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08-30-2021, 02:45 PM
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Thanks for posting this! It's nice to see you enjoying your new guitar and getting to know it. As you said earlier, one thing to focus on is learning how the controls effect the sound. You would be surprised at just how much the volume knob effects tone. Since the volume effects how much "juice" the amp received, playing with the volume can have a huge impact. Many people like to turn the guitar volume up then control the loudness through the amp.
You have probably figured this out already, but there is one tone control and three volume controls on a Gretsch. The forward volume controls the overall output and the two upper knobs control the volume of each pickup. Playing fingerstyle is awesome and I have much respect for it. Mark Knopfler and JJ Cale both do/did it extensively and I love their music. I guess the main thing is to just enjoy yourself and do what you like to do! I enjoyed your video!
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08-30-2021, 05:51 PM
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Second, the knobs and the switch do throw me a curve- the Gretsch website PDF only shows the guitar with 2 switches - mine has only 1. I was under the impression to not use a lot of guitar volume and to rely more on the amp, which is the way I did the 2nd video- I played with it today and cranked some reverb into it through the Bugera v5 amp and turned the volume down a bit on the amp and got bit of that Gretsch twang  Then- trying to remember which setting to play with which song  Then, trying to write as well HOLY SMOKE!!!!!
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