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The 6102 and 6103 Streamliners were primarily an attempt to take the perfectly good 6123 Monkees model and make it into something people would want to buy.

In other words, they're very close to a 6123, minus the Monkee business.

There are, however, a few differences worth noting: Where the 6123 had a unique fretboard with new-classic inlays on both the treble and bass sides of the neck, the Streamliner used the usual bass-side-only setup Gretsch was traditionally known for.

Also, Streamliners moved the pickup and tone switches to the upper bass bout. The 6123 grouped all it's controls on the treble side.

See Also:

• 6123 Monkees
• 6103 Streamliner
• 6190 Streamliner
• 6189 Streamliner

Comments

1. Neil wrote:

   I bought a 1968 Streamliner about 4 years ago. It's really a great guitar! You can get a variety of different sounds from it. Anything from good rhythm sound to great country twang and everything in between! I play mostly rhythm so I thought about putting flat wound strings on it. The only thing I don't like is the floating bridge. I can never seem to get the intonation quite right. Otherwise it sounds awesome. The other thing is it has some binding issues

   — Mar 24, 2009 6:17 p.m.

1968:

The 1968 6102 Streamliner was a near clone of the defunct 6123 Monkees model, without any Monkees paraphernalia, and in a sunburst finish.

Body Width

16"

Body Depth

1 7/8"

Body Style

Double Cutaway Hollowbody

Colors

• Sunburst

Fretboard Wood

Rosewood

Fretboard Markers

Neo-Classic

Nut

Bone

Tuners

Grover StaTite

Neck Pickup

SuperTron

Bridge Pickup

SuperTron

Controls

• Master Volume
• Neck pickup volume
• Bridge pickup volume
• Pickup selector switch
• Tone Switch

Bridge

Space Control

Tailpiece

G-Cutout