Never thought I'd find myself buying any guitar from Fender Corporation, but purpose driven I relented and so just bought my first Gretsch. Happy September to me! 

NGD excitment never gets old whether seven or seventy, your first guitar or twenty first so couldn't help but post and share the moment into the Guitar Tricks aether.

After listening to and mulling over the Black Top Filter'Trons for a while, I decided those pickups would fit my purpose, I vascillated between Gretsch's G5230T in a resplendent Black somewhat in the poor man's image of George's '57 Duo Jet "first good guitar", and its sibling G5232T double cut in a rather fetching Dark Cherry Metallic.

Pressed the buy button last Friday and received it earlier today. Still in that 'just married' honeymoon glow phase. Guess which one won?!!