Gretsch G2215-P90 Streamliner Junior Jet Club

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f i r s t p l ay

GRETSCH G2215-P90

STREAMLINER JUNIOR

JET CLUB

£370

WHAT IS IT? A recent addition

to the Streamliner range:

a solid, slab-bodied bolt-on

Jet that packs quite a punch

s the entry point into the vast

Gretsch guitar range, the Junior

Jet Club is simplistic by design.

Available in dual humbucker or, as here, in

a slightly more expensive P-90/humbucker

format, it also comes in a trio of colours with

cream body binding and pickguard to match

the covered neck single coil. It certainly

recalls the style of the classic single-cut Jet

models, Gretsch’s response to the Les Paul.

While the original Jet was a sealed semi-

solid design, this G2215 is a solid slab-bodied

affair. The body and neck are both nato, and

although you’d expect the neck to be glued

in, it’s a bolt-on – quite a rarity in Gretsch’s

catalogue. Granted, that does scream budget,

and, while that’s the point of the exercise,

it also gives these Junior Jet Clubs a rather

unique place in the range, not least in sound.

Despite the difference in constructional

style, it retains obvious Gretsch DNA. The

Jet outline is slightly longer and a little more

squared than the Les Paul, yet somehow

less rudimentary-looking than a Telecaster.

Combine that with the classy, classic

raked-back three-a-side headstock and the

thumbnail fingerboard markers, and there’s

no doubt you’re playing a Gretsch.

Words Dave Burrluck Photography Phil Barker

A bolt-on addition to the solidbody range?

Like us, you might be surprised after hitching

a ride with this low-priced Junior Jet Club…

Tear It Up

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Summary of content (5 pages)

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f i r s t p l ay GRETSCH G2215-P90 STREAMLINER JUNIOR JET CLUB £370 WHAT IS IT? A recent addition to the Streamliner range: a solid, slab-bodied bolt-on Jet that packs quite a punch Tear It Up A bolt-on addition to the solidbody range? Like us, you might be surprised after hitching a ride with this low-priced Junior Jet Club… Words Dave Burrluck Photography Phil Barker A s the entry point into the vast Gretsch guitar range, the Junior Jet Club is simplistic by design.
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GRETSCH G2215-P90 STREAMLINER JUNIOR JET CLUB first play JULY 2021 GUITARIST GIT473.rev_gretsch.
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first play GRETSCH G2215-P90 STREAMLINER JUNIOR JET CLUB 1. These clear, ambercoloured plastic barrel knobs are a throwback to the 50s, before the metal ‘G-with-arrow’ logo knobs became more commonly used 2. It may be unfaced, or black-painted, but this narrow headstock with its classic Gretsch logo – and no mention of its Streamliner status – is a real throwback to the original Jet of 1953 3. Gibson style is evident in this wrapover bridge and its raised pre-set intonation ridge.
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GRETSCH G2215-P90 STREAMLINER JUNIOR JET CLUB first play 3 The bridge unit might not shout ‘Gretsch’, but it’s a perfectly good rootsy rock voice that laps up crunch Feel & Sounds With a good weight and well-balanced feel both strapped on and seated, comfortable is an accurate description, particularly with its Gibson-like 629mm (24.75-inch) scale length. There are no surprises with the mainstream-feeling neck, which is 21.2mm deep at the 1st fret and 24.6mm by the 12th.
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first play GRETSCH G2215-P90 STREAMLINER JUNIOR JET CLUB VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra Although this is a pretty standard bolt-on, it’s a rarity for Gretsch.