Welcome to club semi/ hollow

[simplecomplexity]

You guys won't believe it but this V really sounds! Plays loud acoustically too =)

The rose carvings actually create a semi-hollow-esque feel to the guitar (similar to the f-holes), despite the unconventional V shape for a SH.

Body crafted out of Aluminium.. Very pleased with it! My first (unconventional) semi-hollowy guitar.

 

[Ex14]

i dig the carvings man. but does it sound the same as an semi hollow?

 

[dearxarson]

is tat a normandy guitar? rad!

 

[simplecomplexity]

dearxarson: yes that's a normandy guitar! its really great!

ex14: its a V. the body thickness is not like a normal SH. i wouldn't say it sounds the same per se but, acoustically, this guitar sounds louder than the normal electric guitar.. the feel is defeinitely different, since a semi hollow has a more 'conventional' (by that i mean sit-down position) shape. it definitely doesn't sound like benedetto guitars, but the pickups are really sweet when play do it clean, and they really do rock when u play it dirty with OD! if you do a search on Normandy guitars, u realise some rock/metal playing bands use normandy guitars, including their archtops.. so that should give you a rough idea of their sounds.. =)

 

[Ex14]

i actually expect it to sound like a resonator ._. but den again i haven't palyed with a resonator so yea XDD

 

[simplecomplexity]

i see where you're coming from... hehe ;p

 

[eieio]

simplecomplexity;
your guit collections simply kickass..
i ride to live but i live w/ no ride ehehe,
always have this thing for chromes, bolt & nuts

tkadil; good one.. 'blame' it on the lightings.. hehe, thanks for 36th intro..

ok for the conservative old school ones, excuse moir for asking this another gazillion million times
what direction of pup upgrades you tone gurus recommend, along '57 classic but w/o the hefty price tag?

-thank you

 

[Apot_red]

Gretsch Brian Setzer Nashville G6120 SSU

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[Ex14]

swt looking gretsch dude

 

[Apot_red]

swt looking gretsch dude

Thanks man!! Its my Dream Guitar..........

 

[RicFreak]

Thanks man!! Its my Dream Guitar..........

Awesome Gretsch....
Great looking knobs man !
Would be good to play this at the new IRs :-D

 

[Apot_red]

Awesome Gretsch....
Great looking knobs man !
Would be good to play this at the new IRs :-D

Ha ha!! I am going to put a Red Dice on the Master Volume to replace the Gold Plated knob....hahahha

 

[Benster]

6120DSW & 6136T White Falcon

sometimes, depending on mood, i take off the bigsby and put on the cadillac bridge..

EN-X at West Coast Park

Clarence with his Gibson Custom Shop CS336, Me with Gibson's Custom Shop ES355

 

[Ex14]

dude love the gear man ._> 335 omg ._.

 

[Apot_red]

Awsome Guits man!!! (White Falcon and the DSW)
Thumbs Up!!

 

[eieio]

my Gibson ES-135 outfitted with RS electronics, jumbo frets and lollar 50s wind p90s.

glblues; u got that 135 mojo working man...
cant really hear the audio, what amp is that, mic up?

another question, is there a fix way for hollowbody bridge?
ive read the screws facing the neck, or...? also abt the saddle,
all 6 facing 1 direction or 3 to the right & 3 to the left, any advice?

 

[glblues]

my Gibson ES-135 outfitted with RS electronics, jumbo frets and lollar 50s wind p90s.

glblues; u got that 135 mojo working man...
cant really hear the audio, what amp is that, mic up?

another question, is there a fix way for hollowbody bridge?
ive read the screws facing the neck, or...? also abt the saddle,
all 6 facing 1 direction or 3 to the right & 3 to the left, any advice?

oh thats a copy of a 1950s fender tweed bandmaster. 5e7 circuit for the electric set and a pro junior for the acoustic sets.
the screws i have them facing away from the body, but i dun thk it really matters tho. after a while the strings will grind into the saddle and find their own position.
then again i use gauge 12s so it applies a little more pressure than 9s or 10s

 

[berd]

Thx
EMGs on a hollow body?!?! Hmmm.... Not sure but how does that work?
I have read some shitty reviews on the stock pups at harmony central.
But surprisingly, I find that they are pretty good. Not sure why reviewers were complaining about the pups. But of cos if one compares these with the TV jones it's a whole different story. You get what you pay for.


I love the pups. Would not change them unless it's a set of TV jones.
But if i wanted a set of TV jones, I might as well get a 6120.
Besides, the stock Gretsch Buckers look & sound great.
No reason to swap them out

Bro, have you tried GFS Surf 90 pups on yr G5122? It's frigging rockabilly & surfabilly....and it cost almost 1/3 of TVJs

 

[mockingbird]

Whoa, the last response to this thread before you was more than a year ago.