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milo, Henry, Marty, Big Larri and the Fender bros
have a new(used)kid to hang with.
i just picked up a Gretsch g5122 for a sweet song.
gonna noodle on it for a week or so then decide
if it will take up stable status for the long haul.
twang me up!
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This would be me shaking my head and grinning..
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iknewyouwouldbethefirstresponder
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That Gretsch is going to sound good as long as it is set up well. I play Bass and had many over the years but keep coming back to my old Fender, That is "Christine". I even go as far as to sell the other ones off so I got two bass one accoustic and one electric. The accoustic is a dean cheapy but I use it at the beach and camping. you know stuff that you would not want to do with a nice one.
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I always liked those Bigsby equipped Gretsch's.
Very nice twangy sound for Rockabilly and R&B.
I'm envious....my guitar buying days are done.
I still like to look though.
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before anyone makes that pithy comment about a photoless post being useless; here ya go. this is a stock photo from the web. haven't taken any of my own shots yet. 
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Beautiful ax man. Hope yours looks as good. Bend them guitar strings boy! 
Its more fun to be ridin'! I'm still ridin 
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man is a woman
boy is a girl
and it does look as good!
gonna play it through the Traynor today.
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Quote:
before anyone makes that pithy comment
about a photoless post being useless; here ya go.
this is a stock photo from the web.
haven't taken any of my own shots yet.
In my best Borat voice which is not very good,
very niceee 
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That is a sharp lookin' gee-tar  . One of the band members at church plays that type of guitar. And yes, I've been coveting it. Funny, about this time last year I saw a post about G.A.S and online lessons. A year later, I have an electric guitar and enjoy playing the blues (although my wife isn't that impressed).
Didn't buy into the hype, you can keep the change.
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Gretsch makes a good looking piece, that's really nice Shari!
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Not a bad use of a Gretsch I suppose  The outfit is optional. 
Before the war on terror, if I saw an unattended package I used to think "I'll be having that!"
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Fan friggin' tastic! I am jealous and happy for you at the same time!! What a beauty!!! 
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whoa.
changing strings on that twang thang
is a majorpainintheass!
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Yup. If he makes the cut, those stock tuners gotta go to the dust bin.
Everything else is mighty mighty beatleschetatkinsbriansetzer-able
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Those are beautiful, and sound great. Congrats. ~Brent
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man is a woman
boy is a girl
and it does look as good!
gonna play it through the Traynor today.
 Open mouth, insert foot, wiggle toes. I so embarrased and so sorry. Great lookin ax though
Its more fun to be ridin'! I'm still ridin
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Sweeeeet.... loooove those hollow body electrics.
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Yup. If he makes the cut, those stock tuners gotta go to the dust bin.
Everything else is mighty mighty beatleschetatkinsbriansetzer-able
it's the Bigsby that led me to
swirlatornadoofragingexplatives,
not the tuners.
the stock tuners are not super grippy,
but i have a set of open back
Grover's that were too short for milo.
i hope they'll fit
on the Gretsch.
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now if i could just get that bridge sitting
just so. i'm having quite a time finding
the sweet spot. intonation is way off
after changing the strings.
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a post at 7:19 on christmas morn...
If you keep this up, eventually you'll be dragging dead trees into / and out of / your abode
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That ax is almost as big as you Shari.
if life gives you lemons keep them because hey,free lemons.
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Very nice guitar Mert, its a black art keeping it in tune tho, good luck with that. Keep the nut slots and the bridge well lubbed with a lead pencil and that will help a lot.
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now if i could just get that bridge sitting
just so. i'm having quite a time finding
the sweet spot. intonation is way off
after changing the strings.
Get your ruler out and measure from the nut to the 12th fret, then use that measurement to place the leading edge (of the center) of the bridge the same distance from the 12th. Should give you a good starting spot...then it's just a matter of twisting the diagonal angle of the bridge piece to get the best overall intonation. A little pencil graphite in the saddles will help with the Bigsby once you start dive bombing.
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now if i could just get that bridge sitting
just so. i'm having quite a time finding
the sweet spot. intonation is way off
after changing the strings.
Hey Shari, those floating bridges can be a bit of a pain. I found this video which should help you get the intonation set up properly.
http://www.youtube.com/user/gretschguitars#p/c/6F312D9A0260D8E2/1/rXd2MWCYJJ4
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i think i might be a truss rod thing. i can get the 1st and 6th strings intonated but the 5th and 4th are way out from the 12 and up. made an appointment with the guitar doctor for sunday. someone want to explain the graphite thing to me? i could look it up -- but i like it when you guys all harmonic in! PS: thank you for all of your interest, commentary(Kenny  ) shared excitment, gender bending, etc.
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Typed in BMaj7 with a NAS / Damien Marley hip hop groove:
Graphite is a dry lubricant
Pencils are made of graphite
A little bitta graphite makes the windings
all slip and slide up over the bridge and nut
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i think i might be a truss rod thing.
i can get the 1st and 6th strings intonated
but the 5th and 4th are way out from
the 12 and up.
made an appointment with the guitar doctor
for sunday.
someone want to explain the graphite thing to me?
i could look it up -- but i like it when you
guys all harmonic in!
PS: thank you for all of your interest, commentary(Kenny )
shared excitment, gender bending, etc.
Hey Shari... let us know how it works out at the guitar doc. I might actually learn something!!
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Typed in BMaj7 with a NAS / Damien Marley hip hop groove:
speaking of NAS -- you gotta check out his dad -- Olu Dara.
one of my favorite musicians.
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Graphite is a dry lubricant
Pencils are made of graphite
duh!
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A little bitta graphite makes the windings
all slip and slide up over the bridge and nut
but WHHYYYYY is this important?
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b'cuz i said so? Failing that succinct explanation: If the string hangs up on the bridge or nut, you'll go out of tune once it finally makes it's way over one or the other. Example - the tuner pulls the string at 121 lbs between the tuner and nut. The string hangs up a little at the nut, and between the nut and bridge it's pulled at 120 pounds. Cool! 120 lbs means We're in tune. At some point, usually half a bar before your solo in front of that scout from Rounder, the string's tension will equalize along it's full strung length, and will make it's way down not to your intended 120 pounds, but more like at 119.13 lbs, and now you're in micro tonal territory, & wishing you were Fernando Saunders, with a fretless guitar no less. Poor Fernando - had he only put a little bitta graphite on that nut... Tune talk conjugation: When all is well, "We" are in tune When it is not, "You" are out of tune Only kindly and elderly kindergarten teachers ever say "we" are out of tune. And they're just being nice so "we" don't cry... 
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Here's an easy truss rod adjustment technique: take the leftover bit from string #1 and use it as a feeler gauge. Capo the first fret, fret string #6 at the last fret and slip the "feeler gauge" from #1 between string #6 and the 7th fret wire. Easy peasy after that; tighten the truss rod to reduce the neck relief or loosen to increase the relief using your new feeler gauge. Bonus: makes it easy to check the neck when changing string gauges
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Wow, Ed... you've learned some cool tricks over the years!!!
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the big red dog is home from the geetar doctor. all is well. changed out the stock tuners for a set of open back Grovers i had lying about, the bridge is set and taped in place, running 11's with a wound G. li'l m likey. think i'm a-gonna name 'im Clifford. 
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Ah, Clifford the Big Red Dog, cute.
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He's a purty boy, that Clifford. Enjoy!
Now, do tell - what is that brass chunk? An EZ Pass for backstage access? Brian Setzer's pill box? 'Quiring minds and all...
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buckster,
that brass chunk is/was a
secondary pick up for the bass strings.
i had it taken off.
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Here's a song that wants to be finger picked on that ol' Gretsch, but with the band playing it with an R&B / torch song groove & maybe a bossa nova drum thing. You could hang the lyric a half a 1/4 beat back and still be in the pocket. You'd have 'em weepin' in the aisles. It's pretty much an R&B song to begin with. Picture Gladys Knight kickin' it, and there you go. Dang it - I should be a producer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg3iA1zzeE8&feature=relatedThat boy sounds more like George Jones than George Jones.
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Bucky?? what are you inhaling?
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so here's weird.
i see all of Bucky's subsequent
replies to my inquiry in my email.
but not here.
i saw part of one reply. went back
to my email, re-read what he wrote,
came abck to ba, hit refresh, then there
was nothing.
whattheheckamiinhaling?
dunno, friend. i'm gonna
hafta listen to another version.
i like RT's voice, but that video
was pure schmaltz. couldn't watch it.
therefore couldn't get myself to listen
to the whole song.
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