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Posted by: eaglesnh4 Feb 9 2010, 12:23 PM

This is my new Gretsch. £550 it cost me,. im in a rock n roll band, i used to own a gibson sg, i am a rhythm guitarist, will this be punchy enough

Posted by: Stephane Lucarelli Feb 9 2010, 12:33 PM

Congrats for your new axe, looks very very cool!
I think it's the perfect choice for Rock&Roll...Have fun

Posted by: Gitarrero Feb 9 2010, 12:38 PM

Cool guitar and it's very old school!

Posted by: MickeM Feb 9 2010, 12:43 PM

Cool choise of guitar!

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Feb 9 2010, 12:49 PM

That's a great choice for a guitar, I'm sure it will be punchy as hell!

Posted by: eaglesnh4 Feb 9 2010, 01:46 PM

thanks alot, it just seems to go out of tune alot when i use the whammy, is this normal?? also when i watch guitar lessons at like intermediate level and see them soloing evverywere on like say an ibanez, would they be able to do that on this?

Posted by: Gitarrero Feb 9 2010, 02:33 PM

Since I inherited a Guild Starfire V guitar from my father (that guitar has a body quite similar to your guitar's body) I can tell you that it is difficult to shred on such a guitar, but it's great for rock'n'roll rhythm and for blues and old school rock soloing.
But as always, I think it's a matter of training.

Posted by: Sensible Jones Feb 9 2010, 02:43 PM

Bigsby's are renown for their tuning problems! It'll be fine as long as your whammy use is subtle and doesn't go over much more than a whole tone in either direction, NO DIVE BOMBING!!!!!
It will be a little more difficult to 'shred' but anyone who says that it will be impossible has obviously not listened to Brian Setzer and Chet Atkins!!!

Posted by: Lian Gerbino Feb 9 2010, 04:10 PM

wow, that's an awesome axe, congrats man... if you got some time, let us hear its sound, please rec some takes. I'd would like to listen to it.

Posted by: Fran Feb 9 2010, 04:28 PM

Beautiful guitr mate!, I'm sure it will be great for rock

Posted by: eaglesnh4 Feb 9 2010, 04:34 PM

im not the greatest of players but i will post some recordings soon

Posted by: Adrian Figallo Feb 9 2010, 04:59 PM

that's an amazin guitar bro, perfect for rock n roll.
the gibsy is a classic tremolo system, so just be gentle with it, it's more a vibrato kinda thing.

once again AMAZING guitar!

Posted by: playaxeman Feb 9 2010, 05:02 PM

Gretsch is great man congrats with it

Posted by: MickeM Feb 9 2010, 05:54 PM

Perhaps, if you got it just today or the other day the strings are not worn in yet?

I don't know about Gretsch but most new guitars come with strings that are hopeless.

Posted by: audiopaal Feb 9 2010, 06:30 PM

Awesome guitar, congratulations

Posted by: eaglesnh4 Feb 9 2010, 10:20 PM

xx

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Feb 10 2010, 12:42 AM

Bigsby is more there for vibrato effects then for precise tune/detune, but you can try and see where the limit is. You can get used to that limit relatively fast, and than work the whammy inside the safe range.

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Feb 22 2010, 04:01 PM

definitely a great choice!

Posted by: Adrian Figallo Feb 22 2010, 09:08 PM

im curious of the sound of the guitar, maybe you can post a sound sample?
wanna get me one of those!

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Feb 22 2010, 09:57 PM

Congrats on getting it! I love these hollowbody rock n roll guitars! May it serve you well!

Posted by: stratman79 Feb 23 2010, 12:27 AM

You still looking for a sound sample?

My girlfriends son has a similar model electromatic.



I can do one if the OP doesn't want to or hasn;t got the equipment.

It's (mine) the electromatic version of the country gentleman

They're a great series of guitars.

Be gentle with the trem. think link wray surf master

Will be a great rock n roll guitar and looks cool as....

Posted by: Crazy_Diamond Feb 23 2010, 12:30 AM

Awesome guitar .... I would love to have a Gretsch like that ....