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Gretsch Enterprises Ltd QUALITYQUALITY PRODUCTSPRODUCTS SINCESINCE 18831883 2008 PRODUCT CATALOG G6120-125 CHET ATKINS ANNIVERSARY MODEL CUSTOM SHOP 125TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 2008 PRODUCT CATALOG Rik Palieri TABLE OF CONTENTS www.banjo.net Photo: Marianna Holzer Custom Shop 4 Amplifiers 10 Brian Setzer Models 14 Chet Atkins Models 20 Dierks Bentley www.dierks.com Professional Collection 28 Photo: www.ashnewell.com Hollow Body Models Billy Duffy –The Cult Marlene Hammerle, Amy Surdu, Professional Collection 40 www.thecult.us Lianna Gore, & Catherine Carrell –Gore Gore Girls Photo: Matt Alexandre/robbsphotos.com www.goregoregirls.com Bass Models Photo: Takashi Sato/ www.satofoto.com Professional Collection Buzz Campbell –Buzz Campbell & Hot Rod Lincoln/ 44 The Lee Rocker Band Solid Body Models www.hotrodlincoln.net / www.leerocker.com Photo: Neil Zlozower Acoustic Models 56 Electromatic® Collection 61 EDITOR Jason Farrell DESIGNER Jeremy Smith CONTRIBUTORS Joe Carducci, Connie Herron, Brian Leach, Mike Lewis, Jeff Owens, Richard McDonald, Joel Meine, Billy Seigle, Rich Seigle and Joe Swierupski Kele Okereke–Bloc Party www.blocparty.com Photo: Randall Michelson LEGAL The trademarks identified in this magazine are owned by Fred W. Gretsch Enterprises Ltd. The following trademarks are not owned by Gretsch guitars: Baldwin®; Cadillac®; DeArmond®; Fishman®, Matrix™, Prefix™; Eminence®; Grand Ole Opry®, Opry®; ® ® Nils Lofgren KT Tunstall Grover , Imperial™, Rotomatic , Sta-Tite™; www.nilslofgren.com www.kttunstall.com Jensen®; RCA®; Seymour Duncan®; TV Jones® Photo: Myles Thorne , Photo: Brian Rasic Power’Tron™; Schaller® and Sperzel®. All Gretsch guitar products are made with Boz Boorer –Morrissey Patrick Stump –Fall Out Boy pride and care and are backed by product- www.bozboorer.com www.falloutboyrock.com Photo: Soloman Walker specific warranties. Consult your local retailer, Photo: Scott Uchida distributor or the Gretsch website (www.gretschguitars.com) for details and current information. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Robert Lavoie –Cat Scat Band www.catscatband.com Photo: Alain Boisjoly © 2008 Gretsch Guitars. All rights reserved. Aben Eubanks www.abeneubanks.com Photo: Weiss Eubanks Tim Armstrong –Rancid Ellie Vee –The Charms Annie Clemments –Sugarland www.rancidrancid.com www.thecharms.net www.sugarlandmusic.com Photo: Kelly Swift Photo: Eric Levin www.annieclements.com Photo: Andre’ Bohren SPECIAL EDITION 4¢ CELEBRATING 125 YEARS of That Great Gretsch Sound!™ JANUARY 1, 2008 SPECIAL 125TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION VOL.1 Reverend Horton Heat in the 1990s and right on through to today with performers such as Brian Setzer, the Gore Gore Girls, the Legendary Shack Shakers, the White Stripes and so many more. Watch any of it, and you’ll feel that spine- tingling electric thrill you get when you see a gorgeous Gretsch® guitar and hear “That Great Gretsch Sound!™” One hundred and twenty five years later, nothing says pure hip-shakin’ adrenaline-pumping rock ‘n’ roll like a Gretsch. Nothing says rip-snortin’ tattooed-‘n’-tail-finned rockabilly like a Gretsch. No guitar looks cooler under the bright lights of the big stage or in the dank nightclub and roadhouse ust imagine—a century and a quarter of fine musical recesses where the music was born and still sounds best. instruments bearing the great Gretsch name. One hundred and twenty five years. We’re thrilled and delighted,J and the best part of it all is that Gretsch guitars Fred and Dinah Gretsch and basses are better now than they’ve ever been. So make that 125 years and still going strong—stronger than ever! Photo: John Samora If we were to travel back 125 years to the year of Gretsch’s birth, we would find ourselves in 1883. Chester Arthur was president of the United States. The Brooklyn Bridge opened that year. Douglas Fairbanks and Aleksei Tolstoy were born, and Life magazine was founded. And it was in 1883 that 27-year old Friedrich Gretsch opened his small musical instruments shop in bustling Brooklyn, N.Y. An enterprising young immigrant from Germany, Gretsch built banjos, drums and tambourines in his shop. The Gretsch company enjoyed great success around the turn of the century, especially under the leadership of Friedrich’s son, Fred, who grew it into one of the nation’s leading musical instrument names. When Gretsch started making guitars in the late 1930s, the stage was set for the original great golden age of Gretsch electric guitars in the 1950s—big, glamorous One hundred and twenty five years later, Gretsch guitars are guitars that ushered in and became synonymous with a still undeniably cooler than cool, daddy-o, and today we’re wildly exciting new music called rock ‘n’ roll. All that, better than ever. Plus, you can take it from us that plenty of of course, led to a second Gretsch heyday in the 1960s, the best is still yet to come. So c’mon everybody—check when the British invasion hit U.S. shores armed with your look in the mirror, shine that chrome trim one more time, jangling Gretsch guitars on hit after chart-topping hit. sling that sweet Gretsch guitar over your shoulder and grab the gang. There’s a party going on, and you’re invited. Join What a history. Just watch any film footage from any us in celebrating 125 years of “That Great Gretsch Sound!” era of rock ‘n’ roll, be it Eddie Cochran in the 1950s, the Beatles and the Stones in the 1960s, the Stray Cats in the late 1970s and early 1980s, rockers from the Cult to the Here’sHere’s toto 125125 years!years ... ... Representing the pinnacle of guitar NEW! G6120-125 ChEt AtkiNs 125TH AnnivErsAry™ LimitEd EditioN craftsmanship, the U.S. Gretsch Custom Shop 240-1239-828 in Corona, Calif., presents a limited run of Goldenly gorgeous! Celebrating the Gretsch® 125th anniversary as only the Gretsch Gretsch’s most coveted models. Each is an Custom Shop knows how! This is not just any G6120 Chet Atkins model guitar, but exquisite handcrafted instrument; built the way a magnificent specimen of superb craftsmanship by Gretsch Custom Shop Master we once built them for early Gretsch enthusiasts Builder Stephen Stern. Meticulously finished in a Transparent Orange Stain over such as Jimmie Webster and Mary Osborne. real gold leaf, with gold-plated hardware, TV Jones® Classic pickups (gold plated, of Indeed, we infuse the same passion into each course!) and gold appliqué Gretsch logo treatment on the headstock. This limited Gretsch U.S. Custom Shop guitar as do the edition of 25 pieces worldwide would inspire anyone to keep this fine instrument talented artists who play them. locked up at Fort Knox! Also included is a Gretsch 125th Anniversary guitar strap and belt buckle hand-tooled by acclaimed leather craftsman Tom Nix. LIMITED TO 25 PIECES WORLDWIDE! For more information and specifications, visit www.gretschguitars.com. HAND-TOOLED ANNIVERSARY GUITAR STRAP AND BELT BUCKLE BY ACCLAIMED LEATHER CRAFTSMAN TOM NIX. DuoDuo JetJet ™ RelicRelic NEW! G6128TDS-r duo JEt rELiC 240-0430-806 Righteously Relic-ed! The Gretsch® Custom Shop has done it again by elegantly reproducing an instrument from a bygone era that professional players and collectors LIMITED TO have sought for years. No longer elusive, this newfound treasure combines elements of vintage grandeur with 75 PIECES desired modern components. The late ’50s-style chambered mahogany body with three-ply maple top featuring a WORLDWIDE! pair of Seymour Duncan® DynaSonic™ pickups ensures consistency of fidelity, power and punch! The gracefully “Relic-ed” nitrocellulose lacquer finish and hardware radiate the spirit of a well-cared-for guitar that could be 60 years old, but certainly saw its day on countless bandstands and Hollywood showcase nightclubs. As precious as the originals, a limited edition of only 75 of these guitars will be produced worldwide. For more information and specifications, visit www.gretschguitars.com. G6136CST WhitE FalcoN™ G6120WCST ChEt AtkiNs hoLLoW Body 240-1404-805 240-1254-822 Based on the earliest White Falcon guitars of the mid ’50s, this model is The return of one of the most famous and sought-after Gretsch® hollow as close to “being there” as you can get short of having your own time body guitars. Right down to the Western motif, brilliant DynaSonic™ pickups machine. Features include period-correct body and neck construction, by Seymour Duncan® and fixed Bigsby® vibrato tailpiece, this baby won’t wiring and electronics. The DynaSonic™ pickups are faithfully recreated disappoint. Hand-finished in Deep Orange lacquer, comes complete with a by Seymour Duncan®, and the Falcon guitar’s signature trim is cowboy case and optional swivel vibrato arm. preserved. Comes with a vintage-style speckled-gray case. For more information and specifications, visit www.gretschguitars.com. U.S. Professional Amplifier Collection Designed specifically for your Gretsch® guitar, Gretsch amplifiers are the crème de la crème of luxurious, articulate and “transparent” tonality, allowing your own individual style to shine through. No master volumes or channel switching needed; just plug in, find your sweet spot and let it rip! Features include incredibly dynamic and responsive all-tube circuitry, point-to-point wiring, finger- Tony Balbinot –Cadillac Angels www.cadillacangels.com jointed pine cabinets and two-tone heavy-duty space-age vinyl covering. Co-designed and handmade Photo: Takashi Sato in Naperville, Ill., by the Victoria Amp Company. All-Tube Circuitry Point-to-Point Wiring ® Speakers ® Jensen and Eminence Two-Tone Heavy-Duty Space-Age Vinyl Covering G6163 ExECutivE™ 230-1010-100 G6156 PlayBoy™ 230-1000-100 Finger-Jointed Pine Cabinets U.S. Professional Amps U.S.U.S. ProfessionalProfessional AmpAmp CollectionCollection ™ ™ G6156 PlayBoy G6164 VariEty 230-1000-100 12 230-1020-100 13 A Variety of tasty tones Once a Playboy, always a Playboy! This at your fingertips! baby smears so much “Class A” creamy The loudest and compression onstage or in the studio most tonally complex that you best lock up your daughters! member of the Gretsch® Two EL84 and three 12AX7 tubes create amplifier line, the an onslaught of chiming tones; the unmatched Variety is an custom 12” Eminence® Legend speaker extremely robust and full-bodied amplifier.
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