My only negative on the sound is the Broadtron pickups, which you may want to upgrade, though for this price this is a good entry into the Gretsch world. The strings were buzzing just a touch on unboxing, and I thought..well just let her settle. Sure enough the action raised a bit over a month or so... and either sheer luck etc... now is perfect. You can of couse adjust these with the turn of a screw, so a mute point. The pickups are just really , well, MUDDY. If you like that sort of thing, GO FOR it. But I will have to get clearer, cleaner pickups for the bridge, as I need a nice Jazz sound. It is just a REALLY FUN guitar.
EDIT two months later... I bought a Harley Benton 1 12 Celestion cab to couple with a Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister, and the difference is stunning. The dymanic response, slightest finger touch , just SHINES. I was running the HK direct using the Redbox, and turns out you really need a speaker load to make the amp/hollowbody GLOW. Now I have to say, this is the guitar I most often grab for. The natural feedback is stunning, so much fun with the tremolo. Again the Boradtrons are a bit muddy, but overall now when run through a real speaker, they are REALLY NICE.... just not that total clear perfection. I do note the transients are MUCh improved with the Celestions. The Bigsby holds tuning even with crazy dives.
