i picked a new one up last april for $199. i really like it. the frets feel nice and the neck is awesome. the p90 can get get a little noisy when i run it through my tankg, but i can play with the noise gate for that. honestly, this is a great guitar for anyone looking on getting back into playing.
i have one for about a year now. Great guitar after you replace the bridge and pickup switch. I had to level the frets. The bridge I bought is a wraparound with independent string saddles Got it for $199 ! It plays awesome. No need to swap pickups. Great clean playing guitar. Middle setting is amazing! It's body size is larger than that of a Les Paul. Thanks for the video.
In the middle of moving everything into a house an hour away. Just moving my shop and collection is really taking it out of me. The cool thing is today is it.
Yep. Got this four years ago because of the pickup configuration and the bolt-on neck for no-nonsense adjustments and durability. Oh yeah, how can you beat that skyish blue/surfy green metallic color.
I had a Gretsch G5210-P90 Electromatic Jet and loved the fit and finish. The pickups weren’t very good though, way too mid heavy. I wonder how this one compares. Great review ❤❤❤
I put in a Bill Lawrence (his daughter made it ?) L500 in the bridge. EY P90 alnico 5 sized humbucker in the neck for killing the hum . Gotoh adjustable wrap around bridge. Tusq nut . Grover locking Rotomatic tuners . No sharp fret sprout , intonates perfectly.
I like this type of guitar a lot and have various Epiphone Specials, one with P90s. So naturally this Gretsch is interesting. I would probably own one of these if not for the ridiculous vol pot location out on the horn. WTF? If I find the right deal I still want one. If I get it, I'll move that volume pot, or just swap the functions of the standard pots. Most players work the volume way more than the tone, right?
@@guitarcollectorguy Yeah it could be a little tedious. Have to make new a harness basically, but it would be fairly simple. I wonder how many folks think this control setup is weird.
I am in the middle of moving. I have completely packed everything and had to record voiceover in my dining room. I did it at 5:30 am when I had just gotten up and my voice was really horse.
I have one. Big disappointment. Cannot get this thing intonated. The fixes that I’ve found require putting money into it, most notably replacing the wraparound bridge. The fixed saddle from the factory is useless. Sound is not horrible, but I’ve had better.
@@djspencerproductionsI had one that couldn’t intonate with several intonatable wraparound bridges. Returned it back to GC and they put it back on the floor even though I told them what was wrong with it.
Intonation, as some others have mentioned, but beyond that, the bridge height was problematic. It needed to have the neck shimmed, and the screws for intonation stripped immediately. The bridge pickup was very imbalanced with the neck. Tuners were pretty cheap.
I bought one for my (ex)girlfriend! And I have to say now I've given it to her I'm kind of jealous. I might have to pick up one of these things for myself.......
i picked a new one up last april for $199. i really like it. the frets feel nice and the neck is awesome. the p90 can get get a little noisy when i run it through my tankg, but i can play with the noise gate for that.
honestly, this is a great guitar for anyone looking on getting back into playing.
i have one for about a year now. Great guitar after you replace the bridge and pickup switch. I had to level the frets. The bridge I bought is a wraparound with independent string saddles Got it for $199 ! It plays awesome. No need to swap pickups.
Great clean playing guitar. Middle setting is amazing!
It's body size is larger than that of a Les Paul.
Thanks for the video.
I have the same guitar. I love it. It was great out of the box. I haven’t had any issues with the bridge. I’m very pleased with it for $199
Great deal! Grea tguitar.
Love the sugar skull! I got three of them on my left arm. Great video.
Thank you. I have a sugar skull collection in the house. Love them.
Looks like a great Punk Rock Guitar!!
Thanks For Sharing 🧠🎸🎶🎶✌️
My pleasure.
I agree. Super quirky guitar, but in the best way possible. Tempting me to pick one up. Great video
Thank you
It’s a no brainer if you can find it for $199
@@nickmarbot agreed I wouldn’t pay $349 again for this.
Cool Guitar... You sound a little under the weather... Lotta stuff going around. Appreciate you suckin it up for us. Hope you feel better soon. 🙌🏻
In the middle of moving everything into a house an hour away. Just moving my shop and collection is really taking it out of me. The cool thing is today is it.
@guitarcollectorguy new house, new shop... That's great. Moving sucks.
Yes, yes it does suck. 😊
If this goes on sale for $199 again, I'll definitely buy one even though I'm supposed to be taking a break from buying guitars 😇
Yep. Got this four years ago because of the pickup configuration and the bolt-on neck for no-nonsense adjustments and durability. Oh yeah, how can you beat that skyish blue/surfy green metallic color.
nice one brother!
Appreciate it!
Pretty cool guitar, I have had a Gretsch jet for years. I still prefer the traditional Filtertrons in my Gretsch guitars.
I had a Gretsch G5210-P90 Electromatic Jet and loved the fit and finish. The pickups weren’t very good though, way too mid heavy. I wonder how this one compares. Great review ❤❤❤
Thank you. I think after a while I will replace the P90. I like the Humbucker - I think the P90 is a little murky.
I put in a Bill Lawrence (his daughter made it ?) L500 in the bridge. EY P90 alnico 5 sized humbucker in the neck for killing the hum .
Gotoh adjustable wrap around bridge. Tusq nut . Grover locking Rotomatic tuners .
No sharp fret sprout , intonates perfectly.
That is a pretty fantastic mod list!
did u ever get the new bridge? im thinking about buying this exact one. ive played it already just havent pulled the trigger yet at my local store.
I haven't yet. I am sorry. I have so many projects backed up.
Hello JM. FYI, I sent you an email on Monday asking to build another solderless wire harness. Not sure if you seen it so leaving a message here.
I have been in the middle of a move of both my house and shop. May I ask that you resend it?
I like this type of guitar a lot and have various Epiphone Specials, one with P90s. So naturally this Gretsch is interesting. I would probably own one of these if not for the ridiculous vol pot location out on the horn. WTF? If I find the right deal I still want one. If I get it, I'll move that volume pot, or just swap the functions of the standard pots. Most players work the volume way more than the tone, right?
I agree re the electronics locations. I was thinking about the difficulty in doing an upgrade - crazy!
@@guitarcollectorguy Yeah it could be a little tedious. Have to make new a harness basically, but it would be fairly simple. I wonder how many folks think this control setup is weird.
@@guitarcollectorguy But on the other hand, it's a cool guitar anyway, the weird vol pot is part of it, so I guess I could just decide to like it. 😁
i got one of these a couple of years ago. i gotta get a proper setup for it. thanks for your video!
Thank you!
@ looking forward to seeing how the replacement bridge works on this guitar. thinking of doing the same.
How much did the purchase of the Stewmac bridge add to the cost of this new guitar?
Bridge was 50% off for only $49.
A guitar like this really appeals to me but for me, I don’t want to own a guitar without a vibrato.
Is it me or is your voice a bit different?? 🎸🎸
I am in the middle of moving. I have completely packed everything and had to record voiceover in my dining room. I did it at 5:30 am when I had just gotten up and my voice was really horse.
This is the first one I’ve actively disliked. I could not get this one to work for me, no matter what I did.
What were the issues?
I have one. Big disappointment. Cannot get this thing intonated. The fixes that I’ve found require putting money into it, most notably replacing the wraparound bridge. The fixed saddle from the factory is useless. Sound is not horrible, but I’ve had better.
@@djspencerproductionsI had one that couldn’t intonate with several intonatable wraparound bridges. Returned it back to GC and they put it back on the floor even though I told them what was wrong with it.
Intonation, as some others have mentioned, but beyond that, the bridge height was problematic. It needed to have the neck shimmed, and the screws for intonation stripped immediately. The bridge pickup was very imbalanced with the neck. Tuners were pretty cheap.
mine is fine. No problems at all.
almost 8 lbs.. nah.
I bought one for my (ex)girlfriend! And I have to say now I've given it to her I'm kind of jealous. I might have to pick up one of these things for myself.......