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Give it a day.
By: Doc B
Submitted: 6/29/2022
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Out of the box my new Gretsch didn't have the "broken in" feel of some of my prior guitars, struggled to stay in tune and got me a bit down. It was just the strings needing a bit more stretch and we are ready for launch. We'll be making our first public appearance the 4th of July. If you're looking for that big, booming sound and the depth of a hollow body this is a great place to land. Fireworks!!
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Great addition to the collection
By: Ironsides
Submitted: 6/16/2016
1 person found this review helpful.
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The pictures do not do this guitar justice. The flat black with gold hardware look amazing together. The production was nearly flawless. Action come perfect out of the box, no additional setup needed, played great out of the box. The pickups are super hot, really cut through the entire band. I could go on forever, if you're on the fence, I suggest getting it. Just be clear that it's a wider body, so you'll need a 17" case for it, the standard 16" will not fit it.
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Punk rock gretsch...
By: Jesse
Submitted: 6/5/2015
4 people found this review helpful.
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Couldn't find this guitar in the stores so I pulled the trigger and ordered online. I don't listen to Rancid, so I bought this guitar more because it's a baldwin-era gretsch with a cool finish and filtertron pups. The pickups are crisp and clear and take dirt well, love the control over tone with all the knobs. I am impressed with these blacktop pups. They sound very close to the hs filters in my 5120. I see no need to change them. The top is thicker than my 5120, binding all over the place, beautiful headstock and wider body. The action was high and I set the intonation, but otherwise no work needed. Here's the thing, the flat finish does wear off leaving shine spots where your arms and hands come into contact. Like on the neck and upper body, and where I rest my pinky or fingers while picking. It looks cool to me but something you should be aware of before buying. Tuning is pretty stable, never seems to go way off. Body is balanced and neck plays smooth and fast. Love th
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Sexiest looking guitar of all time.
By: Eli Rainwaters, Producer
Submitted: 8/21/2012
2 people found this review helpful.
Only had it about 3 weeks, but I was very suprised about how heavy the guitar was considering it is a Hollowbody. Very solid construction, the tuners are really good quality. Fretboard feels great.
So far so good, as I said, the construction feels very good adn solid, the hollowbody wood is far thicker than 90% of the other hollowbodies I have ever played.
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Here are my thoughts good and not so good:
Let's start with the most important "not so good": No case, a guitar this great looking needs one, factory recommends Gretsch 6242L for a 17" hollowbody msrp $149.99 not avail on AMS unfortunately. Knobs are plastic it would be worth it to upgrade to the Gretsch gold plated knobs. It's made in Korea, so expect very minute cosmetic flaws, mine was a ultra tiny scratch in the neck binding and paint on the 2nd fret, and there was what looked like lint that got onto the paint while it was wet on the bottom side of the neck around the 3rd fret. But again, it was ultra tiny, and if I wasn't going over it witrh a magnifying glass, would never have caught it.
Ok the Good, outside of that this guitar looks amazing, my chic saw it and said it was the sexiest music instrument she had ever seen, it sounds great, the sustain is money. My band plays traditional rock n roll, and this is perfect tone for it.
The neck is ultra comfortable, not thin and fast, but not thick and bulky like a LP 50's neck, perfect for rythm guitar. But you will not get very much upper fret action for Soloing about the 15th fret cause of the body, I guess if your playing country or punk you wouldn't go that high up, but for those who use all aspects of the neck, this may be an issue.
If you have read any reviews on the guitar, they all comment on the pick ups as not being as high output as Gibsons. this is true, but they do have a really awesome crunchiness to them and a great midrange tone when playing clean. I personally though, am having the proshop install some TV Jones Power Tron Plus pick ups before recording with this guitar.
The Paint is awesome flat "Black" It actually looks more like a super dark green, but still look absolutely great, especially with the gold hardware.
Right out of the box, the guiatr was good to go, just very minor set up and intonation. However, the strings were a little too thick for my taste, so I swapped them out for some Blue Steel lights.
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Not just an Electromatic
By: Zisko Zarthrustra from Hollywood, CA, United States
Submitted: 8/15/2010
8 people found this review helpful.
Excellent construction and solid components. I look forward to owning this for a very long time!
Even thoe I have had it for a short time I am sure it will last.
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Best Electromatic to date and built to play.
This guitar is not heavy, just a bit bigger in the body. The neck is perfect and smooth to get around on. All controls are the same as any other gretsch.
The pick ups sound amazing out of the box. Not too much high end from what I thought it would be. Excellent with a big verb and echo or just some distortion. Best of any style you may want to play.
The look of the guitar is great. Baldwin Era tail piece is flawless against that flat black look.
Gretsch is great getting it pretty much there! Just had to remove the foam under the bridge and finish intonating.
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5191 TA ---awesome
By: Johnny L from Illinois
Submitted: 7/19/2010
2 people found this review helpful.
made better than my japanese gretsch.
Just got it.
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One of the nicest hollowbodies I've ever owned. This is definitely not your standard Electromatic.
slim, fast neck. good action for a hollowbody.
Classic Gretsch tone. Sounds a bit different than my Terada factory 6120, but still sounds great.
near perfect finish. slight imperfection on bass side neck binding.
Needed minor setup.