Lots of Gretsch's on sale at Guitar Center. I always liked their looks. But, I'm primarily an acoustic guy with an occasional deviation to a Telecaster.
I'm scouting around for a reasonably priced Gretsch hollow body to set up primarily as a slide. It is quite dangerous financially to start looking at guitars, though. Like guns, it is too easy to stumble upon a really good deal on something you didn't even realize you wanted
Making music myself is one of the few still reliable ways to soothe my restless soul
Thanks for the rep. Too many of these threads are like a horrifying preview of the family infighting at Thanksgiving and Christmas that go on and on but never get resolved. I do not claim to be blameless in this