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	Gretsch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gretsch ultimately sold thousands of guitars with Chet's name on the pickguard, most notably the Country Gentleman[2] (an instrumental hit for Chet) and the Tennessean [3], a lower cost version of the Country Gent.
		Gretsch's fortunes were greatly aided when, in the mid-1960s, George Harrison played a Gretsch Country Gentleman [4] on the Ed Sullivan Show.
		Gretsch agreed, and the result is the famous blonde electric twelve string that Nesmith used during the Monkees' entire run, both on the series, in the recording studio, and in concert.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gretsch (1216 words)

	..:: PurpleGuitars.com ::..
		Gretsch had dabbled in electric guitars prior to 1955, producing a limited number of Hawaiian lap steels and the Electromatic arch-tops, among other models, but around 1954 the Golden Age of Gretsch guitars began.
		Although the 6120 was originally directed at the country market, it has been favored by rock and rollers from Eddie Cochran to Pete Townshend to Brian Setzer.
		Yet another Fred Gretsch had managed to purchase the remnants of the company — little more than the name, really — and set up shop outside of Savannah, Ga. The guitars, based on classic Gretsch models, would be made in Japan with a mixture of American and European parts.
	www.purpleguitars.com /gretschstory.htm (1232 words)

	Vintage Guitars Info - Gretsch collecting vintage guitars
		Additionally, Gretsch electronics (pickups, switch/knob layout) is not as sonically sound or versatile as those of other makers during the same period.
		Gretsch's reputation is based more on their electric guitars than acoustic.
		Although Gretsch's during this period seem chronologically ordered (and in many cases are), the numbers and labels often can not determine the exact year of manufacture due to spec inconsistences.
	www.provide.net /~cfh/gretsch.html (2119 words)

	The Gretsch Pages—Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins / Nashville info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		When introduced, the 6120 cost $385 and sported a wagonload of western decorations: cow's heads and cactus etchings in the block markers,a big G brand on the top and Chet Atkins' signature on an engraved signpost on the pickguard.
		By '70 the 6120 was wearing the squared-off pickguard common to the Baldwin era.
		The 6120 was first re-introduced in 1989, with two distinct models, the 6120 Standard and 6120 Western.
	www.gretschpages.com /models/6120/index.php (1367 words)

	Vintage Guitars Info - Gretsch vintage guitar collecting
		Collectibility Rating: D. This model was basically a slimmed down, single pickup 6120 from 1958 to 1960.
		Then in 1961 the model stayed single cutaway (unlike the 6120 which went to double cutaway in early 1962) and changed to 2 pickups and a thinner body.
		Gretsch vibrato with "G" plate and straight tubular arm curving at tip.
	www.provide.net /~cfh/gretsch2.html (2611 words)

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		With its vintage Hilo-Tron pickups, solid bar bridge, Gretsch by Bigsby® tailpiece, and simulated F holes, this ultra fine thinline is your "Ticket to Ride".
		The epitome of "that great Gretsch sound", the 6120 has got the look, tone and vibe that inspired millions to take up guitar during the '60s music explosion.
		GRETSCH 6122-1958 Country Classic From New York to Nashville.
	www.southpawguitars.com /gretsch.html (1048 words)

	Gruhn Guitars Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In the 1950s, as the electric guitar market began to grow, Gretsch teamed up with Chet Atkins, whose distinctive finger-style electric guitar playing would influence generations of future musicians.
		Although Chet would eventually make his mark as a guitar designer, on this first signature model, he was only responsible for the Bigsby vibrola and the thick bracing under the top.
		Like Chet's music, his signature guitar had an appeal that transcended all genres of music, and this particular 1956 Gretsch 6120 was owned and used by Bobby Whiteside, a producer at Chess records, the legendary R&B label.
	www.gruhn.com /features/gretsch6120/EG2997.html (178 words)

	WINTER TOUR 2004 GUITAR ARSENAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Until Gretsch started making new guitars, I was constantly on the hunt for these.
		(My quest with Gretsch was to get them to create guitars as they did in the 1950's.) Somewhere along the line, Gretsch had lost the craftsmanship they used to employ in their guitar building.
		Gretsch, in a effort to shut me up, made this the first thin- top modern Gretsch guitar ever made.
	www.briansetzer.com /2004guitars_main.html (354 words)

	Harmony Central User Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The high end fairs better if only because you can hear the Gretsch twang and "schwing" but it has to be coaxed out with the Bigsby and perhaps a delay pedal or reverb, and it still sounds unsophisticated, flat, and a bit like an ice pick to the eardrums.
		The old Gretsches had this and it was one of the few things they did really well on those old guitars from a quality standpoint.
		It would seem that Gretsch in its current state is very arrogant and not a small bit greedy when it comes to dealing with their customers.
	www.harmony-central.com /Guitar/Data4/Gretsch/6120W-01.html (3231 words)

	Gadfly Online.
		Buddy's Fender Stratocaster {stolen on his 1957 tour of the States} and Eddie's Gretsch G 6120 were the two guitars to have the greatest impact on budding Brit rockers in the late '50's.
		I read later that a fan in England came across Eddie crouching and shielding the Gretsch with his body backstage during a fight that had erupted in the theatre.
		The Gibson pick-up poles are raised on the 1st and 3rd strings, and the Gretsch pick-up poles are raised on the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th strings.
	www.gadflyonline.com /9-10-01/music-eddie-cochran.HTML (794 words)

	Gretsch® Musical Instruments - Home of that Great Gretsch Sound!
		Gretsch endorser Brian Setzer, the reigning king of rockabilly, jazz, and swing guitar, has combined two of his favorite passions - hot rods and Gretsch 6120 guitars - in designing the new Brian Setzer Hot Rod Model guitar.
		Other features of the single cutaway guitar include a chrome headstock plate identifying the guitar as a Brian Setzer Hot Rod Model, a Tune-O-Matic bridge with ebony base, a bound ebonized rosewood neck with neo-classic style inlays, chrome hardware, an open V-style Bigsby, a pickup selection switch, and master volume control.
		When asked how the guitar came to be developed, Fred Gretsch answered, "Brian and his guitar tech, Rich Modica, came up with the idea last Spring.
	www.gretsch.com /newsletter/g9901a.html (418 words)

	The Rockabilly Guitar Page
		It's important to remember that Gretsch used DeArmound pickups (which are single-coil as opposed to the FilterTrons which are Humbuckers) in the mid-fifties and that's where the legendary Gretsch Rockabilly sound originated from.
		Filtertrons are Gretsch's own humbuckers, designed by Ray Butts for Chet Atkins who told him the DeArmonds had too much bass for his style of playing.
		Gretsch started using them in late '57 and at the same time discontinued using the DynaSonic on all models.
	www.the-jime.dk /Rockabilly_Guitar.htm (6880 words)

	Gruhn Guitars Gretsch Chet 6120 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The original Chet Atkins Hollow Body -- also known by its model number, 6120 -- had western-style appointments in almost every available space, but by 1957 Chet had brought the appearance of his guitar more in line with his low-key demeanor and playing style.
		The last vestiges of the West on this beautiful 6120 are the horseshoe inlay on the peghead and the rural-looking signpost that bears his signature on the pickguard.
		The model does still retain the functional necessities that Chet specified from the beginning: a metal nut and bridge for better sustain, plus a Bigsby vibrola.
	www.gruhn.com /features/chet57/EG2869.html (109 words)

	Gretsch Guitars
		New Gretsch 6128-TCG Duo Jet Cadillac Green: One of the rarest of all vintage Gretsch guitars would be the Duo Jet in Cadillac Green.
		If you're a fan of vintage Gretsch guitars but have been steered away by the prices they fetch, then this is the one for you.
		Gretsch guitars have always been synonymous with COOL...and this is the COOLEST OF THE COOL...guess you could say the "Cadillac" of guitars!
	www.buffalobrosguitars.com /gretsch.html (1325 words)

	Hillman Guitars 03: Gretsch Nashville
		Whyte offered to order a Gretsch guitar -- wholesale -- and before long I was the proud owner of an orange, double cut-away, Chet Atkins model, Gretsch Nashville -- paid for again by my greatest supporter: my grandmother, Katie Campbell.
		The closest thing to it was the thick single cutaway 6120 red Gretsch used by Winnipeg's Randy Bachman of Chad Allen and the Reflections.
		By '70 the 6120 was wearing the squared-off pickguard common to theBaldwin era.
	www.hillmanweb.com /hillgt03.html (2985 words)

	Vintage Guitar - Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentlemen Electric Guitar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody / Nashville PX 6120 - When you call a guitar a name it better be good
		Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody / Nashville PX 6120 - "Gretsch", Says Chet, "Is Where The Authentic Sound Is."
		Advert for three Gretsch Chet Atkins models, the 6119 Chet Atkins Tennessean, 6120 Chet Atkins Hollowbody (after 1967, known as the Nashville) and the 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentlemen
	www.vintageguitars.org.uk /gretschCountryGent.php (124 words)

	Pete's Equipment \| Gretsch 6120 'Chet Atkins' \| Whotabs \| Pete Townshend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Combined with an Edwards pedal steel volume pedal, a Whirlwind cable and a ’59 Fender 3x10 Bandmaster amplifier, all a gift from Joe Walsh in 1970, Pete created the feedback-laden sound heard on most all post-Tommy Who and solo recordings, most significantly, Who’s Next (1971) and Quadrophenia (1973).
		Generic 1959 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins (Note: This model differs from Pete’s with the non-V-shaped cutout on the Bigsby B-6 tailpiece.)
		Unlike Pete’s stage equipment, which the guitarist often transformed into sawdust, toothpicks and confetti by the end of a performance, he’s hung on to and treasured this combination, even if he hasn’t exactly pampered it.
	www.thewho.net /whotabs/gretsch.htm (1014 words)

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		The Gretsch White Falcon, Model 6136, is one of the most beautiful guitars ever made.
		There has been renewed interest in the single cutaway Gretsch 6120 since it appears to be the instrument of choice for Brian Seltzer.
		Gretsch was one of the bolder companies that wasn't afraid to try something new.
	www.guitarauction.com /ranking.htm (1267 words)

	Guitar Files® Gretsch Updates Brian Setzer Signature Guitar Line
		Specifically, he referred to the Gretsch 6120 models that were built 1959.
		He took his own vintage 6120 to a local medical imaging center and had it run through a CAT scan, which was able to measure every aspect of the Trestle bracing.
		With the exact measurements of this instrument, Mike was able to work with Gretsch manufacturing to faithfully recreate the Trestle bracing, using modern machinery.
	www.theguitarfiles.com /guitarfile216.html (623 words)

	Pete's Equipment \| Gretsch 6128 Duo Jet \| Whotabs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		John Entwistle’s 1960 Gretsch Duo Jet (with Bigsby vibrato, unlike Pete’s), for reference.
		For the early Quadrophenia-era UK gigs in October/November 1973, Pete Townshend used a fl 1959 or 1960 Gretsch Duo Jet on stage for portions of these shows.
		In the studio I use a Chet Atkins-type Gretsch.
	www.thewho.net:16080 /whotabs/equipment/guitar/equip-gretschduojet.html (343 words)

	Gretsch, Guitars, Electric, Musical Instruments items at low prices - eBay.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		GRETSCH GUITARS brochure Jan 2005 Horton heat, duo jet
		Gretsch 6120 SLTV Solid Wood Archtop Electric guitar
		Gretsch White Falcon, White, 1972 EC, Inc. Case
	musical-instruments.listings.ebay.co.uk /Electric_Gretsch_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsacatZ33041QQsocmdZListingItemList (247 words)

	Music123 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Gretsch G6120RHH Reverend Horton Heat signature model was designed and built to the Reverend’s demanding specifications.
		Based on the 1962 version 6120, the new Nashville Double Cutaway features TV Jones Classic pickups, Gretsch by Bigsby B6C vibrato tailpiece, and flip-up muffler system.
		The updated Gretsch Brian Setzer Nashville models have been redesigned and built to Brians rockin and exacting specifications.
	www.music123.com /Solid-Body-Electric-Guitars-6-String-Gretsch-b2134774294d2956.music (683 words)

	Gretsch Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		enlists as a commander in the U.S. Navy to serve with honor in Iwo Jima in World War II 1942 William "Bill" Gretsch becomes president of Gretsch as Fred Sr.
		1944 Fred Gretsch III is born (1st child of Bill and Maxine)
		1947 Gretsch begins its relationship with the Birdland jazz club providing it's infamous Birdland kit.
	infomaniac.net /gretschpress/timeline.html (932 words)

	Electrics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Only 2 examples of this Stereo version of one of Gretsch's most desirable models are known to have been produced.
		1964 Gretsch Country Gentleman "Mahogany" This is the same year and all the same specs as the Gretsch Country Gent that was made famous by George Harrison of "The Beatles".
		Finally after years of trying Gretsch has built a 6120 that is exactly as Brian Setzer wants it.
	www.rumbleseatmusic.com /gretschelectrics.html (1188 words)

	Gretsch® Guitar News
		During those years, much of his time was spent talking to instrument dealers, and to players in clubs and back rooms where he gave ear to what musicians were looking for in their guitars.
		That acquisition was to become the cornerstone of the reintroduction of vintage Gretsch guitars.
		More, his half-century devotion to the Gretsch family, to the product and to the sound, have been the constant that has inextricably woven the Gretsch name into the history of the guitar in America.
	www.gretsch.com.au /news (1277 words)

	Gretsch 6120 WCST Nashville Western
		It's also the only Gretsch that is completely true to the orig.
		1955 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body's (aka the "G-brand") specifications, apart from the signpost that says "Nashville" and not "Chet Atkins" (Chet Atkins withdrew his endorsment of Gretsch a long time ago - hence the name change).
		Most noticeably it's the only new Gretsch 6120 which has the correct body width of 15.5" like the '55/'56 6120s.
	www.the-jime.dk /Rockabilly_Guitar/Gretsch_6120_WCST_Custom_Shop.htm (643 words)

	vintage gretch guitars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Here we have a nice set of 3 all original guitars with original cases.
		1964 Gretsch Tennessian, all original in ex condition.
		THIS IS AN AMERICAN MADE 6120 GRETSCH made by heritage guitars.one of 3 made.
	www.hobokenvintage.com /stock/index3.shtml (119 words)

	Gretsch 6120-60 "Nashville"
		The 60 designation signifies the slightly warmer orange hue to the finish, butter bean style open back tuners (replacement Gotoh antique gold, much nicer than the stock Grover Sta-tite repros this guitar originally came with) and genuine Bigsby vibrato (not the Gretsch labeled gold Bigsby copy on the std.
		Not only does this guitar play and sound great (nice straight neck and Alnico magnet Filter Trons) an extra treat is the genuine vintage Gretsch roller bridge from the late 50's.
		Our shop properly fitted the bridge and while it isn't compensated, when strung up with.011's, intonates VERY well for a Gretsch and provides excellent tuning stability for the Bigsby.
	www.massstreetmusic.com /show_indv.php?item=01940&img=1 (176 words)

	tomhampton.com :: View topic - Gretsch copies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		I've been researching guitars that can give me the feel and sound of a Gretsch Country Gentleman without the pricetag, and was wondering if anyone knew of any good substitutes or copies.
		the thing that so many of the companies who try to do Gretsch knockoffs never get right is the cutaways....no one ever really seems to nail the Gretsch soft slope cutaway right.
		If you hold a picture of a new Tennessee Rose or a new 6120 up next to a picture of the old one, focus on the top side of the body shape.
	www.tomhampton.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=201&sid=3b9db02f4b11fcd9f179a93fb42f6523 (528 words)

	Gretsch® Musical Instruments - Home of that Great Gretsch Sound!
		I said, "Great, cheers, man," and it turned out to be a real knockout.
		If I plugged it in my amp tonight, normally I'd be working on volume 6 or 7, but I would work this guitar on 1.
		Note: the '57 did not have the "G" brand on the body.
	www.gretsch.com /newsletter/g0110c.html (336 words)

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