The New Guitar: 6120 DSV. Plays and sounds wonderful. I knew I wanted a Dyna 6120 and went back and forth between the DSV and DSW. I like the western stuff right now, but haven't always. So I thought the DSV was a better bet. It did have a slight nut issue, the strings were getting caught on the nut when bending or using the Bigsby. I took it to Don Butler (aka Toneman) and he fixed it in about 45 seconds. This guitar has become my favorite Gretsch (for now anyways.)
The Mods:
6128T. Powertron in the bridge position. Got this Jet(and my Tenny) during the MF blowout. I would have preferred a Jet with filters but at the blowout price I couldn't resist. As it turned out I really liked the Dynas, but found I mostly used the neck pup or both combined. I wouldn't have replaced the bridge pup if I didn't have the DSV though. The powertron sound great, and now I sort of have the best of both worlds in one Jet.
Sunburst 5120. TV-HT in the neck, Classic in the Bridge. I knew I wanted a Classic in the bridge, it seemed the obvious choice. I generally lean towards single coil pups, and really like the sound of the neck HiLo in my Tenny. It's nice and warm when the high end is attenuated a bit but it still retains the single-coil snap and articulation of that pup. The Classic is not quite as bright as I was expecting, maybe due to the bridge pup being a little further away from the bridge when properly intonated. Anyway the new pups have really transformed this guitar. The Electromatics are an amazing value.
Thanks for sharing.
It's just isn't easy to cure.
