Hi there!

I'm originally from the Philippines and just working here in Saudi Arabia. Recently, I acquired a '79 Gretsch BST-1000 (MDL. 8210 # 6-9028) as my first electric guitar and i would say it's in pretty good condition for a 30+ y/o guitar. Cheers!

Welcome :)

I've never heard on of those in the flesh. What do they sound like?

Marlin

Welcome :)

I've never heard on of those in the flesh. What do they sound like?

Marlin

Thanks Marlin!

Since it's my first electric guitar, I really don't know how to describe it and doesn't have any reference to compare it from. Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Kim Shattuck of The Muffs uses one of this.

Welcome to the forum speedstick

Welcome to the forum speedstick

Thanks mate! :D

welcome to gretsch-talk. your guitar is in very good shape compared to ones that I've actually seen. sorry, I can't answer your question about the pickups, though.

welcome to gretsch-talk. your guitar is in very good shape compared to ones that I've actually seen. sorry, I can't answer your question about the pickups, though.

Thanks s. Rock! yeah you're right, besides some few small nicks on the body, the neck and frets was in good condition like it has not been used much... I will just wait for someone to come to answer my pickup question.

welcome to the forum!
it's a great looking guitar
reminds me of a wilshire

Wotcha Speed, your first electric guitar but I bet it won't be your last. Arf

welcome aboard

Welcome to the forum speedstick, nice guitar!

thanks for the warm welcome!

Welcome! Kumusta na ?
Congrats on the Gretsch :)

Hi, Pinoy huh?! I have some good friends from there, I think it must be a great home to churn out such great people with such consistency, haha! Welcome and congrats on the cool Gretsch :)

Welcome! Kumusta na ?
Congrats on the Gretsch :)

Pinoy too? Musta?

Hi, Pinoy huh?! I have some good friends from there, I think it must be a great home to churn out such great people with such consistency, haha! Welcome and congrats on the cool Gretsch :)

thanks R.D.! good to hear you have some Pinoy friends...

Hi Speedstick, welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forum Speedstick!

Pinoy too? Musta?

Mabuti; nandito ako sa long beach, California
How do you like the Gretsch? The pickups look like humbuckers?

Welcome aboard!

Tuloy po kayo! :) I remember seeing a friends band use this guitar, they're called Switchfoot. Jerome I've known since I was young (the Pinoy)

see it in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp6Qh-wT3ys

Welcome to the forum, man. Your guitar is cool; not many of them pop up anymore. Gretsch's identity crisis in that era led to some really interesting instruments.

Mabuti; nandito ako sa long beach, California
How do you like the Gretsch? The pickups look like humbuckers?

yeah, they're humbuckers but i want to know who made it. i have read that they're generic japanese humbuckers.
It's my first electric guitar so honestly I dont know how it performs compared to other guitar. :D

Tuloy po kayo! :) I remember seeing a friends band use this guitar, they're called Switchfoot. Jerome I've known since I was young (the Pinoy)

see it in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp6Qh-wT3ys

An interesting side note: My younger sister and I babysat the Foreman boys when their dad, Mark, was our pastor in Twin Peaks, CA. In fact their mom's friend got me a place to stay my freshman year in college (UCI).

Switchfoot is hands down one of my kids' favorite bands. I like a lot of their stuff too, like "Burnout bright" and "Home".

An interesting side note: My younger sister and I babysat the Foreman boys when their dad, Mark, was our pastor in Twin Peaks, CA. In fact their mom's friend got me a place to stay my freshman year in college (UCI).

Switchfoot is hands down one of my kids' favorite bands. I like a lot of their stuff too, like "Burnout bright" and "Home".

They're one of the reason I decided to get the guitar and another one is this band:

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Welcome aboard! :)