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My Name Is Chet
Hello Everyone,
My name is Chet I am a new Gretsch owner.
I live in the Dallas area.
I had been a Stratohollic for a while. I have played guitar on and off for the last 35 years.
The wife suprissed me over the weekend with a 5238 this is my first Gretsch.Here is some pics I put on Photobucket.
http://s737.photobucket.com/albums/xx18/cmguitar1/
Glad to be aboard.
Chet
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December 8th, 2011, 12:22 AM
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Hi Chet, welcome to the forum! Congrats on the 5238.
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December 8th, 2011, 12:24 AM
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Hi Chet, welcome. Nice guitar, great wife. Yer a happy guy!
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December 8th, 2011, 04:50 AM
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December 8th, 2011, 08:51 AM
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December 8th, 2011, 11:10 AM
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Some of the greatest Gretsch guys are named Chet! Welcome!
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December 8th, 2011, 11:22 AM
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Hey Chet....congrats on the new axe.....she's a beauty! Oh yeah....welcome to the forum.
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December 8th, 2011, 02:14 PM
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I too played nothing but strats for many years, one day a gretsch crossed my path, and have not left this forum ever since. How would you compare the neck on your new gretsch to the thin necks on the strats?
Welcome!
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December 8th, 2011, 02:29 PM
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Welcome to the forum.
I'll bet you end up with even more Gretsches.
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December 8th, 2011, 08:51 PM
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Thanks Everyone!
Freddy,
I was thinking It would feel like a boat oar at first. I have Ibanez AS120 (335).Its the same scale. I also have a GTX copy Strat that was made by Kaman in the 80s that I rebuilt .The neck on it is 24 7/8 scale,the neck feels real close to it.
My main go to guitars have been the last few years has been my 90 G&L ASAT III,94 G&L Legacy and 2002 USA HR Fat Strat. ASAT and Strat Both have modern C neck . My Legacy has a soft V a fatter feeling neck.
Between my Ibanez and now the Gretsch one or both may be added to the go to list.
Chet
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December 8th, 2011, 09:06 PM
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A person named Chet that plays a Gretsch . . . not bloody likely! 
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December 8th, 2011, 10:26 PM
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Synchro,
You are going to give me a complex. 
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December 8th, 2011, 11:27 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Chet. That's one good looking guitar you've got there!
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