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Gretsch 6122JR Country Classic 6122JR Country Classic
6122JR Country Classic

‎06-05-2006 12:00 AM

Overall Rating: I've been playing for about 7 years. I own a Squier Pro Tone Fat Telecaster that is incredible, a Martin 000-15, a Fender Blues Jr., a Guyatone MD-3 delay, Ibanez Tubescreamer, Boss SD-1, Big Muff, and a Line 6 POD. If this guitar we...
Overall Rating: I've been playing for about 7 years. I own a Squier Pro Tone Fat Telecaster that is incredible, a Martin 000-15, a Fender Blues Jr., a Guyatone MD-3 delay, Ibanez Tubescreamer, Boss SD-1, Big Muff, and a Line 6 POD.

If this guitar were stolen I would definitely try to find a replacement, though it could be difficult since so few of these were made.

I love the airy, rich sound of this guitar, the size of the smaller body, and the Bigsby. It's a truly fantastic instrument. It also happens to be painfully beautiful, which doesn't hurt. If you can find one of these, buy it!
Features: My Country Classic Jr. has all the same features that the previous reviews have described. The guitar is absolutely beautiful with the walnut stain, gold-plated hardware, and the Bigsby vibrato. It is slightly smaller than the Country Classic, being that it is the junior model. I love the smaller body size. It's closer to the size of a Gibson ES-336 rather than 335 and it is extremely comfortable. The binding work on the body and neck is flawless, as is the body wood. I bought mine used so there is a bit of tarnish on the gold hardware, but it looks better that way, at least to me. It looks like a loved but played, high-quality instrument.
Sound Quality: With the Filter-Tron pickups and the hollow body it definitely has the classic Gretsch sound. It's called the Country Classic so you would expect it to do the country twang quite well, and it does, but it's not limited to that sound. It's fantastic through an overdriven tube amp where it will give you a nice, raunchy, rock tone. Of course if you have the gain up too high you will get some feedback, but it can be quite fun to do the whole controlled feedback thing as well. The sound is extremely full, as you would expect from the hollow body.

I run the guitar through a Fender Blues Junior amplifier. When I want a bit more punch I kick on my Boss SD-1 or Ibanez Tubescreamer, and when I want a bit more of the indie rock vibe I also kick on my Guyatone MD-3 delay. Clean or overdriven this guitar sounds fantastic. It's hard to go wrong.
Reliability/Durability: It's a hollow body so it's not as durable as a solid body guitar, but it is definitely solidly built. The hardware will definitely last, though I'm sure the gold-plating will continue to tarnish over time. The strap buttons are the weak part about Gretsches in general. When I got the guitar the strap button on the upper bout was a little loose so I had to do the old toothpicks and wood glue trick, but that worked well. I did it to the strap button on the end as well, just to be safe. I know a lot of people who play Gretsches live end up putting strap locks on them because of the unreliability of the stock ones.
Customer Support: I had a question about the mounting screws for the pickguard and I emailed customer support. Within two hours they got back to me with the part numbers and said all parts could be purchased through authorized Gretsch dealers but not through the company itself. Fair enough. I have not contacted them otherwise.
Price: $900.00 USD USED
Fender 013-7402-321 72 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar
'72 Telecaster Thinline Reissue

‎02-07-2006 12:00 AM

Overall Rating: I've been playing for about 7 years now. I also own a MIM Standard Tele, a 1978 Peavey T-60, a MIM Fender Deluxe Super Strat, a Fender Blues Jr. amp, a Martin 000-15, an old Made in Japan Boss Overdrive pedal, an Ibanez Tubescreamer, ...
Overall Rating: I've been playing for about 7 years now. I also own a MIM Standard Tele, a 1978 Peavey T-60, a MIM Fender Deluxe Super Strat, a Fender Blues Jr. amp, a Martin 000-15, an old Made in Japan Boss Overdrive pedal, an Ibanez Tubescreamer, and a Guyatone Micro-Delay. If this guitar were lost or stolen I would definitely get another one, but I think I would look around for one in Daphne Blue (which are hard to find but I love the way they look.)
Features: Made in Mexico sunburst Thinline reissue. It has the two Fender wide-range humbuckers, pearloid pickguard, one tone and one volume control, three way switch, string-through body and non-trem strat-style bridge and saddles (rather than the typical Tele bridge). The body finish shows off the grain of the underlying wood quite nicely, though on the back of mine there is a discoloration in part of the wood about an inch and a half long that is rather prominent, but it doesn't really bother me. The body is much lighter than a standard Tele because of the hollowed out cavity. The neck is nice and chunky and feels substantial in your hands. Vintage style frets (in other words, they're smaller - not medium-jumbo.) The neck has a thick glossy finish on it that was a bit too sticky for me, so I went over it with some 0000 steel wool and now it plays much faster and doesn't feel sticky. Overall the guitar feels very balanced and looks fantastic.
Sound Quality: I absolutely love the pickups on this guitar. I know that a lot of people think they sound too dark, but I just turn up the treble a bit on my amp and I have no problems. They're much thicker sounding than typical Tele single coils and they have none of the hum (of course). The bridge pickup actually can get somewhat close to the twang of a standard Tele bridge pickup quite well, but with more bottom underneath it. The neck pickup has a powerful rounded tone that is similar to the neck pup on a Les Paul. I'm not too fond of the middle position with both pickups on because it sounds a little flat, but the fabulous tones available from the other two positions make up for that. The tone is also very resonant due, I'm sure, to the semi-hollow body. In general, it is much more full and rich than a standard Tele, which is what you would expect based on the pickups. I use this guitar through my Fender Blues Jr. and it's a fantastic combination. I have a standard Tele as well, but the Thinline/Blues Jr. combination is more rewarding. I run the guitar through an old Made in Japan Boss Overdrive pedal, a Ibanez Tube Screamer, and a Guyatone digital delay then into the amp. I generally don't have to use either of the overdrive pedals to push the amp with this guitar, which is not the case with my standard Tele which needs the peadals for that extra boost. You can get a solid, powerful lead tone from the bridge pickup and a warm, energetic rhythm tone from the neck pickup. There's never any noise. I love the tone of this guitar!
Reliability/Durability: This is a very solid guitar. I have no reason to think that it will not withstand normal playing conditions.
Purchased From: Private party
Price: $300.00 USD USED
Washburn F10S F10S Acoustic Guitar
F10S

‎05-04-2005 12:00 AM

Overall Rating: I have been playing for about 6 years. I have a Takamine EF-341C acoustic/electric, a Made in Mexico Telecaster, a Fender Blues Jr. Amplifier, tons of pedals (though my Tubescreamer and Guyatone Mini Delay are the only ones I ever end...
Overall Rating: I have been playing for about 6 years. I have a Takamine EF-341C acoustic/electric, a Made in Mexico Telecaster, a Fender Blues Jr. Amplifier, tons of pedals (though my Tubescreamer and Guyatone Mini Delay are the only ones I ever end up using), and a Kentucky Mandolin. If it were lost or stolen I would not buy it again. I think I would look for a used acoustic somewhere that sounded more full and resonant. It is a decent guitar for fingerpicking and to have kicking around, but there is nothing particularly special about it that makes it stand out. Before I bought this guitar I had a cheap Applause as my second aoustic and that thing sounded rediculously awful, so this was a huge improvement but it still fell short. Not that I expected much for $120. I got what I paid for. It was a fair price for a solid top guitar. If the lacquer finish were thinner and the spruce top were thinner, the sound of this guitar might age well in 10 years and then be a bit more mellow and full sounding. But with the heavy construction, I think this guitar will sound basically the same for a long time, and that's a bit of a shame.
Features: 000 style steel string guitar with no electronics. Made in 2003 in Indonesia. I got it off of Ebay from a dealer as a second acoustic that I wouldn't have to worry about getting dinged or scuffed up. Solid Spruce top, laminate back and sides, not sure about the neck or fretboard material. It has white and black body and neck binding but they didn't do a great job with the binding. There is a lot of red "bleeding" in it which I'm assuming came from the stain that they used on the laminate back and sides. The spruce top looks good, with the exception of a silver dollar sized area where the wood is a lighter color. It almost looks bleached. )This is why I got it for $120. It was a factory second.) Tuners are nice Grovers and they rarely go out of tune. Quite stable. The nut is cheap plastic as is the saddle. The bridge pins are cheap plastic as well. It actually looks decent from afar for a $120 guitar, but you can tell it is a cheap guitar, particularly when you look at it closely.
Sound Quality: I play rock/folk/blues and this guitar actually sounds quite good for fingerpicking, but the sound becomes muddy when you strum chords. The sound is definitely bright and not very full. There is not much bass to be heard, no matter what style you play or whether or not you use a pick, even with medium gauge strings. I've tried several different types and gauges of strings with this guitar, but the sound still remained bright and lacking bottom end. This is partially attributable to the 000 body style and the thick top with a thick lacquer finish. You can tell that the top is not very resonant.
Reliability/Durability: It is definitely solidly built. Probably a bit too solid. There is little in the way of character or "woodiness" in the sound which is partially because of the heavy construction. I'm sure it would stand up to a lot of abuse. The tuners are quite good.
Customer Support: I've never had to deal with them.
Purchased From: A dealer on Ebay
Price: $120.00 USD
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