The Gretsch Made It!

solteroblues · Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:03 am

Dang that is beautiful! I know you must feel so much better that it arrived unscathed!

brentona · Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:08 am

uwmcscott wrote:Good things come to those who are patient Glad it worked out for both of you and that both guitars are now getting played. Very nice tune and playing too - refreshing to hear that style of music.

Thank you! Yeah usually lately I have just been picking up my Strat and wailing. I’m going dedicate the majority of my playing for the foreseeable future to stick to glassy cleans with a focus on chord melodies and bee-bop

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brentona · Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:09 am

JeffBeck wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:07 am
JeffBeck wrote:Well, I'm certainly glad it made it to you and in good shape. And now you'll always have a story to go along with it, even though I know it was a stomach-acid churning wait for you!
Ha! It brings me to a place of appreciation my brother!! I was going to do what I had to to replace it in a loose term. But I was afraid I’d be bitter with the result. I INSTANTLY took too this guitar. 100%

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It sounded like you were enjoying it. Nice job.

I’m telling you, it sure is something. Hung it up on the wall next to my others and my wife said that one doesn’t belong. It’s too pretty!

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brentona · Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:10 am

solteroblues wrote:Dang that is beautiful! I know you must feel so much better that it arrived unscathed!

Quite a sigh of relief when my wife told me it was home and in our possession!!

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Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:59 pm

otisblove wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:27 pm I’ve been right here waiting with you. Glad to see you got it and it sure is a beauty. So what did the OTHER guy get in the trade?

I got this:

And we are both very happy.
We each had a guitar sitting around not being played.
Now they are both being played.

BatUtilityBelt · Thu Jul 23, 2020 3:43 pm

I love it when a plan comes together. Happy NGD finally.

brentona · Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:15 pm

BatUtilityBelt wrote:I love it when a plan comes together. Happy NGD finally.

Thank you!

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Houblues · Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:19 pm

JeffBeck wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:42 am Well, I'm certainly glad it made it to you and in good shape. And now you'll always have a story to go along with it, even though I know it was a stomach-acid churning wait for you!

"Drama #1" in the New AGF! To be told and retold infinitely into the future with hyperbole and outright embellishments, becoming seared into the collective culture., like that tattoo of the awful ex-lover which can never be successfully covered up, but nevertheless remains respected for it's awfulness....

DonM · Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:29 pm

Looks like it was worth the wait. That’s a beaut; congrats.

sabasgr68 · Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:50 pm

brentona wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:27 pm Alright! So if you followed the high drama of this instrument’s arrival, you know this has been a long time comin’.
This here is a Gretsch 6122-1959. I’m in love. Falls right under my fingers just the way it should. Without further ado!

Looks like the app I use on my phone for the forum nuked some of the quality.

I had played the guitar for about 45 minutes before recording a small clip. There are some boo boo’s but I wanted to share anyway -

Cheers!

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I´m glad you finally get it! Enjoy that beauty. Nice playing, man...makes me wonder what I´m doing here

brentona · Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:49 am

Houblues wrote:
JeffBeck wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:42 am Well, I'm certainly glad it made it to you and in good shape. And now you'll always have a story to go along with it, even though I know it was a stomach-acid churning wait for you!
"Drama #1" in the New AGF! To be told and retold infinitely into the future with hyperbole and outright embellishments, becoming seared into the collective culture., like that tattoo of the awful ex-lover which can never be successfully covered up, but nevertheless remains respected for it's awfulness....

Ha! I am honored

It’s always good to be the first!

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brentona · Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:50 am

DonM wrote:Looks like it was worth the wait. That’s a beaut; congrats.

It really was!

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brentona · Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:51 am

sabasgr68 wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:27 pm Alright! So if you followed the high drama of this instrument’s arrival, you know this has been a long time comin’.
This here is a Gretsch 6122-1959. I’m in love. Falls right under my fingers just the way it should. Without further ado!

Looks like the app I use on my phone for the forum nuked some of the quality.

I had played the guitar for about 45 minutes before recording a small clip. There are some boo boo’s but I wanted to share anyway -

Cheers!

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I´m glad you finally get it! Enjoy that beauty. Nice playing, man...makes me wonder what I´m doing here

Dang thanks! This guitar REALLY excels at beautiful clean tone! Plus it is SUPER easy to play

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:03 am

brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:51 am
Dang thanks! This guitar REALLY excels at beautiful clean tone! Plus it is SUPER easy to play

That super easy to play part comes from a combination of a "Gretsch neck" and the "zero fret".
As you get to know it better, I think you will find it excels at Rock-a-billy and jazz tones
thanks to $300 worth of T.V. Jones pickups coming as standard equipment.

brentona · Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:39 am

mickey wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:51 am
Dang thanks! This guitar REALLY excels at beautiful clean tone! Plus it is SUPER easy to play

That super easy to play part comes from a combination of a "Gretsch neck" and the "zero fret".
As you get to know it better, I think you will find it excels at Rock-a-billy and jazz tones
thanks to $300 worth of T.V. Jones pickups coming as standard equipment.

It’s just all around exceptional. I’m sorry it never filled a part of your heart, but it sure is fitting mine, brother

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:42 am

brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:39 am
It’s just all around exceptional. I’m sorry it never filled a part of your heart, but it sure is fitting mine, brother

GREAT! It deserves the attention it never got from me!
(Just as the 000-28 deserves the attention it never got from you.)
May it give you many years of pleasure!

brentona · Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:45 am

mickey wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:39 am
It’s just all around exceptional. I’m sorry it never filled a part of your heart, but it sure is fitting mine, brother

GREAT! It deserves the attention it never got from me!
(Just as the 000-28 deserves the attention it never got from you.)
May it give you many years of pleasure!

And you Mickey!!!

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brentona · Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:12 am

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Tsukiyomi · Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:48 pm

Great to see a happy ending to this 'drama'. Such a beautiful guitar and great playing and sounds from her.

brentona · Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:31 pm

Tsukiyomi wrote:Great to see a happy ending to this 'drama'. Such a beautiful guitar and great playing and sounds from her.

Agreed! I was stressed out for a minute!

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