Re: NGD -- Bird of Prey & some Family Photos...
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:24 pm
I’m going to go with the if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it maxim, because the pickups in Bo sound fantastic.
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Coming back to this a bit late, I played some wonderful Japanese gretsches yesterday which are way outside my budget but the rat rods look great and seem very reasonably priced. How did you find the stock pickups and general construction quality and feel?Surfysonic wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:58 am
Thanks! The blueburst is my first pro series Gretsch. I've gigged with it a lot so I'm very attached to it. The white Gretsch G5210T Electromatic Rat Rod (Made in Korea) was modded with Lindy Fralin Hum-Cancelling Dog Eared P90s. Love it!
The stock pickups in the Rat Rod (G5210T) are Blacktop Filter'Trons. They're not bad pickups but myself and other folks prefer to upgrade them with a set of TV Jones pickups (Classics (Filter'Trons), etc.) or even Gretsch Filter'Trons found in the Professional series. The Blacktop Filter'Trons have their fans, too. They are brighter, almost single-coil tone to them. I don't hate them, but I find Pro Series Gretsch Filter'Trons or the many variety of TV Jones pickups preferable from experience.F15hface wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:07 amComing back to this a bit late, I played some wonderful Japanese gretsches yesterday which are way outside my budget but the rat rods look great and seem very reasonably priced. How did you find the stock pickups and general construction quality and feel?Surfysonic wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:58 am
Thanks! The blueburst is my first pro series Gretsch. I've gigged with it a lot so I'm very attached to it. The white Gretsch G5210T Electromatic Rat Rod (Made in Korea) was modded with Lindy Fralin Hum-Cancelling Dog Eared P90s. Love it!
Thank you for the comprehensive response! Good to hear about the neck change and that the tri-fives are basically the same guitar, I doubt I would’ve known either without that. Bright pickups would definitely be more my speed as long as they’re aericulate, so sounds like it would generally work out for me. Getting to play one might be easier said than done but who knows.
Sure thing! Niiiiice re: the 6122T-CG-FSR - I've had a 6122 or two in the past - one of them an FSR in Cadillac Green - still kicking myself for moving that one on.F15hface wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:32 amThank you for the comprehensive response! Good to hear about the neck change and that the tri-fives are basically the same guitar, I doubt I would’ve known either without that. Bright pickups would definitely be more my speed as long as they’re aericulate, so sounds like it would generally work out for me. Getting to play one might be easier said than done but who knows.
Ultimately it would probably be a stop gap before a pro series lol. The G6122T-CG-FSR I played on the weekend is taking up a loooooot of headspace…
Nice! Love the Supertrons. I'll have to get a set to try for sure.npfrs wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:18 amI found my dream Flacon on Reverb a few years ago as well... and had the same experience of an offer that was accepted, haha! Mine came with a Powertron in the bridge but I recently replaced both pups with Supertrons and I'm much happier!
Enjoy your future flights!
That's a good sounding amp. I appreciated the Shadowy Men, rust or notSurfysonic wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 4:10 pmFirst of two videos - first one is the comparison between the TV Jones' T-Armonds (single-coil pickups) and Magna'Trons. Featuring my Gretsch G6120BS Chet Atkins Hollowbody and Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select '59 Country Club.
https://youtu.be/O6hN4QU3T7Y
I'll update the post with the 2nd video when it's ready - NGD Gretsch G6136TG Players Edition Falcon...