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Apr 7, 2008 2:18 p.m. Hutton:

I'm new to the pages so be kind please! After playing Precisions for a few years I have just bought a Gretsch G6072 (2006). It is a superbly made bass, but then you all probably know that already. I love the different sounds it produces which will give me great pleasure in investigating over the coming weeks. The main thing I need to get used to is the differenct playing position. The Gretsch seems to sit out to the left more than the Precision. I feel as though I need an extra few inches on my left arm. I'm sure I'll get used to it in time. Anyway, it's nice to be here and I look forward to contributing to these pages if I can.
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Apr 7, 2008 2:29 p.m. dmanlow:

Welcome Hutton and congratulations on your new Gretsch bass! Looking forward to hearing from you and wouldn't mind some photos if you get a chance.
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Apr 7, 2008 3:00 p.m. Hutton:

Thanks for the welcome. I'll try over the next couple of days to take some pics. Then I'll have to find out how to post them!
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Apr 7, 2008 3:15 p.m. jukebox:

Welcome Hutton !
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Apr 7, 2008 3:32 p.m. Hutton:

Can anyone tell me how to post a pic. I get to the browse bit, click OK and then nothing more happens. Sorry to be daft!
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Apr 7, 2008 3:51 p.m. Hutton:

I remembered I had a pic from the guitar store of my bass. Here it is:-
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Apr 7, 2008 3:55 p.m. jukebox:

Nice!!!!
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Apr 8, 2008 1:22 p.m. Jeff O(nly My Opinion):

Looks just like mine !

You're right, it does take getting used to. I was trying to figure out a way to push the damn thing to the right. Instead, I raised the angle of the neck up (think Bill Wyman), just a few inches, not so that it was bolt upright. Enough to make it more comfortable.
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Apr 8, 2008 1:23 p.m. Jeff O(nly My Opinion):

Hutton, WTF is the avatar supposed to be? Is it more than just a picture of your sneaker toes?
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Apr 8, 2008 2:45 p.m. JC:

Welcome aboard!

I know what you mean about the positioning. someone took this pic of me with my cousins 6072 a few years ago at a rehearsal,took a bit of getting used too. Nice bass though
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Apr 9, 2008 10:40 a.m. Hutton:

Thanks for the advice chaps. I see what you mean by tilting the neck up. I'll give it a go. My Avatar is a picture my daughter took of her feet going down stairs. Nothing more, nothing less. She was a photography student at the time.
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Apr 9, 2008 12:32 p.m. Proteus:

Hey, very cool to have a new Gretsch bass player in the ranks!

We're all probably guilty of paying too little attention to the 4-string variants of the Great Gretsch Sound. I was very impressed with all the G basses I sampled at NAMM, and the way they implement unique and distinctive Gretsch tone in the low register.

It's something that really has to be heard live to be appreciated, and we all have too little opportunity to do so.

I wish more people would consider Gretsch basses when buying. They really ARE an alternative to the status quo.

I've been harrassing my bass player to get one, but he says they're too expensive. Pah!
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Apr 12, 2008 7:20 p.m. bwallace1:

nice bass guitar, Hutton. welcome to the GDP.brent
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Apr 12, 2008 7:43 p.m. jukebox:

Jc, after looking at your avatar for so long, it's hard to believe that is really you!
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Apr 12, 2008 10:28 p.m. bwallace1:

yeah, JC you look nothing like your avatar.maybe you'll grow into it
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Apr 13, 2008 2:39 p.m. JC:

That's Rab C. Nesbitt ,a comedy character Created by Ian Pattison played by Gregor Fisher.

Very funny, but some people need subtitles!

From Google
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Apr 13, 2008 3:05 p.m. Hutton:

I don't need the subtitles, I'm a local.
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Apr 13, 2008 3:11 p.m. Spartanman:

Huh... I would have sworn it was Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon's Vacation.
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Apr 13, 2008 3:15 p.m. Spartanman:

See Here:
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Apr 19, 2008 2:22 p.m. Diga:

Nice bass, like Proteus said, you just do not see enough Gretsch bass guitars around.

Congrats and welcome aboard.
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Jun 5, 2008 5:47 p.m. MrRandall:

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Jun 6, 2008 6:32 a.m. MrRandall:

Hi Hutton. That really is a beauty. Could you give me some idea of what i could expect to pay for one? If you don't want to put it up here you could email me on randallhands@googlemail.com Hope this isn't a rude request! Cheers.
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Jun 16, 2008 11:29 a.m. Hutton:

Hi Mr Randall. Thanks for your positive comments. I note from another forum that you now have your own G6072 so the information re price isn't now needed. How about a pic of your new bass?

P.S. Can anyone tell me why my avatar and posted pics have dissapeared?
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Jun 16, 2008 12:24 p.m. Bear:

Welcome to the family Hutton. There are a bunch of great guys here and I'm sure you'll enjoy this forum as much as I do. I'm fairly new myself.
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Jun 16, 2008 4:44 p.m. Dan:

Welcome Hutton!