Body | Laminated Maple |
Body Finish | Semi-Gloss |
Body Top | Arched Solid Spruce |
Body Shape | Roots Guitar |
Body Back | Laminated Maple |
Control Knobs | Clear Amber Plastic |
Fingerboard | Padauk |
Hardware Finish | Chrome |
Pickguard | 1-Ply Tortoiseshell |
Position Inlays | White Dot |
Neck Finish | Semi-Gloss Color Matched |
Rosette | N/A |
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece | Trapeze Tailpiece |
Orientation | Right-Hand |
Bracing | Parallel Tone Bars |
String Nut | Synthetic Bone |
Truss Rod Wrench | 4 mm Hex (Allen) |
Bridge | Ebony |
Tuning Machines | Grover® Sta-Tite™ Geared |
Strings | D’Addario® EHR350 Half Rounds (.012-.052 Gauges) |
Case/Gig Bag | Optional G6301 Gretsch® G100CE Hardshell (p/n 099-6501-000); Optional G2162 Hollow Body Gig Bag (p/n 099-6458-000) |
Recommended Case | Optional: 099-6458-000 Gig Bag; 099-6501-000 Hardshell Case |
Fingerboard Radius | 9.45″ (240 mm) |
Neck Material | Mahogany |
Refinement Neck Material | Mahogany |
Neck Shape | Vintage “V” |
Number of Frets | 19 (14 to body) |
Nut Material | Synthetic Bone |
Nut Width | 1.75″ (44.45 mm) |
Scale Length | 25″ (635 mm) |
Controls | Master Volume |
Color | Antique Burst |
Dimensions | 7.8×21.4×43.8 IN |
Weight | 9.7 LB |
Gretsch is an American company that manufactures musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Friedrich Gretsch manufactured banjos, tambourines, and drums until his death in 1895. In 1916, his son, Fred Gretsch Sr. moved operations to a larger facility where Gretsch went on to become a prominent manufacturer of American musical instruments. In 2002, Gretsch entered a business agreement with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC). Under the terms of that agreement Fred W. Gretsch would retain ownership while FMIC would handle most of the development, distribution and sales. Through the years, Gretsch has manufactured a wide range of instruments, though they currently focus on electric, acoustic and resonator guitars, basses, ukuleles, and drums.