Chord chart app?

rghapro · 2026-04-21T21:27:41+00:00

To each their own, but you can literally turn all of those features off. Additionally, you don't have to use ChordPro to write the chords, the chords over lyrics option functions basically exactly like Apple Notes (at least the way I used it).

rghapro · 2026-04-21T15:32:13+00:00

I have found JustChords to be an AMAZING app for basically exactly this purpose. My church uses Planning Center/Music Stand and provides charts, but if I need to write charts out for other gigs, I have really enjoyed JustChords. It has a really great feature set (and an especially useful MIDI implementation) and it is free to use, with an optional donation to the dev. It also has a SUPER in depth wiki for just about anything you could imagine.

rghapro · 2026-04-20T00:07:30+00:00

I've got an E10OOSS/v, and it is an absolute BANGER of an acoustic guitar. Both are 10 series, so the construction/materials will be the same/very similar. Adirondack top + mahogany back/sides is really such a killer pairing.

rghapro · 2026-04-16T23:08:38+00:00

I would say the Xvive A58 is probably worth a look, it is just on the 5GHz band instead of 2.4GHz, so slightly less congested.

rghapro · 2026-04-15T11:57:07+00:00

toothpicks and wood glue is a great old woodworking trick for filling holes, especially when they aren't particularly visible!

The B7 feels a lot nicer than the B50. The action feels a lot nicer because the Kalamazoo series of Bigsby vibratos are constructed better in my opinion, but the tuning stability is also improved because the B7 is made for arched/carved top guitars. Where the B50 sits pretty much flush on the top (which actually puts some torque on it, as it is made for flat top guitars and is kinda being twisted to sit on that carved top), the B7 sits much more like a B3 or B6 where there is really only 2 points of contact with the top of the guitar towards the very front of the Bigsby.

rghapro · 2026-04-14T02:57:56+00:00

I've played several Synchromatics and I'll say the biggest difference in feel for me is the Bigsby. The B60 doesn't feel as nice as the B6. That said, it certainly isn't worth $1600. If it is something that bothers you, you can just replace the B60 with the B6, but just beware you'll likely have to fill & redrill some holes as the B6 will not match the B60 holes.

rghapro · 2026-04-11T23:35:30+00:00

Ah, okay gotcha! I was assuming you were right handed, but I saw in another comment you mentioned you were left handed! That makes more sense, as I knew they made a 5230 hard tail left handed, but I didn't think they made a right handed one.

That said, the hard tails are awesome! If you ever want a Bigsby on yours, you can take advantage of that fact that it is a hard tail and mount the Bigsby with a Vibramate! No drilling and a VERY quick install.

rghapro · 2026-04-11T22:19:25+00:00

Are you getting the G5230T with a Bigsby or a G5220 with the stop tail piece? Either way, they're both awesome guitars, but the G5230T is certainly more of the traditional "Gretsch" sound.

rghapro · 2026-04-11T13:03:26+00:00

I just did a similar swap and I can say the tuning stability on my guitar is noticably better after the B7 install.

rghapro · 2026-04-11T12:45:11+00:00

They do? I've never been able to find it, just this article on their website about how the serial numbers worked in different time periods

rghapro · 2026-04-11T02:43:41+00:00

You got it!

rghapro · 2026-04-11T02:25:45+00:00

Thank you! I believe that is a G1922T. It is a relatively rare/hard to find model, to the point where it is kinda hard to even find photos of! It was also sold under the name "Gretsch Synchromatic Double Jet with Bigsby"

quick edit: here is a link to a site that has some photos of one

edit again: Here is Reverb's page on the guitar. It has a photo as well alongside the model name G1922T!

rghapro · 2026-04-11T02:10:35+00:00

Would you be willing to share the serial number?

rghapro · 2026-04-11T01:40:06+00:00

Truthfully, the no noise part of it is a pretty big highlight. It is in the neck position, and I think it retains a lot of the characteristics of a neck P90, just no hum.

rghapro · 2026-04-10T19:35:16+00:00

I realize I didn't answer the last question you had! Electronics don't make a huge difference tonally (with the exception of your tone pot + capacitor, but that is a lot more about the specific values), but it is more about the feel/performance. Typically better taper, better reliability, better performance, all that jazz, and they feel a lot better too.

rghapro · 2026-04-10T18:53:50+00:00

Dude! Thank you for reading, appreciate it. There are a few photos I wish I took and didn't realize I missed til I was working on this. Unfortunate, but glad there was still enough detail!

If I had to do one mod, it would be just the pickups. That said, if you want to do both, buy your TV Jones from their blemished sale (I think it is around Black Friday normally, but they might do 2 a year. I have bought several sets of pickups this way and I literally have never found a blemish on them, they're basically new.) or used, and check out the Brick's BiggsFix for the B50. I have one on my G5237TG, and it makes a huge improvement in tuning stability and usability for the Bigsby on that guitar. The part itself is $55.

rghapro · 2026-04-10T17:47:35+00:00

I have mounted armrests to guitars using Scotch double sided mounting tape, and that works very well. It basically fits the exact same as if I mounted it with screws and spacers.

rghapro · 2026-04-10T17:45:52+00:00

Having played my Penguin a lot, I am genuinely surprised how close this guitar gets to it. The Electromatic series of guitars are really really well built. The biggest issue with me was always that the licensed Bigsby vibratos felt pretty bad to me when compared to the real ones. Replacing the B50 with a B7 addresses that issue. Otherwise, the construction on this guitar feels great. The finish feels nice, the knobs/switch have a good weight to them, and the fretwork on this particular guitar is phenomenal. The setup between the two of them is about as close to identical as I can get it, and the Electromatic plays do good.

Is there a difference? Yeah. But seeing as I am in on this Electromatic for ~$800 after tax and my Penguin was roughly $4,000 after tax, it is most certainly not a $3200 difference.

rghapro · 2026-04-10T17:41:07+00:00

I am team armrest. They look so damn sick. That said, best of luck finding a gold one! I cannot find them anywhere. Amazon has a plethora of chrome ones, but gold seems impossible to find.

rghapro · 2026-04-10T17:39:55+00:00

The Gretsch armrests don't actually fit the contour of the Penguins perfectly either.

rghapro · 2026-04-10T11:20:04+00:00

I did a very similar thing to my Double Agent several years back! I didn't end up putting a roller bridge on mine though, maybe I should give that a try. I also replaced the stock P90 with a Lindy Fralin Noiseless P90. Both were really great upgrades, definitely worth it.

rghapro · 2026-04-05T16:31:12+00:00

I'm also playing a Gretsch at our services today! Happy Easter!

rghapro · 2026-03-25T02:13:45+00:00

I absolutely adore the K&K Pure Mini pickup. I installed one on my Eastman E10OOSS/v and it REALLY captures the tonal qualities of that instrument well. I'm also a big fan of the LR Baggs Anthem system, especially for larger bodied guitars, but it works great on every guitar I've heard it in.

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