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Gretsch Announces 2015 Lineup

A few new updates to the Chet Atkins model and the return of the New Yorker.

Gretsch G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Limited Cadillac Green

Scottsdale, AZ (January 25, 2014) -- Gretsch is proud to release several fresh takes on its classic designs as well as brand new creations for the 2015 NAMM Show.

The gorgeous G6120-1959LTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body is now available in a special limited edition model with beautiful quilt maple top. All the other special touches are still there, too, including trestle bracing beneath the bound arched top, dual TV Jones Classic Filter’Tron pickups with three-way toggle switching, 12ā€-radius ebony fingerboard with zero fret and mother-of-pearl Neo Classic ā€œthumbnailā€ inlays, and a nitrocellulose lacquer finish in rich Vintage Orange. Other premium features include a two-piece maple neck with walnut stripe and vintage ā€œVā€ profile, 22 vintage-style frets and bone nut, bound f holes, gold plexi pickguard with silhouette Gretsch logo and Chet Atkins signpost graphic, three-way master tone switch, ā€œGArrowā€ master volume control and volume controls for each pickup, rosewood-based ā€œrockingā€ bar bridge, BigsbyĀ® B6C vibrato tailpiece, Grover Sta-Tite tuners, nickel hardware and deluxe hard-shell case.

The G6122-12 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman12-String still doubles the sound of the classic model with the chiming, jangling sound of the ’60s, and is now available once again in an elegant Amber Stain finish.

The model’s other classic features remain, including the bound double-cutaway hollow body with arched top, parallel tone bar bracing and simulated f holes; maple neck with bound ebony fingerboard, zero fret and mother-of-pearl Neo Classic thumbnail inlays; dual High Sensitive Filter’Tron pickups; three position pickup switch, three-position master tone switch and standby switch; gold plexi pickguard; bound headstock with gold headstock nameplate and gold-plated Grover Rotomatic tuners; and gold-plated hardware, 12-string Adjusto-Matic bridge and ā€œGā€-cutout tailpiece. Includes deluxe hard-shell case.

The flagship Chet Atkins Hollow Body has never before been offered in alluring Cadillac Green. Until now. The limited edition G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body LTD Cadillac Green is an elegantly verdant version of the quintessential modern 6120, with gold appointments that complete its refined look and style.

All the classic 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body features are here too, including the 16ā€-wide, 2 1/2ā€-deep single-cutaway hollow body; rock maple neck and ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays; dual High Sensitive Filter’Tron pickups; Adjusto-Matic bridge and Bigsby B6G vibrato tailpiece; Grover Rotomatic tuners and more. Includes deluxe hard-shell case.

The classic 1950s Gretsch New Yorker archtop guitar returns. From casual playing to pro performance, this grand auditorium size archtop will be your new favorite for its excellent tone, effortless playing action and handsome good looks.

Features include an arched solid spruce top, laminated maple sides and arched back, custom wound vintage-style single-coil pickup with rubberized magnet, vintage-style ā€œVā€-shaped mahogany neck profile, rosewood fingerboard, 25ā€ scale, compensated rosewood bridge with trapeze tailpiece, nickel hardware, and a stylish antique semi-gloss sunburst finish.

Gretsch presents a darkly alluring take on its classic acoustic model with the G5013CE Rancher Jr. Black. With its all-black look, elegant appointments and onboard electronics, it’s a cool and classic performer with a distinctive Gretsch personality all its own.

The G5013CE has a single-cutaway, 4.5ā€- deep Rancher Jr. body featuring a spruce top with scalloped ā€œXā€ bracing, arched mahogany back and mahogany sides for excellent tonal character, projection and balance.

The bound mahogany neck is topped by a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid Neo-Classic ā€œThumbnailā€ position inlays. Other features include the classic Rancher triangular soundhole, a ā€œred shellā€ pickguard with the Gretsch logo, multiply body binding, rosewood bridge with compensated synthetic bone saddle, deluxe tuners and a Fishman Isys+ pickup/preamp system with under-saddle pickup, onboard tuner, master volume, treble and bass controls, and phase control.

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