ezbass Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) Here's the thing, I have massive Gretsch GAS, but I don't play guitar in any bands (at the moment), therefore, I can't justify spending large wads of money on unnecessary musical instruments. Colour me sad . However, as an inveterate guitar tinkerer, there's always a compromise to be had and, in this instance, a Bigsby to be fitted! Colour me pleased . Edited September 14, 2019 by ezbass 2 Quote
ezbass Posted September 25, 2019 Author Posted September 25, 2019 Yep, although technically a Casino Coupé. Quote
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 Is that the model that's slightly smaller in the body than most Gibby semis? Looks great. Certain guitars to my eye just look far better with a Gretsch on them, to the point where it's worth donig purely for cosmetic reasons. (Also good for rebalancing a neck-heavy SG! :-) ). 1 Quote
ezbass Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 Zombie thread time . The Gretsch GAS welled up again to almost unbearable proportions, but I reined myself in, realising that I’m only playing to please myself at the moment and the Casino Coupé is a more than capable guitar. Since the OP, I have fitted new pickups, changed the knobs and made a couple of other aesthetic changes. However, just like the factory fitted Bigsbys on other guitars, with the same break angle over the bridge, tuning stability is questionable. In order to keep the GAS at bay and address this tuning shortcoming, I bought a drop in replacement, roller bridge. Why, oh why did I not do this at the get go? I can attack the Bigsby without fear of a discordant result on return to the resting position. The cost of this miraculous upgrade, less than £22, including delivery. Happy days! 3 Quote
randythoades Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Fantastic looking. I also have Gretsch GAS on a regular basis, I love the look of the hollow bodied and the Bigsby, even though I don't use vibratos usually. But I also just play for my own amusement so try to content myself with the numerous guitars I already have. In fact, I have enough parts to probably make another 2 or 3 complete instruments, so that should keep me busy. My wife says I tinker with them more than I actually play them these days. 1 Quote
EdwardMarlowe Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago Meant to say "Bigsby" above rather than Gretsch, d'oh. A lot of these Epis come very close to Gretsches! If our lottery win would only just come on, after the house, one of the first things I plan to buy would be a pair of nice Gretsches - a Brian Setzer type 6210, and something White Falcony possibly... Though a black Epi dot with some pinstriping on it and a pickup switch for a pair of Filtertron types would go a long way... Quote
ezbass Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 2 hours ago, EdwardMarlowe said: Brian Setzer type 6210 My dream guitar, preferably the green flamed maple one. Edited 1 hour ago by ezbass Quote
