If There Were No Gretsch; What Would You Play

[montereyjack66]

Lots of Guilds showing up on this thread, including this one.

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Hot cha cha!

 

[dspellman]

Being deeply invested with Gretsch guitars, I was thinking of what I would do if some wormhole came along and changed history and the Gretsch line was erased from history.

If There Were No Gretsch; What Would You Play​

Pretty much everything that I've been playing right along. My oldest Gretsch is just a few months from brand new.

 

[railtycoon]

I really like my G&L ASAT Classic Custom (Nashville Tele) but honestly if I could have only one guitar (God forbid) it would be my Fender American Pro Jaguar. Love it in pup position 4, both pups in series. I have a (lowly?) Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet (2011ish silver sparkle) with Blacktop FilterTrons adjusted closer to the strings. It can more than hold it's own tone-wise but doesn't quite have that quality feel the American G&Ls and Fenders do but still plays great and tone is excellent.

 

[Synchro]

Hot cha cha!

Yeah. I love that axe. It’s a better Jazz axe than my old Johnny Smith and very versatile. The pickups are wide spaced, so it can go from Jazz warmth to Tele brightness in the flick of a switch.

 

[cvr31]

A Gibson ES-175 for a hollowbody. My Strat for a solid body.

 

[LivingMyDream]

Man, this would be a tough one, because the guitar that I pick up is usually dependent on my mood. I suppose, it would be a Strat, since I have 4 of them, but then I like the PRS Hollowbody II Piezo, so it might just as easily be that one . . . then there's the Taylor that I use most often in church. Do you see the dilemma? This could take some time to sort through.

 

[duojet55]

Rickenbacker.

 

[BuddyHollywood]

I've been liking the sounds I hear on videos of the 2022 Yamaha Revstars. I would probably want one if a Duo Jet didn't exist. Here is a picture of their chambering. Would a Nocturne Rooster still exist?

 

[montereyjack66]

Manhattan 175, Newarkline.

Minor update: The above guitar posted today that it is in a relationship with a Bigsby. Doesn't care who knows.

 

[mandobandit]

My Nash t63

 

[Tele295]

I’m rediscovering my Jazzmaster lately

 

[guitarfarm]

Lots of Guilds showing up on this thread, including this one.

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Nothing wrong with that. Guild used to make fine guitars.

 

[Mark 6120]

A Stratocaster. I can get anything I want out of one - as long as the bridge pickup has a tone control.

 

[Jim Krause]

Rickenbacker. View attachment 179951

Another vote for Rickenbacker here. I already have a 360/12 string. I've played a couple of Ric sixes, and love them. What can I say? I like offbeat guitars.

 

[Emergence]

It takes a lot of time and effort to learn the nuance of just one guitar and then, you really only understand it for the music you play. I’ve put that kind of effort into all of my guitars. If I didn’t have a Gretsch, I’d probably get a different hollow body. Maybe a Guild. Maybe a D’Angelico.