Since its founding in 1883 by German immigrant Freidrich Gretsch, the storied company has produced a long line of high quality guitars, banjos, drums and tambourines. Their electric guitars alone account for some of the most iconic designs and models in guitar history, played by several legendary ax-men including George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Brian Jones, Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Pete Townshend, just to name a few. Today, Gretsch is still manufacturing some the highest quality hollow-body and semi-hollow guitars (most of which include their famous Bigsby tremolo system), acoustic guitars, acoustic-electric and solid body electrics. You definitely cannot talk about the history of the modern guitar without giving a big mention to Gretsch!
Below Is Just A Small Sample Of Gretsch's Electric And Acoustic Guitars!
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