Gretsch Electromatic G5120 owners

[Danox3]

What are you using for a case? What model and brand do you feel fits the best?

 

I'm using a gig bag, and it's not floating bridge friendly.

 

Need to find one so my girlfriend can get me one for x-mas, so any help is welcomed in advanced.

[reverend1]

I don't have any advice to offer as far as hardshell cases for your gretsch. But I would love to hear your opion on the guitar. I've been looking at buying one for awhile and reveiws are hard to come by. To make things worse their are no gretsch dealers in the area to demo one.

[bsman]

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Here's my 5120 in it's case. I believe it's a standard dred-sized case, and as you can see, it fits quite well. You can get a very similar case (archtop tolex-covered wood w/green interior) from Blackrider (http://home.insightbb.com/~blackriderguitars/cases.html) for $125.

 

PS - love my 5120. Give me that and a tele, and I'll conquer the world!

[Pascal]

I was browsing the Gretsch Forum the other day, and over there, they say:

 

"TKL A4363/AF100C/AF75/AF85/AK85 Artcore Case"

[DARKMETL/]

I have a TKL case as well for mine, not sure what model # it is. It is not a snug fit, but works ok.

[Rob Dobbs]

Ive got a TKL as well.

[Danox3]

 

I don't have any advice to offer as far as hardshell cases for your gretsch. But I would love to hear your opion on the guitar. I've been looking at buying one for awhile and reveiws are hard to come by. To make things worse their are no gretsch dealers in the area to demo one.

 

 

LOVE IT!

 

Plays like a dream, has three very distinct tones and feedbacks so sweet. Very controllable. I play with very clean tone, and just a bit of grit, and a slight duck down to the speaker, and I can get this awesome low howl, sounds great when using the Bigsby.

 

It's a bit large, but it is so different than my other guitars (mostly Strats) it's very fun to play. I get a lot of compliments on it at shows. It's my first hollowbody, and I love I can play unplugged and get a really great sound out of it.

 

I also work with some diehard Gretsch owners, Chet Atkins and Brian Setzer models, and both guys played my $500 Gretsch, and were BLOWN AWAY at the quality and resemblance to their guitars.

 

Can't recommend it enough, think of getting the solid body G5235T as it's evil twin!

[glowrocks]

I'm getting a case for my G5120 in a little over 2 weeks :-)

 

It came from a site someone recommended a while back:

 

http://home.insightbb.com/~blackriderguitars/cases.html

 

While the cases at the top of that page are very, very nice, I'm getting the one from the bottom of the page.

[Juniper Monkeys]

 

I was browsing the Gretsch Forum the other day, and over there, they say: "TKL A4363/AF100C/AF75/AF85/AK85 Artcore Case"

 

 

Bingo. TKL Artcore case fits perfectly. Get the case with the arched top, not the flat top if possible, although the 5120 fits in either.

[FarToMany]

I got a roadrunner case from GC when i bought mine. Fits good and is snug inside. Its a dreadnought hardshell model # RRH828. I dont know what i paid because it was a package deal i made with them, but i am pretty happy with it.