Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? 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. Reliability How has it stood up over time? 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. General Your general opinion of this product. 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. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? 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. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? 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. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? 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. Action How was the action out of the box? 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.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Excellent construction and solid components. I look forward to owning this for a very long time! Reliability How has it stood up over time? Even thoe I have had it for a short time I am sure it will last. General Your general opinion of this product. Best Electromatic to date and built to play. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? 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. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? 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. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? The look of the guitar is great. Baldwin Era tail piece is flawless against that flat black look. Action How was the action out of the box? Gretsch is great getting it pretty much there! Just had to remove the foam under the bridge and finish intonating.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? made better than my japanese gretsch. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Just got it. General Your general opinion of this product. One of the nicest hollowbodies I've ever owned. This is definitely not your standard Electromatic. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? slim, fast neck. good action for a hollowbody. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Classic Gretsch tone. Sounds a bit different than my Terada factory 6120, but still sounds great. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? near perfect finish. slight imperfection on bass side neck binding. Action How was the action out of the box? Needed minor setup.