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Thats really nice , I cant afford an American Gretsch , will have to make do with my Korean Samic one ! Pete

Strap question . I "rough up" the inside of the wide leather strap with some very coarse sandpaper . so it can grip your shirt - it helps stop the dive . I agree the playability , looks and build is excellent . Regarding the Cheap electronics , dont you think a few £ or $ more , for better...

Hi LoveThatBass, how are you getting on with your new G5440LSB ? I have a 2014 , and love it appart from the cheap electronics they put in. I have replaced the Jacksocket (original one did not feel secure with a jackplug in it) and now last night halfway through the gig , the neck pup cut out ...

The Band I play with are really LOUD , and if I stand next to the speakers , you can hear the Gretsch trying to feed , but normal distance two or three feet away , no problem . Pete

Hi Guys , glad I can help . The chap is based in UK , you have to do a tracing of the " f " holes , and he makes the blockers to fit . I had to do two tracings , because my first one was not sharp enough = I was in too much of a hurry . He charges £45 , incl postage ( i believe he said...

I have now done my first Live gig ( Rolling Stones Tribute Band ) with the bass ..........well . Sounded really good ( cheap Fender round wound still on ) very supprised how easy it felt to play in a live situation . Glad I got some "f" hole blockers because the volume we play at , they were...

Never been really happy with the jacksocket on this Bass , it felt cheap , did not seem very sturdy when you plugged the jack in , so replaced with a switchcraft socket , and while the wire was out of the Bass put some gibson screened wire from the tone pot to socket . Feels more positive now...

Hi, Sizes I have settled on from top of pup to bottom of open string ( to my taste leaving the pole screws as received )........Neck pup 5mm bass side 4.7mm treb side, bridge pup 4mm bass and treb side . Also I cannot get on with flatwound strings , so have put cheap Fender7250 roundwound...

Thanks for all the help guys , at least Im not working in the dark now . Let you know how I iget on Pete

Hi mdlewis , Thanks for info , I will tryout tonight , same strings as on yours ! Pete

Hi All , Found some starting dimesions on TV Jones website , be it for their pups , and it states dimension to string open . Pete

Hi , Ok , if no one knows the sizes , can some of you kind people please give me some dimensions that your own bass reads , as a starting point for me . From the bottom of the string to the top of the pickups ( neck and Bridge ) free state of strings or held down at the last fret . Thanks Pete

Hi All, had have had three days now with my Gretsch G5440LSB, and have a few questions that someone may already know ……. 1) What is the pickup height from the top of the pickup body to the underneath of the strings (as a starting point - normally with the string held down at the last fret)...

Hi , Its here, superb , previous owner had set up near perfect , only had to raise action slightly ( I like a high action ) Can I join the club ......here are some picks ( not very clear - crappy phone )

Hi All , new to this forum....for the last18 months , I have been using my much modified white Hagstrom Viking ( schaller pups , rewire . strap point moved to horn etc ) in a Stones Tribute band , waiting for an orange Gretsch G5440LSB to appear ( Basschat , eBay etc )..........GOT ONE , its...