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Guitars photographed came from the collections of the following individuals and organisations, and we are most grateful for their help. The owners are listed here in the alphabetical order of the code used to identify their instruments in the Key below. AB Andy Babiuk; AH Adrian Hornbrook; AR Alan Rogan; AV Arthur Vitale; CA Chet Atkins; CC Chinery Collection; DC Don Clayton; DE Duane Eddy; DG David Gilmour; GD Gary Dick; GG Gretsch Guitars; GH George Harrison; GR Gruhn Guitars; JB Jeff Beck; JL Jay Levin; JR John Reynolds; JS John Sheridan; LW Lew Weston; MB Mandolin Brothers; MG Music Ground; MW Michael Wright; PD Paul Day; PI Peter Ilowite; SA Scott Arch; SR Sunrise Guitars.
The following key identifies who owned which guitars when they were photographed. After the relevant page number(s) we list the model followed by the owners initials in bold type (for which see Owners Credits above). 10: Electro II LW, Corvette MB. 10-11: Streamliner AV. 11: both Clubs CC. 14: Silver Jet SA, Jet Fire Bird AR, Duo Jet GG. 14-15: Duo Jet JB. 18: 6120 SA. 18-19: CA. 19: 6120 CA, Solid Body LW. 22: Penguin CC. 22-23: Falcon SA. 26: 58 Duo Jet GG. 26-27: 57 Duo Jet GH. 27: 6120 DE. 30: 6120 GG, Clipper JR. 30-31: Streamliner JR. 31: Convertible CC. 34: Anniversary two-pickup GG, one-pickup AH. 34-35: Gent GG. 35: Tennessean GG. 38: Falcon Stereo SA. 38-39: Falcon GG. 39: Club JR. 42: Tennessean AB. 42-43: Gent GD. 43: Gent GD. 46-47 Falcon JR. 50: gold Jet DG. 50-51: silver Jet SA. 54: Corvette DC. 54-55: Twist SR. 55: Princess JL. 58-59: Astro-Jet PD. 59: both Corvettes PI. 62: 12-String JS. 62-63: Monkees JS. 63: Viking MG. 66-67: Van Eps MG. 67: Rally GG. 70: Roc LW. 70-71: Super CA. 74: Falcon Stereo GG, Falcon MB. 74-75: Roc PD. 78: Beast MW, Super CA. 78-79: TK 300 PD. 79: Committee MW. 82 onwards all GG.
Principal guitar photography is by Miki Slingsby and the pictures come from the Balafon Image Bank. The Astro-Jet, TK 300 and Country Roc were photographed by Garth Blore, and some pictures of recent guitars were supplied by Gretsch Guitars, photographed by Doug Crouch.
Memorabilia illustrated in this book including advertisements, catalogues and record sleeves is drawn from the Balafon Image Bank. Original items came from the collections of Chet Atkins, Tony Bacon, Jennifer Cohen, Paul Day, Gretsch Guitars, Gruhn Guitars, The Music Trades, National Jazz Archive (Loughton), and Alan Rogan.
Artist pictures were supplied by Redferns, London, with the following exceptions: 27 (top) Duane Eddy; 38 (top left) Jennifer Cohen; 67 (top left) Tony Bacon; 82 (top) Ian Tilton; 103 Billy Gibbons.
Thanks (in addition to those named in Owners Credits and Original Interviews): Julie Bowie; Walter Carter (Gibson); Dave Gregory; Jim Hilmar; Stan Jay (Mandolin Bros); Brian Majeski ( The Music Trades ); Stuart Maskell; Mike Newton; Julian Ridgway (Redferns); Andrew Sandoval; Ian Tilton; Michael Wright.
Special thanks to Paul Day for his contributions to the vintage publication The Gretsch Book, upon which this work is based, and for the expertly revised reference section in this book. Youre a prince, Paul. And to Mike Lewis at Gretsch Guitars for all kinds of help.
Original interviews for this book were conducted by Tony Bacon as follows: Chet Atkins (April 1995, May 1995); Ray Butts (April 1995); Jennifer Cohen (April 1995); Dan Duffy (September 1995); Duane Eddy (April 1995); Ross Finley (April 1995); Phil Grant (August 1995); Fred Gretsch III (June 1995, July 2004); Bill Hagner (July 1995); Dick Harrison (July 1995, September 1995); Dale Hyatt (February 1992); TV Jones (July 2004); Duke Kramer (March 1995); Mike Lewis (July 2004); Ted McCarty (October 1992); Don Randall (February 1992); Dean Turner (March 1995), Paul Yandell (July 2004).
Books
Andy Babiuk Beatles Gear (Backbeat 2002)
Tony Bacon 50 Years Of Fender (Backbeat 2000), 50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul (Backbeat 2002), The History Of The American Guitar (Friedman Fairfax 2001)
Tony Bacon (ed) Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Thunder Bay 2000)
Tony Bacon & Paul Day The Gretsch Book (Balafon 1996)
A R Duchossoir Guitar Identification (Hal Leonard 1990)
George Gruhn & Walter Carter Gruhns Guide To Vintage Guitars (Miller Freeman 1999)
Dave Hunter (ed) Acoustic Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Thunder Bay 2003)
Geoff Nicholls The Drum Book (Balafon 1997)
Jay Scott Gretsch: The Guitars Of The Fred Gretsch Company (Centerstream 1992)
Tom Wheeler American Guitars (HarperPerennial 1990)
Magazines Beat Instrumental (UK); Beat Monthly (UK); Cigar Aficionado (US); Country & Western Jamboree (US); Down Beat (US); Guitar Magazine (UK); Guitar Player (US); Guitarist (UK); Making Music (UK); The Music Trades (US); NME (UK); One Two Testing (UK); Vintage Gallery (US); Vintage Guitar Magazine (US); 20th Century Guitar (US).
Trademarks Throughout this book a number of registered trademark names are used. Rather than put a trademark or registered symbol next to every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state here that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and that we do not intend to infringe any trademarks.
Updates? The author and publisher welcome any new information for future editions. Write to: Gretsch 50, Backbeat, 2A Union Court, 20-22 Union Road, London SW4 6JP, England, or email us: gretsch@backbeatuk.com
Neil Young and I are going to go to Gretsch next couple of weeks. I think they were really amazed at the pure White Falcons we had, cos theyre kind of old, both of them. So they offered to let us design one for them. And you know what the design is? There is no new design: just build the old one, man.
Stephen Stills, 1970
Tony Bacon writes about music, musicians, and musical instruments. He is a co-founder of Backbeat Books. His books include 50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul, Totally Guitar, 50 Years Of Fender, London Live, and The Ultimate Guitar Book . He lives in Bristol, England.
The main Reference listing offers a simple, condensed format to convey a large amount of information about every Gretsch electric guitar model, and the following notes are intended to help you use this unique inventory.
The list covers all electric Spanish guitars (in other words regular models rather than those played on the lap) issued by Gretsch between 1939 and 2004.
Each model is allocated to one of 26 distinctive body shapes, which we have called Styles. These are numbered and listed in the chronological order of their introduction. Corresponding body silhouettes are ranged along the bottom of each spread, or pair of pages; those that are shown on a particular spread in a darker shade relate to the accompanying text.
Under each style heading, the relevant models are listed in alphabetical sequence. The model numbers employed by Gretsch to denote differences are also included in the listings.
At the head of each entry is the model name (and number if applicable) in bold type. This is followed by a date or range of dates showing the production period of the instrument. These dates and any others in the Reference section are naturally as accurate as possible, but should still be considered approximate. As with any other guitar company, there is no guaranteed, foolproof method to pinpoint exact periods of Gretsch manufacture. All dating should be considered as a guide, not as gospel. Note that c in front of a date stands for circa, meaning about.
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