Gretsch G2655T IS Streamliner Reviews

Great guitar with a few craftsmanship issues.

I bought this guitar a few weeks ago and here's what I have to say about it.

Sound: The sound is really quite good on this guitar for the price. The BroadTron pickups are almost like a compromise between a single coil and a humbucker; you have more clarity and less muddiness than a humbucker but can still pack a punch and produce beautifully warm tones with the neck pickup and get a classic twang sound with the bridge pickup. The bigsby is also superb.

Finish/look: The Imperial Stain finish looks absolutely beautiful on this guitar and the colour co-ordination between the wood colour and hardware is very well thought out and looks astonishing. The f-holes give a beautiful look to the guitar. Overall the finish of this guitar makes it incredibly enticing to pick up and play.

Playability: Out of the box the string action wasn't too bad but I would recommend re-adjusting it to suit your action preference. After having done that the guitar is very comfortable to play, especially with the slim neck design. The frets are nice and thick giving great sustain on notes played. The scale length isn't as small as a Les Paul but not too long either, making it easy to stretch between frets while also being quite forgiving with regards to finger accuracy.

Cons: The only con I can see is my tone knob isn't fastened correctly to the guitar.

Summary: Overall this is a beautiful, versatile and very affordable guitar which I would heavily recommend to anyone looking for a semi-hollow guitar in this price range.