Re: So who is playing Gretsch guitars?
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:51 am
If things play out my way, by next week I'll be playing my first ever own Gretsch. Not a fancy vintage piece like some of the ones in this thread but still...
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Somebody took the time to cut a thin steel plate to match the pickguard's shape, cut the screws to the right length and even countersunk the holes on the face. When I first bought the guitar, I had planned to start the hunt for a correct, unrepaired one. But after it was in hand and I looked it over, I felt like it was part of the guitar's story. Something that I didn't want to lose.shadowplay wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:34 amtoo cool i love sharin foo, too cool. I'd not change the scratchplate either.
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...and then at the same time managed to put the screws in all crooked, wonky and sloppy...? There really must be a very funny or very weird story behind it!i love sharin foo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:43 amSomebody took the time to cut a thin steel plate to match the pickguard's shape, cut the screws to the right length and even countersunk the holes on the face.
You must take great pride in being a dick, huh?Zork wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:14 pmIt certainly adds to the mean rock'n'roll vibe. But......and then at the same time managed to put the screws in all crooked, wonky and sloppy...? There really must be a very funny or very weird story behind it!i love sharin foo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:43 amSomebody took the time to cut a thin steel plate to match the pickguard's shape, cut the screws to the right length and even countersunk the holes on the face.
I really, really love the look of those Astro Jet guitars. I wish I could find one for like a grand but they, like every piece of gear I dream about owning, have moved well beyond any price I’d be able to pay. They look so, so awesome though and if I somehow did end up with one I wouldn’t hesitate to route out some space for a Mastery trem. They’re killer.Squirrel wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:10 amI'm a huge fan of Gretsch, I wouldn't even consider buying any other make of guitar at this point unless it was something really unusual. Here are mine:
1965 6120, 1967 Tennessean, 1966 Astro Jet. Aaaand I've just bought another, which shall be revealed fairly soon.
Thanks! I love the Astro Jet too, mine was a bit of an impulse purchase but I was surprised at just how incredible it plays and sounds. If you want one but want to pay less than a grand, NOS Astro Jet bodies turn up regularly on ebay for not much money. A lot of people have turned them into really cool guitars, plus you could route it for a Mastery trem with total impugnity.Mechanical Birds wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:45 pmI really, really love the look of those Astro Jet guitars. I wish I could find one for like a grand but they, like every piece of gear I dream about owning, have moved well beyond any price I’d be able to pay. They look so, so awesome though and if I somehow did end up with one I wouldn’t hesitate to route out some space for a Mastery trem. They’re killer.
The bridges on the other ones in this post though look insane? Like just a thin piece of metal that looks like you literally can’t set intonation, or am I wrong? I know there was a point in time where every guitar didn’t inexplicably have a Tun-o-matic, like right now, but still that ‘bridge’ looks like it would just suck in about every possible way. What’s the deal there if anybody wouldn’t mind schooling me a little
Sorry if I came across as a dick, it was not my intention at all. I just thought this repair is kind of strange, that's all. Sorry.i love sharin foo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:05 pmYou must take great pride in being a dick, huh?Zork wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:14 pmIt certainly adds to the mean rock'n'roll vibe. But......and then at the same time managed to put the screws in all crooked, wonky and sloppy...? There really must be a very funny or very weird story behind it!i love sharin foo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:43 amSomebody took the time to cut a thin steel plate to match the pickguard's shape, cut the screws to the right length and even countersunk the holes on the face.