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My 14 year old grandson has been playing guitar close to two years and is taking lessons. He has been using my G&L Doheny. Now he graduates to something bigger.
He spent yesterday with an archtop. Despite his smaller size it was comfortable. He played around with amp settings and did his usual practice. It was a good fit. Hours later he was still playing it. So it's his. It's a Heritage built Gretsch Synchomatic.
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12-26-2024 09:56 AM
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Wow, that’s one lucky kid! That’s a heck of a gift. Hope he enjoys it for years to come.
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He's a very stable kid when it comes to practicing. I gave it to him only after he played it for several hours and didn't want to stop. He's not that large, maybe 5'7", but he made the guitar fit comfortably. He'll mostly play it acoustically. I gave him 10 sets of strings and will do the first string change with him.
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What a great grandfather! That's something he will never forget.
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You're awesome Marty! Seeing that love of music and guitar in your grandson and nurturing it I'm sure is very rewarding. It's a gift that will keep giving. Very cool.
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Wow, what a great guitar! Lucky kid! I love Gretsch acoustic archtops, so this one is made in US then?
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WOW, quite a bond there. How tall is he, and how big is the guitar?
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For my wife, courtesy of MF Stupid Deal of the Day. $120 clip-on heavy-duty condenser boom for $30. Hidden cable channel in the arms.
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For a moment I thought you were going to tell us that you bought your wife a baby grand piano as The Stupid Deal of the Day!
Originally Posted by Woody Sound
For my wife, courtesy of MF Stupid Deal of the Day . . .
Last edited by Sam Sherry; 12-26-2024 at 06:01 PM.
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Heritage ghost built a series of naturals and bursts, all basically with the specs of the Super Eagle. Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Last edited by Marty Grass; 12-26-2024 at 08:11 PM.
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Way to go, treat those grandkids great!
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Absolute best thread of the day award!
He’s going to love that archtop! Did it surprise you to see him bonding with it?
I had the privilege to own a blonde version. It’s basically a Super Eagle in Gretsch trim. Even though it’s an 18” body it’s only 3” in depth, so plays as easily as a 17”. He’s going to play the nitrocellulose off it!
Great gift Mark. And it must please you to have another guitar player in the family!
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What’s up with the classical guitar laying on the Soundboard? Is that a joke? And is your wife a singer and that’s why she needs a Mic? Originally Posted by Woody Sound
For my wife, courtesy of MF Stupid Deal of the Day. $120 clip-on heavy-duty condenser boom for $30. Hidden cable channel in the arms.
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"Will mostly play it acoustically"--that seems unlikely. If there's a plug on a guitar, any teenager is going to plug in and rock or at least jazz out.
But hey, whatever he does, he's got a great guitar!
Can I sign up to be your grandson? Maybe one of your kids would adopt me?
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I just looked up the GL Doheny.
The Super Eagle acoustic is probably even lighter, so I can see why he’d be attracted to it. And then, there’s the tone of Spruce and Maple that’s a can’t miss.
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He's not a big guy, but he likes playing. I let him try the Gretsch for an hour or so. When I came back, he was playing Smoke On The Water. I asked him if he'd like to use a smaller guitar. He said the Gretsch was very comfortable.
I came back an hour later. He was still playing, practicing his barre chords. I asked him if he thought a flattop would be better. He liked the way this one sounded.
He did plug it in. The guitar has one floating pickup with just a volume pot. I introduced him to the Henriksen JazzAmp.
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This Doheny was made of empress wood. It's very light.
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What a princely gift! Very generous move Marty, and hopefully he will enjoy it and learn from it for years to come.
Coincidentally I had a young man over here a while ago, son in law of a friend, and we had a little jam session with a strat, LP and telecaster. He normally plays a PRS.
Then I handed him an archtop (Borys), and after 15 minutes he looked up and said "pretty cool guitar!".
Fun to see these younger folk bonding with one. However, no, I didn't give it to him!
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It's a small 19th Century guitar, there for atmosphere. Yes she sings and plays. There's a small Genzler acoustic amp behind the piano. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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MG, I love this thread. Originally Posted by Marty Grass
More of this has to happen in the world. And you must be over the moon over the fact that the fruit doesn’t fall from the tree.
I tried putting a guitar in my son’s hands when he was younger. It was too much for him then.
Great stuff MG. I love it.
Joe DLast edited by Max405; 03-28-2025 at 12:55 PM.
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I had no idea those guitars existed! Mine has the cat’s eye sound holes and was made at the Terada factory. What a wonderful gift!
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Great Blessing, Marty. I esp noted your comment (more than once) that he 'was still playing'. Over the years, friends who knew no other semi-pro or pro guitarists would ask me something like, "He wants to study guitar in college, but we're worried if he can make a living..." etc. I would ask, "do you have to make him put it down to come to dinner?" In other words, if he wants the guitar more than even meals or movies or hot rods, then it is possible that nothing else is going to take its place.... Originally Posted by Marty Grass
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JD, if he’s in that category there’s a possibility he could end up in sub duty. Nevertheless, that’s excellent training, an enlistment bonus for all nuclear engineers, and possibly a 6 year enlistment. Well, that’s what it was when I was in. When he’s done he’ll have employers knocking at his door with that experience! Originally Posted by Max405
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Another grandson is 16. He's been playing for a couple of years and takes lessons. He's into rock and John Fogarty. I gave him this one. Fortunately there are no other grandkids who show an interest- yet.
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Show him this: Originally Posted by Marty Grass
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