A quick video showing my latest cheap purchase - Brand New Electromatic Gretsch for £200. You'll see why it was cheap at the end of the video!

It needs repairing and setting up, I did a basic adjustment on truss rod and intonation but its not right as you can hear. Not hugely impressed with the pickups either, but I've got plans for that.

Apologies for my not great Chet style picking! http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Damn, that's more than just a scratch in the finish. Sure it's still worth 200 pounds?

I watched the whole video and was wondering what was wrong with the guitar. I found out at the end! Are you going to fix it or leave it? Wow.

That;s some serious buckle rash... What was the previous owner wearing? An angle grinder?

Nowt wrong with picking man, nowt wrong with the airflow guitar neither

Definitely getting it repaired!

At least its black & not sunburst, I can only presume it was shipping damage but i'm not sure.

My dad is a repairer, which is my reason for buying - i.e. we can repair and modify at will on this without devaluing anything. We've got a re-issue back pad that he bought for another project, which might be useful to cover up any imperfections.

A Dad who is a repairer is a great thing to have. Have fun with the project!

You sound great, but your guitar is in need of surgery.

WOW! El KaBong.... http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Hope your dad has an awesome set of tools!

A little bondo will fix that right up!

Eh just slap some stickers on the back, it's good to go!

At least you don't have to worry about that first ding.

Great playing! I think it's gonna take at least 50 years for me to get that good, if ever! Especially that left hand fretting!

that was some pretty good pickin'. have fun repairing the back of the guitar. if you leave it as is, you'd have a great "knock around" guitar.

Hope your dad has an awesome set of tools!

Haha, I know where that line is from!

Hope your dad has an awesome set of tools!

Haha, I know where that line is from!

LOL! Me too!