Gretsch G5655 — Malcolm Young Replica Natural

Price:

If we detail the price of this instrument, it gives 1370€ without taking into account the days of work on it for the transformation and the luthier's work.

- Gretsch G5655 = 990 €

- TV Jones Classic = 150 €

- Duesenberg wraparound = 70 €

- Graphtech saddles = 40 €

- Bishop hat = 40 €

- Malcolm signature = 40 €

- Bullet head = 20 €

- cabling + potentiometer CTS = 20 €

Characteristics:

- Instrument modified according to the specifications of the Malcolm guitar in the late 76 to early 96 period of AC/DC

- Weight of the guitar: about 3.1kgs (like the Malcolm Young signature MYI and MYII, and like the Malcolm Custom Shop and Signature Japan) knowing that a G6131T-62 vintage select is 3,6kgs!

- Keeping perfect tuning

- Guitar maintained and adjusted by luthier

- Optimized for 13-56 wound G (like Malcolm)

Base of replica:

Excellent Gretsch G5655 Center Block. I chose this base to build this Replica because :

* it's a good original guitar, which is very nice to play, otherwise more upscale and playable than a Synchromatic !

* this guitar is rare and was little produced because Gretsch sold only his little sister G5441-5445-5448 the same look but with much less resonant body

* it is more hollow (chambered) than all other Chinese Jet

* it already sounds balanced and powerful unplugged. This internal cavity resonance is one of the main features of Malcom's percussive, powerful and short sustain sound

* the semicircle inlays of the seam are consistent with those of Malcolm

* the handle is very nice

Modifications:

- Maple table sanded and protected by a hard natural oil to let the wood breathe and have maximum resonance.

A wood that breathes is a wood that dries and ages in the best conditions. One of the secrets of the sound of a vintage instrument is that its wood has dried, the fibers are strained and the resonance is increased

- Light relic of black parts in matt black

- Micro TV Jones Classic Neck which is close to a filtertron 60's (4.0kOhms / standard pole-to-pole / lightly wax-spotted). The height and the studs have been adjusted to the nearest Malcolm (base Malcolm Custom Shop setting that has studs set surprisingly). The sound is transfigured !

- 1 CTS high-end potentiometer for volume / Switchcraft jack / wiring with high quality shielded cable

- Locking + string cut Tuning Machines

- Duesenberg bridge type wraparound with Graphtech saddles

- Black plate US 'bishop hat' consistent with what Malcolm had at that time (rare)

- Truss-rod cover with signature 'Malcolm Young' (rare)

- 'bullet head' to replace potentiometer slots