hey
i have a gretsch 7660
i would love to know the date and value of her
can anybody help ??
can anyone hlep me date and give a ruff esitmate of the value of her
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Oct 28, 2008 8:38 a.m. boobie:
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Oct 28, 2008 9:19 a.m. fws6:
the 7660 is the Baldwin (1970's) version of the Chet Atkins model. If you want to know the exact date give the serial number. It is worth much less than the earlier models, and of course the price is largely dependent on originality and condition. I think nice ones should sell for around $ 1800-2000; and a bit more if you are a big name vintage guitar dealer ;-) See: http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=1953994
In UK and Europe a bit more probably
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Oct 28, 2008 9:31 a.m. boobie:
thankiees for the help
it was just a kinda i wanna know thing
because iv looked evreywhere and nowhere has any info on that model or its pickups
id never sell her shes the best guitar iv eva played
i have the original case (retired now) and i have a original gretsch strap she is perfect
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Oct 28, 2008 11:39 a.m. antik:
If you'd like to see the catalog entries for this model check out:
Page 5 of the 1975 catalog
And page 4 of the 1978 catalog
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Oct 28, 2008 12:16 p.m. KCeddieB:
Hi boobie (that's kinda awkward to say...)
Does your #7660 have the silver or gold hardware package? They can be found with both. If it's late enough, it won't have a stand-by switch.
What's the serial #? That will tell you exactly what month and year your baby was produced.
I agree with the estimate above. I have a friend who's been trying to sell theirs for a year, and has been frustrated by the soft market.
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Oct 28, 2008 1:24 p.m. boobie:
how would i tell from the sereal numba ?
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Oct 28, 2008 1:30 p.m. Proteus:
yude luk it up in da cereal numma list at dis sight
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Oct 28, 2008 1:43 p.m. boobie:
it ant on there
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Oct 28, 2008 1:45 p.m. boobie:
well my real name is bobby
but im betta known as boobie
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Oct 28, 2008 2:14 p.m. Proteus:
r u sayin da numma ant on her, or ant on this site?
gotta luk aroun a little but the info is heah: http://gretschpages.com/serial-numbers/
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Oct 28, 2008 2:31 p.m. antik:
I do not have any dates that are certain but here are some of the changes seen in the 1970s. The given dates are pure guesses on my part.
open to closed tuners (72-?)
Orange to amber (72?)
closed to open f holes (72?)
gold to chrome hardware (73?)
standby switch eliminated (73-74?)
24.5" to 25.5" scale (76-77?)
3-4K ohm to 8K ohm pickups (78-79?)
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Oct 28, 2008 2:37 p.m. crowbone:
boobie:
well my real name is bobby
but im betta known as boobie
Canadian, eh Boobie?
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Oct 28, 2008 2:49 p.m. KCeddieB:
Bobby,
Your serial number is date coded. The first digit is the month of production and the second is the year. So if your number was 4-5174, it would translate to April of '75.
Hey Antik... are you sure about the change in scale length and pu rating? Where might I research that?
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Oct 28, 2008 3:16 p.m. antik:
KCeddieB said: Hey Antik... are you sure about the change in scale length and pu rating? Where might I research that?
In the 1975 catalog the scale length is said to be 24.5" and in the 1978 catalog it changed to 25.5"
For the pickups, there is a late 70s advert mentioning newly designed 8K ohm pickups
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Oct 28, 2008 4:14 p.m. KCeddieB:
Thanks Ken... not sure I trust a catalog that refers to the "Bixby" tailpiece.
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Oct 29, 2008 9:43 a.m. boobie:
no im english :S
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Oct 29, 2008 9:50 a.m. lionel:
Those 8k pickups are the ceramics, I take it?
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Oct 29, 2008 10:51 a.m. boobie:
the guitar is the one in my picture dno if it helps at all but thats her
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Oct 29, 2008 12:50 p.m. sassy:
Why do those catalogs sas Bixby instead of Bigsby ??
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Oct 29, 2008 12:54 p.m. bobbyrivera:
Does the same cataloge list a string ferrule as a string Ferrigno?
