Gretsch Streamliner G2622

Boutique sounds for a budget price

A Gretsch for under £400?! That can’t be right…

The Streamliner brings all the historic features you’d want into the budget market. Despite all its cost-cutting, Gretsch has managed to produce a guitar that lacks little in spirit or sound when compared with the guitars they’ve been producing since the early 50s.

It sure looks slick...

Wait ’til you hear it plugged in. With a bit more high-end spank than most other hollowbodies, you can hear why it’s these guitars have become so revered in the rockabilly and country scenes. But the fun doesn’t end there – the pickups are fiery enough for your spiciest leads and then some. Like the Artcore, there’s seemingly no end to the amount of distortion you can throw at it.

Does it play like a ‘proper’ Gretsch?

With low action and a straight neck out of the box, it’s built to make you sound like you’re on your A-game every time. Separated from the other controls, the treble pickup volume may take a little time to adjust to, but it’s a standard feature of Gretsch design – moving it would have angered more than it pleased.