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Gretsch Introduces Tim Armstrong Electromatic Hollowbody
Looking for a totally murdered-out Hollowbody? Look no further –– Gretsch this month announced the availability of their latest signature model and it’s a black beauty –– the G5191BK Tim Armstrong Electromatic, in honor of talented Rancid/Operation Ivy guitarist and songwriter Tim Armstrong. All done up in black and gold –– yep, that includes all [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Pays Homage To Eddie Cochran With Custom Shop Tribute G6120
20. January 2010
It never fails that as soon as I think it’s safe to peruse Gretsch’s website again they announce yet another gorgeous instrument designed to steal my hard earned money from me.. Argggh! Case in point: the company this week announced an incredibly limited run (just 50 instruments) of G6120 hollowbodies, in tribute to early guitar [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Introduces Gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody
21. October 2009
I’m sorry to say I missed any kind of “official” announcement from Gretsch, but the company has apparently released two new models of their gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody –– one in two-tone smoke gray/metallic violet finish (shown here,) and the other in bamboo yellow/copper mist. Both the G6196TSP-2G and G6196TSP-BY Country Club are decked out [...]
Continue reading...Limited Edition: Gretsch Introduces JimmyC Custom Pin-Striped G5120
14. October 2009
Yep — leave it to Gretsch to get me blogging again… If there is one guitar manufacturer that manages to continually appeal to my tastes in both instrument design and function it is Gretsch. Case in point: the good folks at Gretsch have now teamed up with So Cal hot rod artist JimmyC to create [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Recreates ’56 Stereo Chet Atkins G6120… With Faux F-Holes!
12. August 2008
Nice… I swear, over the last twelve months or so Gretsch has put out more truly drool-inducing Limited Edition guitars than you can shake a stick at. Latest in this lineup is the just-announced G6120-CGP––a recreation of the prototype “Stereo” guitar that Gretsch built for Chet Atkins back in 1956. So early was the prototype [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Releases New Double Cutaway Electromatic Hollow Body
31. March 2008
Nice… over the weekend Gretsch announced the latest addition to its popular low-cost Electromatic line of guitars––the Double Cutaway G5122DC Hollow Body. While I haven’t a clue what actual sales figures have been like for this line, I can tell you that my posts covering earlier Electromatic releases continue to get more hits per day [...]
Continue reading...New York’s Music Zoo Gets Exclusive Gretsch “Axe”
29. February 2008
They called it the Atkins Axe, in reference to the illustrious Chet Atkins––the man who literally put Gretsch on the map––but originals are nearly impossible to find these days since the instrument was only in production for a few short years during the mid-70s. While the Gretsch Axe was a bit of a failure in [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Kicks Off 125th Year With Gorgeous Chet Atkins G6120-125
10. January 2008
25 Pieces Worldwide Wow… talk about a Limited Edition. To celebrate their first 125 years in the guitar-making business, Gretsch today announced the upcoming release of the Chet Atkins G6120-125––an instrument built the way Gretsch used to build them: hand-crafted, and detailed down to the bone. The gorgeous 125th Anniversary Chet Atkins model will be [...]
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26. February 2010
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