Is there such thing as a new MIJ Gretsch???

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My buddy went to NAMM and swears he played a new MIJ Gretsch. I know there are older MIJ Gretsch, but I thought Fender stopped that in '03 when they bought them out.

Does anyone any info on new MIJ Gretsch guitars?
 
orvilleowner said:
I thought 99% of the new ones were made by Terada in Japan?!
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Really? The pricing is painfully high for an MIJ guitar. I saw they have a MIJ Elliott Easton model for $700. That seems more than fair, but most their offerings are much more expensive.
 
well, the epiphone john lennon Casino is also made by Terada in japan ( but finished in us) and the price is awfully high too. :)
 
The guitar my buddy played the the Billy-Bo. List $3,000 US Dollars, street price is about $2,200...that's brutal when you consider what you can get from Tokai, Edwards, Greco, Burny, etc.
 
PoorMan said:
Really? The pricing is painfully high for an MIJ guitar. I saw they have a MIJ Elliott Easton model for $700. That seems more than fair, but most their offerings are much more expensive.
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The reason the Elliot Easton seemed good value may have something to do with Elliot and Gretsch ending their association. Check the link below from the Gretsch discussion boards:

http://www.gretschpages.com/discus/viewtopic.php?t=9732

Andy.
 

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