NBD Gretsch G5440LSB

Bubbalou88 · October 11, 2020, 02:57:07 AM

Bought a 2020 Gretsch G5440LSB Hollowbody bass. Love this bass.
Pleasantly different than my Fender, and ESP basses

https://imgur.com/gallery/1dLSDtc

morrow · October 11, 2020, 08:32:09 AM

Well howdy !
Nobody does orange like Gretsch .
Beauty !

Granny Gremlin · October 11, 2020, 08:39:38 AM

Those are always fun when I see them in a store. Congrats.

Dave W · October 11, 2020, 08:58:43 PM

Nice! I really like the pickup placement too.

Bubbalou88 · October 13, 2020, 01:10:14 AM

Thanks all of you. I am enjoying this bass quite a bit. Love the tone plucking the strings on the neck with TI Jazz Flats for that sorta upright sound. I went ahead and put TV Jones Thundertron Pickups in it as I knew from previous experience with his guitar pickups were good. These exceeded all expectations. Good String to string balance, strong clear lows, mids and smooth sweet highs

Pilgrim · October 13, 2020, 01:29:05 PM

Real Gretsch lover here. Lovely bass! Enjoy. That one won't grow old, you'll just like it more and more.

It's a wonder that Gretsch doesn't get more respect. Nice instruments!

slinkp · October 13, 2020, 02:38:48 PM

Those are really pretty.
What's the control layout?
It's got one knob way off by itself!

Rob · October 13, 2020, 05:02:39 PM

Really nice!
Congrats

Dave W · October 13, 2020, 08:32:15 PM

Quote from: Pilgrim on October 13, 2020, 01:29:05 PM
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It's a wonder that Gretsch doesn't get more respect. Nice instruments!

I think Gretsch has earned a lot of respect under Fender's management. Before that, the brand was a non-factor in the market for a number of years, and even after Fred Gretsch started it up again it was limited.

doombass · October 14, 2020, 12:55:25 AM

Quote from: slinkp on October 13, 2020, 02:38:48 PM
What's the control layout?

Volume/Volume/Tone

Quote from: slinkp on October 13, 2020, 02:38:48 PM
It's got one knob way off by itself!

I believe that's a master volume control.

Bubbalou88 · October 14, 2020, 06:07:27 AM

That is correct. Master Volume
The other three are Neck volume, bridge volume and tone and of course the familiar 3 way pickup selector switch. All pots are 500k audio and tone cap is .022ufd which is a bit unusual for bass but I am liking its "no mud" approach the more I play it

Pilgrim · October 14, 2020, 10:18:54 AM

Quote from: Bubbalou88 on October 14, 2020, 06:07:27 AM
That is correct. Master Volume
The other three are Neck volume, bridge volume and tone and of course the familiar 3 way pickup selector switch. All pots are 500k audio and tone cap is .022ufd which is a bit unusual for bass but I am liking its "no mud" approach the more I play it

Yup, Gretsch does their own thing with the function and placement of control knobs. They tend to have a cleaner, brighter sound, which is probably why I like them best with dead flats. Kinda balances them out sound-wise.

Thanks for the note on the pots. I have a Dean Cabbie that I dropped FIltertrons into, and it needs a change of pots and cap. That helps me identify options.

Bubbalou88 · November 17, 2020, 05:23:38 AM

Since posting I put a set of GHS Pressure Wounds on it and so far (4th week) I really like them.

patman · November 18, 2020, 10:23:50 AM

I tried the pressurewounds.

I really liked them also.

Pilgrim · November 18, 2020, 01:36:18 PM

Quote from: patman on November 18, 2020, 10:23:50 AM
I tried the pressurewounds.

I really liked them also.

Interesting. Some of the reviews of pressurewounds say they look like rounds but don't create the "zing" sound when moving fingers quickly up and down the strings. Is that true?