FYI you can get a blue Gretsch "Setzer" with all the controls,
made to an equal or higher standard than the original, first-quality with factory warranty, for $799:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G5420TFB
In case you're not aware, Gretsch is doing some
amazing things with their current Korean-built Electromatic lineup (not to be confused with the not-worth-mentioning, Indonesian/Chinese 2500-Series entry-level instruments). Speaking as a 50+ year Gretsch player - and the recent owner of a 5622T (NGGD posted previously on this forum) - both the tone and QC are absolutely uncanny for an under-$1K guitar: not only better than many "golden era" '50s/60s originals, but I frankly see no reason to spend 3-4 times as much on the Japanese-built Professional Collection (yeah, they really are
that good). They've also got most of the classic Brooklyn styles covered - 6120 (single/double-cut), White Falcon (single/double-cut), Country Gent (double), Country Club, the "Mike Nesmith" 12-string Gent, and the rarer-than-dinosaur-turds cats'-eye 6117 (in the mid-70's I was in a band with a guy who owned two of the '64-66 originals -
bought for $75 each 
) as well as the aforementioned Brian Setzer Nashville and a couple never-were-but-should-have-been instruments (semi-hollow '63 Duo-Jet, 3-PU/cats'-eye '66 Viking) - nearly all of which sport honest-to-Chet Filter'trons, and all under $1K street.
Bottom line: if you're jonesin' for a Gretsch but can't handle the prices of either the Professional Series or its erstwhile niche competitors, you've just run out of excuses...
