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Gretsch G5125/5129 Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar

Maple neck and body, Rosewood fingerboard, Bigsby Licensed B700 Vibrato Tailpiece. Bridge and vibrato may differ slightly from pictures shown.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           8 out of 10
Quality:
           8 out of 10
Value:
           8 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           7 out of 10
Support:
           8 out of 10
 
 

"Entry level archtop for a more serious musician. Unique with a bit of attitude"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          7 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          8 out of 10
Support:
          7 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 7/13/2006
Style of Music: Jazz, Blues, Country Guitar and String Bass
Musical Experience: Active Musican
Location: Central, MA USA

 

 
Support:
I think the quality with the new Asian Fender made Gretsch is quite good and the information one gets through the Gretsch Pages website is as good as you'll find for any brand out there. The music store provided very underwhelming service.

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"Tone-delicious"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Submitted: 12/10/2005
Style of Music: broad style interestes
Musical Experience: Hobbyist
Location: Oregon

 

 
Feature:
The Bigsby is very nice. The tremelo bar on the Fenders I've owned has always ended up off the guitar and on the shelf. This one I actually use.

Quality:
I say 8, only because 9, and 10 are ideals that shouldn't be applied to real guitars, or at least one to ones that cost under a thousand dollars. The more I play this instrument the more I like it. Mine was made in Korea. I have heard rumours that they are now made in China and the quality has degraded. I have not played a Sino-factured Electromatic, but this DOES seem true of the Elliot Easton line, which I have compared, so maybe the case with the Electromatics as well.

Value:
For a $700-850 guitar seems well put together. The tone is lovely.

Sound:
It took me awhile to fall in love with the Gretsch voice, but eventually I realized that a Gibson (owned a vintage SG for 15 years) is plain muddy in comparison. Of course this all a matter of taste. Definitely not a matter of quality, either in tone or in workmanship.

Support:
N/A

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"A Great Deal"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          6 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 5/23/2005
Style of Music: Rock
Musical Experience: Hobbyist
Location: California, USA

 

 
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Feature:
It could use a little help here. I mean, it has nice features, but, um, I dunno...

Sound:
The sound is good. The pickups are high-quality, and the tone is pretty nice. Not the best, but pretty damn good.

Overall:
I think if it was toen, I would replace it with a Rickenbacker 330.

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