New Gretsch Thunder Jet Bass

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:08 am

Very interesting....
http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/index.php?product=G6128B&cat1=&cat2=&q=&st=1

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:47 am

Cool looking...what are they pricing that at?

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:30 am

Retail list is $2675. I have a real weakness for Les Paul-ish short scale basses (Hagstrom Swede, Guild M85). I might have to look into this one - I've heard the quality of the new Gretsch's is very good. Are these made in Japan?

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:51 am

Hofner Clubs?
Sort of LP ish.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:16 am

These are made in Japan. The quality of Gretsches these last two years has been very good. Expect a few new seconds to turn up on eBay by mid-summer at $1400-1500.00. They should vaporize pretty quickly.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:17 pm

Here's a little something that caught my eye today:

I'm a WW1 buff, obviously.
It's entitled "Red Baron", in case anyone didn't get that.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:19 pm

A little pricey at $27,000!
An idea for a refin of my old 4001, though.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:34 am

I like it, I like it. (The Gretsch, not the Red Baron).
Though I think the pickguard is an affectation. Casady’s bass also has a pickguard and Jack wouldn’t be caught dead playing with a pick. (In fact I've seen him screw off the guard and play without it.)

I also used to be a big fan of the Les Paul shape. The first bass I ever fell in love with was a bright red Les Paul with white trim that I saw in a small music store on the West Side of Manhattan. I went back the next day to buy it but it was already gone.
So, the first bass after I bought after I started playing again (35 years later) was a sunburst Epiphone Les Paul.
The second and third basses I bought were both short scale and now I’ll never go back. So I sold the Epiphone.