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greatmutah

greatmutah

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Picked this guy up from GC yesterday. I’ve been wanting another Gretsch of sorts for a bit and this one popped for a good price. It’s a G6118, made in Japan. My son has been telling me for a while that I need a “Martin Gore” guitar as Depeche Mode is his favorite band and he’s seen Martin playing guitars very similar these in their music videos (Martin’s have Hi Lo trons but I digress).

Anyway, picked it up during lunch and it was way cleaner than expected. The switches were a little stiff so I sprayed some deoxit in the barrels and worked that back and forth and that helped a lot with those. HS Filter’trons are excellent. Sound more full spectrum than the Blacktop Filter’trons on my G5422. Unbound ebony board with thumbnail inlays looks super sharp. Plays great too. Space control bridge is floating so only held by string tension but I can work with it for intimating. If I decide I need something more precise there’s options.

Pics!


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Very nice! Gretsch are so not my aesthetic but they look cool af in their own way and everyone I have randomly picked up in my guitar store travels has been a blast to play \m/ Congrats GM!
 
Awesome, congrats! :beer Really love the tones of these.
My old bandmate buddy had one exactly like that. I loved it, and I should have bought it years later when he was selling some gear! :facepalm
A nice Gretsch is still on my want list.
 
Buying Gretsches and Telecasters are a sign of aging, like wrinkles and lines on our face and hands.


the big bang theory sheldon GIF


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Love it! Even if they are like hugging a Bear at times. Have fun!!

Oh, and please no Chris Isaak licks. :hmm



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