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Price drop! 1954 Gretsch Town and Country, 1949 Gibson LG3
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Very rare and very cool Gretsch Town and Country in original (tatty, but structurally sound) tweed hard case. Very good demo of a similar one here:
Great to play and amazing for recording, its loud but very articulate, not boomy at all which is suprising given the size, it's much more midrangey than you might expect. Works very well for playing in a duo, with solo work on this really standing out.
Pickguard is completely destroyed and probably the best thing to do is to remove it really as it's starting to crumble. All the other Town and Countrys I have seen have had replacement scratchplates so it's clearly a common issue. Has also had replacement tuners and there are a few scrapes around the holes there. Also has a few dings and bits of wear here and there but generally in pretty good condition for its age.
£2350 NOW £2150 NOW £1950 which I think is a pretty decent bargain for a rare and very cool guitar. Collection or meet up only (ideally near High Wycombe but can travel), may consider p/x of something vintage.
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Sounds and plays incredible, frets in very good condition. Sometime in the mid-60's it had a set of double line Kluson tuners installed as well as a replacement bridge (replaced in the 60s according to the dealer) as the original must have cracked, plus the scratchplate has had a small repair. Otherwise all original. There is some plectrum wear on the bottom of the soundhole as per the pics.
This is a very early example of the LG3 with a grainy spruce top and a light mahogany stained back & sides. Its 1 piece mahogany neck is straight as an arrow w/minimal wear.
Its ink date stamped on its neck heel inside its sound hole. Its a pre-1952 for sure but hard to date & was completed between 1948-1951. Other than its small repaired pickgard crack, its completely crack free w/only slight weather checking here & there.