What do you think of the neck on this Gretsch?

jonnyburgo

I've never seen an Electromatic with block inlays like on this one thats for sale, what do you reckon?

meltedbuzzbox

yeah, I would say they were block inlays :-P

ICBM

I'd never have guessed how awful and wrong they would look on a Gretsch.

jonnyburgo

but is it real?

Lixarto

Nothing unreal exists.

TheMarlin

It's an old pro jet, but these usually have the 'thumb nail' fret markets.  Later models have hump block markets. This is the only one i've seen with Gibson style markers.

Is it the bolt neck version (special jet) ?

jonnyburgo

It's a G2557, pre Fender Korean, has Electromatic in gold on the headstock rather than Gretsch, I like it.

Alnico

It looks like a pre 2003 (Fender) Electromatic Pro Jet. I'm pretty sure the original ones had a full length Bigsby tremolo tailpiece and block inlays. They were also unchambered bodies so quite heavy.
Also the earlier models have only two height adjusting screws for each pickup. The later (Fender) Gretsch Electromatic models that use humbuckers have three for each pickup, two at the top by the bass string and one at the bottom by the treble string.
It looks quite genuine from the photo you posted.
I think the block inlays suit it but the scratch plate is what ruins it IMHO.
These guitars look incredible without that scratch plate.

TheMarlin

I had an early Pro Jet.(but with thumb nail markers).  I thought it was a POS, I hated it immensely.  I got shot of it asap.

I've also had the newer version with the Blacktop Filtertrons.  That one I liked.  Great guitar.

I've got six Gretsches at the moment.  The Corvettes are my favourite Electromatics, along with the Tim Armstrong model.

I'm after a 99 Setzer Hot Rod, or 6120RHH.....should you know anyone who wants to offload one.....

Marlin

  

jd0272

At least the necks where it should be.

blueskunk

Looks lovely Jonny (might have to shift my 60s Baja soon since the new arrival)