Leaving bass behind, NGD

[oldslapper]

With my decision to move away from bass and get back to guitar, I got myself one of these. 
I adore the look of a Gretsch but don’t get on with the larger bodies, so this was my compromise. 
Historic Series G3140 

[Skybone]

Those "cat eye" soundholes are cool. A lovely looking instrument.

[Owen]

Witness the fitness. 

[bartelby]

Lovely. It's got my favourite style Gretsch fret markers too.

[ezbass]

First - BURN THE WITCH!  

 

Second - Is that a Streamliner (the design not the budget Gretsch series)? Not that I, ahem, know about these things, or that I, ahem, used to own one (checks outside for angry mob, wielding flaming torches and sharp, farming implements).

[ezbass]

I've answered my own question, yes it is a Streamliner (the 'F' holes give it away). I had a red one with a Bigsby and the Dynasonics replaced with Filtertrons.

 

When I say me, I mean some bloke I knew, who played guitar.  

[oldslapper]

3 minutes ago, ezbass said:

I've answered my own question, yes it is a Streamliner (the 'F' holes give it away). I had a red one with a Bigsby and the Dynasonics replaced with Filtertrons.

 

When I say me, I mean some bloke I knew, who played guitar.  

😂

 

Streamliner style I think, but not to be confused with the current Streamliner series. I had an historic series acoustic and I believe they are made either by Cort or Peerless?
Such a sexy looking thing. Guitars not bad either…… 

[BigRedX]

That's very nice...

 

However I never look at it as a move away or towards one instrument or another. I've played guitar, bass and synths in various bands at various times. In fact every time I ended up playing guitar or synth in a band it's because I originally joined or auditioned as a bass player. In the end it's all music.

[Saul Panzer]

Nice guitar, I had a cream version of the 3156 before switching to bass...very strumable, seems like they're similar.

[TheGreek]

Shocking that you are abandoning ship and moving to the Dark Side. 

 

Will you be changing your username to "OldStrummer"?

[oldslapper]

3 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Shocking that you are abandoning ship and moving to the Dark Side. 

 

Will you be changing your username to "OldStrummer"?

How about oldpicker? 

[Cato]

1 hour ago, oldslapper said:

With my decision to move away from bass and get back to guitar

 

I've never seen a reason to choose.

 

I've got both scattered around the house, generally I find myself playing whatever is closest to hand when the urge strikes.

 

Lovely guitar btw, I've never owner a semiacoustic and I often worry that I might be missing out.

[miles'tone]

You are dead to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

😄

Nice guit!

[Lozz196]

Six String Traitor!

 

But seriously, nice guitar and if your current calling is the skinny strings then best to follow it, I’ve done it a couple of times, always come back to bass but it was fun doing the guitar thing.

[MrDaveTheBass]

Oof! That's lovely! If I had one like that I'd be sorely tempted to forsake the Holy Low Notes and dabble with Satan's own widdly widdly. 

 

Oh yeah, I forgot:

 

SPLITTER! 😉

[Owen]

So these are no longer available? What sort of cruelty waves one of these around and then tells us we cannot have one?

[LeftyJ]

That's lovely! And those Dynasonic / DeArmond 2000 pickups are among my favourite single coils for guitar. Just brilliant! There's something about them in terms of pick dynamics and tone that you just don't get from Fender style pickups or P90's. 

[Owen]

Why do I have an Ebay saved search?

 

What is wrong with me?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234779745517?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=9f386ffd4b7f42c38b00ecb3989b05a6&bu=43179471648&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1~1&crd=20221115013200&segname=11021