Hi all,
About 30 minutes ago, I picked up a new Gretsch 5266 after being lured by a pre Black Friday price.
I picked it up and played a few chords.
Verdict? Imagine you contracted a Chinese factory to build a guitar for you, but didn’t hang around to supervise.
The finish is ok.
There were loose screws, some areas not polished correctly, the setup is abysmal! I’m going to need to set it up myself. Not unusual to do that with a new guitar, but it’s setup unusually bad. The nut, for example will need mucho worko. Everything about it screams cheap. Pity, I was looking forward to my first Gretsch, but this ain’t that.
Thanks
Pauly
About 30 minutes ago, I picked up a new Gretsch 5266 after being lured by a pre Black Friday price.
I picked it up and played a few chords.
Verdict? Imagine you contracted a Chinese factory to build a guitar for you, but didn’t hang around to supervise.
The finish is ok.
There were loose screws, some areas not polished correctly, the setup is abysmal! I’m going to need to set it up myself. Not unusual to do that with a new guitar, but it’s setup unusually bad. The nut, for example will need mucho worko. Everything about it screams cheap. Pity, I was looking forward to my first Gretsch, but this ain’t that.
Thanks
Pauly