A Gretsch... My Kingdom for a Gretsch

[phonepi]

... Said Richard III in ActV SceneIV (Shakespeare).

My 1st guitar for 2022 - already !

A big box :

A Gretsch G5420LH Aspen Green (fairly rare in LH) :

Unfortunately, some damages occured during transit :

But nothing major : after close inspection by a pro luthier friend, the guitar has no structural damages... Some local refinish touch-ups and it will be OK.

Cheers,

 

[Noodling Guitars]

Happy NGD! Is the finish more like the first pic (more blue) or the second? Or is it one of those that changes color when you move it?

 

[Darkness]

Man thats an upset. Beautiful guitar and in that color! Have you it plugged in yet?

 

[Davis Sharp]

Congrats. Glad you can find a color you like in an LH model.

Install a jack plate ASAP. There are lots of disaster stories on Gretsch-Talk about players who accidentally step on the cable and pull it out of the guitar with a chunk of wood.

 

[Raiyn]

Install a jack plate ASAP. There are lots of disaster stories on Gretsch-Talk about players who accidentally step on the cable and pull it out of the guitar with a chunk of wood.

Agreed. Done as a preventive measure, a more attractive plate can be used.

Of course, if a guy loops his cord up over the lower strap button he does get a bit of strain relief.


Tangentially, am I the only person who thinks the jack plate on the PRS Silver Sky is sexy as hell?

 

[phonepi]

Thank you Guys !

I'd say that the Aspen Green is something like a "Pond Green Metallic", if I can say so :



Yes, my Gretsch all have an added jack plate :

The LH Aspen Green has been quickly discontinued, so they are fairly rare items (probably less than 100)...

Yes, I plugged it and everything is OK : That Great Gretsch Tone...

Tomorrow evening, she will be in the hands of my pro luthier pal for repairs.

Cheers.

 

[Raiyn]

I like the sort of Surfy Green vibe I'm getting from the new Gretch! Nice!

 

[Darkness]

I'd say that the Aspen Green is something like a "Pond Green Metallic", if I can say so

They have ponds in Aspen I'm sure

 

[phonepi]

Cheers,

 

[Raiyn]

On a first generation El Camino no less....

 

[Darkness]

On a first generation El Camino no less....

Some of the coolest looking vehicles to me are Chevy from 57-59. That one there is sweeeet.

 

[phonepi]

This is the kind of cars and colors we don't know here...

The guitar is in the hands of my Luthier pal now, so Wait and See...

Cheers,

 

[soulman969]

They have ponds in Aspen I'm sure

More like huge "pools" of money fed by rivers of wealth.

 

[Raiyn]

This is the kind of cars and colors we don't know here...

I don't know, you guys have a couple of interesting cars.

 

[3bolt79]

I’d be on the phone with the seller, to exchange it or knock some off the price.

 

[Raiyn]

I’d be on the phone with the seller, to exchange it or knock some off the price.

He's just gonna slap a jack plate over it - as he does on his others. No real harm done.

 

[phonepi]

He's just gonna slap a jack plate over it - as he does on his others. No real harm done.

Yes. I'll just have to be patient, since my pro Luthier pal is overloaded in business repairs...

Cheers,

 

[IGRocker]

Agreed. Done as a preventive measure, a more attractive plate can be used.

Of course, if a guy loops his cord up over the lower strap button he does get a bit of strain relief.


Tangentially, am I the only person who thinks the jack plate on the PRS Silver Sky is sexy as hell?

Agreed, the only thing I would add is to use a 90 degree cable as well.

 

[Raiyn]

Agreed, the only thing I would add is to use a 90 degree cable as well.

Yup.

 

[phonepi]

Yes. That's what I use on such guitars : angled jack cable.

I'll post pictures of the guitar whan she will return from the luthier.
The question is : I don't know when he will have the time to do it !

About French cars, most of the nicest and interesting ones have been built before WWII, with a few exceptions...

Who remembers the Citroën SM from 1972 ?

Cheers,