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hateandwar
Gold Member
Australia
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 Posted - 11/22/2009 : 04:42:47
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Im really thinking of buying one. Ive heard alot of good things about these...does anyone here have one? I would just like to hear from any boss freaks about how they do with pedals/what you think.
cheers! Jake  |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 10:43:36
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Electromatic - that sounds like an early 70s washing machine
I've never played one but they seem very nice for rockabilly, country, jazz, semi-acoustic tunes, etc. |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
513 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 10:44:33
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I (unfortunatly) don't have one, but I like them very much. (Especially the orange one). I've tried one & they sound (& look) great.  |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
513 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 10:45:37
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Originally posted by Dirk
Electromatic - that sounds like an early 70s washing machine
I've never played one but they seem very nice for rockabilly, country, jazz, semi-acoustic tunes, etc.
I've seen a rock/metal band play with these guitars. They're quite versatile. |
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hateandwar
Gold Member
Australia
524 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 11:13:38
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 15:51:05
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I've played a few of these.. they're really well made and have a great sound.. not to mention fun to play. The Korean mfr. is a great and inexpensive alternative to the overpriced Japanese models (although I love those too, esp. the 57 DuoJet).
You can sometimes find the older ones which featured real DeArmond pickups as well.. they were ~$1200 new but I've seen a couple around for the price of a new Electromatic. |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 16:03:35
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I had a white one for some years, it was very well constructed and looked very nice.
It had DeArmaond pickups, sounding great, Bigsby that worked OK.
I traded it for a MIJ tele, I didn�t like the short sustain of the Gretsch, not my style. |
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hateandwar
Gold Member
Australia
524 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2009 : 06:45:16
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Thanks a lot for the mini review guys! The best price I can get one here in Aus is around $1300.
I still have some saving to do haha! |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 11/23/2009 : 10:00:25
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Originally posted by Goran
I had a white one for some years, it was very well constructed and looked very nice.
It had DeArmaond pickups, sounding great, Bigsby that worked OK.
I traded it for a MIJ tele, I didn�t like the short sustain of the Gretsch, not my style.
Can't really help only to say i have a 60's Fender Coronado with original DeArmonds in it and i would agree with Goran on the short sustain stuff...but then that part of the sound along with flat wound strings and a slapback echo/verb for the authentic rockabilly twang.... that said i would love a Duo-jet with a bigsby myself...... |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2009 : 11:23:12
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Originally posted by FRANZONI
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Originally posted by Goran
I had a white one for some years, it was very well constructed and looked very nice.
It had DeArmaond pickups, sounding great, Bigsby that worked OK.
I traded it for a MIJ tele, I didn�t like the short sustain of the Gretsch, not my style.
Can't really help only to say i have a 60's Fender Coronado with original DeArmonds in it and i would agree with Goran on the short sustain stuff...but then that part of the sound along with flat wound strings and a slapback echo/verb for the authentic rockabilly twang.... that said i would love a Duo-jet with a bigsby myself......
I think the short sustain is a result of the hollow body more than anything else, and as Franzoni points out this is an advantage in many styles.
The Bigsby also have a part on low sustain (but Neil Young has plenty of sustain with them), but I�ve tried DeArmonds on a solid China Gretsch and they sounded good enough for me.
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2009 : 14:51:23
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| You just have to know how to work the hollow body, that's all...that goes for Gretsches, Gibsons, any hollowbody. I have 4 hollow Gretsches currently and one more on the way. There's a fine line between not having sustain and actually having usable feedback. With my setup I can play a note(or even a whole chord) and depending on where I'm standing in relation to the amp I can coax some nice feedback out of the guitar...and with a slight wiggle of the Bigsby it'll go on and on... |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2009 : 18:04:20
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Originally posted by silvertone6120
You just have to know how to work the hollow body, that's all...that goes for Gretsches, Gibsons, any hollowbody. I have 4 hollow Gretsches currently and one more on the way. There's a fine line between not having sustain and actually having usable feedback. With my setup I can play a note(or even a whole chord) and depending on where I'm standing in relation to the amp I can coax some nice feedback out of the guitar...and with a slight wiggle of the Bigsby it'll go on and on...
I know that and it sure can sound very nice (or awsome), but can work against you sometimes. I like that feedback a lot!
When I wrote about sustain I meant without feedback, just a pure clean tone. |
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2009 : 15:55:58
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Originally posted by Goran
I know that and it sure can sound very nice (or awsome), but can work against you sometimes. I like that feedback a lot!
When I wrote about sustain I meant without feedback, just a pure clean tone.
I agree...it'll work against you if you're not careful. But that's what soundcheck is for!
And yes, if you're going for a pure pristine clean tone, don't look for sustain out of a hollowbody unless you want a little help(such as a compression pedal), but even then it's still a crap shoot. |
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Gretsch G5120 Electromatic
