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DIY: No-Brainer Mods!
April 17, 2018
How to transform four affordable axes—a Gretsch Jet Club, an Epiphone Les Paul SL, and a Squier Vintage Modified Jag and Precision bass—into absolute gems.
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NAMM '18 - Gretsch G6228FM Player's Edition Jet Demo & 135th Anniversary Models
January 28, 2018
The kings of high-end chime show off a brand-new Jet and two new anniversary models.
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Gretsch Celebrates 135th Anniversary with Two New Limited-Edition Models
January 28, 2018
The G6118T-135 Anniversary model begins with a 16-inch, 3-ply maple body with ’59 trestle bracing, and is powered by High Sensitive Filter’Tron pickups.
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Duane Eddy: Sultan of Twang
January 19, 2018
The guitar legend talks about the invention of his reverb-drenched sound, his versatile career and technique, and his lifelong love affair with the Bigsby-rigged Gretsch 6120.
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Gretsch G6609TFM Players Edition Broadkaster Review
December 5, 2017
New-design Full’Tron pickups turn a familiar semi-hollowbody into a potent axe that’ll wow fans of both vintage Gretsch sounds and sparkling modern tones.
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Rig Rundown: Guns N' Roses
November 22, 2017
The gear of Slash, Duff McKagan, and Richard Fortus finally revealed.
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Vintage Vault: 1955 Gretsch 6131 Jet Firebird
November 22, 2017
An eye-catching, cardinal-colored survivor from the early days of rock ’n’ roll.
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Gretsch Announces New Limited-Edition Models
November 1, 2017
The new models include the G6136T Falcon, G5422TG Electromatic Hollow Body, G5435TG Electromatic Pro Jet, and a pair of G9500 Jim Dandy Flat Top guitars.
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Tools for the Task: Filter’Tron-style Pickups
October 8, 2017
Ten modern-day pickups aimed at delivering the classic Filter’Tron sound.
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Rig Rundown: The Magpie Salute's Rich Robinson & Marc Ford
September 13, 2017
The reunited duo shares stories about favorite axes, and demonstrates how they craft their rootsy twin-guitar attack.
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SNAMM '17 - Gretsch G5021WPE Rancher Penguin Parlor Acoustic Demo
August 1, 2017
See and hear how the exquisite gold-and-white styling of the popular solidbody gets applied to the brand's acoustic sibling.
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Vintage Vault: 1960 Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody Model 6120
July 27, 2017
Get ready to go ga-ga over a pristine specimen of the signature model that helped create "the Nashville sound."
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Gretsch Releases New Players Edition and Limited Edition Models
July 18, 2017
The new offerings include two new Players Edition models and a trio of Limited Edition guitars.
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NAMM '17 - Gretsch G6609TG Players Edition Broadkaster and G5622T Electromatic Demos
January 30, 2017
The rockabilly rockers introduce two new double-cutaway semi-hollows at two very different price points.
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Gretsch Announces Cliff Gallup Signature Model and Expands Duane Eddy's Lineup
December 8, 2016
The Duo Jet features dual DynaSonic pickups, rosewood fretboard with “big block” pearloid inlays, compensated aluminum bridge with aluminum base, and a Bigsby B3BBST vibrato tailpiece.
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Gretsch Unveils Updated Versions of the Penguin, Falcon, and Electromatic Pro Jet
December 6, 2016
The three small-batch runs are designed for players seeking a more individualized edge.
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Rig Rundown: Band of Skulls
November 9, 2016
The English rock band travels heavy with Fender solidbodies and Gretsch semi-hollows while proving that pedal swaps make a group closer.
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Rig Rundown: C.W. Stoneking
October 5, 2016
A few pedals, a pair of classic guitars, and a faithful recreation of a Princeton are all this Australian 6-stringer needs for his unique style of Delta blues.
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C.W. Stoneking: Tortured Spirits & Two Microphones
September 15, 2016
After pairing his backwoods vocal drawl with a National Duolian for 20 years, the Australian 6-stringer switches to a Jazzmaster and primitive tube combos to project his haunting, primal, and fantastically unique take on American Delta blues.
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Rig Rundown: AC/DC
September 7, 2016
Angus and Stevie Young might have the simplest rigs in rock—SGs and Gretsches into Marshalls—but their techs explain the nuances that help these Aussies get their signature snarl.
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