Just received this today - my first ever Gretsch no less.
Had a quick look over and everything looks great. Beautiful metallic ‘Georgia Green’ finish.
Plugged in, the ‘Broad’Tron’ pickups are quite a bit hotter than my Strat or Telecaster. And it is a twangy sound, but that’s possibly the acoustic sound making it seem that way. I’ve never had particularly good experiences with Bigsbys before, but for a first impression this seems surprisingly stable. The set-up out of the box is spot on, the action, relief and intonation all excellent.
The fretboard looks like it could do with a little bit of a polish, apparently it’s laurel. Can laurel be treated like rosewood? Is lemon oil okay?
Did I mention how beautiful it is?!!
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Love that colour.
These types of guitars always feel twangier because there is less tension on the strings, having a gentle angle from the Bigsby.
Enjoy.
In fact it's so tight, my screwdriver slipped and it nearly took a gouge out of the finish. Anyone have any idea why it's not moving and what I could do to fix it?
Congratulations, lovely looking thing!
see my photo below for an example.
I did loosen all the strings before trying to adjust the screws. And actually most of the saddles are the same - either very hard to move at all, or very stiff.