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My teacher suddenly lost his mind…. he put his Gretsch 6120 ’59 vintage select for sale…
It made me so restless…. I’ve played the guitar in a few guitar lessons and I was totally in love with this instrument.
But is such an investment. But after a few sleepless nights I bought it.I’m the most happy girl in the world now, I feel so blessed to have it. I picked it up yesterday and I cant stop playing since then. I recorded a little picking, what do you think?
Greatings from the Netherlands
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Fitna,
You got a smoking deal no matter what you paid for that 6120. Is a Vintage 6120 and they are incredible instruments. Your playing is fantastic.
I own a 2018 Gretsch 6120 but yours is a vintage instrument with killer tone. I’m envious. Don’t ever sell that guitar. Also as others have said, keep on posting your music.
Gene
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Excellent picking, and fantastic news. I’m sure there will be an unbreakable bond forged between you and that Gretsch. So good to hear your playing again, still remember being blown away with your Boogie Woogie blues post last year, so keep us informed with more. This rendition of Folsom Prison Blues certainly made me happy.
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Thank you so much! Your positive and encouraging words mean a lot to me. It was such a strange year. Last februari I bought my first electrical guitar (my first Gretsch, a 5420) and now almost a year later I own the most precious and desireble guitar I could imagine. What a privilege. It was allreardy sold but the buyer didnt show. The next day I had a guitar lesson and my teacher took the Gretsch with him to the studio, and he told me maybe he fell in love with it again and he would think about keeping it. The next night I didnt sleep en could bear the thought off the Gretsch still being on the internet Marketplace. So the next morning I texted him that I hoped he would keep it because the instrument deserves a good musician like him, but if not I will buy it. He desided he wanted to sell it to me.
Actually i feel a bit ashamed because I didnt buy a highend guitar because I think I need it or to compensate a lack of talent haha! I allready had a very very good guitar I still love. But I see it as a rescue lol…Learning to play is so encouraging with Bryans lessons, I will post a video soon where I play a bit of the licks I learned from him.
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One is pickup switch, the other is the tone controle, also called the ‘mud switch’
One master volume pot and two seperate volume pots for the seperate pickups, wich makes it possible to blend the two as you like.
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Awesome playing, Fitna! You have really progressed amazingly with this sytle. Great sound with the thumb pick. New guitar sounds fantastic and is a beauty. Loved that last lick at 0:44. Killer ending.
LarryI love it as well! It took some efford to get the timing down. Its a lick off Johnny Hiland. I love his style! But most of his licks are way to difficult for me yet.
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Great finger picking technique Fitna. Excellent control at a steady tempo. Congrats on the new guitar…it’s a beauty.
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Fitna,
Many congratulations on making your purchase. I hope it hasn’t drained the bank for too long! High quality guitars are a wonderful thing and your vintage guitar looks to be in fabulous condition, and they are never cheap! It looks so good I was wondering if it has been re finished etc. It sounds delightful and your playing is wonderful. Am I right in thinking you have only been playing guitar for a few years because if so you have attained a very fine standard in an amazingly short time.
Happy times for you and for us as we get to listen to such nice playing.
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Ah that’s really good yes a 1959 manufactured one would be a liability for use beyond home to say the least. What you have then is the perfect model and still valuable and no doubt will prove to be a great investment financially over the years. I thought that it was likely to be a re issue. But that is absolutely fantastic for you and a wonderful purchase. And all of what is just said you have covered in your remark in that this guitar is yours to play. Superb we all look forward to hearing more. Happy times ahead. One fabulous tune to learn that I want to get to at some time is Death don’t have no mercy in this land a Rev Gary Davis tune but I love the version played by Jorma Kaukonen from the Album Hot Tuna also Hesitation Blues. It’s an Album from about 1970 so perhaps you have not come across it, I suspect you will like it very much.
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