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musicman100

My first electromatic semi acoustic.
So I collected my new G5420T earlier this evening.
In the past I've been somewhat reserved about the electromatic semi acoustics for several reasons. 
But I must say that I'm really impressed with these newer ones.
I played an orange G5622t Recently at a guitar show which I was pleasantly surprised by.
And now I've just got this fairlane blue 5420 and i must say I'm wowed by it.
It's the best playing/sound electromatic that I've played.

I was a bit shallow recently by saying I only wanted one for that beautiful colour, but after getting it I'm wowed by the hole package.
It looks classy and is really well finished. 

The previous owner has had it set up just right and with with flat wounds on. 
It Plays beautiful, stays in tune and sounds great. 
The backtop picks sound great through my wienbrock amp.
http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg571/davidmountain1981/Mobile Uploads/0DA21CF1-D878-458E-880E-4F45F3E4347C_zpsosjnr0af.jpg

Sporky

Excellent colour.

riscado

cool guitar

tony99

I hope you have a matching suit

very nice, congrats

TheMarlin

Sweet!!

musicman100

TheMarlin said:

Sweet!!

I guess that's aimed at the wienbrock? Ha ha 
 cheers mate. 

breakstuff

Brilliant.Having just bought one of these myself I can confirm everything @musicman100 says.They really are great guitars.

usedtobe

Stunning!

Sassafras

It's a bit bright, isn't it?

Gassage

Showstopper.

ESBlonde

Oh my.

I don't suffer from GAS (well I do fart at times, it's my way of trying to give a s#it). But that guitar looks stunning, the only other blue guitar that turned my head was the Elliot Easton 335 signature but I already have a 335. Now i have to go look at a Gretsch too.

musicman100

breakstuff said:

Brilliant.Having just bought one of these myself I can confirm everything @musicman100 says.They really are great guitars.

Have you got the blue one then?

impmann

These are superb guitars - I fell in love with the pale green one on a window shopping trip recently. Seriously tempted to buy one...

breakstuff

musicman100 said:

breakstuff said:

Brilliant.Having just bought one of these myself I can confirm everything @musicman100 says.They really are great guitars.

Have you got the blue one then?

I was actually going to go for the gold Streamliner version and mod the hell out if it,but I thought if I'm going to buy a Gretsch,go for the one I wanted all along,hence me buying the Electromatic.I opted for the orange one as I love the classic look.Same specs as yours afaik.

I was massively into the Rockabilly/Psychobilly scene in my mid to late teens and having just got Spotify premium I'm discovering all that music that I loved back then in the eighties.That was basically all the excuse I needed to treat myself (I have a massively understanding and tolerant wife)

I'm so impressed with how well made it is.It's absolutely flawless and other than a basic set up,which I did myself,it plays and sounds brilliant.

musicman100

breakstuff said:

musicman100 said:

breakstuff said:

Brilliant.Having just bought one of these myself I can confirm everything @musicman100 says.They really are great guitars.

Have you got the blue one then?

I was actually going to go for the gold Streamliner version and mod the hell out if it,but I thought if I'm going to buy a Gretsch,go for the one I wanted all along,hence me buying the Electromatic.I opted for the orange one as I love the classic look.Same specs as yours afaik.

I was massively into the Rockabilly/Psychobilly scene in my mid to late teens and having just got Spotify premium I'm discovering all that music that I loved back then in the eighties.That was basically all the excuse I needed to treat myself (I have a massively understanding and tolerant wife)

I'm so impressed with how well made it is.It's absolutely flawless and other than a basic set up,which I did myself,it plays and sounds brilliant.

The bloke I bought it off was selling it to upgrade to a proline. 
Imo these newer electromatics are a big step up and really close to the prolines on playability. So the big question is,  if buying new is the big price difference worth it. 

RandallFlagg

How's the finish on the necks on these, are they sticky at all? Is it thick gloopy poly?

musicman100

RandallFlagg said:

How's the finish on the necks on these, are they sticky at all? Is it thick gloopy poly?

Feel great to me, no issues at all with the finish 

steer

Love it. The old 5420's are great guitars, and the new ones just tidy things up nicely. 

musicman100

steer said:

Love it. The old 5420's are great guitars, and the new ones just tidy things up nicely. 



For some reason the old ones left me cold.
By I'm definitely impressed with the newer models, but still if buying new their not cheap.
I only paid £460 on ebay auction which I'm ok with. 

Voxman

Sporky said:

Excellent colour.

+1..I'm not a Gretsch fan but that's a very pretty guitar. Enjoy! 

musicman100

Voxman said:

Sporky said:

Excellent colour.

+1..I'm not a Gretsch fan but that's a very pretty guitar. Enjoy! 

How dare you? ha ha.
im only joking. Yeah I think Gretsch are very much like marmite.