Patience

OMB · Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:06 pm

I used to own a Riviera with the mini hums and frequensator tailpiece but it had a toothpick neck. I REALLY liked the guitar but it was painful for me to play. I also have a Candy Apple Gretsch Streamliner and that guitar has a nice slightly chunky neck despite it's description of slim U. It is 1-1116" at the nut and .89" at the first fret. It is described as Candy Apple Red but it is more of a burgundy out of the full sun. Well Gretsch went and introduced a brother from another mother. This one is natural which I prefer and is 1/2" thinner body. If neck profile is the same I will have to get out my credit card. The only downside is the gold hardware but at this stage of my life I think I can live with it. I like their stock pups and all it should need is a set of locking tuners that my lazy self prefers when restringing.

I have been waiting on these to become available. I am patient.

devdem · Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:15 pm

Those are both tasty looking guits.

The double-post screams "patience" lol

OMB · Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:39 pm

I thought we needed more GAS threads...but maybe not.

Milkman · Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:29 pm

I love that Gretsch, but I don’t particularly like the Bigsby.

My friend had a cat named Bigsby in the ‘90s. He used to do his business on the toilet. Never flushed though. Just lazy, if you ask me.

PoodlesAgain · Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:07 pm

Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:29 pm
My friend had a cat named Bigsby in the ‘90s. He used to do his business on the toilet. Never flushed though. Just lazy, if you ask me.

There is a hidden message here, but I don't know what it is.

Mossman · Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:11 pm

OMB wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:06 pm I used to own a Riviera with the mini hums and frequensator tailpiece but it had a toothpick neck. I REALLY liked the guitar but it was painful for me to play. I also have a Candy Apple Gretsch Streamliner and that guitar has a nice slightly chunky neck despite it's description of slim U. It is 1-1116" at the nut and .89" at the first fret. It is described as Candy Apple Red but it is more of a burgundy out of the full sun. Well Gretsch went and introduced a brother from another mother. This one is natural which I prefer and is 1/2" thinner body. If neck profile is the same I will have to get out my credit card. The only downside is the gold hardware but at this stage of my life I think I can live with it. I like their stock pups and all it should need is a set of locking tuners that my lazy self prefers when restringing.

I have been waiting on these to become available. I am patient.

That's a tough call, but I think I would lean more towards the Riviera. Gretches have their appeal, but I've always thought of them as being too big and unwieldy.

OMB · Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:56 am

Mossman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:11 pm
OMB wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:06 pm I used to own a Riviera with the mini hums and frequensator tailpiece but it had a toothpick neck. I REALLY liked the guitar but it was painful for me to play. I also have a Candy Apple Gretsch Streamliner and that guitar has a nice slightly chunky neck despite it's description of slim U. It is 1-1116" at the nut and .89" at the first fret. It is described as Candy Apple Red but it is more of a burgundy out of the full sun. Well Gretsch went and introduced a brother from another mother. This one is natural which I prefer and is 1/2" thinner body. If neck profile is the same I will have to get out my credit card. The only downside is the gold hardware but at this stage of my life I think I can live with it. I like their stock pups and all it should need is a set of locking tuners that my lazy self prefers when restringing.

I have been waiting on these to become available. I am patient.

That's a tough call, but I think I would lean more towards the Riviera. Gretches have their appeal, but I've always thought of them as being too big and unwieldy.

I have a Candy Apple Red version of this Gretsch but it is a 1/2" thicker body. I am a lifelong player of Hollows and Semi's so the Gretsch feels fine but my real love is a 335 style. I was without any Gretsch's for a while and want to keep at least one.

My current Streamliner

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