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New Gretsch Thunder Jet Bass
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:08 am
by 86kubicki
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:47 am
by shamustwin
Cool looking...what are they pricing that at?
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:30 am
by 86kubicki
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?
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:51 am
by shamustwin
Hofner Clubs?
Sort of LP ish.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:16 am
by jingle_jangle
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:17 pm
by kcole4001
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:19 pm
by kcole4001
A little pricey at $27,000!
An idea for a refin of my old 4001, though.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:34 am
by firstbassman
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.