Talkin' Twelve-Strings with Tom ft. Gretsch Electromatic G5422G-12

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Talkin' Twelve-Strings with Tom ft. Gretsch Electromatic G5422G-12

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Жыл бұрын

Ever considered picking up a 12-string guitar? Tom's back to tell you why that's a good idea and showcase how they've been used by everyone from The Byrds to My Bloody Valentine.
The other star of the show is the wonderful Electromatic G5422G-12 hollow body 12-string from Gretsch. This big beauty is a stunner, it features a Maple body and neck, the beautiful sounding FT-5E Filter’Tron pickups and the classic Gretsch control layout in glorious gold hardware.
Our Amp for this video was a Strymon Iridium Amp and Cab sim, with Tom using a few pedals of his own: Fuzz Face, EQD Special Cranker, Boss Space Echo, Ditto looper, Maestro Chorus and a Fender Tre-Verb.
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@christophernoia5197 Жыл бұрын

The Brian Jonestown massacre is one of my favorite bands and I'm so happy you brought them up in this conversation! More people need to check out their records.

@scott7521 10 ай бұрын

So glad you mentioned Chilton; one of my all time favorite musicians.

@titichartay7216 2 ай бұрын

As a 12 string player enjoyed the sonic palette you demonstrated on the Gretsch. But do I need another ? aaargh !

@later_daze_4080 Жыл бұрын

Major respect for mentioning the BJM.

@markabbott3371 Жыл бұрын

Dead right about 12 string guitars. They don’t get the love they deserve.

@kingrobert1st Жыл бұрын

I LOVE my 12 string with all my heart.

@timclaus8313 11 ай бұрын

You are right about that. Amazing instruments for those willing to figure out how to get the full effect they can provide.

@themomentkiller9167 Жыл бұрын

You gotta great taste in music mate!

@lamarfandango1623 9 ай бұрын

Came here to check out the Gretsch 12 string, but I also noticed the Explorer. Nice!

@alvarodelgado4928 Ай бұрын

This is the kind of video you need to see when a having a serious GAS situation 😅

@timclaus8313 Жыл бұрын

I have a Gretsch 5422-12, love it. Also have a Guild Starfire 1-12, which is a mahogany bodied semi-hollow 12 string. Also a very nice reasonable priced 12 string. Guild also makes a Starfire IV 12 string. All are really nice options, just depends upon the sound you are looking for. The Gretsch certainly provides the brightest and cleanest sound.

@miahconnell23 11 ай бұрын

@timclaus8313 you have the knowledge I seek !! The Guild has f-holes but in the middle it’s solid, ya ? The Gretsch electromatic 12-string: is it totally empty inside the body with a single sound-post connecting the body’s top & back ?

@timclaus8313 11 ай бұрын

@@miahconnell23 Yes, the Gretsch is a true hollow body, the Guild Starfires are semi-hollow body. At one time I had a Dean Boca 12 string, also a very nice guitar, but with a Les Paul sized body. They are chambered sold body guitars. Each had pluses and minuses, but the Gretsch has a different sustain and resonance as a hollow body then a semi hollow or chambered body. The Gretsch sounds more like an acoustic guitar in the background harmonics. The Guild can get more gritty sounding, and is less likely to feedback than the Gretsch. Even the Dean sounded very good, but my preference is towards hollow bodies as I started with acoustic guitars, and still play them about 50% of the time. Les Paul sized guitars are just too small for me to be comfortable with, but if that is your normal cup of tea, the Boca is a solid choice. IF not in production, there are always some on Reverb used.

@miahconnell23 11 ай бұрын

@@timclaus8313 Thank you much !! I’ve been listening to Puerto Rican cuatro, Cuban Tres, and Brazilian viola caipira. I’m hoping that with string-gauge experimentation, I can get close to those Caribbean & South American folkloric sounds, and yet do it so chord-shapes and “neighbor string” remain like a guitar. (BTW, did you know that tune-o-matic style bridges with 12 adjustable saddles exist ??? Rivolta’s 12 string model has one.). Thank you for the info, 🙏 for real.

@timclaus8313 11 ай бұрын

@@miahconnell23 Kudos for trying new things and wanting to push the envelope a bit. There are some good toys out there for 12 strings, but you have to search a bit more. Don't forget the 12 string capo, I find that my Kysor 6 string unit is not completely reliable for locking down the strings, so use an adjustable Shubb for the 12 strings.

@miahconnell23 11 ай бұрын

@@timclaus8313 Brah, thank you for the information-rich and thoughtful reply. 🤟 (Sometimes KZfaq’s comments sections are rough in terms of politeness & sharing, but you totally 100% understood my question & gave me the exact advice I sought, for free. Thank you Sir, I owe ya. )

@grimlund 10 ай бұрын

Got this guitar a few days ago. I love it. Sounds amazing. Being a newbie when it comes to 12 strings I find it pretty easy to play. I thought I would only manage to strum chords on these kind of guitars but with this one I can actually pick string by string.

@TheWildernessLife 11 ай бұрын

Super cool guitar

@walterhambrick8705 Жыл бұрын

I now have 4 Gretsch guitars. I have a 62-6122 aka Country "Gentleman" Classic. As I am getting older, that guitar is getting too heavy to play. The last 3 are Gretsch 5422 models. One is a 6 string with a licensed Bigsby, and the other 2 are the 12 string version. I bought the first 12 string just before COVID and recently purchased the other 2. You can reach much further up the neck on them compared to the 62-6122. If these guitars had been around in the mid 60s Rickenbacker might not be the gold standard for 12 strings!

@harolddavis4138 4 ай бұрын

Dang you can make'em sing

@tayonnbrewer4071 Жыл бұрын

Just got this guitar, great demo! Wonder what effects you ised towards the end to get the warbly MBV tone? Thanks

@MannysMusic_Online Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Do you mean the part on the strat or the gretsch? Most of the warbly character is coming from Tom's use of the whammy bar on the strat, with a healthy dose of the Fender Tre-Verb pedal too

@markabbott3371 Жыл бұрын

I think he meant the pedal. 😀

@gtrdrumsplayerduarte 4 ай бұрын

Absolute breeze? Those simple 12 string tune-o-matic Bridges are trouble and I can't wait to find a solution for mine. The octave strings must have a separarate intonation point from the 3rd to the 6th string pair. It's a must replace bridge. 😂

@cmfaot 8 ай бұрын

man I wonder what strings I should get to have the B and E octave-doubled too, probably the lowest gauge there is

@markabbott3371 Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t look like you can intonation all the twelve strings as you would on a Fender XII. The shell pink Strat looks cool.

@japhyryder66 Жыл бұрын

Tom, what are you playing at the 6:00 mark? I LOVE it!

@MannysMusic_Online Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Dana! Unfortunately Tom's finished up at Mannys so we can't ask him, but I have a feeling that might have been something Tom came up with on the spot. Could be wrong though, the man's an encyclopedia of guitar licks :)

@Boggleforever Жыл бұрын

Believe it’s an inflection of David Crosby’s “Cowboy Movie”, from his solo album with the Grateful Dead as the backup band

@MannysMusic_Online Жыл бұрын

@@Boggleforever sounds right, Tom's a big dead head, good pickup!

@icantdecideanything1 9 ай бұрын

@@BoggleforeverIt does share the flavor of that song, but I think it's closer to "The Pusher" by Steppenwolf

@simondavid2519 6 ай бұрын

@@icantdecideanything1That’s what i was going to say ! Great song :)

@andrewgalloway7344 Жыл бұрын

dont think thats a master volume ... isn't it a treble bleed ?

@roughcutguitars Жыл бұрын

It's a master volume - with a treble bleed circuit. In short, treble bleed is a capacitor wired to your volume (caps are usually wired to tone) that let's treble frequency pass through as you lower the volume. Otherwise, the tendency is for treble to taper off letting bass frequency take over resulting in a muddy tone. Gretsch is known for employing treble bleed in their schem to retain that crisp tone so characteristic of Gretsch.

@andrewgalloway7344 Жыл бұрын

@@roughcutguitars thanks

@timclaus8313 Жыл бұрын

@@roughcutguitars Whatever it is, it works. Nothing sounds quite like a Gretsch.