Gretsch Guitars G5122 Double Cutaway Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar  

There was a discoloration in the woodgrain on the fretboard. Not a show stopper but if I had the choice I would opt for one with a more even woodgrain. There was a spot on the body where it looked like the stain was darker.

I was constantly having to tune the guitar. It was in tune at the low C position and out of tune at the high C position. This was the main reason I returned it.

Good price for a Gretsch.

Overall I was dissapointed with the tuning on the guitar. It sounded great but the tuning problems was a huge turn off and for that reason I returned it for a refund.

When I was a kid, my mom bought some 8-track tapes (this dates me) with Chet Atkins playing standards (not the country twangy stuff). I listened to those tapes until they wore out. I also listened to CCR, Peter Paul and Mary and others to no end and I was hooked on music. I learned piano (besides other wind instruments) and went on to play in several bands. In the back of my mind, I always had songs like, "Bluestone" and "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" in jazz style, rolling around. I found them so relaxing, but they had to have that Chet Atkins tone guitar...

Fast forward to me buying an Epiphone 335 copy on that auction site - which was advertised as being playable and in good condition. Uh, no... it wasn't. Back it went, and my search for THAT guitar that would play THAT tone was intensified. After a few music stores and lots of time on YouTube, I started to zero in on the Gretsch... I was looking at the Brian Seltzer and the Chet Akins guitars but in reality (since I am not really a guitar player) they were a little spendy for me.

After reading a bit about the 5122DC vs. the 5120 and carefully listening to the difference in tone, I opted for the 5122DC, and since I wanted a RED guitar I opted for the Walnut finish. My guitar came from a local Luthier named Eric Miller who spent about 45 minutes on initial setup (more to be done later) and I brought the lead guitar player from the band I'm in. Well, all I had to hear was the first strum on this guitar to KNOW this was the one.

As a side note, the lead guitarist I spoke of earlier told me he had played both a Brian Seltzer model as well as a Tennesseean (both Gretsch Guitars) that he hated the "feel" of. He said they were like playing 2x4's. After playing this 5122, he said it was VERY different and very playable; with a neck somewhere between a Les Paul and a Strat. He said the scale felt like the Strat (which he plays most.) I consider this a ringing endorsement from him.

The tone is JUST right. The finish is flawless. Electronics are perfect and right out of the box, it's just plain nice. Now, I will say that it does need some fine tuning (as would any new guitar) and the tone *I* like might not be the tone *you* like... but I couldn't be happier with this guitar.

I own a 1958 Gibson ES 175, quality of this guitar does'nt come close to Gibson. At the time of purchase I did not know this guitar was not made in the USA. Recommend stick with Gibson.

I ordered an orange g5122 used from musicians friend on wensday, recieved it on friday. This guitar is simply imaculate in every way, the wood grain, color, intonation and sound is beauitful. Thanks to musicians friend for great service and high quality equipment. If you want a grreat Gretsch worth every penny, get the g5122.

Gretsch G5122 eminates a purity rarely heard in guitars.

The neck is fabulous and feels somewhere between a Gibson 60's and a 50's.

The fit and finish are empeccable. The tone is clear and twangy in a Rickenbacker 360 kinda vibe. Not too twangy like a Telecaster. The guitar is relatively light and you can feel the whole body vibrate against your chest...good resonance. The real test is how it sounds unplugged...and this Gretsch passes with flying orange colors. Bigsby is tight and works well

The new improved pickups have a lot of beautiful tonal color and sound very close to the original dearmonds of yesteryear. Really a great value that sounds and looks cool

No issues...the fit and finish were perfect

Great value for an archtop of this quality. Really sounds sweet.....crank up the gain and you can play the heavy distorted rock with full body of tone.

Buy this Gretsch and you won't be sorry. For the price you can't beat this fantastic professional instrument