Look What Followed Me Home!

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:24 pm

My new Gretsch 5120, last Monday. Now I have everything essential for studio recordings. Except the drummer still sucks.

JimK

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:28 pm

That's cool, Jim. Are you going to do the upgrades on it?

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:29 pm

Lovely red geetar,there,sir!

jch · Post by **jch** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:36 pm

Congrats Jim!
I just took delivery of a 6120 1959-LTV yesterday myself!

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:37 pm

Yeah Kira, I think so. One of the first things I'd like to replace is one of the strap buttons. I don't really like unscrewing the top one every time I put the guitar away. The second thing I've thought of is maybe replace the tuning keys. I'm not absolutely sold on Sperzel locking tuners, however. But I could be persuaded. Pinning the bridge in place is an option I might consider. OTH, I have so many instruments with floating bridges that it doesn't bother me to have a guitar with one. These will have to wait, however. The Guitar Slush Fund has all been spent.

I sure do love the sound, though. Man, everything from jazzy/swingy blues, to Chet style sounds, and with the flick of the pickup selector switch, instant rockabilly.
JimK

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:15 pm

Gotta get a Tru-Arc bridge first!

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:38 pm

Great guitar Jim! That's a 15 out of 10 on my cool guitar scale....

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:46 pm

Congrats, Jim. That's a beauty.

JakeK · Post by **JakeK** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:31 pm

Very nice, Jim. There's just something about a Gretsch...

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:36 pm

Congrats Jim. That's a nice addition to your "tools of the trade".

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:45 pm

Very nice! How's it sound? Any samples we can hear?

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:15 pm

jingle_jangle wrote:Gotta get a Tru-Arc bridge first!

Check.

cjj wrote: Very nice! How's it sound? Any samples we can hear?

I'll work on that this week. I may have some time on Thursday or Friday.
JimK

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:53 pm

cjj wrote:Very nice! How's it sound? Any samples we can hear?

Yeah, right here. It's a tune called "Home, Sweet Home" done in Chet Atkins' style. Excuse the fluffed notes and the missed opportunities. This was not a carefully rehearsed recording, more of a last-minute idea.

Recording data:
Guitar: Gretsch G5120 stock
Amp: MusicMan 110 RD-Fifty
Settings: Treble, 5; Bass, 5; Reverb, 6
Stomp Box: MXR Carbon Copy delay pedal
Mic: Shure SM-57, recorded on TASCAM DP-02 digital portastudio, Room reverb setting on 1.4 sec. delay
JimK

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:06 pm

That's got a nice tone!

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:09 pm

Thanks, CJ. I forgot to mention that the pickup selector switch was in the middle position.
JimK

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