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FS : Gretsch G6122-1959 (‘04) Chet Atkins Country Gent £1700 Ono - Guitars £ Discussions on theFretBoard
Anniversary G6118T-LIV or SC White Falcon.
Each have some pros and cons. Financial issues aside, I really want to have a full Gretsch experience and despite the non-pinned bridge and spike Bigsby, a big part of me really wants the full. open-hollowness, longer scale length, bling and size of the Falcon.
On the other hand, the narrower and slightly smaller body of the G6118T seems very attractive although I'm not happy about losing tone. Does a pinned bridge have any impact on tone? I didn't think so. I do wonder whether a pinned bridge would make that much difference to me as a player because I'm pretty light with my right hand and have played floating bridge guitars before without issues. Also I wonder how important in real terms a through Bigsby really is.
I've toured Bigsby equipped instruments and never broken strings mid gig... I use a capo to string and have no issues with pins on the bar....do through bar strings change tone/sustain? Didn't think so.
So which, players anni G6118T or full fat massive beast White Falcon? Any further thoughts?
The nut on my 5420 just needed a bit of lubrication, and a small burr removed. Took me less than 5 minutes. Now it is solid.
As to what sonic difference that makes, I honestly don't know. I asked the tech that set up my 5422 if it was worth unpinning the bridge, he didn't think it made a difference practically.
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Spotify, Apple et al
1. I strongly support waiting until you can go out and try a few. I found I didn’t care for the ones I wanted to like (6120 models) but it was blatantly obvious, once I’d picked up the one that I eventually bought, that I’d found the right one for me.
2. I tried a painted-f-hole Tennessee Rose and it was too boomy through an amp to be any use to me.
3. But I’ve heard other people get some lovely fat jazz sounds from big-body Gretsches.
4. My Duo Jet has the narrow ‘Coke bottle’ headstock. I’ve been able to set it up to play reliably in tune.
5. Whenever Dan or Mick from TPS try to play Dan’s Anniversary (broad ‘paddle’ headstock) they have trouble getting it to stay in tune.
/2p (or maybe /5p!)
Personally I prefer the look of the narrow headstock, but hey, there's a Gretsch out there for everyone!
I started off buying a streamliner last year. Within a fortnight I'd then bought an electromatic.
Lockdown is probably the only reason i don't own half a dozen by now