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That look works anytime. 😎

What does the wound G give you? Do you get more solid intonation? Or do you prefer the tone?

Try Quick Guards.

Would anybody know of a place to buy height adjustment screws (not the pickup mounting screws) for Gretsch pickups?

I've upgraded most of everything on this one. The volume and tone knobs are the original Electromatic ones . They fit the new CTS pots I put in without any problem.

The way it is now I have a treble bleed on the one volume control. I think I will go down to the music store and try one as you suggest.

Really interesting points to consider, thanks.

I did some mods to my G5421 Jet Club, including Blacktop Filters, Bigsby and new electronics. When I was in the control cavity I found that the way the body is chambered, it would be possible to add another volume pot plus a master volume pot. Do folks find the master volume something that you...

As for the knobs, I replaced wiring, switch, jack and pots. The pots are CTS and the existing Electromatic G-Arrow knobs fit the pots just like before.

I have a B3c and a Towner. I have found that this setup works perfectly with absolutely zero negative effect on tuning or tone. I'd recommend the Towner route every time.

Dick Rowe? He ended up signing the Rolling Stones to Decca.

Looks kind of cheap.

Well done, it's a real beauty.

I like their shows too. Mick is a first class blues player.

Hello all, I got this B3C last week. It's my first ever Bigsby and I love it. It was a breeze to install, as was the Towner Down Tension Bar. All I can say is it works perfectly and the guitar stays in tune (with the stock AOM bridge) no matter how much I use the Bigsby and there has been...

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So true. I have just gone through a period of trying to find magic in cheap bedroom tube amps: first a Blackstar HT1R and then a Monoprice Stage Right 15w. I had to come to the conclusion that cheap tube amps are cheap for a reason and I'm better off with a neutral sounding solid state pedal...

Even Gretsch's cheapest guitars are great and total mod-portunities. I do love the Firebird Red. Back in the Bo Diddley days I believe the Jet Firebird was the Jet that was Firebird Red, the silver sparkle one was the Silver Jet and the black one was the Duo Jet. What model do you have now? I'm...

How it started life. https://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/collection/electromatic/g5425-electromatic-jet-club-solid-body/2519010516

Yes, four of the eight holes, but it's no big deal because the pickup ring that comes with the blacktops covers all the holes. I lined up the two holes at the bottom of each pickup and they screw in normally. Then I drilled new holes for the two screws on the top of each pup. The white/clear...

Think about it? You just put a mud switch-sized bug in my ear Stiv. I won't STOP thinking about it! I guess my project isn't finished yet. I want to do what you did, thanks!

I got this Jet Club last year and decided to mod it up. I loved the way it played but wasn't crazy about how it sounded so I replaced the Gretschbuckers and the rest of the electronics with Blacktop Filter'trons and new wiring, CTS pots + treble bleed, and Switchcraft pickup selector switch and...

As Audept said, Darren Riley is great for Gretsch parts. If you can't find a ready made pickguard you should try Quick Guards. They have templates for every type of Gretsch pickguard and will make you one to order. The quality is better than what Gretsch makes...

This. I agree with your last two points 100%. WRT your last point, this is my experience. In the 1970s I had a Fender Bandmaster, then a Hiwatt half-stack. Solid state amps were not very good at all then. I stopped playing electric guitar in the 1980s and didn't get into it again until the last...