Originally Posted By: MarioD
Ryszard it sounded like you were agreeing with me! You bought the Country G and played jazz, blues and rock with it. What if it sounded like crap would you still have bought the reissue? I doubt it.

But your experience with the Country G is the same as mine! I am still kicking myself in the @ss for selling it. Of all the guitars that I have had the Country G is the one that I miss the most. Which leads me to this question, how does the reissue sound and play? Is it an exact replica of the original or is it very close?

Thanx for your time and we may want to continue this discussion via PM so we do not steal this thread.


Mario,

Hey, it's my thread—I can hijack it if I want to! cool

The Gent reissue is a faithful replica of my '64 model; anything, it's better. I had played them when they first came out in the late 90s, so I knew what I was getting. In fact, I bought it sight unseen from a dealer in Maryland through Reverb. It arrived in mint condition.

The Gretsch specialist where I do business recommended D'Addario NYXL strings. They themselves make a significant difference in sound and playability. They lend a warmth that is difficult to describe, stay in tune, and last a long time.

The only differences between this 2012 model are the tuners and one of the pickups. It has Grover "stairstep" keys, versus Grover "lima beans" on the '64. The old one also had one Filter'tron and one double-bar pickup. I haven't been able to determine whether that was the original configuration or an aftermarket mod. The new one has two Filter'trons.

Any way you cut it, it is a fabulous axe. I wish I was as fluent as I was when I was playing live, but I'm having fun working on getting it back.

R.


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