You’ll figure out if it’s for you.

Oh yeah, I got a new Gretsch today, wanna see it? I don’t need this, but it was half priced. Shit, I have a Gretsch problem, don’t tell anybody

Come to think of it, pop some Filtertrons in this and you’ll be in DC Falcon land, except the color, center block and scale length, IIRC. We ain’t even getting into the Bigsby differences...