Gretsch G100CE Synchromatic Hollowbody - Black Review

Smooth sailing.

Hello music lovers: Single pickup Archtops as well as Single pickup solidbody guitars are getting very popular with Younger Musicians. Perhaps it could be a clear sound without pulls,distortion between pickups.I've had mine almost 14 years,this is an excellent performer for American Songbooks(Sinatra,Bennett etc)Soft Jazz,R&B,Country a soft,warm sound. I put a white pickguard for… read more black and white flavor,the original tortoise coloring is actually better than my white. If you're in the Single Pickup Archtop market? Here's your guy.

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Smooth As Silk

In April it will be 13 years i have mine and it plays like butter. It's the ideal archtop for Jazz,Blues,American Songbooks(Sinatra,Bennett etc)Soft R&B,Soft Latin etc. I put George Benson Flatwoods on it. I replaced the tortoise color pickguard with a white one to give it the black & white look. The tortoise is actually a better one. The top chrome on the bridge is a Gretsch piece… read more as the top piece chipped are now available in chrome. I have more expensive guitars yet this is my go to.

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AWSOME

i've been wanting this guitar since it first came out last year i just recieved it today (4 days after i orderedit) and i can't stop playing it, wich is a little hard because i jjust got the splint off from a brocken pinky 2 days ago on my chourd hand wich means no hamer on's. but i only have one wordto say about thisguitar, AWSONE!! that stands for my sales person to. i am a sweetwater… read more custemer for life

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This Guitar Is AWESOME!!!

I ordered this guitar last week on Thursday February 26th. Though I have only been playing for about a year, I own 6 guitars, each with it's own purpose and unique sound. This guitar was specifically purchased for playing Roy Orbison. Though he used a Gibson Memphis (I can't afford lol), I knew this would sound great.I order it online and selected Overnight shipment. I recommend… read more this as it has fewer people handling it. The guys at Sweetwater took great care in packing this guitar (with original box into another box for added protection). It was easy and couldn't wait to get this bad boy.Within 15 minutes of my order Robert Koch called me to thank me for the purchase and rely important information about the company and the purchase. I was not expecting a dedicated Sales Manager nor a call. Nice touch.Anyway, on to the guitar review...This guitar is beautiful. The image that they posted and serial number was the guitar they shipped to me. Trust me when I say this, the images do NOT do the guitar justice. It looked good on the web, looks GREAT in person. The guitar played beautifully right out of the box. I was playing acoustic songs first. While it is quitter than a standard acoustic, which is expected for an ELECTRIC guitar, it had great sound and projected what I played just fine without and amp.Once I connected it to an amp though, WOW is all I can say. I use a small Fender Series 7 amp....but boy the sound output from that guitar versus the Fender Squire I have is leaps and bounds better. I will tell you though that in a METAL setting or Rock setting, you will not be able (or need) to turn the guitar gain past 1/4 of the scale. if you do, you will get resonance feedback. This should be expected as it is a Hollow Body guitar. the Tone can be adjusted at will and has several nice sounds even without changing the AMP settings.I played it all day Friday, most of Saturday and Sunday. In total I have logged over 30 hours in 3 days with this and can't put it down. When I do, I just look at it!!! I have a professional musician friend that is so green with envy that he may order one too...and OWNS a Gibson!!Great product, EXCELLENT service. I will be ordering more from Sweetwater and at least one more Gretsch (there are still 2 or 3 on my list that I want lol).TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY.

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This guitar brought out the demon in me

Without ever playing this guitar or seeing it in person I bought it. The first time I saw it I just knew it was for me. It plays, sounds, and looks absolutely amazing. I play slide on this guitar through a Silvertone 1484 while using a tubescreamer, and it sounds mean as hell. I would have expected a guitar of this quality to cost well over $1000. The only problem I've ever… read more had with it was when I fell over on stage and my instrument cable pushed through and broke a half dollar size hole in the body. However, you shouldn't have this problem if you don't rock out as hard as I do.

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