Marvelous!
And I like the Challenge to play up to the level of itās beauty! 
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Okay, see you in 20 years. Maybe. 
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Ok, iām drooling nowā¦ 
Thatās one beautiful guitar you got there. Canāt wait to hear how she soundsā¦
Congratulations on this find!
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And hereās a demo. I had to plan it better, but itās something for the next time. At least Iām learning something (hopefully).
Anyway, thereās a bit of me talking for no reason, then a bit of unplugged playing with a quick comparison to a solid body and an acoustic. Then I finally plugged it in and there are some clean tones, overdrive and lighter distortion, fuzz and high gain. And a quick comparison with my SG, but only for distorted tones. Yeah, shouldāve played something clean too, but I know a song just for that, will try to record it this or next week.
Here are links to certain sections and a full video at the bottom.
Just be ready to hear me butchering a couple of solos and several riffs. 
Unplugged
Clean
Overdrive
High gain
Comparison with SG
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After listening back to what I recorded itās clear that the guitar sounds much better than I can play it. And it can play anything, even metal isnāt a problem. Pickups are a bit not as hot as humbuckers on my SG (snd theyāre not very hot themselves), but the difference is not big at all. Interestingly, while playing it sounds very different because of the acoustic sound being much louder and in the moment it doesnāt seem like a good metal tone. But on the recording itās just right.
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Great demo, I enjoyed the metal part the most.
You play very well! 
Can I borrow your fingers? You can stretch reach half of the fretboard. 
Very lucky!
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Iām afraid there can be some difficulties with delivery.
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Nice, thats what is great about Gretsch, they have a huge variation of sounds. You can play so many styles on them.
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Versatile guitar Artem!
Cool video and thanks for sharing!
Love the definition of those pickups, even on high gain!
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