I was messing around with a Gretsch hollowbody the other day at Guitar Center. Went to plug it in at the only available amp... and the dude before me had cranked up all the gain and distort all the way and had totally scooped the mids. "GAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" :eek: Took me two whole minutes to get the settings clean enough after that nasty surprise.

As I was adjusting and adjusting, I gathered that it could handle a bit of dirt and it sounded kind of weird/intense... but forget about anything more complex than power chords.