The Gretsch electros are solidly built, can be adjusted to play comfortably and in tune, look kinda cool, etc..., but the ones I've plugged in sounded anywhere from tubby to screechy, but never really musical. Not a fan.
As for the pro-line Gretsches....Gretsches are weird of course. The "golden era" ones really are shockingly badly built guitars. To use one as a main guitar it usually needs work that's between "more than a regular setup" and a partial re-build. I honestly can't believe they sold so many in the 50's and 60's - they were never cheap. Goes to show the power of star endorsers/users I guess.
The current "pro-line" Japanese-built guitars are well built, nice guitars, but I still think they lack some sweetness and "whatever IT is" compared to a well playing old one. But I get absolutely the same thing with newer Gibsons, Guilds and Gretsches, wherever they're built - they always sound and feel tighter, brighter, more generic and uglier (not in a good way) than the 50's and 60's guitars. Maybe guitars really do need 45 years on them, I don't know.