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Dr Tony Balls wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:25 am

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:13 pm Chandler Abbey Road TG stuff - pres, eqs, pre-eqs, channel strips, compressors, whatever.

I’m not about to make any more major gear purchases this year, but they look so cool that I just want to hear from somebody that they suck.

Dont rush into one of their pres....i *might* have something in the works.

Even better! I will hold off on reading any more Tape Op reviews

The Gretsch baritone.

G5260 I think. Looks so cool. I need a new instrument that functions differently to shake myself out of my comfort zone. I've seen these go used for like $450. Also I have 4 electric guitars already.

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:13 pm Chandler Abbey Road TG stuff - pres, eqs, pre-eqs, channel strips, compressors, whatever.

I’m not about to make any more major gear purchases this year, but they look so cool that I just want to hear from somebody that they suck.

Coldplay uses the stuff.

When it will turn Coldplay into something I actually will listen to just by being great equipment that looks cool?

Let's talk.

Until then, it's just more high end gear.

losthighway wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:42 pm The Gretsch baritone.

G5260 I think. Looks so cool. I need a new instrument that functions differently to shake myself out of my comfort zone. I've seen these go used for like $450. Also I have 4 electric guitars already.

A guy could probably find a Theremin for way less than that.

Just sayin'...

losthighway wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:42 pm The Gretsch baritone.

G5260 I think. Looks so cool. I need a new instrument that functions differently to shake myself out of my comfort zone. I've seen these go used for like $450. Also I have 4 electric guitars already.

The electromatic series quality is trash - most pickups sound like mush. That said, the basses I've heard be fine so maybe the baritone is okay. I don't know.

numberthirty wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:20 pm

losthighway wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:42 pm The Gretsch baritone.

G5260 I think. Looks so cool. I need a new instrument that functions differently to shake myself out of my comfort zone. I've seen these go used for like $450. Also I have 4 electric guitars already.

A guy could probably find a Theremin for way less than that.

Just sayin'...

Too far outside!

losthighway wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:42 pm Also I have 4 electric guitars already.

You say that like 4 is ... a lot?

[looks nervously]

TylerDeadPine wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:16 am

losthighway wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:42 pm The Gretsch baritone.

G5260 I think. Looks so cool. I need a new instrument that functions differently to shake myself out of my comfort zone. I've seen these go used for like $450. Also I have 4 electric guitars already.

The electromatic series quality is trash - most pickups sound like mush. That said, the basses I've heard be fine so maybe the baritone is okay. I don't know.

I had one a Gretsch bari a while back. The pickups were indeed devoid of any discernible character - some GFS P90's made a world of difference. I currently have (Christ knows why) two Gretschs, one of which, a Streamliner with "Broadtrons", also desperately needed new pickups, and was (again) improved by the cheapest Filtertron style p/ups I could find. The Electromatic G5230T is still stock and I'm happy with the stock (alleged) Filtertrons. I'm much more a single coil person, I think, and they have some bite and character.

TL;DR, cheap Gretsch pickups are a lottery, with the odds stacked in the house's favour.

I've never shied away from changing out mediocre pickups on an otherwise cool guitar. Are bari pickups unique spacing/format?

Regarding Gretsch: They sure look nice but IME the build quality sucks. I got a streamliner jr, it worked for a half hour then died completely. Initially I thought "oh no problem, just a simple wiring fix" but then I realized the reality of working on electronics on a semi-hollowbody, and UGH. So I took it back to GC, traded it for another one, which I just grabbed off the wall and didn't really play. That was dumb, it had a shitty setup and really sharp fret ends. Wouldn't stay in tune for shit. The electronics at least worked, but they were real flakey, the volume/tone pots were worthless. It ended up not getting played and I traded it in at my local shop.

The neck was nice though, and it did look good. All that to say: don't buy one online, play one at the store, be prepared to do some work on it.

Anyway,

mdc wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:48 am

losthighway wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:42 pm Also I have 4 electric guitars already.

You say that like 4 is ... a lot?

[looks nervously]

Seriously. I've 13 in the studio and there's more in the house. *backs quietly out of thread*