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Topic: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

......... envy those of you who have them - especially the hollow body Chet Atkins models. My second set of drums were a Gretsch model, but I didn't like them as much as my first ones: Ludwigs. In my opinion (well, in the 60's - they may have improved since then) the Gretsch company should have stayed with guitars.

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

My friend has a White Falcon and I have played a couple of other Gretsch hollow bodied guitars but I hate them. I put them in the same class as the Gibson hollow bodies:

Too big, too heavy and an awful neck to get my small hands around.

Just not my cup of tea at all.

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

While he was still alive and when I put my drums aside to start playing guitar, I showed my Dad a picture of the "White Falcon" and here is what he said" "You buy that one, you better damn sure know how to play it, boy!" smile smile

Roger knows what works for him, of course, but can y'all imagine a guy playing a White Falcon and only playing "rhythm guitar" all night????

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4 Reply by Tenement Funster (edited by Tenement Funster 2016-11-14 12:08:42)

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

I sure love my Gretsch, even though it's one of their lower-end import models.

It's a bit heavier than the average acoustic, but not as heavy as my Les Paul (even with the Bigsby). The nut width (43mm / 1.6875") is the same as most electrics, and I'd actually prefer it to be wider. The tone is what I love most ... they do have a sound that's all their own.

My first choice for a hollow body would be a Gibson ES-175 w/ Classic 57's pickups, but they're way outta my price range.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SlNFuNkMLMw/Vy9MmW6RbEI/AAAAAAAAALE/_7vMbyYNspIGDAgAh5kxwfDpP7VghI9QgCCo/s512/Rick%2527s%2BGretsch.jpg

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

Beautiful instrument! I've been thinking of Gretsch for my next one. Don't have a hollowbody and my Les Paul is a little more than I want to share on the road to retirement communities, senior centers, and small town restaurants. I was looking at an Electromatic (same body style in the real light green), which is a little more costly, but that Streamliner sure looks like peaches and cream to me! Don't know....

Tenement Funster wrote:

I sure love my Gretsch, even though it's one of their lower-end import models.

It's a bit heavier than the average acoustic, but not as heavy as my Les Paul (even with the Bigsby). The nut width (43mm / 1.6875") is the same as most electrics, and I'd actually prefer it to be wider. The tone is what I love most ... they do have a sound that's all their own.

My first choice for a hollow body would be a Gibson ES-175 w/ Classic 57's pickups, but they're way outta my price range.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SlNFuNkMLMw/Vy9MmW6RbEI/AAAAAAAAALE/_7vMbyYNspIGDAgAh5kxwfDpP7VghI9QgCCo/s512/Rick%2527s%2BGretsch.jpg

6 Reply by Tenement Funster (edited by Tenement Funster 2016-11-15 21:42:09)

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

Thanks, Kevin ...

I was pleasantly surprised at how good it sounds for a $700 guitar. And that's the best thing to do, is just go to a music store, plug one in, and see how it feels and sounds. I can talk about how much I like it, but you may get a different impression. I can say that the build quality is very good and everything works properly (got it last Spring).

Another front runner hollow-body (for under $1,000) would be Epiphone's version of the ES-175. They did a limited edition last year with Classic 57 pickups, but I couldn't find one anywhere, so I went with the Gretsch.

(http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Archto … emium.aspx)

http://images.epiphone.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Products/Exclusives/2014/ES-175-Premium/ES175Prium_Thumb.jpg

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  • From: Genoa, NE
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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

I like the looks of your Gretsch more. Got on the Gretsch site and there isn't one that is the same color. They seem to have changed color schemes. Alas :{
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Tenement Funster wrote:

Thanks, Kevin ...

I was pleasantly surprised at how good it sounds for a $700 guitar. And that's the best thing to do, is just go to a music store, plug one in, and see how it feels and sounds. I can talk about how much I like it, but you may get a different impression. I can say that the build quality is very good and everything works properly (got it last Spring).

Another front runner hollow-body (for under $1,000) would be Epiphone's version of the ES-175. They did a limited edition last year with Classic 57 pickups, but I couldn't find one anywhere, so I went with the Gretsch.

(http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Archto … emium.aspx)

http://images.epiphone.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Products/Exclusives/2014/ES-175-Premium/ES175Prium_Thumb.jpg

Cheers!

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

I have 3. Love all of them. An Americana series(acoustic), solid body electromatic. (very heavy). Plus, a White Falcon. So nice, I am afraid to take it out and play it. For what it`s worth, it is everything it is built up to be. Also a Dorado 12 string .  Gretsch`s version of Epiphone or Sigma in the 70s.

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

I had a Tennessean this was taken from my days with a group called the Mad Lads in Milwaukee Wisconsin in the sixties
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I was a lot stronger then and a little more crazy Norman Bashierian the bass player is on my shoulders
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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

I now have 4. Just got another one this weekend. You may find that hard to believe.

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Re: Man! I LOVE Gretsch's And......

joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

I now have 4. Just got another one this weekend. You may find that hard to believe.

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