Gretsch G5120

emma · **Joined:** Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:25 pm **Posts:** 3152

Richard Hawley wrote:

this is the actual one i bought

my envy is not a pretty sight

Luke M · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:18 pm

they are nice geetars

Dave · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:10 pm

Eoin, is that a Firebird Gretsch?? I would sell my young daughters toys for one of them beauties!!!!!

Eoin · **Joined:** Thu Jun 19, 2003 12:47 pm **Posts:** 12712

I believe so Dave, I'd sell Craigs collection of Monkey Porn for one :shock:

Richard Hawley · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:37 pm

his collection is vast and far reaching...............you might get two mate

Cesar · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:21 pm

The electromatic collection has caught my eye too.
While the one everyone here is raving about is a G5120, which has Gretsch dual-coil pick-ups (and adjustable bridge), the only one I've seen in the Netherlands is a G5128, that has dual U.S. DeArmond® 2000 single-coil pickups (and a compensated bridge).
Quite different I thought, in particular considering the pick-ups.

G5120 -------------------------------------------------G5128

Has any of you tried/played both?

Dave · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:52 pm

How much coinage would the guitar vendor require for one these marvellous beasts???

Richard Hawley · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:58 pm

£400-£550 our kid.

Dave · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:02 pm

Richard Hawley wrote:

£400-£550 our kid.

I'll get the kids toys on e-bay toneet!!! :twisted:

Richard Hawley · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:06 pm

you old dog

Dave · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:13 pm

........on second thoughts, I still have an unopened bottle of Hawley Coles Corner beer that any lucky member can purchase off me for the bargain price of just £499!!!!! :wink:

Eoin · **Joined:** Thu Jun 19, 2003 12:47 pm **Posts:** 12712

throw in a free Fender Telecaster and its a deal !

Sambient · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:20 am

Ah, the very guitar I'd done a thread on the forum that is home base for me (lookit that post count!) when my husband got one of these.
http://www.blackcatbone.34sp.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=52529
The slight modification I wound up doing is linked on page two.

We finally saw one of the orange ones live and in person this past weekend. We'd been sure that would have been the preferable one. Maybe it was the finish on that particular one but the wood grain didn't show much, more solid color looking than stain. And I likely would have probably tried to customize the pickguard on that too.

He's still blissfully happy with this instrument.

Edit: Wait, maybe it isn't the same. I'm not sure this is a G5120.

MR L · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:32 pm

this is the one i used on sunday (same as Hawley's), it's me dads, he got it for £450 with a gig bag & strings from sound control., it's got single coil pickups whereas the new range has humbucking pickups and a clear pickgaurd. other than that theres not much difference.

do like the eddie cochran one with the p90 though!!

Dave Woodcock · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:45 pm

yes was suitably impressed by the lovely sounds coming from that guitar on sunday mate. great tone!

Richard Hawley

Gretsch G5120

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