50 Years of Gretsch Electrics: Half a Century of White Falcons, Gents, Jets, and Other Great GuitarsIntroduced in 1954 as one of Gretsch's "Guitars of the Future," the White Falcon was an overwhelmingly impressive instrument. The influence of this spectacular new guitar spread to other models and guitar manufacturers. It was the dawn of a half-century of awe-inspiring guitars which are now favored by widely popular artists including Pete Townshend, Tom Petty, Alanis Morisette, Sheryl Crow, John Frusciante, Bo Diddley, and more. This book compiles the best of Gretsch's inventions over the past 50 years and tells the stories of their creation and the men who created them. Includes 100 photos! (8-1/2 inch. x 11 inch., 144 pages) |
Contents
Early Years | 9 |
The Fifties | 17 |
The Sixties | 57 |
The Seventies | 77 |
The Eighties | 89 |
The Nineties | 93 |
21st Century | 97 |
Reference Section | 107 |
Terminology Dating | 134 |
Model Numbers Names | 137 |
Model Chronology | 138 |
Index | 140 |
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1st version 22 frets 2nd version adjuster at headstock adjuster at neck archtop bound body Astro-Jet Baldwin block markers Bo Diddley body front Bolt-on neck Bound ebony fingerboard Bound rosewood fingerboard Brian Setzer Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Country Coloured plastic pickguard controls all volume controls three volume Corvette Country Classic dot markers Duane Eddy Duo Jet electric guitar Elliot Easton Falcon logo Four controls three Fred Gretsch frets plus zero G-hole flat tailpiece Gibson Gold-plated hardware GRETSCH ELECTRICS Gretsch guitars guitarists half-moon markers Hollow archtop bound humbucker pickups instruments Jimmie Webster large f-holes listing under STYLE logo on pickguard Malcolm Young model nameplate Monkees nameplate on headstock Nashville neck heel Sal Salvador second version separate G-hole flat separate vibrato tailpiece Silver Jet single-coil pickups Single-saddle bridge Six-saddle bridge Stephen Stills string damper sunburst Tennessean Three controls three selectors tone truss-rod adjuster truss-rod cover White Falcon White Falcon Stereo zero fret