Gretsch G2220 bass

[spectoremg]

Had a rush of GAS in my local PMT the other day. At a smidge under £300 possibly worth a punt. Any love?

[Lozz196]

Not played one but I saw a bassist using one at a gig and it had a really nice sound, so much so that I went and asked her what bass it was. Difficult to describe as it was now a few years back but do remember thinking at the time her sound was great.

[Dosi Y'Anarchy]

I've played one a few times. LOVE the neck pickup. Possibly one of the best budget short scale basses on the market

[Flippercowboy]

Had one for a month now and I absolutely love it. If they'll price match I got mine for £280. 

[Newfoundfreedom]

I've got one. Superb little basses. 

[Storky]

I’m thinking of getting one, but wonder if they’re neck heavy?

[spectoremg]

22 hours ago, Flippercowboy said:

Had one for a month now and I absolutely love it. If they'll price match I got mine for £280. 

The black one's actually £340 at PMT. Where did you buy yours?

[RossHetherington]

The green colour looks excellent on them.

[RossHetherington]

5 minutes ago, spectoremg said:

The black one's actually £340 at PMT. Where did you buy yours?

Have a look at GAK I think it's £280 odd

[spectoremg]

6 minutes ago, RossHetherington said:

Have a look at GAK I think it's £280 odd

Cheers. 

[Woodinblack]

I have one. I did a thread on it. It is a great bass, sounds good. Haven't played it for a while as it is a 4, but it sounds good.

only thing on mine was I had to replace the switch as it was so squeaky.

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[Jack]

I bought and then sold one on the marketplace here. Lovely bass, really enjoyed how different it was. Sounded great. In the end it only went because there's other basses to try and only so much space to store them.

[Burns-bass]

I sold a former version of this (single pickup) for £120. Was brilliant but not what I needed.

[spectoremg]

Ta for all the posts guys. I pulled the trigger on a red (walnut) one at PMT last night. I've ordered some flats for it (I'm used to nylon coated strings) and I'll get it set up as soon as. 

[spectoremg]

[RossHetherington]

Sweet. I think I shall be adding one of these in the new year!

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, spectoremg said:

Ta for all the posts guys. I pulled the trigger on a red (walnut) one at PMT last night. I've ordered some flats for it (I'm used to nylon coated strings) and I'll get it set up as soon as. 

 

1 hour ago, spectoremg said:

Amazing - the redness is actually leaking out of the guitar and colouring the whole room!

[Newfoundfreedom]

Just taken this minute in my office. 

I love the sunburst version, and anyone who's worried about the depth of sound from a short scale. These things sound like thunder! 

[Flippercowboy]

On 24/11/2019 at 19:03, spectoremg said:

The black one's actually £340 at PMT. Where did you buy yours?

PMT in Northampton price matched it for me

 

[Woodinblack]

On 24/11/2019 at 18:49, Storky said:

I’m thinking of getting one, but wonder if they’re neck heavy?

They aren't actually neck too heavy if you see what I mean. The balance is quite near the front, but they weigh so little it is hard to say, actually surprisingly light.

[hooky_lowdown]

I think what @Woodinblack is trying to say is yes, there is some neck dive, but not overly so.

[NHM]

I bought Burns-Bass's 2210, it's a cracker, sounds like thunder when you crank the amp, lovely to play too.

[spectoremg]

First thing: they're not neck heavy. I've been using mine with a non grippy strap and the balance is fine. 

Also I'm loving this bass:

1. Short scale - comfy as he'll to play. 

2. Passive, no piddling about with batteries and I can leave it plugged in without fear of draining the battery. 

I've also put flats on it (Elites Detroits) and I'm loving 'em. 

It also has a remarkably subby sound from low G down to E. 

[hooky_lowdown]

Glad you like the Gretsch. Out of interest how heavy is yours?

[Bassimist]

I had the pleasure of trying one at my local guitar shop when I was looking for my first bass. Coming from guitar playing a short scale bass was appealing. I tried this model and like it a lot. Confortable, light. It sounded very nice but be aware of quality control issues. The one that I tried sounded good but the fret work was poor and the bridge pick up wasn't working (maybe the switch broke). It was brand new, out of the box. Definitely felt cheap compared to the Mexican fenders that I also tried.