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Gretsch white falcon bass
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:02 am
by gray
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:29 am
by jwr2
WTF!!! ... what is on the back of that bass? a diaper???
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:12 am
by gray
Ha! I hate those things, too. I wish they'd make that optional. How do you protect the back of an instrument by drilling holes in it?
Other than that, I think it's a neat bass. Lots of people will probably think it's too flashy, but if anyone's into Gretsches...
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 10:59 am
by johnallg
I wonder how the feedback issues are? I had a similiar shaped bass back in the 70s that had problems when you got loud with it.
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:54 pm
by gray
Well, it has Thundertron pickups, so it probably has painted F-holes, otherwise it would probably feed back like crazy. I'm not sure what it'd be like when you really cranked it up. My guess is that you'd want to hit that standby switch before you got too close to a cranked-up amp with it.
I guess. That's my take on it, anyway.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:35 pm
by rictified
I love the looks of those basses and the back thing to me is a nice touch, all the hollow Gretsch's had them I believe. I think they are made in Korea now though and that is a lot of money for a Korean bass even though it's a beautiful bass. I had a Gibson EB-2 which is a semi-hollow bass with real F-holes and played it loud right in front of an SVT and never had feedback problems, although I could sustain certain notes for a LONG time if I wanted to, but that was when I was very loud.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 1:29 pm
by freshmattyp
They are made in Japan, actually.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 6:21 pm
by mgauction
The Wedding Cake Bass!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:16 pm
by rictified
Lot of money for a guitar made in Japan,
