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Gretsch Electromatic Series


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How do guitars in this series hold up compared to the more expensive models? I'm in the market for a semihollow body guitar but I don't know a ton about them. Are they better than the Epiphone or other brands of semihollows?

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I've had mine about four years. No major issues so far.

The negatives that I've noticed are:

The strap buttons (Gretsch style detachable) stripped out rather quickly.
The bridge rattled so badly that I replaced it right away.

Most people aren't crazy about the stock pickups.

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Gretsch doesn't make semi-hollows, unless you count the Duo Jet, which is actually a semi-hollow masquerading as a solidbody. All of their big body guitars are full hollow, some have a soundpost or trestle bracing though.

 

A full hollowbody has quite a different tonality than a semi-hollow. Not sure if this is what you're after...

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