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mikey5

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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2009, 03:46:35 AM »
I love Gretsch guitars. My favorite is their billy bo model. Billy Gibbons uses it all the time
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Ratrod

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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2009, 11:06:34 AM »
If you like the Billy-Bo, check out these rare white and black Penguin editions: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?p=31463460

They were all made for Shanghai guitars. 12 white ones with tailpiece, 12 or 24 white ones with bigsby and 12 black ones with Bigsby.
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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2009, 11:12:17 AM »
Love those black and white ones!
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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2009, 12:00:44 PM »
Er the Gretsch with the neck break I mentioned above was actually made by Gretsch for Boz Boorer.....
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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2009, 04:11:51 PM »
The Pink Penguin?

The very first custom shop Gretsch.

He still has it and is very happy with it.



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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2009, 04:43:49 PM »
Quote from: Ratrod on July 31, 2009, 04:11:51 PM
The Pink Penguin?

The very first custom shop Gretsch.

He still has it and is very happy with it.





Indeed the very guitar. Although it wasn't looking quite as good as that when I saw it.......
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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #21 on: July 31, 2009, 05:36:26 PM »
Quote from: Twinfan on July 31, 2009, 11:12:17 AM
Love those black and white ones!

do I hear a +1? - hell yeah!!!

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Ratrod

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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2009, 10:22:58 AM »
The guitar was probably built in 1998, one year after the brand was resurected. They pretty much had to build them from pictures and hearsay. They didn't get everything right. When Fender took over they put several vintage Gretsches in a medical CT scanner to see what makes them tick. Quality has dramatically imroved since then.
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Plexi Ken

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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2009, 10:39:49 AM »
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on July 31, 2009, 05:36:26 PM
Quote from: Twinfan on July 31, 2009, 11:12:17 AM
Love those black and white ones!

do I hear a +1? - hell yeah!!!

Amazing looking guitar  :D
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mikey5

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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2009, 05:57:47 AM »
Man those billy models are awesome. I think an interesting combination would be that billy bo body with the headstock of the archtop in the pics below. I think that would be cool

Thanks for sharing
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Re: Gretsch Advice
« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2009, 09:55:08 AM »
The guitarist for Kety Perry just got this one:



(Not that I like Katy Perry)
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