Members GreatDane Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 i found this one through a friend of a friend of a friend (or something like that). it's a very clean 1961 Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary ("Double Annie") in two-tone green. All original except for the bridge and one pickup ring, and she's in incredible condition considering she's 50 freakin' years old. The action is nice and low, there's no binding "rot" (very common for vintage Gretsches), and everything works as it should (pots are a little scratchy). the pickups are pretty mellow in all but the bridge-treble position and then it's spanky as heck. i NEVER thought i'd be able to find/own a Gretsch this old and in this good of condition. what do you think? can you dig it? UPDATE: i quickly recorded a clip of the "double annie" in action while the kids slept earlier this afternoon. from the second i flipped on the amp to the time i bounced the audio was about ten minutes and no warm-up, so please go easy on me (a couple of really sloppy runs in particular are bugging me on playback). http://soundclick.com/... DoubleAnnie all tracks (three) were with the gretsch. the first lead track is the neck pickup (mud switch in center position) with only compression. the second lead is both pickups with a little compression and a tubescreamer. i hope you can appreciate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Lovely guitar, especially given that even the "classic era" Gretschs like that one apparently can be quite variable in build quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tupelo Son Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Goodness gracious! :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tweak'd Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Absolute sweetness.... HNGD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Dayum, a vintage American made Gretsch. Wow, talk about my dream machine. Glad it found a loving home with the Dane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Nice find HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbh5150 Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 MO JO!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 congrats! can you please explain how each toggle functions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members unworthy Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 congrats! can you please explain how each toggle functions?? One is a 3-way pup selector, the other is a tone circuit selector, sometimes known as the "mud switch." D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chqtarzan Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Awesome speechless HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 That is stunning. You make some killer scores, man. HNGD! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Strung_Out Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 You continue to amaze me with the scores you find, Ben, that's yet another stunner. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mechanoized Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Oh yes sir, I can, indeed, dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndrewGG Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Gorgeous; my favourite Gretsch in my favourite Gretsch colours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Dude, you're out of control! All kidding aside, HAPPY NGD! That is pretty cool. How does she sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 I really love that color. Nice find! HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Nice. It has some what....character, but I still like it. A reminder you are to send me your rejects - cause they are all nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeftyTom Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Snap-diggity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EllenGtrGrl Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Oooh! That is SO NOICE!!! I've come to appreciate HiLoTrons over the past couple of years. They are warm sounding pickups, and they snarl amazingly well, when the gain is dialed up. Annies are great guitars! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Cool Classic Ben HNGD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members w00dsy Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 6 months ago might have looked at it and said meh, but my semi hollow body interests have started to peak lately for some reason, and that's a beaut. So yes i can indeed dig it, quite a lot infact. That's the sort of thing i'd have sitting in the lounge room so people could see it when they pop over. Almost like a piece of furniture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superrust Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Very nice. Another great add to your collection. HNGretschD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 I really like the case lol! The guitar is pretty damn pretty too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 I was test driving an Anniversary model just like yours maybe 3 weeks ago, except it was a six-year-old-but-still-new MIJ edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Congrats! (o)(o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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