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Interesting I didn't know that distinction, I have an Indonesian tele and it's really well made!

I have a few streamliners (4) and 3 electromatic's now (when this one from this deal arrives..LOL). Honestly while the Streamliners are a lower tier, they are very, very close in quality to the electromatics and I suspect sample variation you can have streamliners that are better than electromatics QA wise and even sound (even among "exact" same guitar that you can't see any difference, set up properly, often they will sound slightly different. The pickups on the electromatics are more "Gretsch sound" generally than the BT2/3's on streamliners by a little bit (Electromatics tend to have some version of Gretsch Blacktops/filtertron's), and as this is a P90 guitar is not going to be the "Gretsch sound" that some may think of in a Gretsch but still really nice sound. I like Gretsch, I also like P90's and this will be my 3rd Gretsch with P90's. Gretsch has been doing more P90 offerings it seems than traditionally, someone there must like them as well and trying to appeal to a broader customer base beyond rockabilly/classic rock that Gretsch is pigeon holed in perception wise. The sometimes business school adjunct and MBA in me thinks it would be an interesting case study for a marketing class.. LOL

This is an amazing price for a guitar that really is better than it's MSRP would suggest even if bought at full price ($599)

Gretsch Electromatic Jet Two 90 Single-Cut Electric Guitar (Mako)

$259

$500

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