New Fidelity

The Streamliners might well be Gretsch’s start-up range, but with numerous new 2021 models and an on-trend new pickup design, they’re gathering quite a head of steam

Words Dave Burrluck

GRETSCH STREAMLINER G2622T-P90 & G2655T-P90 £609 EACH CONTACT Fender Musical Instruments EMEA PHONE 01342 331700 WEB www.gretschguitars.com Despite an aesthetic that takes us right back to the birth of rock ’n’ roll, Gretsch is a surprisingly innovative guitar maker. What are we saying? Okay, the pictures of our review pair look pretty retro, but under the hood there’s plenty going on to indicate that Gretsch is far from a backward-looking heritage brand just putting out reruns of its past glories. And these are the lowly Streamliners that, as Gretsch’s product manager Adam Bowden-Smith explains, are “not just the entrance into the Gretsch world but also the Gretsch guitar for people who haven’t thought of owning a Gretsch guitar before. They do the Gretsch sound, but also all the other sounds you might…

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Guitarist (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2021

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