What About Gretsch Guitars?

This is the audio from our video here: https://youtu.be/D9Qpna-bk9Q In this episode we consider a slice of rock’n’roll history that deserves a little more attention from most of us. Dan and I are fans of Gretsch as much for the stunning, evocative aesthetics as the unique, genre-defining tones. Gretsch guitars were, are and always will be entirely their own thing.Now, neither of us are connoisseurs by any means and, let’s be honest, our historical knowledge on the brand is shaky at best. Nevertheless with great thanks to our friend Adam Bowden-Smith at Gretsch who loaned us three of these lovely specimens, we take a gentle stroll through a handful of key Gretsch tonal touchpoints, with some more familiar (to us) classics on hand for context.It’s far from a history lesson and for sure there are countless other great Gretsches still to discover… but let’s just dive in and see what happens. As always, the questions thrown up here will make a great follow-up show in due course. It’s the TPS way after all.Please do check the Gretsch website to double check some of our doubtless shonky info. To whit… At around 22 mins wish, I say Chet Atkins signed The Everly Brothers. He didn’t, sorry. They weren’t on RCA Victor. He did however help them get their deal at Warner Brothers. So I was a little tiny bit sorta kinda right. He was a mentor to them. He did sign Dolly though. Woah. Pedals in this episode… TheGigRig Three2Onehttps://www.thegigrig.com/three2one TC Electronic Polytune3 MiniUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/30GVcUnAustralia: http://bit.ly/348bMOY Hudson Broadcast DualUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2fkpnOXAustralia: http://bit.ly/2lEeMAU Wampler TumnusUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2gclnLhAustralia: http://bit.ly/2jWWsPO Jam Pedals Ripple PhaserUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2TzSAEY Jam Pedals Waterfall ChorusUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2MifNem Catalinbread Adineko DelayUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2k1O0lEAustralia: http://bit.ly/2kkhOu8 Keeley D&M DriveUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2oTblU1Australia: http://bit.ly/2pUDUAE The GigRig G2https://www.thegigrig.com/g2 * Why do we have preferred retailer links? Find out here: http://www.thatpedalshow.com/partners Interesting bits and go-to sections…Intro playing: 0:00What are we doing today? 1:27Pickups? 3:20Today’s amps, and a tape echo: 4:20 (4:50)Dan’s 6118T Anniversary: 4:30Gretsch in rock music: Can we do Pete Townshend? 8:11Duane Eddy Signature 6120 and DynaSonics: 9:50 (10:30)DynaSonic & Filter’Tron comparison: 11:50Jazzmaster? 13:40Gibson ES-335? 14:226120 Chet Atkins Hollowbody and Duane Eddy compared: 15:30A DC resistance point of note: 17:40Chet Atkins was a solid dude: 21:00Oh no. Mick picks. Or at least tries to: 24:1458 for the humbucker?! It was 1957 you doofus! (Sorry, Mick here). 26:07The Jet guitar and the ‘solid’body revolution: 28:55BT Jet and Broad’Tron BT65 pickups: 30:00 BT Jet & Les Paul compared: 31:10…and with gain… 32:30Gold Foils? 35:49Dan’s Tele? 38:13Blacktop Filter’Trons and Mick’s G5422TG: 38:07Arggghhh, enough talking: let’s just have a play: 41:30 Amps in this episodeAmps: Matchless HC-30 & HK 212 cab with Celestion G12M Greenback speakersVictory V140 The Super Duchess & V212VC cabinet / Celestion G12H Creamback speakers Guitars in this episodeGretsch Electromatic G5422 TG – Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2p9U1MUGretsch 6118T Anniversary Players Edition– Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2eKxfE5Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature: http://bit.ly/2lBx2LlGretsch G6120T Limited Edition ’59 Nashville: http://bit.ly/2lAEczsGretsch G6228 Player’s Edition Jet BT w/V Stoptail: http://bit.ly/2lyCFdmFender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster – Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2dlZJ6KFender Classic Series ’60s Jazzmaster Lacquer – our video at http://bit.ly/2k1OKXYGibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 – Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2kwe7BnGibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard – Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2dbwbvSCollings 360LT: http://bit.ly/2kwlp8d We hope you enjoy this video. Please subscribe to our channel. You may even want to buy a T-shirt to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com We are also on Patreon – crowdfunding for creativeshttps://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow Please visit our preferred retailers!UK & Europe: Andertons Music http://bit.ly/2cRvIvtUSA: Riff City Guitar & Music Company http://bit.ly/2cyOYjDAustralia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf