WTB: Gretsch White Falcon ***CLOSED***
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Good morning, Steve.
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Why, good afternoon Greg. Lovely weather we've been having, eh wot?
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Gotcha. I had a line on an American one from the 70's if you were interested.sloop_john_b wrote:A reissue; aren't they all Japanese?gellkeller wrote:Japanese or American?
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Yeah..... I'm interested - hope you didn't scratch the White Falcon, Brett!!!!Gotcha. I had a line on an American one from the 70's if you were interested.
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jb...I thought you already had one.....viewtopic.php?f=44&t=381704&p=435042&hi ... on#p435042sloop_john_b wrote:I'm thumbing my nose at the economy and going after the most ostentatious of 'em all. Got one?
I guess I need to do a better job of keeping up with your guitar collection....
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Hah! Yeah, sold off long ago for...maybe my ES-125?johneek wrote:jb...I thought you already had one.....viewtopic.php?f=44&t=381704&p=435042&hi ... on#p435042
I guess I need to do a better job of keeping up with your guitar collection....
Anyway, this thread is for naught, I bought a Country Gent yesterday.
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Yay! Congrats, John! Are you going to show us?
All I wanna do is rock!
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For sure! Don't have much time to take pics over the next few days, but I'll be gigging with it on Saturday night, so perhaps some live pics?kiramdear wrote:Yay! Congrats, John! Are you going to show us?
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Cool, I'll look forward to that! So you got it in hand, bought in person?
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Yep, the music store I teach at had it sitting on the wall for a good 2-3 years. I've worked there for a year and played it almost every day.kiramdear wrote:Cool, I'll look forward to that! So you got it in hand, bought in person?
I was never crazy about the look or the GH connection, even though I loved the feel, sound, and vibe. I searched high and low for a Falcon, or a 6120, or a Country Club, anything but a Gent. I tried out many Gretschs along the way and they were seriously hit-and-miss (especiallyvintage ones, which were mostly "miss"). In the end, I had to face the facts: I loved the feel of that specific Gent and i had been looking for something else that felt like it, and the guys and girls in the store were sick of looking at it. I got a great deal and everyone's happy. Especially me.
Seeing this helped me get over the obvious Beatle connection (huge Springsteen fan):
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Sometimes the one you were meant to have is under your nose the whole time! Congrats!
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Country Gents are very nice guitars to play. The two guitarists in my group from years ago had mid-60s models and even I with my big hands could play them - very nice neck and action on them. Congrats John.