Gretsch Electromatic Junior Jet -> Streamliner Jet

skycruiser

skycruiser

Jan 15, 2019
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Looks like the G2220 is being replaced by a new "Streamliner Jet Club Bass".

Interesting fret markers, and now VVT.

Still using Single Coil pickups.

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It’s kinda’ rare to see feature changes without a price change. The changes don’t appear to be a cost reduction effort, so perhaps it is just a marketing thing.

The fret markers are more gretsch-like than just dots, and the VVT electronics change is minor. Body, neck, and hardware don’t appear to have changed much, if any at all. Must have been time for a change according to marketing, and as @Naviiin said, they got caught with their pants down in G2220 humbucker-gate, so a move away from that model with no cost increase is likely the reason for the effort.
 
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I like the vintage white with tort. But I had forgotten about the single-coil issue - that they aren't wired correctly. Sure would be nice if they would fix that. Single coil noise pickup is really bad in my house, and with the pickups wired incorrectly, no cancellation.
 
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skycruiser said:
I like the vintage white with tort. But I had forgotten about the single-coil issue - that they aren't wired correctly. Sure would be nice if they would fix that. Single coil noise pickup is really bad in my house, and with the pickups wired incorrectly, no cancellation.
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I just got a 2220 series bass, new, and my house is old and I get noise on a couple of my other basses. On the Gretsch, none. I don't know why since they're not humbuckers but whatever the reason they're quiet. It's a great bass too :bassist:
 
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craigb said:
One difference that surprised me was the listed scale length - the Electromatic Junior Jet is 30.3" and the Streamliner Jet Club is 30" per the Gretsch site. The neck inlays are interesting - they call them thumbnail inlays on the side of the fingerboard. Gretsch is also at least using different names/language for the pickups - 'Low Down single coil' on the Jet Club and just "Gretsch single coil' for the Junior Jet. It may be the 30.3" vs 30" scales and pickup naming are just differences in the labels/names/descriptions and it's essentially the same neck geometry and same pickups, but then again maybe not.
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From the Gretsch club thread. So, body and neck materials, inlay style, possibly a miniscule difference in scale though that's likely just a naming convention thing, and (if this is true it's probably the most important thing) the pickups?
 
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I do like the white w/ tort color combo. I wonder what other colors are offered. And the thumbnail markers are very Gretsch-like. Me like, but probably not for everybody. I would buy, but I probably won’t sell my Jr. Jet to buy a Streamliner.
 
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Prodigus Filius said:
In Australia the Streamliner is a little cheaper than the Electromatic. Apart from having a blend knob instead of a selector switch and the obvious fret inlay change (not appealing imho) what other differences?
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Never having owned a Gretsch, I've never gone to Gretsch site. But having done so, I see they give a good list of specs for each bass.
Differences:
Nato body and neck vs basswood and maple neck.
30" scale vs 30.3"
Bound neck vs non bound

Thumb inlays vs dot
Vol/Vol/Master Tone ( blend) vs Master Vol/ Master Tone/ 3 way selector switch
Knurled radio control knobs vs control arrow

Same:
Gloss body
Gloss neck
20 medium jumbo frets
Laurel fretboard
12" radius
Bone nut 1.56"
Pickups? Are they the same?
 
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