GRETSCH G2622T-P90 STREAMLINER CENTER BLOCK & G2655T-P90 STREAMLINER CENTER BLOCK JR
When is a Gretsch not a Gretsch? If your answer is “when it isn’t fully hollow and doesn’t have extra-twangy pickups”, the brand’s new Streamliner Center Block models want to change your mind. It represents the latest move in Gretsch’s quest to cover a broader sonic palette – and it’s quite a bold one.
You have probably guessed by now from the words ‘Center Block’ that these are semi-acoustic guitars. You might also have noticed from the photographs that they are packing what appear to be P-90-style pickups with staple polepieces. But as we shall soon discover, that doesn’t quite tell the whole story.
The basics are simple enough. Both are double-cutaway semis with Bigsby vibratos (cheaper hardtail versions are available too) and
