The action was near perfect for my preference and the pickup positions weren't too hard to hone in to my desired tone. – playability out of the box – this thing required very little work to get it into playing condition. THE GOOD – it's a Gretsch – long had I dreamed of owning a Gretsch when I was younger, it seemed to meet the perfect amount of "cool" without being a typical gibson or fender option. After a nearly 7 years absence, I decided it was time to pick the instrument back up and this turned out to be perfect specimen to do so with. broad’trons sound great clean playing jazz and blues-y genres and really come alive when you turn up the gain for some punchier rock styles.Īfter playing religiously throughout adolescence and my teens, I fell off the practice wagon and piece by piece, my collection dwindled to nothing. broad’trons sacrifice a bit of articulation in exchange for a more powerful and balanced tone but still have impressive definition for a humbucker. electronics and hardware the black top broad’tron pickups are well balanced and more of a traditional humbucker design than the traditional filter’trons. the fingerboard radius is 12” which is flat enough to comfortably play single note runs and solos but not to the point where it might make playing chords more difficult. the thin “u” profile neck has rounded shoulders which is great for playing chords and wrapping your thumb around the neck, but the thinner profile makes it less cumbersome than a traditional “u” shape neck. the neck on the guitar is comfortable to play thanks to a few things. this chambering provides the jet with a very open, resonant tone that provides a unique dynamic to your sound that really complements almost any genre. jets have historically been chambered and this one continues that tradition. this combo provides the guitar with a warm tone with plenty of sustain and attack. Steveīody and neck the g5220 jet uses the tried and tested formula of a mahogany body with a maple top. So, I am pleased with this instrument, and would recommend it to anyone for any purpose: especially beginners to play or someone like me who just collects cheap guitars to hang on the wall of their studiio. It's a very clean look – like it came that way – not modified. Since the guard isn't much thicker than the nut, it allowed the guard to fit flush with the body and the knob to turn without any restriction of motion, and the pickguard is not butchered. Instead of cutting off part of the guard to accommodate the knob as I've seen some others do, I drilled a hole big enough for the nut on the body underneath the knob to fit through the guard (see photos). I added one and it looks much better – more expensive. It's OK-looking, but needed something to enhance it – a pickguard. It's heavy, which to me means good, though not as heavy as my Gibson. Although not great, the pickups even sounded acceptable. This one arrived perfectly set up: low action, no buzzing, no sharp fret edges, easy to play – amazing for a guitar in this price range. I own over 30 – some cheap, some not so cheap. As the song says: "I'm a Sucker for a Cheap Guitar".
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