I had a 75 Country Gent that I got rid of when I had to downsize my "herd". I'm a retiree living on SS and couldn't justify my 15 guitar collection since I was no longer in a band. I acquired a 2005 Tennessee Rose, and have found it perfectly had "That Great Gretsch Sound". I still long for a country gent, as that has always been my "dream guitar". Recently got a G5622 and that has become my #1 guitar. I also have a 2015 Electromatic Custom ProJet that satisfies my solid body needs. Have had multiple Rics, Hofners, Teardrop, Fender, and Gibson guitars, and have definitely settled as a Gretsch "Fanboy".
Hell yeah! Super stoked that yall are covering the Tennessean. Out of all the gretschs George and the Beatles used, my fav is definitely the Tenny. To me, the Tenny feels like a good middle road between the duo jet and country gent with the larger hollow body, single cutaway and single coil pickups. Was really cool seeing the break down of the songs the Tenny was used on, especially on the Beatles for sale songs. Also really enjoyed hearing this history of the Tenny. Probably my favourite episodes of the podcast!
35:25 That’s Cliff Richard immitating Hank Marvin 😂 so funny you used it in part about Gerge immitating Hank 😂 the whole clip is golden, Hank walks to him as he finishes the song and hands him microphone 😂 really good bit
As a longtime Gretsch fan and Beatle fan, this is the most definitive Gretsch Tennessean discussion video. Most accessible to the common folk in terms of presentation and information (yes, there's endless convo on the Gretsch-Talk forums). The Tenny truly is an iconic guitar from the mid-60s. You have validation from The Pacemakers, Byrds, Animals, Small Faces, and endless, endless garage band unknowns that felt inspired to purchase one. Big ups to Sam for mentioning Steve Marriott This was Gretsch's flagship guitar next to the 6118 Anniversary during the mid 60s, according to Gretsch historians. The quote at the end that went along the lines of it being a familiar tool in the hands of those that can recognize the guitar's distinct tricks is quite profound but completely true. The Bigsby, the tone switch and more importantly, the Hi-Lo'Trons all add to the uniqueness of that model and the many variations that came from it (6118, 6117 Cat Eye, 6104/6105 Rally). It's incredible to see the mystery of George's Tenny settled, and wonderful to get a play by play of all of the recordings and suspected recordings that featured his guitar. I highly recommend checking out the Rain Parade and their album "Emergency Third Rail Power Trip" from 1983ish/1984. Matt Piucci (Lead Guitar and Vocals) is a master, and ties together a Beatles/Byrds/Neil Young flavor to 80s alternative contemporaries like Television and The Feelies. The Tenny is featured all over the album in clean and distorted/fuzzed out form. I'd also like to humbly plug my own music project called Te Vista. Our tune "Resurrect Me" features my Tenny-- a very late Baldwin era production guitar from the Brooklyn factory. Either a 1968 or a 1969. No serial number, still need to open it up and check the pots! Will post videos in the replies linking to the music!
Very nicely done, guys. Thanks for sharing! The Tennessean has always been my favorite Beatle guitar. Paul’s video about the destruction of the Tennessean from a few months back was both illuminating and thoroughly depressing. I had always hoped that guitar would resurface. When I think ‘Beatlemania,’ I think George at Shea Stadium. The pinnacle of western civilization. On that note, does anyone have any leads on what strap GH had on that guitar in the second half of 1965? I know it shows up later on other guitars (6120, Rocky, Lucy), too, but I’ve never seen an accurate remake, and have no idea who the original maker was. It is crazy to think that the entire ‘lifespan’ of the Tennessean in George’s hands was exactly 24 months. By the way, on Nick’s “5 things you didn’t know about George Harrison’s Tennessean” video, one commenter mentions that the Tennessean was given to GH by Ivor Arbiter. It’s a pretty detailed account that I had never heard/seen before. Besides Mal’s book, there’s further corroborating evidence that the Tenny was destroyed in Neil Aspinall’s journal entries from the Dec ‘65 tour in which he also mentions a “machine head” from George’s broken guitar being fitted on Paul’s bass. I believe it was published in Beatle Book (Monthly Magazine), either edition 29 (Dec 1965) or 30 (Jan 1966). I sent a screenshot to Paul back in March. 46:16… I think the filming of “The Music of Lennon & McCartney” was Nov 1-2, 1965, not December. As for “Day Tripper,” I have always thought Tennessean, bridge pickup, for that song. I think Perry got it right with Tennessean & 345. I am lucky to have a ‘63 with SN 54xxx, and now also a ‘62 with unbound f-holes & SN 47xxx. And lastly, a 2019 6119-62VS model. They’re all great. In my opinion, no electric is as fun to play at home, with clean tone, than a Tennessean. If money was no object, I’d become the Joe Bonamassa of Tennesseans. I’ve always found it interesting that GH went from Duo Jet to Country Gentleman to Tennessean - in my opinion, those are in order from most versatile to least versatile - but even with its (relatively) limited versatility, the Tennessean is my favorite. The middle position is glorious. Thanks again!
Oh good call on the Nov 1-2 over Dec 1-2, I think we had too many dates floating around in our head and screwed that one up. Awesome that you have a ‘63 with that Serial Number! How would you say the 2019 model compares?
@@GearThereEverywhere No worries at all. You guys are doing amazing! So I think it's possible the Nov 1-2 filming dates are the last times its seen, and if it's on "What Goes On" from the Nov 4 session, that's likely the last time it's heard. Crazy to think it didn't last. I wish there were more pictures of the rehearsal gathering at Mal/Neil's place on Dec 1. And I really wish the '345' had been smashed instead. 🤣 The 2019 model 6119-62VS is excellent. As you all know, the newer models are so precise that the neck profile doesn't feel like the hand-shaped vintage ones. But the TV Jones HiloTrons on the new ones sound great, and it is just a joy to play. I had the bridge pinned, and have used .011 D'Addario solid nickel strings (Set EPN 115) and it's perfect. Also, when Ringo auctioned some gear a few years back, he included a '62 Tennessean given to him by Olivia/Dhani, which belonged to George. Unbound f-holes. So GH did acquire a Tennessean later in life, but to my knowledge was never seen with it in any photos. Links can't be posted on TH-cam, if you search Google for "George Harrison Tennessean auction" the Julien's Auction link will pop up first. $179K.
Hi guys I've been watching a whole marathon of this podcast non-stop, I love it. I don't know if you've talked about this topic before or not, but I've noticed a very interesting anomaly on Long Tall Sally. Well, from live performances we know that John plays the first solo and George the 2nd one. On the record (stereo version) from 0:50 onwards at the start of the 3rd verse the guitars switch channels (so the lead parts always stay on the left channel but each with different tone). Pretty odd considering that presumably the song was recorded in a single take and they only had 4 tracks to work with. Some say that the piano part played by George Martin (which always stays on the right channel even after the guitars switch place) is not an overdub but part of the live take as well. How was that possible?
Love this homage to my favourite guitar. However, what you didn’t mention is that a lot of George’s lead guitar work with this instrument was double tracked, and I think that was very important for the super-chimey sound we all love about it
Hi fellas, great video. I can add something to the Gretsch getting run over story that I haven't seen or heard covered. I was a regular attendee of the NYC area Beatles conventions in the 90's and 00s. In mid 2000s Mark Hudson was a regular guest as he was Ringo's producer at the time. He spoke as a fan, to how cool it was when Ringo would bring his Ludwig Hollywood kit in the studio etc. He'd geek out. Mark spoke about a time hanging with Ringo when he brought three guitars into the studio to jam around with that blew his mind. One was the 1996 Ric Rose Morris of John's which Ringo later would auction. A second guitar was a Les Paul belonging to Marc Bolan. And third in Mark Hudson's words - George's Gretsch from the Ed Sullivan show. So I don't believe the 2nd Country Gent got smashed at all on the road. Memory is a funny thing. Who knows. Maybe Mark Hudson was BSing. Maybe George gave it to Ringo and is in his basement. The 1996 Ric from John's turned out to be in Ringo's basement. Anyway, fan of the videos.
It's possible he was referring to a Tennessean given to him by George (that he sold at auction off a few years ago), but it's not the same guitar (the original had white outlines around the f-holes, the one Ringo sold doesn't). Given that George used it on their third Ed Sullivan appearance, he may have had that in mind.
I have a 68 Chet Aikens Country Gentleman. I got it after George Harrison died. Looks exactly like the one he plays in HELP. Other than the binding rot it's incredible and sounds awesome. Never comes out of tune even heavily using the Bigsby.
I read that when Lennon saw the broken Gretsch he said, ''It's out of tune now'', which sounds just like him. McCartney is due to play in Manchester and London in December so he might show off 'The Old One'. Let's hope that its restorer has retained the Tenny's tuner.
I know everyone of us Beatle nerds likes to have as close to the same year of a guitar as the Beatles used, and I do too, but has anyone ever thought that most of the Beatle guitars that were used were new or maybe 2-3 years old at the time and if you get the same year model today it's 60 or so years old. That has to make a difference in the sound, especially the acoustics.
I don't own the Gent or the Tennessean but if I were to buy one I would totally go for the Tennessean! The bridge pickup on the Gent (and most other Gretsch guitars that I've played) is slightly farther away from the bridge than the other guitars I own/like. This leads it to have a different sound that gives albums like the Velvet Underground & Nico unique sonic qualities, and while I enjoy its use there, I definitely prefer twangy single coil bridge pickups. Great video!
I heard George say somewhere that he couldn’t wait to get a strat, that they just weren’t easy to get back than, and that he didn’t really care for Gretch guitars
He was very contradictory about that sort of thing. In a letter in Hamburg, he wrote a letter saying that he decided Gretsch was his dream guitar. He also talked in interviews about how proud of his Duo Jet and how it sounded. Yet when he was jaded with Beatlemania, he said he hated his Gretsch and Vox sound. Then in the 80s, he played Gretsch quite a lot.
There were several copyright issues that explain some differences. I had one with padded leather cushion on the back around 1970. They had sweet tremolo system, no wonder George used it. I had a rockabilly model before Fender bought them. The name was owned by Gibson
Nice video-Thanks for sharing. You're Gonna Lose That Girl--- the solo is the Country Gent with just the treble pickup on--- and I also believe that What Goes On solo is Strat in the middle postion. Of course I could be wrong-but I have played both songs in bands over the years, and those two guitars sound just right. My compliments to all of you.Great job.
To me I thought George did in my life on the gretsch Tennessean while John was on the strat. I could be right on that. Too me it sounds like George wasn’t only doing the riff, he was doing that soft strumming too. And I still think John was doing the first position chords all the way through the song.
@@GearThereEverywhere I also just found out that some versions of the Gretsch anniversary 6118 (like the green two-tone Brian Jones had in the early Stones) had HiLo trons. A 140th Anniversary of the 6118 is available now for $2500 plus, and it has new HiLoTrons.
@@GearThereEverywhere yeah I am fascinated with those Princess corvettes. Besides pink, there were other pastel colors…I think a light purple, a creamsicle sort of orange, and I think a pale green.
I am quite a Beatles nerd and enjoy your research and exchanges about their gear and recording anecdotes, so Kudos to your channel. I can't afford a Vintage Gretsch so my experience with Gretsch is with an affordable Korean G5410T.. The quality is very good as far as the fit and finish and although it does not have the same exact sound as the Country Gentlemen it has the same pickups and more than likely a similar structure so it should be close enough in theory. I find the guitar quite thin sounding as you pointed out not much bass presence and as pointed out with a very low output.. Therefore they handle gain quite well and don't feedback as much as other Hollowbody would with P 90's or Humbuckers..
Leave the capo on 5 for the Michelle solo. The rest of the song is played with the capo on 5. I don't know why everyone thinks, "Here comes the solo. I've got to take the capo off." It is much easier to play with the capo on. You can use open strings.
You guys do a great job of getting into the gear that the band used! My one complaint as a drummer is very little on the gear Ringo used!! You have all guitar players on your panel!! Give the drummer some!!!, as James Brown once said!!!!
Amazing episode guys! Me personally, I think the You’re Going to Lose That Girl solo is the strat, and the Day Tripper solo was the tenny (although it might also be the Strat). I was able to get pretty close (tone-wise) to George’s part I’m Happy Just to Dance with You with my casino, which makes me think he used the tenny. 40:05 I also think Sam got very very close to the tone of In My Life with just the neck pickup, no mud switch.
Dom and Paul should be a salesmen for Mangan Strings lol. I’m going to try them out. I’ve been playing and loving the Thomastic flatwounds. But if I can get closer to George’s sound without having to deal with how hard it is to bend flats, then I’m all in! Thanks guys! And I’ll second all of the “well dones” here in the chat. You’re becoming my favorite expert-Gretschperts! :)
Great video! It's a shame about the accident. I would have liked the Teeny to survive. But tell me. When George was described as "distraught" at the sight of his shattered Gretsch, was it more because it left him without a guitar of the next gig? If not, how come he never pursued another during his last years with the Beatles? He certainly had the means to buy a replacement. Or had he grown tired of Gretsch by late 1965?
At that particular time he seems to have been favouring the ES-345, though it didn’t last long. He had plenty of guitars for the tour - the 345 and the second 360/12 plus there was a J160E available.
In 2015, Julien’s Auctionhouse sold a “GEORGE HARRISON GRETSCH TENNESSEAN” 1962 (serial number 52994) that had been gifted to Ringo by Olivia Harrison. The guitar was from George’s collection. It sold for $179,200. The detailed auction listing is still viewable. Does anyone know when George acquired that guitar?
I think TH-cam automatically deletes comments with links for some reason, and I had come across this Tennessean auction when doing research for this. I’m not sure when he would’ve bought it, but there were certainly a lot of Gretsch guitars being used in the traveling Wilburys period. When I read about it, I thought it seemed very misleading though, I imagine some people thought it was the Tennessean used on Beatles records. We’ll definitely keep this in mind in case we stumble across any other information about it in the future
Hi! I got a 60s gretsch tennessean and I love it but I have the feeling the frets are quite low, difficulting bending.. is that typical of this guitars or maybe mine needs a refret?
@@guitargearconnection Thanks, Paul! I really appreciate what you're doing for all us Beatle nerds. Keep the hard work! I got a bit confused in the video when you say they used round wounds but an unwound g? Or is it the subtitles of youtube that are confusing me?
Basically some string sets have a wound G and some have an unwound G, regardless of whether they're flatwound or roundwound, so with an unwound G, the string looks more like the high B or E strings. Hopefully that clears up the confusion! Let us know if you have any other related questions!
I don't want to hog all the comments, but does anyone have any ideas on George's Gent(s). Growing up, as I did when the Beatles first appeared, I always thought that George's Gent was black. Since then I've seen pics where it does look a little brownish. I've never seen one as dark as George's. All the tribute bands Gents look wrong to me. They're way too light. I've never seen a vintage Gent look anywhere close to as dark as George's. Do you think that the Beatles had it touched up to make it look blacker? I know you couldn't do a whole podcast on this topic, but does anyone have any ideas on it?
Doubt it, there's colour photos of the Gent and it looks about the same shade as the Tenny-the Walnut Stain finish Gretsch uses is pretty dark in general, even on new guitars (there's other Gents from the early 60s with similarly dark walnut stains IMO)
'You're Going To Lose' guitar solo shares some flavors with Rocky but it has all the juice of the T'Icket to Ride' guitar to my ears, which I think 9 out of 10 doctors agree is the Tennessean.
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I had a 75 Country Gent that I got rid of when I had to downsize my "herd". I'm a retiree living on SS and couldn't justify my 15 guitar collection since I was no longer in a band. I acquired a 2005 Tennessee Rose, and have found it perfectly had "That Great Gretsch Sound". I still long for a country gent, as that has always been my "dream guitar". Recently got a G5622 and that has become my #1 guitar. I also have a 2015 Electromatic Custom ProJet that satisfies my solid body needs. Have had multiple Rics, Hofners, Teardrop, Fender, and Gibson guitars, and have definitely settled as a Gretsch "Fanboy".
When Paul was asked in the Aug. 1995 Bass Player magazine what strings he used he replied, "Long, shiny ones."
Avoiding a plug for that brand of strings perhaps ?
Great video! Thanks for the shout-out, guys. Subscribed!
I like that you guys are getting more into editing these videos. It really keeps it interesting
Michael edited this one & did an amazing job!
I accept Venmo and/or guitar donations (thank you for the kind words!).
Very interesting guys, and it's definitely a Strat in You're Gonna Lose That Girl Solo
I am a drummer, not a guitarist. But I love geeking out over instruments my favorite musicians played
Just give us the full unedited 3 hour epic! Bring on the madness.
Hell yeah! Super stoked that yall are covering the Tennessean. Out of all the gretschs George and the Beatles used, my fav is definitely the Tenny. To me, the Tenny feels like a good middle road between the duo jet and country gent with the larger hollow body, single cutaway and single coil pickups. Was really cool seeing the break down of the songs the Tenny was used on, especially on the Beatles for sale songs. Also really enjoyed hearing this history of the Tenny. Probably my favourite episodes of the podcast!
Great lads! You guys should do a Fender Episode, about this vox to fender transition.
Liking the recent intros guys! Keep the episodes coming, this podcast is brilliant!
Gear, There and Everywhere ROCKS! - Just found your channel. You guys know your stuff. Hat's off. Respect. Subscribed.
Thanks for the support!
Terrific show "Gents"
35:25 That’s Cliff Richard immitating Hank Marvin 😂 so funny you used it in part about Gerge immitating Hank 😂 the whole clip is golden, Hank walks to him as he finishes the song and hands him microphone 😂 really good bit
Another fantastic episode fellas!
As a longtime Gretsch fan and Beatle fan, this is the most definitive Gretsch Tennessean discussion video. Most accessible to the common folk in terms of presentation and information (yes, there's endless convo on the Gretsch-Talk forums). The Tenny truly is an iconic guitar from the mid-60s. You have validation from The Pacemakers, Byrds, Animals, Small Faces, and endless, endless garage band unknowns that felt inspired to purchase one. Big ups to Sam for mentioning Steve Marriott This was Gretsch's flagship guitar next to the 6118 Anniversary during the mid 60s, according to Gretsch historians. The quote at the end that went along the lines of it being a familiar tool in the hands of those that can recognize the guitar's distinct tricks is quite profound but completely true. The Bigsby, the tone switch and more importantly, the Hi-Lo'Trons all add to the uniqueness of that model and the many variations that came from it (6118, 6117 Cat Eye, 6104/6105 Rally). It's incredible to see the mystery of George's Tenny settled, and wonderful to get a play by play of all of the recordings and suspected recordings that featured his guitar.
I highly recommend checking out the Rain Parade and their album "Emergency Third Rail Power Trip" from 1983ish/1984. Matt Piucci (Lead Guitar and Vocals) is a master, and ties together a Beatles/Byrds/Neil Young flavor to 80s alternative contemporaries like Television and The Feelies. The Tenny is featured all over the album in clean and distorted/fuzzed out form.
I'd also like to humbly plug my own music project called Te Vista. Our tune "Resurrect Me" features my Tenny-- a very late Baldwin era production guitar from the Brooklyn factory. Either a 1968 or a 1969. No serial number, still need to open it up and check the pots! Will post videos in the replies linking to the music!
Rain Parade-- This Can't Be Today
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Te Vista-- Resurrect Me
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Very nicely done, guys. Thanks for sharing! The Tennessean has always been my favorite Beatle guitar. Paul’s video about the destruction of the Tennessean from a few months back was both illuminating and thoroughly depressing. I had always hoped that guitar would resurface. When I think ‘Beatlemania,’ I think George at Shea Stadium. The pinnacle of western civilization.
On that note, does anyone have any leads on what strap GH had on that guitar in the second half of 1965? I know it shows up later on other guitars (6120, Rocky, Lucy), too, but I’ve never seen an accurate remake, and have no idea who the original maker was.
It is crazy to think that the entire ‘lifespan’ of the Tennessean in George’s hands was exactly 24 months. By the way, on Nick’s “5 things you didn’t know about George Harrison’s Tennessean” video, one commenter mentions that the Tennessean was given to GH by Ivor Arbiter. It’s a pretty detailed account that I had never heard/seen before.
Besides Mal’s book, there’s further corroborating evidence that the Tenny was destroyed in Neil Aspinall’s journal entries from the Dec ‘65 tour in which he also mentions a “machine head” from George’s broken guitar being fitted on Paul’s bass. I believe it was published in Beatle Book (Monthly Magazine), either edition 29 (Dec 1965) or 30 (Jan 1966). I sent a screenshot to Paul back in March.
46:16… I think the filming of “The Music of Lennon & McCartney” was Nov 1-2, 1965, not December. As for “Day Tripper,” I have always thought Tennessean, bridge pickup, for that song. I think Perry got it right with Tennessean & 345.
I am lucky to have a ‘63 with SN 54xxx, and now also a ‘62 with unbound f-holes & SN 47xxx. And lastly, a 2019 6119-62VS model. They’re all great. In my opinion, no electric is as fun to play at home, with clean tone, than a Tennessean. If money was no object, I’d become the Joe Bonamassa of Tennesseans.
I’ve always found it interesting that GH went from Duo Jet to Country Gentleman to Tennessean - in my opinion, those are in order from most versatile to least versatile - but even with its (relatively) limited versatility, the Tennessean is my favorite. The middle position is glorious.
Thanks again!
Oh good call on the Nov 1-2 over Dec 1-2, I think we had too many dates floating around in our head and screwed that one up.
Awesome that you have a ‘63 with that Serial Number! How would you say the 2019 model compares?
@@GearThereEverywhere No worries at all. You guys are doing amazing! So I think it's possible the Nov 1-2 filming dates are the last times its seen, and if it's on "What Goes On" from the Nov 4 session, that's likely the last time it's heard. Crazy to think it didn't last.
I wish there were more pictures of the rehearsal gathering at Mal/Neil's place on Dec 1. And I really wish the '345' had been smashed instead. 🤣
The 2019 model 6119-62VS is excellent. As you all know, the newer models are so precise that the neck profile doesn't feel like the hand-shaped vintage ones. But the TV Jones HiloTrons on the new ones sound great, and it is just a joy to play. I had the bridge pinned, and have used .011 D'Addario solid nickel strings (Set EPN 115) and it's perfect.
Also, when Ringo auctioned some gear a few years back, he included a '62 Tennessean given to him by Olivia/Dhani, which belonged to George. Unbound f-holes. So GH did acquire a Tennessean later in life, but to my knowledge was never seen with it in any photos. Links can't be posted on TH-cam, if you search Google for "George Harrison Tennessean auction" the Julien's Auction link will pop up first. $179K.
Yay. A new ep!!!
Hi guys I've been watching a whole marathon of this podcast non-stop, I love it.
I don't know if you've talked about this topic before or not, but I've noticed a very interesting anomaly on Long Tall Sally.
Well, from live performances we know that John plays the first solo and George the 2nd one. On the record (stereo version) from 0:50 onwards at the start of the 3rd verse the guitars switch channels (so the lead parts always stay on the left channel but each with different tone). Pretty odd considering that presumably the song was recorded in a single take and they only had 4 tracks to work with. Some say that the piano part played by George Martin (which always stays on the right channel even after the guitars switch place) is not an overdub but part of the live take as well.
How was that possible?
Love this homage to my favourite guitar. However, what you didn’t mention is that a lot of George’s lead guitar work with this instrument was double tracked, and I think that was very important for the super-chimey sound we all love about it
I love this show!!!!!!!
Good video!
Hi fellas, great video. I can add something to the Gretsch getting run over story that I haven't seen or heard covered. I was a regular attendee of the NYC area Beatles conventions in the 90's and 00s. In mid 2000s Mark Hudson was a regular guest as he was Ringo's producer at the time. He spoke as a fan, to how cool it was when Ringo would bring his Ludwig Hollywood kit in the studio etc. He'd geek out. Mark spoke about a time hanging with Ringo when he brought three guitars into the studio to jam around with that blew his mind. One was the 1996 Ric Rose Morris of John's which Ringo later would auction. A second guitar was a Les Paul belonging to Marc Bolan. And third in Mark Hudson's words - George's Gretsch from the Ed Sullivan show.
So I don't believe the 2nd Country Gent got smashed at all on the road. Memory is a funny thing. Who knows. Maybe Mark Hudson was BSing. Maybe George gave it to Ringo and is in his basement. The 1996 Ric from John's turned out to be in Ringo's basement. Anyway, fan of the videos.
It's possible he was referring to a Tennessean given to him by George (that he sold at auction off a few years ago), but it's not the same guitar (the original had white outlines around the f-holes, the one Ringo sold doesn't). Given that George used it on their third Ed Sullivan appearance, he may have had that in mind.
I have a 68 Chet Aikens Country Gentleman. I got it after George Harrison died. Looks exactly like the one he plays in HELP. Other than the binding rot it's incredible and sounds awesome. Never comes out of tune even heavily using the Bigsby.
I read that when Lennon saw the broken Gretsch he said, ''It's out of tune now'', which sounds just like him.
McCartney is due to play in Manchester and London in December so he might show off 'The Old One'. Let's hope that its restorer has retained the Tenny's tuner.
We want the unedited 3 hour original lost footage! And we want it now!
And have Peter Jackson remaster it!
I have an '04 Tenny Rose and she's a keeper!❤👍👍
I know everyone of us Beatle nerds likes to have as close to the same year of a guitar as the Beatles used, and I do too, but has anyone ever thought that most of the Beatle guitars that were used were new or maybe 2-3 years old at the time and if you get the same year model today it's 60 or so years old. That has to make a difference in the sound, especially the acoustics.
It’d be nice if you guys could do a video on Twist and Shout, there’s lots of debate whether the J-160 or the Duo Jet was used on the song..
I don't own the Gent or the Tennessean but if I were to buy one I would totally go for the Tennessean! The bridge pickup on the Gent (and most other Gretsch guitars that I've played) is slightly farther away from the bridge than the other guitars I own/like. This leads it to have a different sound that gives albums like the Velvet Underground & Nico unique sonic qualities, and while I enjoy its use there, I definitely prefer twangy single coil bridge pickups. Great video!
Fantastic bro
This is so infromative. Thank you guys.
Great guys. Very nice Talk.
Thanks!
Who edited this one? They did a great job. Its a step up from all the previous ones.
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I heard George say somewhere that he couldn’t wait to get a strat, that they just weren’t easy to get back than, and that he didn’t really care for Gretch guitars
He was very contradictory about that sort of thing. In a letter in Hamburg, he wrote a letter saying that he decided Gretsch was his dream guitar. He also talked in interviews about how proud of his Duo Jet and how it sounded. Yet when he was jaded with Beatlemania, he said he hated his Gretsch and Vox sound. Then in the 80s, he played Gretsch quite a lot.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend also happy first day of summer ❤😊
Thanks!
Great video! I have a what I believe is a 61.
Very happy to see Gigachad is back
Great episode
There were several copyright issues that explain some differences. I had one with padded leather cushion on the back around 1970. They had sweet tremolo system, no wonder George used it. I had a rockabilly model before Fender bought them. The name was owned by Gibson
Nice video-Thanks for sharing.
You're Gonna Lose That Girl--- the solo is the Country Gent with just the treble pickup on--- and I also believe that What Goes On solo is Strat in the middle postion.
Of course I could be wrong-but I have played both songs in bands over the years, and those two guitars sound just right. My compliments to all of you.Great job.
Great video! We'd love to see a video of the Dou Jet
To me I thought George did in my life on the gretsch Tennessean while John was on the strat. I could be right on that. Too me it sounds like George wasn’t only doing the riff, he was doing that soft strumming too. And I still think John was doing the first position chords all the way through the song.
HiLoTrons were also on the
solid bodied Gretsch Corvette (1961-1968). Really love your episodes!
Oh yeah that’s right, with the pink model being called the Gretsch princess I think, I’d love to play one of those someday!
@@GearThereEverywhere I also just found out that some versions of the Gretsch anniversary 6118 (like the green two-tone Brian Jones had in the early Stones) had HiLo trons. A 140th Anniversary of the 6118 is available now for $2500 plus, and it has new HiLoTrons.
@@GearThereEverywhere yeah I am fascinated with those Princess corvettes. Besides pink, there were other pastel colors…I think a light purple, a creamsicle sort of orange, and I think a pale green.
I am quite a Beatles nerd and enjoy your research and exchanges about their gear and recording anecdotes, so Kudos to your channel. I can't afford a Vintage Gretsch so my experience with Gretsch is with an affordable Korean G5410T.. The quality is very good as far as the fit and finish and although it does not have the same exact sound as the Country Gentlemen it has the same pickups and more than likely a similar structure so it should be close enough in theory. I find the guitar quite thin sounding as you pointed out not much bass presence and as pointed out with a very low output.. Therefore they handle gain quite well and don't feedback as much as other Hollowbody would with P 90's or Humbuckers..
Leave the capo on 5 for the Michelle solo. The rest of the song is played with the capo on 5. I don't know why everyone thinks, "Here comes the solo. I've got to take the capo off." It is much easier to play with the capo on. You can use open strings.
You guys do a great job of getting into the gear that the band used! My one complaint as a drummer is very little on the gear Ringo used!! You have all guitar players on your panel!! Give the drummer some!!!, as James Brown once said!!!!
If you do an episode on Ringo’s drums you should try to get Gary Astridge as a guest
We have Michael
Amazing episode guys! Me personally, I think the You’re Going to Lose That Girl solo is the strat, and the Day Tripper solo was the tenny (although it might also be the Strat).
I was able to get pretty close (tone-wise) to George’s part I’m Happy Just to Dance with You with my casino, which makes me think he used the tenny.
40:05 I also think Sam got very very close to the tone of In My Life with just the neck pickup, no mud switch.
Amazing how much content you provide over such minutiae
Probably 50 minutes more thought than George put into it.
Awesome!!
The word is "bound", bounded is not the past tense of bind (to bind etc), it is the past tense of bound (bound to happen, etc)
Dom and Paul should be a salesmen for Mangan Strings lol. I’m going to try them out. I’ve been playing and loving the Thomastic flatwounds. But if I can get closer to George’s sound without having to deal with how hard it is to bend flats, then I’m all in! Thanks guys! And I’ll second all of the “well dones” here in the chat. You’re becoming my favorite expert-Gretschperts! :)
Intro is cool!
The Tenn and the Gent are the sound of George up until Rubber Soul to me…after that Casino, Strats the Les Paul and Tele near the end.
Hi Lotrons are in the Gretsch Corvette as well. I like them a lot more than the Filtrons which I find too muddy. Hi lotrons work well with pedals too.
Long time since last upload guys ;)
Lord please upload the first version of this episode!!! 57:55
Great video! It's a shame about the accident. I would have liked the Teeny to survive. But tell me. When George was described as "distraught" at the sight of his shattered Gretsch, was it more because it left him without a guitar of the next gig? If not, how come he never pursued another during his last years with the Beatles? He certainly had the means to buy a replacement. Or had he grown tired of Gretsch by late 1965?
It seemed like he'd started moving away from Gretsches anyway after he got Rocky earlier that year.
At that particular time he seems to have been favouring the ES-345, though it didn’t last long. He had plenty of guitars for the tour - the 345 and the second 360/12 plus there was a J160E available.
My 60s Gent was stolen. I replaced it with a Nashville made in China, with TV Jones filtertrons. I love it. My other guitars sit in their cases.
OH BOY!!!
I don’t think Michael’s “rest in pieces” joke got enough credit!!
I AGREE
“The Death Of A Tenny” 🙀😹
In 2015, Julien’s Auctionhouse sold a “GEORGE HARRISON GRETSCH TENNESSEAN” 1962 (serial number 52994) that had been gifted to Ringo by Olivia Harrison. The guitar was from George’s collection. It sold for $179,200. The detailed auction listing is still viewable. Does anyone know when George acquired that guitar?
I had posted a link in a previous comment, but my comment was deleted
I think TH-cam automatically deletes comments with links for some reason, and I had come across this Tennessean auction when doing research for this. I’m not sure when he would’ve bought it, but there were certainly a lot of Gretsch guitars being used in the traveling Wilburys period. When I read about it, I thought it seemed very misleading though, I imagine some people thought it was the Tennessean used on Beatles records.
We’ll definitely keep this in mind in case we stumble across any other information about it in the future
@@GearThereEverywhere yes, I thought it may have been THE Tennesseen at first. I wonder if the buyer was under that impression.
The clip of the shadows at 35 minutes isn’t Hank Marvin, it’s Cliff Richard pretending to be Hsnk
Good catch!
You can hear the string ring out on the Michelle solo. Definitely capo
Hi! I got a 60s gretsch tennessean and I love it but I have the feeling the frets are quite low, difficulting bending.. is that typical of this guitars or maybe mine needs a refret?
Very common! Especially how old it is now. Your local luthier will be able to do it no problem.
@@guitargearconnection Thanks, Paul! I really appreciate what you're doing for all us Beatle nerds. Keep the hard work! I got a bit confused in the video when you say they used round wounds but an unwound g? Or is it the subtitles of youtube that are confusing me?
Basically some string sets have a wound G and some have an unwound G, regardless of whether they're flatwound or roundwound, so with an unwound G, the string looks more like the high B or E strings. Hopefully that clears up the confusion! Let us know if you have any other related questions!
@@GearThereEverywhere oh right! Now I understand, thanks!
Fender never actually bought Gretsch. There is an absolute ton of confusion out there over that, but Fred Gretsch retains ownership of Gretsch still.
So the search is on for two missing Country Gents. BTW, you can see one of them in pictures and videos of The Foremost.
PS: Non Beatles fact..check out the movie CRAZY HEART with Jeff Bridges , his country singer character uses a Gretsch Tenn.. I believe!
It's a custom shop single cut Country Gentleman made for the movie.
The good old English tradition of place name pronunciation. Berwick on Tweed is pronounced Berrick on Tweed.
But does it Gent?
I think everything was played on an ESP and a Kramer (and an occasional Jackson Dinky)!!!
Absolutely, everything else was just contractual obligation for the cameras 😎
Is that you singing matchbox dom?
I don't want to hog all the comments, but does anyone have any ideas on George's Gent(s). Growing up, as I did when the Beatles first appeared, I always thought that George's Gent was black. Since then I've seen pics where it does look a little brownish. I've never seen one as dark as George's. All the tribute bands Gents look wrong to me. They're way too light. I've never seen a vintage Gent look anywhere close to as dark as George's. Do you think that the Beatles had it touched up to make it look blacker? I know you couldn't do a whole podcast on this topic, but does anyone have any ideas on it?
Doubt it, there's colour photos of the Gent and it looks about the same shade as the Tenny-the Walnut Stain finish Gretsch uses is pretty dark in general, even on new guitars (there's other Gents from the early 60s with similarly dark walnut stains IMO)
check out Keith Richards guitar
Give us the original insanity video. i will pay money.
I mean we’ve considered sticking it up on a Patreon if you’re really interested haha
Strat on both. No argument
john lennon strat on tell me what you see
There is no way the tene's on day tripper. My vote is strat and 345.
I change my mind, it's tene and 345, strat does the solo, the solo is a completely different tone.
strat on you're going to lose that girl
It has the classic Gretsch nasel tone.And not much sustain.Not a strat.
'You're Going To Lose' guitar solo shares some flavors with Rocky but it has all the juice of the T'Icket to Ride' guitar to my ears, which I think 9 out of 10 doctors agree is the Tennessean.
Except Ticket To Ride is George on 360/12, John on Strat (I think?), and Paul on Casino
I got rid of my Tenne because it was such a one trick pony.
Fender DID NOT buy Gretsch. Fender has a manufacture-distribution deal WITH Gretsch. Gretsvh still owns the company
True! But with them controlling marketing, production, and distribution, they might as well own it!!!