Your playing makes me want to sit back in my recliner with a glass of Malbec and chill. Amazing. The guitars are nice too.

This is the best video I found to show the true tone of a Gretsch. Love the tone because it cuts Through the rest of the band sounds like a knife Through butter. What incredible instruments.

I don’t think I could tell the guitars apart without the visuals but entertaining and informative video 🙏👍

always enjoy Guitarist demos, and this one is no exception. they always sound so good, and are so well recorded. kudos!

A truly fantastic comparison shootout - that’s the way to do it, IMHO. Great job! Loved every second of it.

Wonderful demo! Not only is the sound quality excellent and the playing spot on for Gretsch guitars but the video quality really affords the viewer a chance to see these beautiful guitars up close.

best demo I've seen so far. great way to show these guitars!

One of the best demos ever made! Awesome job!

Man, this is one of the nicest demos I've heard, to date. Great chord progressions and wonderful tones.

One day white falcon... just wait wherever you are... ill find you

@poiseinchaos3182

4 жыл бұрын

I was semi-tempted by a new Electromatic the other day but, even those have been upgraded, when I get a G6000-series in my hand I think, 'Yeah, finally - that's the Gretsch sound I'm after.'

@joeyschreiner

4 жыл бұрын

You’ll get one 👍🏻

@Jockeylotforfun

4 жыл бұрын

I adore my gretsch g5120! I put jazz D'adario strings and a little bit of reverb, some bluesy backing tracks and it's the next best thing to heaven! Btw, if you find a black falcon hanging around with your white one, please send it to me. I'll even tuck it in and kiss it goodnight! Stay safe and well!

@JammyGit

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jockeylotforfun For the time being I've got my now discontinued G5126 in fabulous silver sparkle and De Armond pickups which is a lovely guitar......but it's not a Falcon that I crave, it's a Penguin. In Cadillac Green, and with gold hardware. It's such a rare bird to find in England, I can't find one anywhere 😢

@Jockeylotforfun

4 жыл бұрын

@@JammyGit I don't know if they make the Penguin in green, ( gorgeous color btw) but you may be able to special order it directly from Gretsch. I actually found two Penguins at guitar center (dot com) which, searches the entire USA. One is a 1958 reissue, the other is casino gold. Here's a link..... www.guitarcenter.com/Gretsch-Guitars/G6134T-58-Vintage-Select-58-Penguin-with-Bigsby-Hollowbody-Electric-Guitar.gc Oh, another thing to mention. Guitar center has a monthly payment plan at ZERO interest if paid off in 24 months...Sooo, that makes your Penguin around $130/month in Us dollars. I don't work for them, I just love their stores and promotions. I'll keep searching for your pinnacle. Lmk what you think. 💕🎵

Nice demo with great playing. Really exemplifies the various sonic qualities of each guitar. Looks and sounds great as well. Kudos.

He makes them sound better than the official Gretsch presentation. Love the tone in this one.

I love the 3 way tone switch on Gretsch guitars! Incredibly useful...my next Gretsch will have one on it.

This video is single handedly responsible for me owning a players series G6118T

Just got the 1000th upvote in! And well deserved.That's how to review guitars - awesome playing, great production, and tone was simply gorgeous. I got my good headphones out for this one and was mesmerised. I came looking for the White Falcon, but that Chet Atkins one really got my attention!

So classy! I love the way the single coils sit atop the mix, but the humbuckers sound great too - clear and articulate and not a trace of mud!

Great choice of music for highlighting these fine instruments.

I like how he identifies all the techspecs of each guitar clear and consicely

This channel deserves so many more subscribers

Such a great demo! Fell in love with the red one!

@rufusdtonebug4049

8 жыл бұрын

Me too. I kind of listened with my eyes when that one appeared!

Fabulous playing sir.

Great playing that makes them all sound great. love the WF but the orange Chet is my fav sounding.

Love your playing Richard!

To me, the WF “speaks” the sweetest…something about it really speaks to me and I might need to get one…

Ι hope some day I 'll get to play with a white falcon...I love this guitar!

@karlmilton6688

7 жыл бұрын

love the 6120 in that cool orange , have done since the 50s but It must be said the white falcon really cuts it , just a sound tour d force.

@shutupandlisten873

4 жыл бұрын

Go to all your music stores around you. I actually got lucky and played a Falcon at Guitar Center. She was 2400 on the used guitar wall. I was crying and shaking so bad with love and anticipation to hold and play it. Til I saw the price. Way outta my league. Trying to find same sound but small guitar . Falcon was really big.

So Beautiful... i Can't take my eyes of them

Lovely demo, Rich!

I've bought this very G6120 today..... love it.

Gorgeous! ALL sounded wonderful, big and twangy, BUT that White Falcon, OMG, it just killed the others. Those TV Jones Filtertrons, blew the real Gretsch Filtertrons away! Thicker, bolder with ALL the treble twang you would expect from a filtertron style pick up! Amazing playing too, sadly 19 Philistines watched this vid!

@cornstar1253

3 жыл бұрын

I have the black falcon with those same pick ups. My go to for hard rock recording sessions. Thick as f

@DMSProduktions

3 жыл бұрын

@@cornstar1253 LOL! Celf sensor much?

@richardnunez371

3 жыл бұрын

The TV Jones are modeled after the original gretsch pickups. The filtertrons are fenders interpretation.

@DMSProduktions

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardnunez371 Shouldn't be! They WERE Gretsch pick ups!

@richardnunez371

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah now the “fulltron” pickups are US made for the players editions. Forgot that’s their new selling point 😂😂. Still can’t touch the TV Jones

That orange one is a very gorgeous guitar

show off! ha! I wish that the talent and years of practice were all built into the guitar.... I would order a dozen of each tomorrow. I could easily hear the differences in tone between each guitar at several places but at the end of the day, I don't know that the beauty of any one of them would make me happier to play than another. awesome demo, sir.

Awesome demo!

Exceptional demo!!!!!!!!!! Very moving music!!!!!

FANTASTIC PLAYING SIR...CARRY ON ✌

Killer chords and atmosphere for these guitars!

what tremendous and melodic phrasing you have. a must learn. I have the Electromatic, cheaper, but sounds great. I play out with it a lot. Thanks for the post.

this is a GREAT demo! very well made and the song/chords bring out that Gretsch sound so well! I only wished you could demo the Gretsch Power jet too..

@MrBlaze9225

Жыл бұрын

Great demo, guys.

Awesome demo, they all sound great but oh man that cherry Tennessee Rose....

@aquabot

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it looks and sounds awesome.

@davidburke2132

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed... I know the reviewer says that it’s essentially the same guitar construction as the G6118 Anniversary but it sounded much smoother and less “harsh” to my ears. Clearly as the specs are essentially the same this is just a natural variation from one guitar to the next (I don’t think anyone would claim that the finish colour or the neck binding will contribute to these sound differences! 😛) so it would be wrong to read anything in general into this... another reason to try before you buy if you can, although I’d be more than happy with the G6118 from this video as it’s still a great sounding guitar.

that was some sweet playing, dude. i love the sound of these guitars... if only i had the cash to buy one.

I love your voice and playing

Absolutely loved this demo, and it pretty much convinced me to pull the trigger on acquiring a new Players Edition Country Gentleman, which is similar in components to the Anniversary model in the demo. As others here have expressed, would like to know the amp used for this. Swart and Vox have been suggested. It had the perfect near-breakup tone for those Gretsches, IMHO. Thank you for posting this.

Thank you for actually using the Bigsby in these demos, and not simply using it for one dive before the camera cuts at the end.

great demo!

Great demo video well and clearly explained for each guitar model and no heavy rock grunge and all guitars played exactly the way they were built for thank you 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 this must be one of if not best demos I have seen for a gretsch guitars and well played superb 👏👏👏👍🥃

Very nice playing…I might take the time to learn some of what you’re doing…sounds and feels so good!

increible el sonido de esas guitarras, quisiera tener al menos 1, y el guitarrista muy bueno, vieja escuela, limpio y con armonia

Amazing guitars!

What a gorgeous melody that is, played so well on such beautiful guitars....5 stars from me, sir.

I will take all four thank you very much!

Great playing

Thank you. It was very helpful.

Reverb is the Word, great video.

One of the best demos I've ever seen! All sound incredible. Fantastic playing. If I had to choose I think the White Falcon is absolutely stunning. Great job Richard and Guitarist team. Gonna have to find me a Gretsch!

Nice demo!

I'm sixty three now, and a semi is all I can manage these days. Ooh, missus, no (etc, etc).

Love the Gretsch sound , love Eddie Cochran so it's the orange 6120 for me but I liked all these guitars. Nice playing.

man what a sound !!!!

Anyone else hear Chris Isaak's voice over these tracks?

@theart8039

3 жыл бұрын

wicked game huh

Great post---fantastic playing and great sounding guitars----always been a White Falcon lover, but thot it came in 2nd to the Ivory topped Anniversary ----thot the other 2 were about equal......?? much thanks

Awesome!

I could listen to you play these beautiful gretsch guitars all night! Fantastic work. Stay safe and well.

Those first two would be great. Improved string attachment on the Bigsby, treble bleed and no silly mud switch. All great ideas.

Oh that cherry burst I'm in love

Very very very Nice!!!!!!!

That 55 is sweet !

Exquisite

beautiful chord voicing,love the tones.can you talk about amps used and signal path?sounds like a subtle delay was used?

Great guitars AND great guitar player!

Well Guitarist, thanks for giving me massive GAS. Thanks a lot.

Thank you very much. Lovely! I have a G7593T-BD-BK Billy Duffy Black Falcon arriving by UPS next Monday :)

@mikemaysmusic5519

4 жыл бұрын

I know this is four years later lol but what did you think about the Billy duffy falcon?

Tasty guitars, tasty playing. Nice one.

What the beauties!

Magic playing and demo many thanks,whats not to like ! Rather have guitars on my wall than pic's anyday !

This is just how I want to play. That mix of chords and melody has always appealed to me and it's a perfect way to show off these guitars. Very nice indeed.

@fredriksvard2603

5 жыл бұрын

desy2478 this, and the way billy gibbons plays slow blues stuff

I don't think there are sexier guitars anywhere on the planet

10:12 awesome melody

i have a jet pro chambered 3435 i love it myself i just do not have a use for a whammy bar as on these guitars not that they are a bad thing i just do not use them, but these guitars are wonderful sounding to me

They all sound alike, even though I own vintage Gretsches, and know they're not. Played through my home theatre system.

@gusdupree9076

7 жыл бұрын

Rollei Joe can i have your address and schedule please, joking,not

@sooparticular

3 жыл бұрын

very very similar

Great demo of great guitars. Didn't overplay and let the notes speak for themselves. A template for how guitar reviews should be done.

My bucket list guitar is the Gretsch 6120 with TV jones humbuckers

The orange one was the best...

I love the sound of the Falcon. But it was so much bigger then I anticipated. I have MS, and I felt that the weight of it was hurting my back too much. Which Gretsch sounds almost as good but cheaper then a 6120?

Great sounding guitars, all of them. And, as always, superb playing, Richard. Do you have any CDs out?

@richardbarrettguitar1228

3 жыл бұрын

I have been trying to answer some of these nice comments, but I think the KZread algorithm thinks I’m spamming.... I do have some music out - available via richardbarrettguitar.com Thanks for asking 😁

I’ve tried TV Jones PUs Country Gentelman 6122 but they sounded too bluesy for a Gretsch guitar. I préfère the stock Filtertrons PUs .

All were Great, but #4, is 1st. #1 is 2nd, I like the Bite, in these two. 😊❤️✌️

When did they remove the tone switch from the 6118? All other Anniversary models I've seen have both pickup selector and tone switch.

I love these beautiful, simple and very Spanish sounding chords. Can anybody tell me what chords he's playing at 3:52-4:48 and again at 7:40-8:03? I'll figure out how he's playing them on my own but I'd love to get a start at least knowing what they are. Such soothing and melodic tones.

@sooparticular

Жыл бұрын

sure b minor 7 to a major to g major to f #major...then he plays them non bar form in basic position!!

I keep coming back to this demo to hear this music. What is that tune? Is is tabbed anywhere?

@richardbarrettguitar1228

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comments! The chord sequence was something I put together at the studio that day to try and do a bit of a 'Chris Isaak'. The little solos were improvised, though a theme was starting to develop after the first couple of takes😀

@ErwinHeiser

5 жыл бұрын

I'd love a tab of this as well. Cheers!

Really great, thank you ! What's the amp you use for this demo ?

Play them in a band setting and they all pretty much sound the same...so you may as well just get the one you like the look of :)

@sugarlife485

4 жыл бұрын

good point but the single coils on the orange chet model wowwwwww

Richard, do you have a CD of your riff's. I could listen to your stuff all day long man. You are a great player . I just ordered one you demoed the G5422TG. I have a 1960, 6120 but it needs the binding redone so I don't break it out too often. Bought it in 65 I'm the second owner. Again, I would love to buy a CD or DVD of your music. Is there one available ? An instruction video would be even better. I'm just an OK player. Would love to pick up some tips on your style. Thanks.

@richardbarrettguitar1228

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have been trying to post replies to nice comments like yours but I think the KZread algorithm has flagged them as spam... I do have some music out, available through richardbarrettguitar.com 😁

GREAT demo! It helped me make up my mind on a 6118T. Is your backing track available anywhere please?

@richardbarrettguitar1228

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I haven’t put this one out yet, but there are a few available through richardbarrettguitar.com

white falcon and the cherry 6119

Really wish they'd kept the T-rose scale at 25.5 and hadn't swapped the fretboard from ebony to rosewood... Would be my ultimate guitar otherwise!! :(

Great tones ;-)

@AdrianWhyte

7 жыл бұрын

Dude, I keep finding you looking at videos im looking at!! Hahha

@chrisfarrugia5397

7 жыл бұрын

hahahha Yes similar interests we certainly have... Ive been wanting to catch one of your shows but if not with the kids im gigging but hopefully ill get there someday !

Where cab i buy that track, my god that was a beautiful demo

@richardbarrettguitar1228

3 жыл бұрын

I’m in the process of turning some of these demos into full tracks (with backing tracks) Some are already available through richardbarrettguitar.com 👍🏻

and THAT is how you play a Gretsch! Bravo!!

I'm just in love with the G6118T-LIV :3 Please, what's your amp, cab? Which effect did you used (compressor?) for this demo?

@8Aikvin8

7 жыл бұрын

And the Tennessee Rose, omg..!

@TsiratiugZ

7 жыл бұрын

Aikvin Latifa Just bought this very guitar and I cannot put it down!

The Japanese Gretsch guitars are not "mid-range", they are the top of the line unless you have $10k for a custom shop model.