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2009 6136T LTV
Great Gretsch Sound
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Cadillac green duo jet 
montesada
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My 2006 6116ptv "Power Tenny" 100 made.
Great guitar, does almost everything. My Jr. does the rest.
Great guitar, does almost everything. My Jr. does the rest.
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My '59 Cadillac Green Club. It's one of the last '59s, so it already had the narrower body depth, but it still has the trestle bracing. In combination with the lower output filtertrons, I think it really offers the best combination of archtop fullness and solidbody sustain.
But my '59 Duo Jet does the job as well. The hollow body gives it a bit more acoustic fullness, but it also has the sting that is lacking from the Club.
And yes, there might be some binding issues lurking around the corner, with Gretsch you never know. But that sound, oh, that sound!
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Man, those '59's are killer. That Cadillac Green one makes me weak in the knees!
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Yeah, I know what you mean. Who else could pull off a Kermit guitar other than Gretsch?
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There is something comforting about that shade of green that to me, it just seems to make everything right with the world.
I also have a pile of the Gretsch Cadillac "G" tailpieces that I always put on my Gretsch guitars instead of the Bigsby's because I think they add a huge touch of class to an amazingly designed guitar.
That's just a personal taste thing but I surely like it. They sell new for $289 but you can find them for $79 if you look around. They add that certain something to a Gretsch in my eye!!
The Cadillac Green and the ubiquitous Gretsch Orange are simply timeless to me. I also like their pale yellow that I think they call "bamboo".
Anyway, they have great shapes and cool colors. . . of course, I've had to deal with the all the IDIOSYNCRASIES of playing Gretsch's live over the years - the squealing feedback of the hollow-bodies, etc. but sometimes, simply being cool is worth the fight you have to put up with!!
Rock on my brothers, rock on like it is 1959!!
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Amen...I don't think another guitar manufacturer has pulled off green so well. If they made a Cadillac Green Penguin I'd be all over it like a dirty shirt.
I've got a growing stack of 60's Traynor amplifiers, and I picked up the same Bass Mate pair for $150 a few months back...great little amp that sounds terrific through a couple 12" speakers. There may be better sounding amps out there, but vintage Traynors used some great components and were built like tanks. For the price you pay I think that the YBA-1 is still one of the best bargains in the amp world.
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Gretschs are killer they can rock out or rock-a-billy - or what every you please:
Example of Rockin Out -
Zep's For Your Life
Rock-a-blly'
My Best ~ Joe ~ :2cool
worked pretty well on 'who's next'!
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. sorry, double post.
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Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend....59 Bandmaster & a 6120, courtesy of J. Fidler Walsh.
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My '59 Cadillac Green Club. It's one of the last '59s, so it already had the narrower body depth, but it still has the trestle bracing. In combination with the lower output filtertrons, I think it really offers the best combination of archtop fullness and solidbody sustain.
But my '59 Duo Jet does the job as well. The hollow body gives it a bit more acoustic fullness, but it also has the sting that is lacking from the Club.
And yes, there might be some binding issues lurking around the corner, with Gretsch you never know. But that sound, oh, that sound!
I love that Country Club! I've got a '58 that's a blast to play - I think they're one of the great sleepers in the vintage market...
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That concert has many great Gretsch moments. Some very nice 7660 tones in the mix.
Chuck, thanks for your always kind words.
Chuck, thanks for your always kind words.
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If you're near the Wet Coast, we should compare stacks...
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Let's keep it secret until I've grown my stash!