The Troubled History of My First Gretsch! | 2020 Gretsch White Penguin G6134T-58 | Review + Demo
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0:24 - White Penguin History
1:15 - Pricing
2:18 - What Makes a White Penguin?
3:52 - The 3 Versions of Gretsch White Penguin
5:10 - What About a Black Penguin? (Other Colors)
5:24 - First Impressions
6:04 - Les Paul VS Duo Jet / White Penguin
6:48 - The Controls of a White Penguin
7:58 - Inside Look / Specs
17:06 - Tone Demo White Penguin
21:15 - Final Thoughts
23:08 - Blacklight Test
23:27 - Case + Candy
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Salivating. Those penguins and falcons are some of the most beautiful guitars ever made.
Must whole heartedly agree wtih you. Any Gretsch is just pure class.
They are gorgeous
Matthew B 9
Quality instrument for sure,a bit too blingy for my taste tho.
Gretsch has always enabled a certain playful flamboyance that can't be found in T, S or LP style guitars. Not for everybody, I guess. I love 'em.
Please do more Gretsches. They sound amazing, look amazing and the headstock or neck will not have cracks! There are so many sounds in this guitar, I want one.
I'm a Gibson guy for life but that Gretsch sounds better than anything that's ever been on this channel. By far......
Nah, not really. The cleans were nice, but the guitar overall sounded as if it had close to no sustain and therefore somewhat dead. Also the overdrive tones were good standard, nothing more, nothing less.
The body turning yellow and the headstock staying white is equivalent to leaving your phone on your chest while you tan
Trogly, big fan but how could you forget about one of the GREATEST ROCK GRETSCH Players, Malcom Young? His Duo Jet is much closer to the Penguin than Setzer playing a 6120. The TV Jones PUPs are extremely good, one of the best clean tones around. They do work very well via a good OD or Distortion and high gain amp (think AC/DC).
Thanks and Congrats all at once for you first go with a Gretsch. Would really like to see a review on a Duo-Jet. Cheers!
Yes! Malcom’s duo jet!
Malcom played a Falcon for a while...looked bigger than him
He probably doesn't know who Malcolm Young is!.
@@alanthompson3493 why would he not know. just because he is not your average metal/rock guy always wearing black t-shirts.
@@Tele999zzz Malcolm's Falcon had it's neck smashed in transit. It was repaired by JayDee (who did a lot of work for the band) but it fell out of favour so he sold it, for a cheap price. Last time it sold it made over £50k
I'm glad you're documenting Gretech guitars now - it seems like a more logical jump from Gibson than Fender. This is my favorite model, too!
If you ever get the chance, the Gretsch Astro Jet model would be a really interesting first vintage Gretsch for the channel. Wacky shape, and some of them have built-in treble boost / fuzz circuits (stock from the factory!). Of course, CME snatched a ton of them up and fixed the price higher than it used to be, but you never know when one will show up.
Was chatting to a guy over here 🇬🇧 recently who owns an Astro Jet . I have always wanted one too !
One must smile at the beauty.
Austin, the different sizes of the round saddle wheels of the space adjustable bridge are sized to match the neck radius, not for style/looks.
Cool guitar and thank you so much for the review.
Again with the tuning issues…I recently bought this exact guitar and it stays in tune fine..a beast of a guitar!! Don’t let one person’s judgment of an instrument steer you away from what could be an awesome axe..
If I bought that guitar I'd be flat broke but I wouldn't care...I'd strut right by with my tail in the air...
For a guitar that was never meant for distortion, it really came alive when you put some dirt on it. Ever position just sang.
I agree 200%. He had me at the chunky riffing. These things are so cool looking, and now I know they sound good.
Absolutely, most people when they think Gretsch they think bright shimmery cleans. But if you turn the gain up and roll off the highs they scream.
Neil Young owned and played a couple of white Falcons and his bandmate Stephen Stills still plays one...
George Harrison played a bunch of Gretsch guitars...Duo Jet, Tennesseean and the one he used the most in his early Beatle days, the Chet Atkins Country Gentleman model...he came back to them throughout his lifetime
50s twang master Duane Eddy played a G6120 (with a Bigsby) if I'm not mistaken... early Rockabilly guitarists like Eddy Cochran played Gretsch guitars (which is why revivalists like Brian Setzer and Dave Edmunds used them)...
Then there's punk guitarists like Billy Zoom and Poison Ivy who both played Gretschs...
And most distressingly for Gibson fanboys like myself and Austin, it's widely accepted that it was Ray Butts at Gretsch, and not Seth Lover at Gibson, who created the first humbucker pickups as we know them
Great guitars, great company, glad they're still around
I am a gigantic "WHOer" and jist found out that Pete used a 6120 country gentleman Joe Walsh gave him to record Whos next and Quadrophenia ,you can see him playing it in his solo "white City" movie/video
@@EatAPeach72 a 6120 and a country gentleman are 2 different models.
@@gretschguild my bad it was the 6120 Chet Atkins endorsed hollow body,which makes me think "country gentleman "
The 6122 is the "gentleman"
There is a tennesean as well but is the 6120 called the "Nashville'" endorsed by chet Atkins?
@@EatAPeach72 Nashville was put on the pickguard of the 6120, when chet atkins stopped endorsing gretsch. instead of his name.
Cool points for mentioning Billy Zoom.
Loved the Stray Cats tribute in the playing demo. Put a smile on my face when I realized what it was you were playing.
I’ve put TV Jones pickups in 3 of my guitars. I love ‘em.
I’d like a project guitar to do that with. TV Jones everything!
One of my favorite videos of yours in a while! Cool to see something different. I’m loving this guitar.
FINALLY!!! My love for Gretsch guitars and procrastinating practice have made there way to this Chanel. I LOVE gretsch's and Trogly is one of my favourite guitar demo-ers on TH-cam.
You could totally use an endoscope to see the chambering in some guitars!
I use a borescope i got from snap-on, high def video handheld.
Um . . . just make sure you clean it real good first.
Never liked them until recently, now I've a growing interest in these Gretsch even the low end models look kind of tasty. Great review as always!
Your playing is really getting nicer and nicer in every video you make. The progress is really noticeable. Keep it up both! Cheers from the Philippines! 🤘🏼
Been waiting on this one.
This is going to be good. I am already feeling this episode.
Every-time I hear the name of this guitar, Danny DeVito comes to mind.
I was surprised at how good it sounded....that thing sounded fantastic!!!!
I think I just fell in love with this guitar. I’ve always not really “got” these until now. Thank you Trogly!
absolutely beautiful
The array of sounds, but most importantly the USABLE nature of those sounds is amazing. They say never meet your heroes and I'm definitely paranoid of seeing one of these at a local shop... Incredible sounds.
It's funny how this channel has an Antique Road Show feel. I love it!!!
Yes finally!
Thanks Austin! 💪🙂👍
Finally a Gretsch review. Thank you. The tone switch is usually called a ‘mud switch’ by Gretsch users.
Now you're talking! GORGEOUS!!!!
some of your best playing at the end 👍🏽 super cool guitar
Hello, gratings from Portugal, I am a poor excuse to the eternal guitar beginner, but since I was a a little kid that I get hooked on guitars, as a gorgeous fascinating object, and at my 8, 9 years old, without the influence of the fame of the brand or how expensive their were, Gretsch guitars became my dream instrument, especially the orange g6120t from Brian Seltzer on the Stray Cats.
So nice to see a Gretsch on the channel, and the fact that it's a White Penguin makes it all the more special. You have to do a White Falcon at some point of course... ok, you don't *have* to, but I'd love to see you review on regardless.
Gorgeous pad sound at 20:03
So many tones and I like them all.
Never played one, but it’s lovely
Sounds fantastic, looks great!
Gretsch guitars are so stunning!
I want one of these just to stand in my living room and look at it! Great riff at the beginning...Thank you
Damn that sounds good. Gotta love the Filter'tron. I believe that getting rid of the tone knob was Chet's idea. He wanted known quantities that he could get to effortlessly.
Very, very nice tones!
That Gretsch is a BEAUTIFUL guitar !!!
WOW !!!!
My wife gave me a G5445T last Christmas. It's really well made, looks amazing ( black)! Neck is straight and smooth, fret ends are smooth, & sounds Amazing!
its such a pretty guitar 🥺
I joined a Gretsch group on Facebook when I got my first one, they told me that they’re addictive. Now I have 2 looking to get a third Gretsch. I love those guitars thanks for doing the video 😁
Dude! I’m already looking for a second Gretsch and I got my duo jet a few months ago lol
BouncingSoulR6 they are addicting 😆
Jup!
I wasn't expecting to it sound so good with the overdrive, it's just a great sounding guitar
Putting a TV Jones Classic at the neck is a killer match up with a PAF at the bridge if you use a lot of dirt. You EQ your bridge to be as fat as you want and when you switch to the 'TV' it is just as full but zero mud . You can shred with either. Killer set up in any guitar!!!
Omg... the tones are just 🤘
I played a lefty at a music store about 15 years ago and fell in love with it, unfortunately at that time I couldn't afford the $3200 price tag but never forgot them. Of course when I said I'll just pay it off slowly a few days later it was gone, so the hunt for a lefty one went on for about 14 years. I always missed out or the seller changed their minds about selling them (my luck), I finally found one last year and I love it! A few changes had to be made, the stock Duosonic single coil pickups had to go, every time I had to do a solo high on the neck, the semi hollow body would suck the note in causing it to disappear. my bandmates were annoyed because it sounded terrible that my solos would disappear even when using a compressor. So I changed them out with some TV Jones humbuckers with a little more output and that fixed the problem, but that was an additional $300. You could sell the Duosonics for about $200 but Im holing onto them. The 2nd was the stupidly designed bridge with the adjusters on top. Its awesome and easy to adjust the intunation but if you play in an energetic rock band, you always hit the knurl nut on top and send it out of adjustment. a $44 Gretsch compensated bridge from Ebay did the trick and now the guitar is my favorite.
Yess First fret depth in mm, my day is made!!
Wanted to see how the armrest was fastened. Perfect. Thanks Trog for another good one!
Great overview! I bought my first Gretsch this year, a rare G6120-CGP. It’s stereo, and it has no tone control of any kind!
A point about those wheels on the space bridge being different sizes: I’m sure that’s not merely to be a pleasing style; rather to (probably) match the neck radius.
Love the white penguin! Great history lesson! Hahahahaha
getting to this late, but it's really nice to see you covering Gretsch!! (i had to look up penguin again because i could have sworn it was a price i could attain one at, and what i was thinking of was the acoustic line. same names.) i think the headstock is really neat on these, pretty wild. and that binding.
i do frown a bit when it comes to Gretsch's record keeping. it's not the greatest, though they aren't alone in that.
Damn trogly, that guitar really brought out the smoothness of your playing. Very nice 🙌
Sounds awesome.
Beautiful guitar!! Love that great Gretsch sound!
I am loving everything about this one! I normally do not like the “Grandpa” guitars either, but this one is nice! Also, $490 in 1959 would be a price tag of $4362 today 🤯
Great tone, gorgeous
Well Austin. You sure picked the right Gretch to start with!
The Gretsch hollow body G100 CE is a thinline jazz guitar with only 1 pickup at the neck. It's an $800 ax made in Asia. One of the BEST guitars I've ever played. The tone, the feel, etc.
What a gorgeous guitar.
That is an extremely well made guitar. You didn't examine those awesome looking Gretsch capacitors enough!
Pretty sure those are Emerson caps, that's what came stock in my Vintage Select Firebird and the ones shown here appear to be the same. Mine also came with a treble bleed circuit on the master volume pot.
Normally I hate painted guitars, I love woodgrain! But this thing...it's beautifully done!
You will never be the same.
Now you have experienced That Gretsch Sound
I own acoustic White Penguin Rancher, and I absolutely love that guitar.
Ma boy learned stray cat strut for this!!!! Love your work!
When I didn't know better, I picked up a Gretch Duo-Jet thinking it was a Les Paul. Fell in love before I knew I'd made a mistake. A Black Penguin with Dynasonic pickups minus the Bigsby is a dream guitar of mine.
Another famous person who played the White Penguin is Jack White who was seen played one during the White Stripes’ _Icky Thump_ sessions, also he played a lot of Gretsches with The Raconteurs
Great video.
Very informative
super clean construction..
I've always found Gretschs aesthetically pleasing. It must be from looking at all those Chet Atkins, Beatles and Monkees albums all of my life.
i grew up on the monkees! (i have no idea how. just remember had a random little kid record player. 80s) never knew what they played tho it's cool if gretsch made it in. they don't get as much attention but i think they're cool and pretty versatile. i have a goldtop streamliner that is one of my favs, one of the best players i have. (top 3)
Austin thanks for playing a little bit of Brian Setzer! Loved it and you did great!
Cool video, man.
Honestly, I don't know if it was you doing the playing demo of the guitar, but this is one of the sweetest playing and tone i have heard on your channel.
I’ve got a Gretsch from the late 70’s called the BST and nicknamed the Beast. Very cool! It was like their Punk guitar and only made for a few years
That middle high rolled tone clean mmmmm
The owner of this beautiful instrument will be very happy, hope we see more of gretch in the future.
I've got 4 Gretschs. All have a Bigsby, but I don't have a tuning problem. I did pit locking tuners on a couple of them and the others already had them. I love my Gretschs.
Awesome Tones 👍🏼
GORGEOUS LOVE LOVE
Man.. that has to be the cleanest cavity I've ever seen
Sounds fantastic
I loved listening to Chet Atkins play his Gretsch 6120.
I love TV Jones pickups. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE GUITAR IS TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wahhh, that's a gorgeous guitar 😮😍
Sounded great .it rocks
Having a master volume makes sense - I use my volumes, varying the mix of pickups, to set up my tone on my Les Paul. It's difficult to keep the mix while turning up for a solo. Having a master volume answers that problem. Since it has TV Jones pickups, Magna'Trons would be cool in this guitar.
It was nice to revisit this 3 years later. 👧
This is the only Gretsch I like and would buy. Nothing against their other offerings, just not my cup o' tea. This one, however, is definitely my flavor of Kool aid 😉🤘🎸
One of my dream guitars
Dave Gilmour used his in the Kate Bush "love and anger" video
and the other famous user was Dan Folgerberg , his was even rarer with stereo wiring with split flitertrons
Guy in my old trailer park had a hollow body one. He was from up north and moved away with my metallica black album tab book. Truth be known he probably got way more use out of it than I ever would have. He was a great player with natural talent and super humble. Wherever he is now I'm sure he's picking away happily..
Awesome!! Listen to buffalo springfeild. Both Still and Young rocked gretch's bigbys have tuning problems when you go under the front bar then over the bridge. Straight out over to the bridge with the rollers works fine.
I'm glad no one here knows my wife. Lol. I'm getting this!
Hey Austin, the way Gretsch usually configures the switch systems are pretty simple. If you buy a guitar with
single coil pickups, you get the one switch and tone knobs. If you get the dual coil pickups, the tone switch come stock!
I hope you enjoy the guitar! I just love mine. Maybe we can arrange for you to review a couple of mine some time if you don't want to go to the expense of buying a lot of Gretsch guitars, but I have a feeling you are going to want more anyway ;)
That run on stray cat strut was great
Fantastic guitar .
Damn, that thing SCREAMS!
If that's you playing, the progress of your picking hand is getting there man
Yes, good! Come to the gretsch side. Gotta get your hands on a 6120 or one of Setzer's signatures.