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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 813 Boise, ID 
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Posted on May 31 2006 02:26 PM
Here's my Gretsch 5120 Electromatic. Mine is the 2005 model with humbuckers, which I'm probably going to swap out for TV Jones or maybe the GFS Retrotrons. I replaced the flat arm with a Chet Atkins arm. —Shawn Martin |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 250 Port Fierce, Florida 
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Posted on May 31 2006 02:52 PM
That's a very cool Gretsch man...is that the stock color or a refin? — |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 813 Boise, ID
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Posted on May 31 2006 04:15 PM
thanks, it's the factory finish. The pic doesn't show it well but it's basically like the tennessee orange. —Shawn Martin |
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Posted on Jun 01 2006 05:28 PM
Okay here is the incomplete rig, took me forever. Not shown is my DaArmond, Hot Rod Deluxe, and my Girfriends Mexi Strat that I steal from time to time.
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1054 Chicago IL. 
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Posted on Jun 01 2006 07:51 PM
Les Paul Studio? I got a late 90s Les Paul Studio Gem with p90s and it's a really well put together guitar. I've been thinking it needs a Bigsby. —"as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there" https://www.facebook.com/reluctantaquanauts/ |
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Posted on Jun 01 2006 08:23 PM
Bill, yes it is an early 90's studio. Its a true diamond. Somewhere down the road, I will try and get a gibson LP with p90's installed, and maybe get a bigsby custom installed. That would be a sweet guitar. |
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Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 107 |
Posted on Jun 01 2006 10:34 PM
yea its a G5129 i think, its gets that nice gretsch snap pretty well especially once youve cranked the pole peices dangerously high, although ive found that i dont really like the neck pup sounds on gretschs in general. Ive been thinking of selling it and getting a ES-335 copy and putting a gfs retrotron in the bridge and a benedetto b-6 in the neck, which would hopefully give me more of the melow jazzy neck/nice snappy bridge combo that i want.
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jun 02 2006 03:58 AM
My taste in which Gretsch pickup I like changes every week or so. My Gretsch has a tone switch which I really like. If it didn't have the switch I would never play with the tone. It isn't the greatest thing ever for very trad surf though. |
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Posted on Jun 02 2006 09:35 AM
i dunno, i really like the bridge for surf, that snappy thwack sounds great especially through huge amounts of reverb, and i think that gretsch style guitars really make phenominal surf guitars albeit not the most traditional. bigsbys are the perfect surf trem imho, i think if i sell my gretsch ill have to put one on my dano |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 813 Boise, ID
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Posted on Jun 02 2006 08:39 PM
Don't sell it man, you'll regret it Shawn Martin |
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Posted on Jun 02 2006 09:17 PM
haha, well i just jumped on this sweet deal: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7418304084 |
Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 80 Lubbock, Texas 
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 04:01 PM
Found this two year old thread when I was searching and thought I'd reply and bump it up. Guitars: Amps: Effects: |
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 04:29 PM
Deluxe Reverb amp, soon to be '57/ or '62 Strat, 50s Classic Series Strat, or '62 Jazzmaster. Strings: 11s, just to get my treming down, which it is, will put something heavier, Fender Heavy picks. —
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 04:40 PM
Zak, I bet he really liked the pups on the 800 but hated the butt ugly sparkle finish. (and I would totally agree with him! ) Rules to live by #314: |
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Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 80 Lubbock, Texas
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Joined: May 04, 2008 Posts: 80 Lubbock, Texas
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 06:06 PM
Yes, the 800 is more "alive" but they both sound pretty good unplugged. I don't think that the 800 has more string tension just that it's stiffer. I also prefer the Sperzel locking tuners on the 800, and it seems to have stiffer springs on the vibrato (whammy arm is higher off the top so more usable). |
Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 916 San Pablo, CA
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Posted on Oct 19 2008 12:09 AM
i thought i'd never pull it off. but i got Zak to thank. thanks u old grumpy bastard you -Zanti Instagram: |
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I just ordered a set of GFS Nashville Retrotrons for my G5120. I have yet to see a truthfully negative review of any of the GFS pups and, for the price, it's worth a shot trying them. I love the GFS overwound staggers that I have in my Fernandes. I couldn't force myself to pay $120 a piece for the TV Jones Filtertron clones.
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