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Lookee what followed Mrs. T home! I saw it Saturday in the city and she oh, so kindly picked it up for me today (gawrsh I luv her) :bravo:. Used and a couple of bills off of list, but I can't find a single mark on it! Ooohhh.... this is a sweet little number... similar to my Washburn semi, but different in many ways too... gonna be soooo much fun sussing this out :dude: Off to youtube to soak up some Brian Setzer, Duane Eddy etc.

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sunvalleylaw said:
Wow, congrats! That is big! I am very happy for you. :beer: :)
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And jealous as all get out too.:D

Congrats on the new axe. That looks really nice. Does it have a darker tone or more bright?
 
Is it wrong to thing about mod'ing a new guitar already? I think I may opt for some filtron type p'ups (maybe something from GFS) to move it even farther away from my semi-hollow and give it some vintage-y jangle.

First things first - I better play it for awhile :D
 
Spudman said:
And jealous as all get out too.:D

Congrats on the new axe. That looks really nice. Does it have a darker tone or more bright?
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It's pretty bright, for bucker type p'ups - brighter than my Washburn semi-hollow, and kind of jangly, which I'll attribute to the shorter scale and Bigsby trem - but I do like the idea of more vintage jangle/twang, thus the post above re: filtrons, or TV Jones or some such. I'll keep ya posted.

I feel like I just graduated or something :rotflmao:
 
just strum said:
Hey T, that guitar would go well with the shirt our newest member (CitizenCain) is wearing in his intro. I have a feeling that he would like that new guitar of yours.
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Finally, someone who gets that I buy guitars to match my wardrobe! Cooler than shoes :beer:
 
just strum said:
Never knowingly heard them[TV Jones pick ups], but I have yet to read a bad thing about them. From what I've read, that would be a nice mod.
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Brian Setzer is the first example that comes to mind. :)

Here are some clean:



And I think here a little louder and on venturing further into the feedback zone: :AOK: Guitar looks a little different but I bet it still has the TV Jones pups.



P.S. I looked on the Gretsch site, and this guitar above does have the TV Jones pups.
 
WOW!

I was just last weekend checking out a band where the only guitarist went from Squier Strat (boring) to some kind of glitter covered Gibson (nice and growly) to exactly that guitar! which sounded the best of the three!

So Jealous, but congratulations on your NGD :)

sunvalleylaw said:
Wow, congrats! That is big! I am very happy for you. :beer: :)
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Wow, congrats! That is happy! I am very big for you.
 
Wow I didn't notice the clear pick guard in the first pic either :)

That is one really, really cool axe man.
 
Jealousy . . . One of those, and a tele, would fill out the four points of my guitar compass rose. Oh, and I notice you have those same points filled. ;) :D
 
Ch0jin said:
WOW!

Wow, congrats! That is happy! I am very big for you.
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Translated directly from the Japanese????:rotflmao:

That is SO GORGEOUS! I love the looks of those Gretsches - just so classy looking. They look like they just have to sound fabulous!
 

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