Team Delay. Long spring FTW. The words I would use to describe the sound are lush and luxurious. Gretsch used to be a pricier brand from what I recall, but being built overseas has made them much more affordable. Another excellent demonstration video, I'm truly enjoying these.
Gretsch still has the $2000 tier and the above $3000 tier. The Streamliner series is very affordable, and really are pretty good guitars. I have two of them.
I got the gunmetal one and really love it. Great looks, playability, sound, versatility, feel, and dig the Bigsby. It does seem to be drawn to delay, I use tube echo but any delay seems to bring out its best.
I got the forest green one used for 375 a few months ago. Its my fave guitar. Its plays metal with the right gain and effects. Only could have 1 guitar id chose this. It jams good acoustic too. Really does it all.
same here. played my fender for decades. I love my Gretsch. It's the one I always have accessible now. I actually just bought another one. But I do get those Fender cravings. Definitely worth checking out.
It’s a great guitar. It gives heavy crunch yet soft cleans. The pickups provide a great blend of highs, mids and lows. It has a sound that you can use for many styles and genres. Check them out there a great guitar!!
Those Gretsch Streamliners are seriously awesome. Seriously underrated guitars. They're really well built for their price range. I think people who play more harder/metal styles would really he surprised and so would more traditional players. It's totally different feel wise to a similar priced 335 style guitar. If the 335 would be a Les Paul synonym, this would be close to a tele. after you have you singlecut, strat and tele models, this would be a 2nd tier add like a 335 and a prs would be. Seriously, more people need to get them
I was fixing to say that the neck pickup sound just might be my favorite neck pickup. That’s quite a guitar for the money for sure, and if I end up with one it WILL be that color!
Bought one two days ago. Loving it! Plays smoother than a stick of butter in a clothes dryer. Owning a gretsch has always been a dream and being low- mid range i kind of expected it to be a little on the underwhelming side , but nope. This will keep me extremely happy until i have $5000 odd to buy the 'real thing'.
Yes I have a left handed gretsch streamliner I bought a few months back it is great ALOT fun I have nine guitars all made left handed this one is my favorite I been playing over 50 years singing and playing I can fix them also
I plan on getting the hardtail model in the Barrel Stain finish. The new Gretsch Streamliners are underrated for what they offer for the money in comparison to the Epiphone and Ibanez semi-hollows.
Really great video! Really informative and fun at the same time. I've got such a guitar myself and it was interesting for me what other people think about it. So I'm pleased ) Thanks!
I'm expecting delivery in two days, but my brother Dan does the guitar playing on the channel. I kind of suck at it. I'm 3/4 way through and you haven't discovered the blending knob on the lower horn. I'd sure love to see what it does. Team delay!
Thanks for using Fuzz with it. I was wondering how good it would sound with it. Killer tone. And excellent use of the bigsby there with the 7 nation army riff. For me, every guitar should pass the fuzz pedal combination challenge, to be worth buying. By the way, i've heard that active pickups were invented for clean jazz music. Have you ever tried to play active pickups through a fuzz pedal? I never seen someone to try the combo.
I have a a v stoptail version of this in Phantom Metallic. I am just amazed at how nice these look and play, considering the low price. They do not skimp on making these look every bit of a Gretsch, which has always been the more bling'd out guitar brand since it's inception. I also have an Electromatic Jet in Dark Cherry Metallic that is probably the best paint job I have ever seen on a guitar. I'm almost afraid to scuff it up because it looks so good. But it's gonna happen because it's just great to play.
I feel like the delay helped because you had no reverb on it otherwise so the sound's a little dry without it. I have one of their hollow body Korean made Electromatics in this shape and feel like it's a really well-made guitar with a nice sound + Bigsby.
I've been looking at these and pulled the trigger the other day. I'm not sure how much I'll like the Broadtron pickups, though. I'll probably want to swap to Filtertrons for more of a classic Gretsch sound.
A little delay, a little reverb, a little overdrive or fuzz also good. I have the smaller one with the trem in red. There's more access to higher frets on the smaller one but sacrificed by something of a neck tilt... apparently this can be solved by slight weighting at the bridge/tail. However, I'm gonna attempt to switch/part-exchange for this bigger model (in turquoise) without the trem. I need a single guitar which keeps very good tuning, and can be an all-rounder (I'll be getting a new amp soon, and hope to be playing the Streamliner most days). You said it is very distinctive, and doesn't have much variety of tone but I might beg to differ. A kind of happy medium between a Les Paul and a Tele, with twang? I think it has all the sounds I need (I'm playing folk/rock/jazz/blues) if I'm going for a mid-range electric/semi-acoustic good to busk/gig and record professionally. My red one sounds absolutely fine. On a new one, you'd just need to set up the bridge, play it in a little, and possibly re-wire the pots or upgrade the pickups later on if necessary
From Leo: The Streamliners are really good guitars, especially at their price point. The only problem is when trying to install real Filtertron pickups, or upgraded Filtertrons, like the TV Jones Classics. The holes are already cut for Gretsch Broadtron humbucker sized pickups, and adapting to the narrower size of a true Filtertron is tricky. Your comment about the Bigsby spring made me laugh, I always put the shortest ones in all mine. Maybe I should have saved the long ones for you.
That's a shame, the first thing I thought was: "That would be awesome if you chucked some Lollartrons in there.". They made a big improvement (to my ears) to Rhett Shull's Black Falcon.
I have a Gibson and Fender...I like the Gretch bunches and bunches. Good clean sound and playability is great. I do play my Gibson quite a bit but, I do really like the Gretch G2622'T'. I'm getting onto your UA-cam sites more and I like the way you play BUT you stop to tell me what you're doing...Some people just want to show how 'wonderful' they can play...You "talk to me"...That's why I'm here...
Yep, Gretsch's are great, those sounds were really awesome..the cheapest electromatics start at around 250 bucks (no Bigsby tho). They peak my interest for sure. You had me with the Fuzz btw...
I got one of these new streamliners with the more traditional style grestch bridge which kills most of the sustain combined with the bigsby. Pretty interesting sound but the lack of sustain doesn't do well with dirt.
BT pickups are broadtron.......... I like them, not as tinny or shrill as some Gretsch pickups. Plenty of twang but a little broader spectrum........more bass but not muddy.
I love the look of gretsch guitars... I'm a intermediate player and I wanna upgrade from my afinity telecaster to a new guitar and I'm not sure if I should get the junior model of the streamliner (smaller body) or a epiphone les paul custom pro. Any opinions about that? :)
I actually traded my Epiphone Les Paul to get the smaller bodied Streamliner. No regrets, the only problem is I've been busking outside mostly on acoustic through the whole virus thing and haven't played the Streamliner enough.
I want one! But the quality of the tuners is a deal breaker for me. Locking tuners is a must if it doesn`t have a locking nut.(i like to bend a lot!) So if it doesn`t come with this, i would have to change them, and that means an extra 150$. But i think it might be worth it. The design and aestethics is just awesome! Looks like a 2000$ guitar.
@@60CycleHumcast I had a 2016 lefty 2622 and it was a fantastic guitar. I really regret selling it, but alas, I came across a lefty Reverend Manta Ray which are as rare as hen's teeth and I sold the Gretsch because the Reverend would fill the role of a semi-hollow 335-ish in my collection. Even worse, the Reverend and I didn't bond as well as I did with the Gretsch, so it too was sold... Such is the life, right?
Do you know if those pickups have ceramic or alnico magnets? I ask because I've spent an hour online trying to find the specs and I can't find anything definitive, even over at the Gretsch user forum. I know some people say they are a little "muddy" (which makes me think of ceramics) and have a high output (which also makes me think of them as having ceramics) ... but I know you can also have those traits in a pickup with alnicos.
It’s definitely not clear. There apparently is a version with AlNiCo magnets but I’m not sure if that’s the case for the ones in Streamliner models - steve
I know the newer model is "supposed" to have Alnico III and IV magnets and has coil splitters. But again I still can't find definitive proof of anything. I should think the manufacturer would tell you what you are getting.
@@60CycleHumcast thank you so much. I lubricated all the contact points and it seems to have worked. There seemed to have been friction at one of them resulting in the clicking.
Well, jazz, uh, no. However, I'm glad you're exploring the Hollow and Semi-hollow side of the guitar world. The semis are extremely versatile instruments. Also, BTW, one can always crank the Treble on your amp or patch slightly for a bit more bite.
does anyone know if this guitar has any neck dive because i bought a gretsch a few months ago and the body is quite small but the neck is really long so there is a lot of neck dive so i want to replace it with possibly this one in the video. any info would be greatly appreciated
HAVE GUNMETAL FINISH 2622T AND THE AXE IS AWESOME; KICKS ASS WITH ROCKABILLY AND CAN ACHIEVE THE SCOTTY MOORE VIBES. WITH MY FENDER VIBRO CHAMP XD. My TELECASTER TAKES CARE OF COUNTRY VIA JAMES BURTON CHICKEN PICK’IN SOUND: CANNOT BEAT THEM FOR THE 2 GENRES.
This is a G2622T. The T is for Bigsby. These are real Filtertron pickups not like your Harely Benton Tele with the reverse headstock. These are excellent guitars and you can play any style of music with it. Mine is the G2622, no Bigsby and the pickups are excellent
David, The G2622's come with humbucker sized Broadtrons, and Filtertrons do not fit the holes. The Broadtrons are pretty good and I like mine, but they do not have the full articulate voicing of the old pickups.
Awesome stuff man. Those streamliners and electromatics really sound great for the price
I wish I had one of these streamliners. I am so in love with all them, specially the pro jet and that one.
The delay with that guitar is a match made in heaven!!!!
Team Delay. Long spring FTW.
The words I would use to describe the sound are lush and luxurious.
Gretsch used to be a pricier brand from what I recall, but being built overseas has made them much more affordable.
Another excellent demonstration video, I'm truly enjoying these.
Gretsch still has the $2000 tier and the above $3000 tier. The Streamliner series is very affordable, and really are pretty good guitars. I have two of them.
I got the gunmetal one and really love it. Great looks, playability, sound, versatility, feel, and dig the Bigsby. It does seem to be drawn to delay, I use tube echo but any delay seems to bring out its best.
I really like this Guitar, and it's tone.
With and without effects is great, you balanced it well
I got the forest green one used for 375 a few months ago. Its my fave guitar. Its plays metal with the right gain and effects. Only could have 1 guitar id chose this. It jams good acoustic too. Really does it all.
I've been a strat guy my whole life, but this is tempting.
same here. played my fender for decades. I love my Gretsch. It's the one I always have accessible now. I actually just bought another one. But I do get those Fender cravings. Definitely worth checking out.
It’s a great guitar.
It gives heavy crunch yet soft cleans.
The pickups provide a great blend of highs, mids and lows.
It has a sound that you can use for many styles and genres.
Check them out there a great guitar!!
Strats sound wayyyy better IMO :)
Those Gretsch Streamliners are seriously awesome. Seriously underrated guitars. They're really well built for their price range. I think people who play more harder/metal styles would really he surprised and so would more traditional players. It's totally different feel wise to a similar priced 335 style guitar. If the 335 would be a Les Paul synonym, this would be close to a tele. after you have you singlecut, strat and tele models, this would be a 2nd tier add like a 335 and a prs would be. Seriously, more people need to get them
I dropped some TV Jones classic +'s in my streamliner and she sounds AWEEEESOME now
Ya gotta let me here it then! Dont be posting words and no sounds man☹
@@zeefour I Second this motion.
I hear that's a very very very common thing to do with Grestch guitars. Will they ever just partner up?
I was fixing to say that the neck pickup sound just might be my favorite neck pickup.
That’s quite a guitar for the money for sure, and if I end up with one it WILL be that color!
I'm on team Delay, and add some fuzz with that, and I'm completely happy.
Bought one two days ago. Loving it! Plays smoother than a stick of butter in a clothes dryer. Owning a gretsch has always been a dream and being low- mid range i kind of expected it to be a little on the underwhelming side , but nope. This will keep me extremely happy until i have $5000 odd to buy the 'real thing'.
Such a nice colour! I have an Ice Blue Ibanez S looking a little like this, just a bit lighter. Love it.
I like that clean sound too.
Yes I have a left handed gretsch streamliner I bought a few months back it is great ALOT fun I have nine guitars all made left handed this one is my favorite I been playing over 50 years singing and playing I can fix them also
😂 good playing yes it's great for the money Gibson's never get a good price there REDICULOUS
I plan on getting the hardtail model in the Barrel Stain finish. The new Gretsch Streamliners are underrated for what they offer for the money in comparison to the Epiphone and Ibanez semi-hollows.
I won one of these 2622Ts in a raffle. It’s a fantastic guitar. Was that Rob Chapman dressed like a Wizard in the background?
yes, def Chappers there hah hah
Hi it's also Phil in the background too!!
I saw that too : )
Robb Chappers cameo as a guitar wizard (5:21) !!!!
Really great video! Really informative and fun at the same time. I've got such a guitar myself and it was interesting for me what other people think about it. So I'm pleased ) Thanks!
I'm expecting delivery in two days, but my brother Dan does the guitar playing on the channel. I kind of suck at it. I'm 3/4 way through and you haven't discovered the blending knob on the lower horn. I'd sure love to see what it does. Team delay!
This must be the Riviera Blue? Looks different from the pictures I see online. Looks better!
There is not a better playing or sounding guitar than the streamliner series guitars, just out standing.
Well, there probably is....
That Great Gretsch Sound! (Source: I have that one but without the Bixby)
I had the one without the Bigsby and just traded it in for this model - can't resist!
I just bought the exact same model and color a couple of weeks ago!
impressions now...?
Thanks for using Fuzz with it. I was wondering how good it would sound with it. Killer tone. And excellent use of the bigsby there with the 7 nation army riff. For me, every guitar should pass the fuzz pedal combination challenge, to be worth buying.
By the way, i've heard that active pickups were invented for clean jazz music. Have you ever tried to play active pickups through a fuzz pedal? I never seen someone to try the combo.
I have a a v stoptail version of this in Phantom Metallic. I am just amazed at how nice these look and play, considering the low price. They do not skimp on making these look every bit of a Gretsch, which has always been the more bling'd out guitar brand since it's inception. I also have an Electromatic Jet in Dark Cherry Metallic that is probably the best paint job I have ever seen on a guitar. I'm almost afraid to scuff it up because it looks so good. But it's gonna happen because it's just great to play.
Great stuff Ry. We all know you dig that surfy twang!! Lol. Sounds killer. I wanna go to Uni so bad! ;)
Actually sounded pretty mighty with the fuzz on.
I pick up an V hardtail version of this in walnut for $320 plus shipping in November of 2019, He anit lying they sound exceptional for the price.
I have one, in Torino green and it’s sweet.
Man, I want one of these but torn between the Torino green and this blue. Both are beautiful
@@iuchilton which one did you get?
I feel like the delay helped because you had no reverb on it otherwise so the sound's a little dry without it. I have one of their hollow body Korean made Electromatics in this shape and feel like it's a really well-made guitar with a nice sound + Bigsby.
Ooooh Gretsch. 😸👍
I'd love to hear a Centerblock Gretsch (or full hollowbody) vs your beloved Starcaster.
I've been looking at these and pulled the trigger the other day. I'm not sure how much I'll like the Broadtron pickups, though. I'll probably want to swap to Filtertrons for more of a classic Gretsch sound.
A little delay, a little reverb, a little overdrive or fuzz also good. I have the smaller one with the trem in red. There's more access to higher frets on the smaller one but sacrificed by something of a neck tilt... apparently this can be solved by slight weighting at the bridge/tail. However, I'm gonna attempt to switch/part-exchange for this bigger model (in turquoise) without the trem. I need a single guitar which keeps very good tuning, and can be an all-rounder (I'll be getting a new amp soon, and hope to be playing the Streamliner most days). You said it is very distinctive, and doesn't have much variety of tone but I might beg to differ. A kind of happy medium between a Les Paul and a Tele, with twang? I think it has all the sounds I need (I'm playing folk/rock/jazz/blues) if I'm going for a mid-range electric/semi-acoustic good to busk/gig and record professionally. My red one sounds absolutely fine. On a new one, you'd just need to set up the bridge, play it in a little, and possibly re-wire the pots or upgrade the pickups later on if necessary
Team Delay! I like it!
I play a Gretsch and haven't looked back! I have a model similar to that. The 6136 Panther.
Great if you get a P90 in there; the Railhammers are a standardized Humbucker size, have several different designs, and come in black or chrome.
Man Rayn that Gretsch sounds the business for sure!
From Leo: The Streamliners are really good guitars, especially at their price point. The only problem is when trying to install real Filtertron pickups, or upgraded Filtertrons, like the TV Jones Classics. The holes are already cut for Gretsch Broadtron humbucker sized pickups, and adapting to the narrower size of a true Filtertron is tricky. Your comment about the Bigsby spring made me laugh, I always put the shortest ones in all mine. Maybe I should have saved the long ones for you.
That's a shame, the first thing I thought was: "That would be awesome if you chucked some Lollartrons in there.". They made a big improvement (to my ears) to Rhett Shull's Black Falcon.
@@gerryjamesedwards1227 You might want to check with Lollar if he makes Filtertron voiced pickups in a humbucker sized case.
@@barbmelle3136 good idea, I will do that. Thanks!
Filtertrons fit if you get the correct pickup ring, I've done it
Rockabilly and Surf.
And rock, as my brother said "If it's good enough for Malcolm Young........" :-)
You got serious GAS! Me too.
Very cool guitar. Sounds awesome!
OMG is that Phil McKnight is the background! Oh and nice guitar playing.
I have a Gibson and Fender...I like the Gretch bunches and bunches. Good clean sound and playability is great. I do play my Gibson quite a bit but, I do really like the Gretch G2622'T'. I'm getting onto your UA-cam sites more and I like the way you play BUT you stop to tell me what you're doing...Some people just want to show how 'wonderful' they can play...You "talk to me"...That's why I'm here...
Great vid, what amp are you using ?
I’m going to have to get one of these. I am not a fan of the lack of upper fret access, but I suppose that’s why I have an SG 🤣
G2622T I have one there a wonderful guitar!!
Yep, Gretsch's are great, those sounds were really awesome..the cheapest electromatics start at around 250 bucks (no Bigsby tho). They peak my interest for sure. You had me with the Fuzz btw...
I got one of these new streamliners with the more traditional style grestch bridge which kills most of the sustain combined with the bigsby. Pretty interesting sound but the lack of sustain doesn't do well with dirt.
Did you buy it,,,,I tried one and bought
I have this one in torino green with golden knobs with pevey 30 clasic amp is sounding very rnr..litle dark but good for surf music
I have the v tail piece and installed a Duesenburg les trem, fits like a glove, no drilling and works much better than these bulky Bigsby's.
j man that’s a fun idea
Needs to be modded. Maybe I should get one. Love the colour.
BT pickups are broadtron.......... I like them, not as tinny or shrill as some Gretsch pickups. Plenty of twang but a little broader spectrum........more bass but not muddy.
I love the look of gretsch guitars... I'm a intermediate player and I wanna upgrade from my afinity telecaster to a new guitar and I'm not sure if I should get the junior model of the streamliner (smaller body) or a epiphone les paul custom pro. Any opinions about that? :)
I actually traded my Epiphone Les Paul to get the smaller bodied Streamliner. No regrets, the only problem is I've been busking outside mostly on acoustic through the whole virus thing and haven't played the Streamliner enough.
I'm on team "some" delay not all or nothing =) I had a black streamliner jr and loved it, the giant headstock drove me mad a bit though
Team Delay for that, might as well get the whole noodling show.
I rented one to see if I’d like it , now I don’t want to take it sack lol , I want it , and I will get it !
Awesome sound. Team delay all the way.
Probably a little late now but I would love the here your opinion on the Streamliner Jr. Hardtale G2655
Hey Ryan! Can you please review Eastwood's reissue of the crestwood astral II when it comes out later this year? It looks REALLY cool!
I want one! But the quality of the tuners is a deal breaker for me. Locking tuners is a must if it doesn`t have a locking nut.(i like to bend a lot!) So if it doesn`t come with this, i would have to change them, and that means an extra 150$. But i think it might be worth it. The design and aestethics is just awesome! Looks like a 2000$ guitar.
Hey Ryan, what kind of amp was your surf setting (see 6:34) supposed to be modeling? It had this cool in-between twang that I really enjoyed! Thanks.
Hey look it's rob Chapman!
How's it compared to the three semi-hollows you shot out in the other video?
it would have won with playability, i feel like i want a bit more bite from a bridge pickup, but yeah, it probably would have won. it's a good one.
@@60CycleHumcast I had a 2016 lefty 2622 and it was a fantastic guitar. I really regret selling it, but alas, I came across a lefty Reverend Manta Ray which are as rare as hen's teeth and I sold the Gretsch because the Reverend would fill the role of a semi-hollow 335-ish in my collection. Even worse, the Reverend and I didn't bond as well as I did with the Gretsch, so it too was sold... Such is the life, right?
Do you know if those pickups have ceramic or alnico magnets? I ask because I've spent an hour online trying to find the specs and I can't find anything definitive, even over at the Gretsch user forum. I know some people say they are a little "muddy" (which makes me think of ceramics) and have a high output (which also makes me think of them as having ceramics) ... but I know you can also have those traits in a pickup with alnicos.
It’s definitely not clear. There apparently is a version with AlNiCo magnets but I’m not sure if that’s the case for the ones in Streamliner models - steve
I know the newer model is "supposed" to have Alnico III and IV magnets and has coil splitters. But again I still can't find definitive proof of anything. I should think the manufacturer would tell you what you are getting.
Looks like a Harley Benton 😉
Your asshole looks like a Harley Benton😉
Nobody mentioning legend Phil McKnight in the background the whole time!
I think it's a shame that they've gone towards Broadtron pickups to be more humbucker-like when I prefer the distinctive Filtertron character.
Is that the Tone Wizard behind you from 5:22 to 6:37? And is that Steve or Steve's stunt double the rest of the time?
Team delay fashoo. bout to go buy this guitar thanks!
I have one of these and my bigsby clicks. I have taken it back to the store and to a guitar tec. They have no idea what is wrong.
Never experienced a clicking bigsby, hope you can get it figured out.
@@60CycleHumcast thank you so much. I lubricated all the contact points and it seems to have worked.
There seemed to have been friction at one of them resulting in the clicking.
Team delay for sure!
Well, jazz, uh, no. However, I'm glad you're exploring the Hollow and Semi-hollow side of the guitar world. The semis are extremely versatile instruments.
Also, BTW, one can always crank the Treble on your amp or patch slightly for a bit more bite.
Is that Phil behind him?
it sure looks like it. - steve
@@60CycleHumcast Cool, great guy Phil is. Hell of a guitar player
Can i get a nice jazz tone on this one?
Also get some blues tone too😂
I just bought one. It's sick
does anyone know if this guitar has any neck dive because i bought a gretsch a few months ago and the body is quite small but the neck is really long so there is a lot of neck dive so i want to replace it with possibly this one in the video. any info would be greatly appreciated
Team delay 100%!
Team delay.. just not THAT delay.
Great guitar!
HAVE GUNMETAL FINISH 2622T AND THE AXE IS AWESOME; KICKS ASS WITH ROCKABILLY AND CAN ACHIEVE THE SCOTTY MOORE VIBES. WITH MY FENDER VIBRO CHAMP XD. My TELECASTER TAKES CARE OF COUNTRY VIA JAMES BURTON CHICKEN PICK’IN SOUND: CANNOT BEAT THEM FOR THE 2 GENRES.
Yeah, the streamliners are great. So, what's up with the wizard in the background?
He wanted to say hi to Phil McKnight it seems.
😍
It's the g2622*t* because there's a vibrato, the g2622 has no vibrato :)
#TeamDelay
could you take off the spring if u wanted to ?
the spring in the bigsby? yes they are very easy to replace.
@@60CycleHumcast ok thank you !!
What kind of amp is he using?
Team - hardly any delay (15% delay)
the sinseriouly kid
What color is that?
Gotta play jazz chords. That sounded like surf music!
WTF is that @ 5 mins 30? Ha! I recognise CGS Mike.
I just want a warm reverb tone but it’s whatever
So many guitars I want but no $. Damn it
me too *solidarity*
This is a G2622T. The T is for Bigsby. These are real Filtertron pickups not like your Harely Benton Tele with the reverse headstock. These are excellent guitars and you can play any style of music with it. Mine is the G2622, no Bigsby and the pickups are excellent
David, The G2622's come with humbucker sized Broadtrons, and Filtertrons do not fit the holes. The Broadtrons are pretty good and I like mine, but they do not have the full articulate voicing of the old pickups.
Team delay all day
Please join Team Slight Reverb.