It's pretty obvious to us guitar players that as we get older, at some point we simply must own a huge-ass hollowbody guitar replete with a Bigsby vibrato. (I'm sure that it's written in stone somewhere in the 10 commandments for guitar players ;)Far be it from me to go against the grain, so I decided that I'd join the club and get myself this beautiful Gretsch 5120 Electrosonic from Guitar Center. I've always envied Brian Setzer's guitar and while this is not his signature model it still comes pretty close for about a quarter of the price. I've played quite a few hollow body electrics over the years but have always been disappointed with the ones in my price range. Who wouldn't love to have a Gibson reissue ES-335? But at $3k there are few of us who can afford 'em. At around $600 you can cruise down to your local GC and try the Gretsch on for size. I played this one through a reissue 59' Fender Bassman and I was simply stunned. The pickups really nail that vintage Filter-Tron sound. The more expensive models have the TV Jones pickups in them, but I've not had the opportunity to try them out side by side to compare tonal qualities.
I really dig the clear pickguard they put on this guitar and the setup was really pretty good. I've played Gibson's that are $2k+ that don't play or sound this good. Anyhow, this guitar is one cool Cat and I highly recommend checking one out when you have a chance.
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