The cowboy culture of the 1950s was an interesting and exciting time for music. Despite being well and truly a traditional format, with strong roots back to the frontier days of the 1800s, the Country and Western Cowboy musicians of the 1950s were also some of the most inventive and pioneering exponents of electric music. Designs of the Telecaster, the Stratocaster, the Bigsby guitar and of course Gretsch guitars were all forged in the fire of juke joints and dance halls of the west coast. The Gretsch Roundup, conceived in 1953, symbolised the height of this, the most exciting period of electric guitar evolution.
We think of Telecasters as being the quintessential country guitar, but Leo Fender, (as proven in a letter to F.C. Hall by Don Randall in July 1950) took many design cues from Paul Bigsby. Leo was later taken to court by Bigsby over the copy of his headstock on the new 1954 Stratocaster.
Telecasters were simple, plain instruments, Bigsby guitars were not. Gretsch also took cues from Bigsby in creating a small bodied, chambered, semi-hollow instrument. Both the Bigsby guitars and Gretsches were beautiful, ornate pieces of art. Cowboys didn’t all take to the basic appointments of the telecaster. Cowboys liked flashy suits, flashy cars and flashy instruments. Gretsch took things up a notch when they conceived the Roundup. The guitar was decorated all over with western accoutrements: Steer head inlay on the headstock, western themed block inlays down the fretboard, real branded G on the body, belt buckle on the tailpiece, and the icing on the cake – a spectacular leather binding surrounding entire body of the instrument. This was a guitar for the pioneers of electric guitar, matching the rhinestones, tassels and leather of the biggest music stars of the day.
Vintage Gretsch 6130 Roundup
This guitar is a spectacular all original example from 1955. The binding is all intact. All electronics are original and sound fantastic. The lightweight, chambered mahogany body helps this guitar weigh in at a very light 6.17lbs. Many of these guitars were made with a pine top, this one has the rare mahogany top. The Dynasonic pickups offer an airy, high-fidelity sound that tell your fingers “you don’t need to pick so hard, I got this” delivering a beautiful open tone with ample low end.
The action is around 2.2mm at the 12th fret. We have not adjusted the neck, as this comes down to personal preference for whomever is interested in the instrument. The guitar is structurally very sound, usually guitars that play and sound this good are played to death. It is not uncommon, however, for these western themed instruments to be in quite good condition, as the country theme became viewed as “kitschy” and “outdated” as the 1960s approached and rock and roll took the electric guitar in a new direction. This guitar has been locked away and is a wonderfully preserved example of a significant piece of music history. 1957 Gretsch 6120 CALL EXC+ 1957 6120 Gretsch Vintage Electric Guitar in clean Western Orange finish. Bigsby, Square-Cut Pickguard, 2 3/4-inch thick, 16-inch-wide all Maple Body with F-Holes featuring black-white edge binding. Three-Piece Maple-Ebony-Maple neck. Ebony Fretboard with Half-Moon Inlays. One of the first 6120 Gretsch Chet Atkins guitars featured with Filtertron pickups (which replaced the Dynasonic pickups in late 1957) with un-sculpted mounting rings introduced at the same time as Thumb-Print Neck Inlays and a Bigsby Bar Bridge.
1957 Gretsch 6121 AUD $17, 995 Vintage 1957 Gretsch 6121 with Western Orange Chambered Mahogany Body, Two DeArmond pickups, Gold Lucite Pickguard with Chet Atkins Sign Post, Aluminium Bigsby. Bound One Piece Mahogany Neck with Single bound Brazilian Rosewood Board with Aluminium Nut, 22 Frets, Pearloid Inlay Humptop Position Markers. 1 11/16 wide at the nut.
Gretsch G5420t Electromatic® Hollow Body Single Cut With Bigsby®, Oran
1962 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean PERSONAL COLLECTION George Harrison Era 1962 Gretsch 6119 Chet Atkins Tennessean. Two Piece Maple Neck, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, Half Moon Inlays, Open Back Tuners. Bound Maple Body, Painted F Holes, Replaced Pickguard, Two Original HiLo-Tron Pickups, Pickup Selector, Tone, Mute Wwitches, Master Volume, Bridge and Neck Volume Controls. OHSC.
1963 Gretsch Country Gentleman SOLD 1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Beatles-era vintage guitar. Bigsby, Dual Filtertron Pickups, Dual Mutes, Painted F-Holes, Stair-Step Grover Tuners, Gold Hardware in good condition, cracking in the outer cream binding. An all-original George Harrison model vintage guitar. NHSC.
1967 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean SOLD 1967 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean with Natural Burgundy Finish. Excellent Condition. Beatles fans will enjoy this model favoured by George Harrison. Two Hilotron Pickups, Painted F Holes, Clean Neck and Headstock, Gretsch-Branded Bigsby with Tremolo. OHSC.
Gretsch G6136t Players Edition White Falcon Hollow Body With String Thru Bigsby
1967 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean SOLD 1967 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean with Natural Walnut Finish. Maple Neck, Brazilian Rosewood Board, Weathered Cream Binding, Original Open Back Nickel Tuners. Two Original Hilotron Pickups, Painted F Holes, Gretsch-Branded Bigsby with Tremolo. OHSC.
1980 Gretsch White Falcon SOLD 2 Gretsch Filtertron Pickups, Stereo Output with Volume and Tone Controls, 3-way Switch. Double Cutaway, Maple Hollow Body, Dual F-holes, Bigsby Tremolo Tailpiece, Gold Plexi pickguard with Falcon Logo. Ebony Fingerboard with square Mother-of-Pearl Inlays, Grover Rotomatic Tuners. 1 11/16 nut width with zero fret; 25 1/2 scale length.
1999 Gretsch 6120SH AUD $2, 995 EXC 1999 Gretsch 6120SH Brian Setzer Hot Rod in Sparkly Orange. The majority of these models were Candy Apple Red. Single Cutaway Arched Laminated Maple Top and Sides. Unbound F-Holes, 1959 Style Trestle Bracing, Cream Binding. 2 * TV Jones Filtertron Hot Rod Pickups, Adjusto-Matic Bridge on Rosewood Base, Gretsch Bigsby B6C Tailpiece, 2 Piece Maple Neck, Half Moon Inlays, Bound Ebony Fingerboard. 1 11/16 Nut Width. OHSC.
Gretsch G6136 55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Falcon 'vintage White Lacq
2013 Gretsch Silver Falcon SOLD 2013 Gretsch Silver Falcon 6136 in immaculate black finish. Filtertron Pickups, Bigsby, Trestle Bracing, Grover Imperial Stair Step Tuners. 22 Frets, Ebony Board with 12 radius, 4 layer binding with Silver Sparkle perfling prominent throughout the guitar. OHSC with certificate of authenticity and paperwork.
2019 Gretsch White Falcon 6636 TDC SOLD Mint Gretsch 6636TDC Players Edition White Falcon Double Cut Made in Japan. Maple 16 Wide Body Back & Sides, Gold Binding, Bigsby B7CP, Bracing Centerblock, Maple Neck, 12 Radius Ebony Fretboard, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets, Pearloid Neo Classic Half Moon Markers, Graphtech Nut, Gold Stair-Step Tuners. 2x FilterTron Pickups, 24.6 Scale Length, Adustomatic Bridge Anchored.
1967 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean SOLD 1967 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean with Natural Walnut Finish. Maple Neck, Brazilian Rosewood Board, Weathered Cream Binding, Original Open Back Nickel Tuners. Two Original Hilotron Pickups, Painted F Holes, Gretsch-Branded Bigsby with Tremolo. OHSC.
1980 Gretsch White Falcon SOLD 2 Gretsch Filtertron Pickups, Stereo Output with Volume and Tone Controls, 3-way Switch. Double Cutaway, Maple Hollow Body, Dual F-holes, Bigsby Tremolo Tailpiece, Gold Plexi pickguard with Falcon Logo. Ebony Fingerboard with square Mother-of-Pearl Inlays, Grover Rotomatic Tuners. 1 11/16 nut width with zero fret; 25 1/2 scale length.
1999 Gretsch 6120SH AUD $2, 995 EXC 1999 Gretsch 6120SH Brian Setzer Hot Rod in Sparkly Orange. The majority of these models were Candy Apple Red. Single Cutaway Arched Laminated Maple Top and Sides. Unbound F-Holes, 1959 Style Trestle Bracing, Cream Binding. 2 * TV Jones Filtertron Hot Rod Pickups, Adjusto-Matic Bridge on Rosewood Base, Gretsch Bigsby B6C Tailpiece, 2 Piece Maple Neck, Half Moon Inlays, Bound Ebony Fingerboard. 1 11/16 Nut Width. OHSC.
Gretsch G6136 55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Falcon 'vintage White Lacq
2013 Gretsch Silver Falcon SOLD 2013 Gretsch Silver Falcon 6136 in immaculate black finish. Filtertron Pickups, Bigsby, Trestle Bracing, Grover Imperial Stair Step Tuners. 22 Frets, Ebony Board with 12 radius, 4 layer binding with Silver Sparkle perfling prominent throughout the guitar. OHSC with certificate of authenticity and paperwork.
2019 Gretsch White Falcon 6636 TDC SOLD Mint Gretsch 6636TDC Players Edition White Falcon Double Cut Made in Japan. Maple 16 Wide Body Back & Sides, Gold Binding, Bigsby B7CP, Bracing Centerblock, Maple Neck, 12 Radius Ebony Fretboard, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets, Pearloid Neo Classic Half Moon Markers, Graphtech Nut, Gold Stair-Step Tuners. 2x FilterTron Pickups, 24.6 Scale Length, Adustomatic Bridge Anchored.
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