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she's a beaut, to be sure. you get kind of a different tone with a guitar like that, though... could be a bit of a switch from a strat. don't know what kind of music you play...
 
well my dad is a strat guy and so he bought me the strat. Its a nice strat, but sometimes it attacks too much. I like a lot of post punk like joy division and david bowie...radiohead too.
 
I love Gretch guitars ... but make sure that it has the sound you want. Personally I would choose the Gretch on the other hand the Strat would be the axe to have if you could have only one axe ... and I'm not a Strat fan. I am practicle though.
 
Henry Mars said:
I love Gretch guitars ... but make sure that it has the sound you want. Personally I would choose the Gretch on the other hand the Strat would be the axe to have if you could have only one axe ... and I'm not a Strat fan. I am practicle though.
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I would second that, the bigsby whammy bars can be an absolute pain in the butt. But Grestch always had a good sound, Chet Atkins and George Harrison did OK with them for a long time.
But a Strat is versatile. To quote Jeff Beck "If I can't get what I want from a Strat. I probably can't get it at all" unquote. From a GP interview.
 
You're pry not gonna get the twang like you would from a strat, but they're great guitars I would take one in a heartbeat
 
freshmattyp said:
I have that very same guitar. FYI - Don't get it from Musican's Friend. Try here - http://www.shanghai-guitars.com - ask for Joel. I got mine a couple of years ago for $1350 shipped.

Here's another good resource for all things Gretsch: www.gretschpages.com
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thanks fresh. the guy at guitar center made it out to seem as though if i didnt buy, i would miss out because it was an anniversary addittion and they only had one. I like the twang on the start, but the gretsch had a certain twang to it too. I also like the hollowbody effect.
 
rightbrainnow said:
thanks fresh. the guy at guitar center made it out to seem as though if i didnt buy, i would miss out because it was an anniversary addittion and they only had one. I like the twang on the start, but the gretsch had a certain twang to it too. I also like the hollowbody effect.
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That's funny, they've been making the "Anniversary" model since 1958. Frickin' GC!

They may not be the most versatile guitars ever, but they do their thing better than any other guitar.

I may be willing to part with mine to fund another purchase. PM me if you're interested.
 
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