Can I tell you guys how much I love my Gretsch Power Jet?

It's getting a lot of play tonight.

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Want. I love seeing these without the damn bigsby. Probably the exact version I would buy.
 
They're wonderful guitars. Maybe a little temperamental and more susceptible to fluctuations in temperature and humidity than, say, a Les Paul, but a great instrument.
 
dmn23 said:
They're wonderful guitars. Maybe a little temperamental and more susceptible to fluctuations in temperature and humidity than, say, a Les Paul, but a great instrument.
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Is that characteristic of the breed?
 
Tiltsta said:
Is that characteristic of the breed?
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I can't tell whether you're messing with me or not so I'll give a straight answer. I'd say that this needs an occasional truss rod tweak more than most and tuning stability is sometimes an issue, but it's usually only in the first 5-10 minutes if it hasn't been played in a while. And the "tone switch" isn't nearly as useful as a traditional tone knob. Otherwise the damned thing practically plays itself.
 
I wasn't messing with you at all. Some guitar designs are more stable than others. We all lust after early designs from before people really understood things, and guitar makers cling to those designs for the authentic aspect of a design. SGs are neck heavy, Corvettes have a weak heel, gibsons are prone to the headstock snap. Other designs that are supposed to be problematic, like the super thin ibanez original Jem necks are supposed to be squirrelly, but mine has never even had a truss rod adjustment since the first setup in 1989! I was getting at if your observations were general to the design. I don't doubt it is a great guitar, and as I said, I want one. I was just curious if the design was less stable in some way, and figured an owner might have explored the fan sites and history to find out the details. I have a lot of guitars, and stability and needing a tweak has no correlation with playing well or sound. No disrespect intended. My LP requires more adjustments for weather than any other guitar I own, but it is my favorite player and the best sounding guitar I have.
 
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No disrespect taken at all! This is my first Gretsch and I've had maybe two years. I believe it's an '03. As others have observed, the Powertrons are great pickups. They do a glassy clean like nobody's business, but when they start to break up there's a really nice sparkle and grind that's not dissimilar to what I remember @jaxn slim's Firebird sounding like. Construction is first rate but you can tell it's a semi-hollow just by the general feel of it.

I glanced at Sweetwater and it appears they don't sell the trapeze tailpiece version anymore but the Bigsby version is still available. They're wanting crazy money these days, though. I think I paid $1k for mine and I'm pretty sure that included shipping.
 
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