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Add to Compare1958 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 Hollow Body Sunburst Maple/Maple
Here we have a 1958 Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollow Body 6120 in full Maple with that classic orange finish. The Chet Atkins Hollow Body is often hailed as the finest model of electric guitar to ever be produced by Gretsch, and with a legend like Chet claiming the model as his own you can be certain that that statement holds true. One of the biggest draws for the Chet Atkins Hollow Body is the sheer amount of versatility you can get out of it. With multiple pickup selectors and tone configurations to choose from you can easily go from Jazz to Country to Rock and it will all sound astounding on this guitar. This vintage Gretsch is in incredible shape and just raring for someone to run it through its paces.
Add to Compare2007 Gretsch Chet Atkins G6120 Maple in Orange!
Here we have a mint condition Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 from 2007. This is the modern version of the classic 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body guitar. It features a 16″-wide, 2.5″-deep full hollowbody, rock maple neck, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic “thumbnail” inlays, dual High Sensitive Filter’Tron pickups, Grover Rotomatic machine heads, Adjusto-Matic bridge, and Bigsby B6G vibrato tailpiece. The F-Holes are painted so this guitar will not feedback. It sports the Leather belly pad, a zero-fret for easy action and a switchable Mute lever that activates a foam mute for great Rockabilly sounds. Oh What Fun!
Add to Compare2005 Gretsch G6040 MCSS Synchromatic Curly Maple/Spruce
From Gretsch – “Cat’s Eye. The G6040MCSS is a customized version of the original 400C Synchromatic™ with the addition of a single “High Sensitive” Filter’Tron™ pickup in the neck position. With its select curly maple body and fine-grained spruce top- the G6040MCSS Synchromatic Cutaway revitalizes musical history. The edges of the body, fingerboard, headstock and pickguard are fully bound in extra wide black and ivory celluloid. Other fittings include the easy-playing, oval ebony fingerboard with extra-broad nickel silver frets, Chromatic™ tailpiece and Synchronized™ bridge.”
Add to Compare1955 Gretsch Country Club Cadillac Green
One of the most traditional of the Gretsch line, The 1955 Country Club 6193 was the first to sport the cutout G Tailpiece and it was also the first year for the Cadillac Green color. The tone of the DeArmond Dynasonic pickups on this guitar is amazing. The condition is excellent as is the playability, this is so much fun it should be illegal. We love it!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2 in Woods Acacia, Cadillac Green Laminate
With its emphasis on hand-craftsmanship and commitment to quality over a storied 135 years and counting, Gretsch has pioneered new designs and manufacturing techniques, winning endorsements from some of the music industry’s most respected artists, including Chet Atkins, Eddie Cochran, Billy Duffy, Bono, Duane Eddy, George Harrison, Brian Setzer, Stephen Stills and Malcolm Young.
It all began in 1883, when 27-year-old Friedrich Gretsch, a German immigrant, founded his shop in Brooklyn, New York, and began to make banjos, drums and tambourines. Only 12 years later Friedrich died, leaving the fledgling company in the hands of his teenage son Fred.
While it may be an unlikely start for a century-plus long musical legacy, young Fred wasn’t the typical teen. By 1916 he had built the company into one of America’s leading importers and manufacturers of musical instruments, and the operations moved into a 10-story building at 60 Broadway in Brooklyn.Fred Gretsch, Sr. retired from the company in 1942, leaving the day-to-day operations to his sons Fred Jr. and William. In the late-’60s, Fred Gretsch retired and sold the company to Baldwin Manufacturing. But ever since the company had left the family, Fred W. Gretsch, the great-grandson of founder Friedrich Gretsch, had vowed it would return. In 1984, Fred W. Gretsch, along with his wife, Dinah, purchased Gretsch back from Baldwin, returning it to the family after a 17-year absence. Throughout the 1990s, Fred and Dinah brought Gretsch back into the limelight with a series of successful reissues and new models. In late 2002 a deal was struck for Fender Musical Instruments Corp. to handle Gretsch Guitars manufacturing and distribution, allowing “That Great Gretsch Sound” to be heard in even more places around the world.