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MGR/Don « Gretsch 6118T-120 »
Published on 10/15/04 at 15:00I love to play Beatles stuff and this is my first hollowbody guitar. I had narrowed it down to the Gretsch or the Casino. Went with the Gretsch. More versitle than the Casino and it has the Bigsby. Went with this model because of the TV Jones pick ups and the Bamboo Yellow/Copper Mist color. Paid $1775.00 from Sweetwater Sound.
The tone and acoustic resonance are awesome. The TV Jones pick ups just ooze vintage vibe. I love the sound. The neck feels really nice and fits my hand well. Kind of like my Les Paul. It's a big body but very compfortable to play and I always play sitting down so that's saying something. I love the Bamboo Yellow/Copper Mist color combo.
The bridge is not anchored the the top of the guitar so it can move. Moving the bridge back and forth is actually how you adjust the intonation. The bridge would have to be anchored to the top to play live because otherwise it needs frequent tuning.
I have not found one flaw in the finish or the fit of any components. The binding looks perfect and the entire instrument looks and feels solid. This is one beautiful guitar. Like their ad says: " Coolness Incarnate".
The quirks of the bridge and the Bigsby causing tuning problems is fine. I knew that going in. The trade off is "That Great Gretsch Sound". Someone once said that's what's cool about a Gretsch, not everyone gets it.This was absoutley the right guitar for me. It fits me and the sound is what I was looking for. I would buy it again and again. Two thumbs up!
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The tone and acoustic resonance are awesome. The TV Jones pick ups just ooze vintage vibe. I love the sound. The neck feels really nice and fits my hand well. Kind of like my Les Paul. It's a big body but very compfortable to play and I always play sitting down so that's saying something. I love the Bamboo Yellow/Copper Mist color combo.
The bridge is not anchored the the top of the guitar so it can move. Moving the bridge back and forth is actually how you adjust the intonation. The bridge would have to be anchored to the top to play live because otherwise it needs frequent tuning.
I have not found one flaw in the finish or the fit of any components. The binding looks perfect and the entire instrument looks and feels solid. This is one beautiful guitar. Like their ad says: " Coolness Incarnate".
The quirks of the bridge and the Bigsby causing tuning problems is fine. I knew that going in. The trade off is "That Great Gretsch Sound". Someone once said that's what's cool about a Gretsch, not everyone gets it.This was absoutley the right guitar for me. It fits me and the sound is what I was looking for. I would buy it again and again. Two thumbs up!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com