Thinking Of Getting A New Guitar. Any Thoughts On The Gretsch G5265? |
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Thinking Of Getting A New Guitar. Any Thoughts On The Gretsch G5265? |
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Sep 9 2008, 02:10 PM |
Have got approximately £300 to spend on a second electric guitar, and I'm really keen on the G5265 (Electromatic) Jet Baritone (with Bigsby)
You can see it here. Has anybody played/seen this guitar? Really like it, and I'm a big fan of Gretsch guitars, so it seems like an ideal choice. Is the 'Baritone' part of the title significant, or is that just a model name? Any thoughts welcome guys. |
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Sep 9 2008, 02:15 PM |
Don't know about this particular guitar but I'm nearly definite a baritone guitar is one that is tuned B-E-A-D-G-B instead of E-A-D-G-B-E.
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Sep 9 2008, 03:47 PM |
Not sure, but usually baritone guitars have an equal standard guitar. This one doesn't though as far as i can tell. Also i just looked baritone guitars up and they have a longer scale length so they can be tuned lower so i dont know if setting it standard would be very easy. Thanks for your help. There's a Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet (with Bisby) which does look very similar. See here. Doesn't have the same options for the finish (I quite liked the sparkle effect), but I guess I can live without it. Seems to be about £50 more expensive, which is unfortunate. |
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Sep 9 2008, 03:53 PM |
Thanks for your help. No problem, also that other guitar says "your choice of solid black, gold or silver sparkle top." So you probably could get the sparke finish. |
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