Members jordan8865 Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Does anyone have any experience with these? I believe they stopped making them in 2002 just before Fender bought the company. I've heard conflicting info about what kind of pickups are in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members BlackCat Posted May 23, 2010 Members Share Posted May 23, 2010 I never heard of that model before today but they sound pretty cool. http://gretschpages.com/forum/modern-gretsch-guitars/historic-series-g3161-g3151-and-g3156-or-stray-cat/6283/page1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EllenGtrGrl Posted May 23, 2010 Members Share Posted May 23, 2010 Historics are pretty cool. The pickups are Dyna 2000s, which are similar to, but not quite the same as a regular Dyansonic pickup. They are slightly lower in output than the Dynasonics are. The only issue you might have with the Historics (being pre-FMIC guitars - they were last made in early 2003) is the electronics. Sometimes the electronics are a little cranky. But that's easy enough to fix. Also, they have thicker tops than the Gretsches made nowadays, so they may not have as much acoustic resonance to their tone. They are also semi-hollow, instead of being fully hollow. But, all-in-all, they're pretty cool guitars! F.Y.I. - Fender doesn't own Gretsch. They are contracted by the Gretsch family (who owns the company), to handle the production and distribution details for Gretsch's guitars. Fred Gretsch III has final say in all Gretsch decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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