Players Edition G6128T DS in Lotus Ivory… it’s awesome.

I commissioned these a few years ago as a limited edition for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. We have Chet’s original in the museum. It’s the first instrument Gretsch made for Chet, developed by Jimmie Webster in an attempt to sign Chet to an endorsement deal. Our luthier worked with Gretsch to get precise measurements of the original and make as faithful of a copy as we could. Anyone here happen to pick up one of the 36 that were made?

So I have been gifted a white falcon recently and I’m unclear on the differences between the different falcon models.

I bought a penguin a few years ago and that was my first gretsch. Being used to fender and Gibson guitars and their models and modeling system, gretsch is really confusing.

The falcon says G6136T-59VS on the badge. What does all this mean? Is this a lower tier guitar, mid tier, or upper tier? I assume it’s not a signature.

Ive noticed some other differences online trying to I’d this model like, some headstocks have “Gretsch” written vertically while some have a badge that reads “the white falcon”.

Also some have two toggles and three volume knobs whereas some are like the penguins with one toggle, three volume knobs and a tone knob.

Can someone shed some light on this for me please?

I picked up this Korean 5422TG in 2020 on a whim, because I was after that Gretsch sound and style, and this guitar has been nothing short of a gem. The plability, looks, and the build quality all make this one of the best guitars I've ever owned for the money.

That said, I feel like the pickups are somewhat lacking. I've played with pickup height, among other things and tested different orientations, but the neck pickup sounds kind of dull, and the bridge has a fraction of the rockabilly quack that we know and Love from that Gretsch sound.

I believe these are the Blacktop pickups, as this was the last year of Korean production of the Electromatic series. Have any of you had the same experience? What did you do to remedy? I have replaced pickups on other semi-hollow body guitars of my own, so it's not something that I'm averse to.

Thanks in advance!

Hey everybody, just bought my first "real" guitar. Upgraded from a palmer p-35 acoustic to a gretsch g2627T. So far I'm in love with this guitar. I picked up a dozen guitars and strummed around before I found this one and it just felt "right". I'm looking for some recommendations on a good amp pairing for this guitar. I currently have a fender frontman reverb amp that I'm using but am searching around for a new one. Figured reddits a great place to start. Thanks!!

I was hoping someone here might recognize the model of the Gretsch guitar George Michael is playing this picture. As you can see, it's a Gretsch that Randy Bachman loaned to him, but searching hasn't led me to the exact model ~ it doesn't appear to me to be a Chet Atkins 6120 (apparently a favorite), so I was hoping you guys might be recognize it.

Thanks!

Better picture here: link to an facebook image GM Gretsch

Recently bought my first Gretsch. G5622 Black Gold without the Bigsby. I love it so much and am considering a 2nd Gretsch already. I'd like to get another Gretsch, but this time the 5622T, however I'm not totally in love with the colors that are out there (although Dark Cherry Metallic is probably my favorite if I had to choose).

Can I simply order another 5622 and then add a Bigsby with a Vibramate adapter? The stock 5622T utilizes the Bigsby B70 - can I just get that and get the correct size adapter? Any suggestions or input from experience is greatly appreciated.

I sold my G9200 to a friend a few years back. Long story short he gave it back to me for free as he didn’t use it much.

However I got it back with the nut missing and no strings. I’ve been trying to find a replacement that fits but the only spec I have is that it’s 1.75” long. Not sure about anything else.

I’ve been pulling my hair out trying to find a good fit, if anyone can help I would be very appreciative!

Hey all,

Can't seem to find a clear answer to this, I think it is no. I've had my G5120 for about 8-9 years and I'm done with the mudbuckers. It seems like people have solid opinions of the blacktops that came with the 5420s, and now that that line has been out there for some time, blacktops are pretty cheap.

Do these drop into the G5120? If they do, it seems like a cheap/low hassle upgrade. If not, the work involved with converting to an English Mount seems better served with putting in in HS Filters of TV Jones Classics.

On that note, where does one buy HS Filtertrons. There doesn't seem to be a place to actually buy these other than reverb, ebay, and vendors I never heard of...

Has anyone put a supertron in the neck position in one of these? I knew a fellow with a ‘64 country club that had one, sounded great.

I’m currently upgrading my G5445t Electromatic and am looking to get the best wire to upgrade pickups and everything. I’m also curious on how much I need. Thanks.

If anybody has better dating for it, speak up. 2052 in red ink on the inside. Neck needs to get reset, so I took the strings off. Also gave it a good wipe down, really needed it, hence no puckguard.

Hey guys, I have what appears to be a Gretsch 6031 built in 1954 or 1955 based on the serial number #12319. It's not in too great condition unfortunately. Would it be worth selling as is or should I have it professionally repaired first?
I saw a reverb sale of one of these without the pickguard (presumably due to the same issue here) but it was cleaned up and sold for quite a bit it looks like.
Apart from the obvious cosmetic issues it is functional and playable, though it would need some work from a tech. It certainly feels weird playing strings that are definitely older than I am lol
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Hey all,

So, for months I have been on this arc of restoring a 1966 Gretsch Tennessean. It's been a journey. Let's go ahead and document the process, lol.

1. Bought it, and it had a terribly slotted nylon adjustomatic bridge with Dynasonic pickups.

2. Had it restored with a new rocking bar bridge and vintage Hilo'trons.

3. Hilo'Trons were too short because the shims were removed, added some foam inserts and now the Hilo'Trons are where they are supposed to be!

This only took about five months, lol, but I have YET ANOTHER PROBLEM. The idiot that I am, the vintage Hilo'trons I bought were from a Corvette so the metal enclosure for the pickup is much too short, where you can actually see the internal wiring. Does anyone sell just the nickel or chrome enclosures? I don't want to have to spend $150+ on getting a brand-new pair of Hilo'Trons I don't need. I just need the cover that has the tall enclosure.

Been playing Gretsch hollowbodies of all sorts for the last twenty years. I almost always swap the bridge pickup for a TV Jones classic. When I picked up this white falcon I replaced the T-Armond with a Classic plus because I wanted to try something a little different. I didn’t love it. It was ok but it just had too much bite to it, I don’t want to say it was harsh but it was borderline to say the least.

Fast forward to a week ago I bought this used Supertron bridge pickup from Reverb. It was 1/3 the price of a new one so figured I would give it a shot. Wow! This pickup is amazing! I’ve read a lot of people using them in the neck position but this bridge position is incredible! It’s doing exactly what I wanted the Classic plus to do, which was the Classic with a little bit more body to it. It’s so 3D sounding and just really hard to believe. Needless to say I will be buying them when I come across them used from now on. Just wanted to share!

and a Tennessee Gentleman too!

I spotted this for sale. Seem cheap at$400 AUD. Where do the electromatic sit in the range and quality. This will be my first gretsch.

Hello everyone,

Recently, I bought myself a G5622T with a Fender BassBreaker amp. I had been playing acoustic for several years, and wanted to delve in the world of electric guitars.

Before buying the Gretsch, I did some research, because I didn't know (and still don't really know) anything about electric guitars. I really enjoy jazz (like Julie London-esque style), RnB and also rock, although not extremely hardcore rock. Looking at reviews and other reddit posts, I read that semi-hollow guitars provide that versatility, meaning you can pretty much play them for anything and they'll sound good.

That being said, I'm having a hard time with the pickups and different settings. If I want to play smoother jazz, which pickup should I use? And what about rock? Rockabilly?

Thanks for reading, have a nice day!

I'm considering buying at 1958 Country Club, however the guitar has replacement pick-ups. I would like to return this guitar to it's original state. Question: Is it difficult to find stock/original/period-correct pick-ups for this 1958 model guitar? How much $ might I be looking at?

(I don't know a lot about Gretsch guitars -- i'm a Fender guy that's trying to expand my horizons.)

Thanks very much!

I have a Reso, and lost the end pin for the strap. Any suggestions on replacements. TIA

So I got this about a year ago but it won’t stay in tune so I end up just picking up another guitar instead.

Does anyone have this guitar and upgraded the tuning heads? If so which ones did you get?

Inspired by the Compton compencated bridges I've made my own one. I've bought a rectangular brass bar 13x13mm and filed the shape with the files I had on my workbench. It worked quite well, the sound is great and tuning stability either.

You may ask, why I just don't buy the bridge direcly at Compton. Well, I was not sure, it would work on my 5422t Gretsch. The original bridge on my Gretsch is glued inclined to the strings, means it is allready "compensated". With the Compton bridge I would "overcompensate".

Also the costs are high, 80$ at Compton shop + 20$ for shipping to Europe. For the brass bar I've paid only 10€

By the way, the string slots I've made fby torch tip cleaners bought on Amazon for 3 bucks

Don‘t know why, reddit deletes my picture, I‘ve attached to this post….

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Pick this up at Jimmy's Vintage Music in Auburndale Florida last week. He has other Holy Grail instruments that a working player can afford.

Swapped the Blacktops for TV Jones Classics, added a Bar Bridge and Gold Pick guard. Really happy how it turned out.

Does anyone know if I can simply change the Bigsby tremolo arm from the flat one you see everywhere to the thinner Chet Atkins tremolo arm? And if so, does anyone recommend one online? I've seen some third party ones and I can't find a gretsch or Bigsby one unless I'm just not seeing it.