Question for the guitartists [View all]

[Joe Shlabotnik]

A few years back I fell on hard times and had to sell my 1st edition SRV Strat, Gold top Les Paul, and 69 Telecaster for fire-sale prices.

Now that I'm working again and can afford it, I'm tempted to start playing again, and am considering something like this: (no top of the line stuff, unless I really get back into it)

Gretsch Electromatic G5422TDCG:

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There is a 1 year old one for sale on Kijiji and the the guy wants 1200 bucks for it. A quick search at local stores shows a similar model but without the gold hardware (which I could care less about), also used, for about 900 bucks (Canadian dollars BTW). I'm thinking that I'll probably have to re-learn everything I once knew and am also thinking that I'd like to try doing so with a Gretsch since I've never owned one. My tastes over the last 8 years lean more towards Jazz, surf rock, Brian Setzer, and 60's garage bands, rather than the power blues that I used to play.

Anyone have any insights into this guitar, a fair price for a used one, and its usefulness, or quality? I'm so out of the loop now with this stuff.

edit: LOL just noticed: guitartists