About to pull the trigger on a Gretsch gold sparkle jet.

[Blazer]

Well I ended up not buying the Dean Caddilac I mentioned a few days ago. And then by chance I found myself in my local music store and the man goes: "Yo dude, you won't believe what we got in."



That guy KNOWS that I'm a huge fan of Brian Setzer AND he knows that I love Les Paul style guitars.

And figuring that I wanted a little more sophiticated guitar in my arsenal I paid a little advance and if luck is on my side I'll be picking it up next week.

[Sinistas]

Awesome, I'd love to have a Gretsch.

[AzPilot]

that finish almost looks like it would give you a rash or burn after playing. Hows it look in person? Smooth?

[Blazer]

that finish almost looks like it would give you a rash or burn after playing. Hows it look in person? Smooth?

It's smooth like a hot babe's skin. You can actually see the metal particles that make it a sparkle finish through the clear coat.

[hippietim]

i had a green sparkle jet. it looked and sounded fan tastic. it made my hand cramp to play it though - i hated letting it go.

[toddstaples]

I think these are finished with somthing similar to Sparkle Drum Wrap. I could be wrong, be I was told that by a gretsch dealer a few years ago....
And Sparkle jets RULE...

[Rich#6]

I saw Setzer last week great Christmas Show!

[Tashtego]

Setzer can play like nobody's business. That should be fun guitar.

[Bengal65]

Go for it! I love Gretsch's.
Setzers Sparkly 6120 on Tour

[Rupe]

Great score! Those are fantstic guitars.

[Mike]

Gretsch makes great guitars, especially hollowbodies. Good score!

[Crankdaddy]

Sweet guitar. Sparkle finishes rule.

[data187]

where are the dice knobs?

[GWARGHOUL]

You gotta make those yourself!
Just like dice valve stem caps.

I'm sure they are available on the aftermarket too, but It' de be cheaper to make your own.

[j2379]

i had an OLD one. they arent for everyone but if you want & like gretsch tone there is no substitute. expect to spend some time tweaking the bridge, tape or gluing down & getting some locking tuners, cause bigsby & burns trems are hell to keep in tune.