Share Pics Of Your Most Recent Guitar Purchase

[DanR]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

That one's a bit of a rare bird, and a perfect example of how the Brooklyn Gretsch operation often used whatever parts were on hand to complete an instrument. As a '67 model yours dates from the Baldwin transition era and, while IMO it's constructed entirely from genuine Brooklyn parts, it's kind of a cross-pollination of Anniversary and post-1962 Electrotone Tennessean features: while the Bigsby was a non-catalog Double Annie option, more often associated with the Brian Jones-approved green 6118 than the jazzbox-looking sunburst (most post-1960 trem-equipped models instead sported the Tone Twister screw-on - similar to Gibson's rare guitar-shaped Vibra-Rest in function and IME virtually useless in practice), the bar bridge and zero-fret fingerboard - assuming of course that both are original to the instrument - are traditionally associated with the Tennessean, as are the Van Ghent tuners (these in fact made their debut on the Double Annie by 1966 - 12-18 months before yours was built - and were used interchangeably with the open-back chrome-button Grovers seen on earlier versions, until existing stock ran out)...

BTW I see you also like the neck position on yours: I get some of my favorite Gretsch tones that way - sweet. clear, almost acoustic-sounding through the right amp...

Use it well, often, and twangy...

Thank you for all of that info. I actually purchased the guitar almost 4 years ago but it is my most recent electric guitar purchase. I did not care for the extreme effects of the tone switch so I had my tech change the capacitors to 1/10 of their original value and now the switch is actually useful to me.

[blews]

Arrives in a couple of days - Gold Foil Tele....Super excited...

[maplebaby]

thanks for sharing all the great guitars!

[schoolie]

Sorry didn't realize this was in electric guitars

[rollypolly]

Originally Posted by blews

Arrives in a couple of days - Gold Foil Tele....Super excited...

Ok that one is sweet. You got me gassing!

[maplebaby]

Originally Posted by rollypolly

Ok that one is sweet. You got me gassing!

good looking tele!

[blews]

Thanks maplebaby and rollypolly! I have been jonesing for a Tele that was different....or that had non traditional tele style pickups in it.....the white, matching headstock threw me over the cliff on this one.....

[7NationArmy]

I'll pass.

[strangebloom]

Just picked up today a Squier Classic Vibe 70s Telecaster Deluxe in Olympic White. Very happy with it. To be honest I'm seriously thinking about selling my MIM Fender Telecaster after bringing this duder home.

[SalFromChatham]

Waiting for me when my arm heals…

[EZYPIKINS]

First guitar Xmas present I've bought in years.
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[rmp]

This is my last "new arrival" about 12 months ago

[Dave Hicks]

It's actually my wife's (but I sneak it out of the case and play it now and then ).

[nostatic]

The two most recents

[GoPappy]

nostatic, you just made me drool on my keyboard. Nice!!!