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Gretsch instruments enjoyed market prominence by the 1950s. In 1954, Gretsch began a collaboration with guitarist Chet Atkins to manufacture a line of electric guitars with Atkins' endorsement, resulting in the Gretsch 6120 hollowbody guitar and other later models such as the Country Gentleman. Electric guitars before 1957 used single coil ...
1962 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman and 1963 Gretsch Country Gentleman; 1962–63 Gretsch Tennessean Chet Atkins electric guitar (purchased the previous year) 1962 Gibson J-160E [20] sunburst finish acoustic-electric guitar (purchased on hire purchase from Rushworths, Liverpool in June 1962.
Gretsch Country Gentleman 80736 February 1970 – March 1970 Developed as a signature model by Gretsch for Chet Atkins, similar to the 1962 Gretsch 6122 Country Gentleman used by George Harrison for early Beatles performances and recordings 1969 Gibson Dove Ebony 539461 November 1971 – September 1973, July 1975
Reed's main guitar during the Velvet Underground era was a 1964 Gretsch Country Gentleman, which he modified extensively, to the extent that it became unplayable. [ 162 ] [ 163 ] He played various stock Fender Telecasters , later favoring models that were built specifically for him, such as the Rick Kelly 'Lou Reed's T' Custom Telecaster and ...
Atkins's Gretsch Country Gentleman, model G6122, 1962. In addition to recording, Atkins was a design consultant for Gretsch, which manufactured a popular Chet Atkins line of electric guitars from 1955 to 1980.
The Gretsch 6120 is a hollow body electric guitar with f-holes, manufactured by Gretsch and first appearing in the mid-1950s with the endorsement of Chet Atkins. It was quickly adopted by rockabilly artists Eddie Cochran , Duane Eddy , and later by Eric Clapton , Brian Setzer , Reverend Horton Heat , and many others.