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A great guitar. Parallel bracing, no tone post, 25.5" scale. Somehow only about a dozen of these guitars got out of the Terada Japan shop without the usual paint job.
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01-16-2014 08:31 AM
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Dig that axe - I've started paying more attention to Gretsch's lately since noticing that Billy Bean played one. Those body specs are exactly what I'm after in an electric archtop - love the idea of a 17" (I'm guessing it's a 17"?) with a slimmer body depth & the 25.5 scale to boot. Not many laminates around in those dimensions. Congrats
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Oh, and what a super hip music room - got a vibe
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Lovely setup. Bet those dynas sound wonderful with the longer scale length. Even the cable looks great.
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Thanks. The music room is just a corner of the dinning/living room. It serves it's purpose. The guitar is 17"x2.75". These make great jazz guitars. I have dynas on my 6120 and they sound great on this one too. It is a different sound thoughat 25.5 vs 24.5 scale, a little softer. I keep everything simple. Guitar straight to amp, music stand, metronome, and my iPhone with a slowdowner to transcribe.
Definitely recommend taking a look at gretsch if you are looking for something different than Gibson, or others.
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Absolutely stunning, the finish makes it that much better too. If I was going for a Gretsch this would be it.
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is that the case with all clubs? its the first i've read about their bracing.
Originally Posted by TheGrandWazoo
its a good thing you didn't get a purple one, or i'd have to punch myself in the face. you don't plan on making any clips, do you? its just that there are so few of the club, especially with dynas. they seem to sound a little more "acoustic" than the filters, but that could be the spruce top/bracing that's talking.
anyhow, it's awesome and i hope you enjoy it.
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I'll make a clip and post soon. All the cc's have parallel bracing with no tone post and are the 25.5 scale. Here is link discussing their history.
http://gretschpages.com/guitars/country-clubs/
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Jesse Van Ruller's Levin-like, nice!!
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I have a 2006 G6193 w/Dyansonics and Natural Finish Spruce Top. Love it.
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Nice guitar! Love that 'relic'd case in the background of the first two shots!
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I don't know how the case got that way. It came with the guitar. Looks like it was eaten by rats.
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Great guitar.
Case: I bought a guitar from a working musician once. Guitar was in great shape, but the case was really roached out. Some guys just throw the case in the car/van and go. I've always taken care of both guitars _and_ cases. Oh, well. [The tolex on cases, these days, is paper thin, compared to the stuff in the 50s/60s.]Last edited by Greentone; 08-13-2015 at 09:59 AM.
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I have been wanting a Country Club for several years now. How do these modern DeArmond/Dynasonics compare to the old ones and do they sound good? That is one nice guitar.
Thanks John
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That's georgous ..
Gretsch finishes can be cool .... but I don't always want something shiny or with sparkles
I just picked up a Japanese Gretsch Power Jet and I'm really enjoying it ... It has the TV Jones pickups
Kind of a tele flavor, but with some extra bottom ..... a nice twist on the Ted Greene approach to jazz .. and a good rocker as well
I tried out one of the US made Gretsch Jets a few weeks ago and it felt great ...
unfortunately it had some serious electrical issues and I didn't really get to hear it .. but I'm sure the store's tech could fix that easily
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I think the stock dynas sound great. It's a great singlecoil sound. I thought if changing them out but I can't really find a reason to as they sound perfectly fine. I know tv jones are killer pickups made to sound like original dynas but these sound good to me.
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I had a 57 streamliner with dynas for a while. It's their version of the 175; 16" 24.5. Nice guitar. It had an unusual tone circuit that I don't know would be in a Club RI. Every twist of the tone knob gave you a great usable tone. There was a schematic on the web a few years ago, but it is gone now. The problem with vintage Gretsches is the neck join. Also, I don't think the real early 50s models (before 1954 or so) have truss rods. And they are not cheap.
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Yes. Although most CC's have maple tops (Gretsches in general are all laminate maple). The blonde CC's are unique for their spruce top. The other "jazz-esque" Gretsches have similar specs: Originally Posted by feet
Country Club - spruce or maple top, 17" body, 25.5" scale, tone bar bracing
G6040MCSS - spruce top, 17" body, 25.5" scale, tone bar bracing
G400 & G400JV acoustic - spruce top (solid pressed), 17" body, 25.5" scale, x-bracing
G100 acoustic - spruce top (laminate), 16" body, 25.5" scale, parallel bracing
The 6122ii has a 25.5" scale but is a double cutaway thin hollow w/ painted-on f-holes like the 6120DC so is a bit of a weird one. Most of the popular / common Gretsches like the Falcons, Hot Rods, 6120's, etc. have Gibson scale and are maple. I agree that a Gretsch would make a great jazz guitar. Filtertrons may be known for being bright, but they aren't as bright as a floater and can be really big and warm especially with fat strings with the pickup body close to the strings.
[edit] Teddyfm's CC has a sound post so I don't know the rationale around which ones have it. The 6193 CC sometimes does not (year dependent?). The G100, G400, and G6040 have no sound post.
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BTW there is another blonde / spruce CC on Reverb right now for $1800, w/ original hard tail included. They don't show up often.Last edited by spiral; 08-15-2015 at 03:47 PM.
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Hmm. My 6196T CC has a sound post. Well, I guess it is.
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Definitely a sound post. I'm reading now that some CC's have them, others don't. I can't find a rhyme or reason behind it. Originally Posted by Teddyfm
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Maybe Terada had some lying around and had some time on their hands. Glad they did.
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