I bought one of these in 2008, had no intention of buying anything that day and hadn’t ever considered a Gretchen, but tried it and had to have it. The pick-up tones are magic.
I got a gretsch after seeing dave gilmore play one for the comfortably numb solo at robert wyatts Meltdown (see David gilmore Unplugged ). It's a jet he played to record 5am ...i recommend this guitar. it's a beutifilull chimey guitar
Interesting accent. Can't figure out whether you're a Jock or a Manc... Don't be offended, I'm a Manc living in Brum, so I'm sure mine is equally 'interesting'. 🤣