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https://www.musiciansfriend.com/ampl...YaAqSDEALw_wcB Mine looks like this: https://www.altomusic.com/vox-msb25b...AaAnHjEALw_wcB If I didn't already own one buying at this price seems like a no brainer to me. Won't part with mine and it wouldn't hurt to have a back up!
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I have this exact guitar and I've been using it as a platform for upgrades. The P90s are actually pretty good! I own several Gretsch Electromatics and I think in terms of overall fit and finish, it's on par. Like I said, I did upgrade some hardware, but nothing major. I added a squishy spring, new tuners (locking Gotoh), a roller bridge, and a Biggsfix tension bar. I also changed out the plastic knobs for gold Gretsch metal knobs. It's a great playing and sounding guitar now, but it wasn't bad at all as it was when new.
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My son has one of the standard models. Although I've wanted to, I've yet to try that one out with this. |
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With a few minor upgrades, it's a surprisingly good guitar! And the red looks quite nice. The orange and the lighter green color (Alpine?) Also look really nice!
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That '65 Chevy Impala metallic finish on the semi is known as Georgia Green, and it was exclusive to the 5600-Series E-Matics at the time of their introduction; Aspen (not Alpine) Green - in fact a silvery finish with few if any verdant overtones - was (and still is) applied to 5400-Series hollowbodies. Although there have been others over the years the best-known Gretsch greens are Cadillac Green (usually associated with the Country Club and Viking, as well as some rare single-cut Duo-Jets and a couple FSR E-Matics) and the milky, two-tone Smoke Green (another of those automotive finishes - this one from a '50 Studebaker) that debuted on the '58 Anniversary models, both of which are still available on their current MIJ Professional Series namesakes...
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Yeah I hear you on that!
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Jaan,
With so many other things we buy as consumers, we rarely have a choice since just about EVERYTHING is made there. But with guitars, we do Personal choice for sure, but for me? I'm done with that stuff. OTOH, the MIK Gretsch Guitars, are excellent and not THAT much more $ Last edited by Acousticado; 05-26-2020 at 06:50 PM. Reason: Removed inappropriate comment. Really?! |
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I like the gunmetal version with tortoise PG. What a price but I wouldnt buy one unless it was used cause you know why.
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MIK Gretsch G5622T Electromatic Double Cutaway
For those who missed out last time, another batch of NOS Korean 5622's has surfaced - and I wouldn't wait too long:
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Gretsch...00000034958.gc
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I've got a Korean G5120 and love it!
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That's one of the early MIK 5000-Series E-Matics, with the first-generation Broad'tron pickups as OEM (why Gretsch chose to revive them on their current MIC 5600's - albeit in quasi-Filter'tron livery - is beyond me); shame it's not the orange one - those Guitar Fetish Surf 90's give it a nice '57-58 transition-era 6120 vibe with the Neo-Classic fingerboard, and I'm sure the retrofit did wonders for your tone...
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