The OFFICIAL "Gretsch Bass Owners Club"

[Daede]

Yeah, baby! You read it here, FIRST!

Okay, let's get those Model numbers and/or pics ready!

I'll go first:

Gretsch G5123B Limited Edition run for GC
(If there's one of these in your local GC, go buy it right now)

#1 is me

Members:

01) Daede
02) carlos840
03) Pilgrim
04) Rob Martinez
05) sleepwalker42
06) SwansonEricJohn
07) iamthebassman
08) Mini
09) rhino333
10) S. Katz
11) MysterMunky
12) Boostedrex
13) INtrotter
14) johnk_10

 

[carlos840]

Im in!

Gretsch G6072 from 2006, made in Jpan, apparently it was the last one produced!
Doesnt have the TV jones Pickups, wears d Addario chromes (those picks where taken before string change)

 

[Daede]

Im in!

Gretsch G6072

*DROOL WORTHY BASS PICS HERE*

GORGEOUS! Member #2 goes to carlos840! Rock on

 

[Daede]

bump for posterity

 

[Pilgrim]

Another GC Special 5123B, glorious orange as only Gretsch can do it!

 

[BassGreaser]

DAMN.. I had a Gretsch Thunderjet bass that I sold 6 months ago. I wish I kept that bass

 

[Daede]

Another GC Special 5123B, glorious orange as only Gretsch can do it!

*** OOH, SHINY ***

Member #3 has a bass just like mine

I'm thinking about selling my Geddy to buy another one, then trading my Squier to the fret shop to do a fretless conversion on it...
What do you think, Pilgrim? How would this baby sound with some flats and cream line marker inlays?

 

[Pilgrim]

I think flats would be perfect on it - mine is likely to get Labella Deep Talkin' flats.

I like the frets. To me, Gretsch is a brand with a pretty traditional vibe, and that means frets. If you're REALLY driven to go fretless, I suppose cream or white plastic styrene would work well.

But I'm not going to pull the frets on a Gretsch that's one of a few hundred at most. If you gotta do it, having a pro do it is the way to go. With the binding on that neck, you want a highly professional job.

 

[Daede]

Oh, yeah. Luckily, we have a renowned luthier right here. The Fifth Avenue Fret Shop has done some great work for some pretty big names His prices are reasonable, and I personally really like the idea of taking one of a few hundred and making it one of a kind, especially since I plan to leave one unmodified

 

[Rob Martinez]

Gretsch Model no. 6119B, Broadkaster in orange! I LOVE this bass!

 

[Sleepwalker42]

I'm in too with the GC limited edition 5123B

I couldn't pass, she was staring at me since I got in the store and with that price tag...

 

[Daede]

Gretsch Model no. 6119B, Broadkaster in orange! I LOVE this bass!

Member #4 goes to Rob Martinez and his Broadkaster

 

[Daede]

I'm in too with the GC limited edition 5123B

I couldn't pass, she was staring at me since I got in the store and with that price tag...

Member #5 is sleepwalker42 with another G5123B

 

[SwansonEricJohn]

OK sign me up! (Quick cellphone camera picture...)

 

[Daede]

OK sign me up! (Quick cellphone camera picture...)

Done deal! member #6 has yet another electromatic

 

[SwansonEricJohn]

Maybe we'll be able to track every single Electromatic Bass ever made!

 

[s_mcsleazy]

dying of gas

 

[SactoBass]

I happened upon one of these new GC orange models this past weekend, and played it for a bit. Wow! That neck pickup provides some nice warm thick tone, but not dull or thuddy. I was impressed for a bass made in Korea at a $799 price point! Plus, the "mojo factor" of this bass is off the charts! Nice and light too!

 

[iamthebassman]

Gretsch 6-string bass, modded for lefty w/righty stringing.

 

[Daede]

Gretsch 6-string bass, modded for lefty w/righty stringing.

Member #7 with the Jet Baritone